What is a Gravity?

by rejooh
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.15
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Audio★★★★★★★★★★1.86
Humor★★★★★★★★★★1.71
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.77
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★61%
My first entry to a Ludum Dare competition, made in about 13 hours.

It is basically a n-body simulation with one playable entity. Try to become huge and proceed to the next level. There is no final level but it should become unwinnable at some point.

CONTROLS:

Arrow Keys to move

ESC to pause

ENTER to regenerate the current level

Best of luck, hope you enjoy it!

Comments16

Chman
Chman29 Apr 2013, 08:52
Interesting take on a classic gameplay mechanic (eat smaller ones to get bigger, avoid bigger ones, dominate).
jerrre
jerrre29 Apr 2013, 11:03
could you maybe compile to java 6 for OSX?
B
B29 Apr 2013, 11:03
Doesn't seem to be working on my Mac. From what I can understand in the description, it reminds me of another game called Osmos.
rejooh
rejoohauthor29 Apr 2013, 11:36
Compiled to Java 6. I'm sorry, I got no Macintosh to test it on, but it should work now, if not contact me again. Thanks for the feedback. An yes, the principle to become huge can be found in Osmos too.
lucasncv29 Apr 2013, 12:15
Simple and nice gameplay. The controls are a bit messy, needs more acceleration!
tompudding
tompudding29 Apr 2013, 12:20
The gravity simulation is really cool, nice work. The noises could use some work though, but it's pretty enjoyable overall
Hiku
Hiku29 Apr 2013, 14:53
Space, Space, Space... :'(
But I liked it.
TheSnide
TheSnide29 Apr 2013, 16:14
Feels like Osmos crossed with Solar 2 :)
TheSnide
TheSnide29 Apr 2013, 16:18
= quite fun :)
ocmu
ocmu1 May 2013, 01:58
Blue square must feed!
fussycashew
fussycashew1 May 2013, 22:37
Great game, with lots of fun, but the audio glitched out so much (getting really spammy and suddenly loud) that I couldn't keep playing.
StMatn1 May 2013, 22:37
This idea is so awesome...
Its always kind of a rush to become big enough at the beginning of each level, but its really fun. Describing the entry as a "n-body simulation" pleases the nerd in me, but since it should be a game you could consider describing it as playing a particle, who wants to become a planet :P Oh boy, my fantasy is really animated by your game :D I really enjoyed playing it ^^
fysx
fysx3 May 2013, 16:21
Great gameplay and mechanics! It seems to me as if the first 10 seconds are the crucial ones. Well done!
goerp4 May 2013, 19:17
How much do you need for a game? Just rectangles!
It took me a little bit of time to get used to the acceleration, but after that I swallowed the rest like a cookie monster.
Fun.
ashdnazg
ashdnazg10 May 2013, 13:50
Very original and fun!

Note that in later levels it seems like it's too much luck dependent what hits what and when, so you're the first "juggernaut" around.

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