Gravitate

by acehk
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.29
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.23
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.93
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★45%
A simple, literal take on the theme. Gravitate is a puzzle game revolving(HURR) around the manipulation of gravity. Each level has a specific goal such as converting a planet to a certain element or transferring a moon to a new owner.

I'm happy with the style and idea I came up with, although admittedly my take on the theme is rather literal. I'm a little annoyed with myself that I let the mechanics slip in my rush to finish, and that is the first thing I would clean up if I continued pursuing this idea. I originally wanted a straight forward RPS style system of element interaction, but as of now it's much less intuitive and leaves the player to trial and error.

Anyway, point is - don't get too frustrated trying to figure out any of the levels :D

Genres: puzzle

Comments13

graebor
graebor25 Aug 2014, 23:37
Nice, it's simple and easy to grasp but still fun to play. Good job introducing new concepts through the different levels.
Bozwellox25 Aug 2014, 23:41
Some wonderful mechanics that were executed very well, more levels would have been great
hellochar27 Aug 2014, 08:29
I can't seem to manipulate the planets :( Clicking on them just doesn't do anything
moomoo112
moomoo11228 Aug 2014, 02:38
An interesting game mechanic, bit tricky to control, but still fun.
whilefun28 Aug 2014, 21:00
Really nice entry, and a pretty original idea! Nice work :)
Naytron28 Aug 2014, 21:03
I sometimes found it a little hard to click on the planets, but otherwise found it really fun and engaging! Good job!
ForeignGuyMike
ForeignGuyMike28 Aug 2014, 21:18
Pretty cool game. Couldn't figure out how to turn planets into ice though :\
mrexcessive29 Aug 2014, 20:01
Hi there. Play buttons on main planet menu do nothing, well they change their own colour slightly/new anim. image but nothing else happens. Chrome/W8.1
acehkauthor29 Aug 2014, 23:49
Hmm. I'm on 8.1 + Chrome, and that's the only OS/Browser combo I tested on. Sometimes I have to swap tabs after a unity game loads to get it to properly detect input.
Shide
Shide31 Aug 2014, 09:56
Pretty fun, cool gameplay mechanics, though could've used some more levels. And I hasn't figured out how to bit one of the levels :)
4xisblack
4xisblack31 Aug 2014, 10:07
Cool! I like the way this game looks: The concentric rings are very evocative, and the trails are a nice touch.

While the collision mechanics do make for a couple of interesting puzzles, I'd be interested in trying a version of this game where destructive collision could not occur; there would be less resetting that way, and I think it would move the game more towards cultivating your own little solar system rather than merely accomplishing arbitrary tasks.
metalchouchen1 Sep 2014, 16:04
Well done. I always bad with this "orbit" game. But the game look complete with different levels.

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