orbit

by joseph
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.59
Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.91
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.94
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.17
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★48%
First Ludum Dare!

If it's running a little slow in the browser try a desktop build.

I had an absolute blast making this. Let me know what you think.

Unity/VS2013/Photoshop/Ableton Live

You can find me on twitter @JRPGKING

Comments22

kirbytails725 Aug 2014, 02:49
More of a toy than a game, I suppose, but very enjoyable regardless.
TowelKing25 Aug 2014, 03:10
for a game without any goals or objectives, I had a "blast" playing it. The visuals and audios worked great together and the game was enjoyable to play.
Roknsk
Roknsk25 Aug 2014, 05:50
Pretty.
micdoodle8
micdoodle825 Aug 2014, 05:54
Nice job, spent longer than I intended trying to get a nice circular orbit :)
pa3kc
pa3kc25 Aug 2014, 05:56
Sandbox fun!
naksrifati25 Aug 2014, 07:12
Very meditatively. I think this idea can grow up to somthing whery cool
FerrenReve25 Aug 2014, 07:14
Fun sandbox playground.
shasharala25 Aug 2014, 07:20
Wow. For being a sandbox that was really well designed.
I liked playing with the gravity around that center bit and was pleasantly surprised to find planets from earlier orbiting around the center, spiraling back onto the screen.

What really impressed me was how the sounds of planets falling into the center merged perfectly with the main song.

Overall, a great job. I would love to see it taken further.
Mr.Cassels25 Aug 2014, 07:28
top-notch and mesmerizing!
mrexcessive25 Aug 2014, 07:59
Really fun toy you've made there! I got obsessed with making orbits closer to circles, eccentric and slingshots reasonably easy, but... grr at the gravity. Excellent implementation of nice idea. Like the sounds too.
ljdp
ljdp25 Aug 2014, 11:42
Coding orbital mechanics is fun isn't it? This could be made into a nice little music toy, like the pitch and volume of different tracks depends on the speed/mass/distance from center. Would be nice to have an option to see a trail of each body.
nonetheless25 Aug 2014, 14:46
Could be nice experience if you would add some challenges ;)
Split82
Split8225 Aug 2014, 15:33
Very relaxing experience. Thank you! :)
r0x0r
r0x0r25 Aug 2014, 16:07
I had to download the windows zip, to run the linux version(the donwload is only the binary, without data files), but it works just fine
orbitantlers26 Aug 2014, 17:09
Nicely done.
(For some reason it took me a bit to figure out that you can create planets anywhere, not just by clicking and dragging out from the center point. Obviously this led to planets not orbiting at all. Clearly a problem with my brain, not the game, but I thought you might want to know.)
Lokiman
Lokiman26 Aug 2014, 17:56
Congratulation on your first LD entry! :D It was truly a mesmerising experience.
handkor27 Aug 2014, 00:43
Great music.
John Drury27 Aug 2014, 06:46
Very interesting simulator. Enjoyed the mood that was created with the music!
Lissar
Lissar27 Aug 2014, 07:35
This was actually pretty neat! Very relaxing, I enjoyed getting a bunch of planets into a good orbit and then just watching and listening to the sounds. Bookmarked for later!
fizzd27 Aug 2014, 10:06
Hey this is a really nice sandbox game! Love the drone music and how the how the notes meld perfectly into the soundtrack.
Hyoga-3D
Hyoga-3D27 Aug 2014, 12:55
Did not know what to do in the game, my planets keep going to the black holes D:
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