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EvoWars: Alien Assault

A fast-paced homebrew Nintendo DS shooter where survival depends on precision, timing, and movement.


Fight off waves of hostile aliens in a tense touchscreen combat system designed specifically for the Nintendo DS. Tap the screen to fire, dodge incoming attacks with the D-pad, and choose carefully between aggressive offense and smart recovery.

In EvoWars: Alien Assault, nonstop shooting is not always the best strategy. Holding down fire gradually enlarges your aim, reducing accuracy and making every shot less reliable. Sometimes the smartest move is to stop firing, regain control, and let your character recover HP in a resting stance.

Shoot to survive. Pause to heal. Move to outplay.

Features

  • Built for Nintendo DS homebrew
  • Playable on real hardware and emulators
  • Touchscreen-based shooting
  • D-pad movement for dodging enemy attacks
  • Dynamic accuracy system that punishes reckless firing
  • Passive HP recovery while resting
  • Simple controls, tactical gameplay


How to Play

Touch the screen to fire.
Hold fire for continuous shooting, but be careful: your aim grows larger over time, which lowers accuracy.
Stop firing to enter a rest pose and recover HP.
Use the D-pad to move and avoid enemy attacks.

Play Options

You can play the ROM in three main ways:

  1. Emulators
  2. R4 cartridges
  3. Custom firmware on Nintendo handheld systems

Supported Systems

Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS Lite
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS XL
New Nintendo 3DS
New Nintendo 3DS XL

Recommended: For the best experience, emulators are recommended, as with many homebrew games.

Important Notes

Save function notice: If your emulator, flash cartridge, or device does not support DLDI patching, the in-game save function may not work correctly.

DLDI patching is important because it allows Nintendo DS homebrew to access storage properly for reading and writing save data. Without it, the game may still launch and play normally, but saving may fail or not be available.

If saving is unavailable, you can still continue playing by pressing the Start button during gameplay.

If you are using an emulator and in-game saving does not work, you may also be able to use the emulator's own save state function instead.

https://yoomin53.github.io/dsAnywhereEvoWars/

StatusReleased
Release date Apr 08, 2026
Authoryoomin53
GenreShooter
Made withBlender
TagsEmulator, Homebrew, nintendo, Nintendo 64, nintendods
Average sessionA few seconds
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
LinksGitHub
ContentNo generative AI was used

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In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:

EvoWars.nds 71 MB
coverArtEvoWars.pdf 7.2 MB
EvoWars2x3inch.PNG 3.4 MB
readMe.txt 590 bytes

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EvoWars_demo.nds 71 MB