Black Hole Surfer

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.81
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.73
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.47
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.43
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★50%
Survive the lure of the black hole.

Inspired by Interstellar, Super Hexagon and the ever lingering dread of time lost.

Press the left or right or right arrow key to rotate or press both at the same time to fly away from the black hole.

Your perception of time may slow down as the black hole gets stronger, as may your frame rate...

Comments27

Andynonomous8 Dec 2014, 00:55
Really cool! I love the visual grain. Is that achieved with shaders? Simple and fun! Oddly similar (and much better presented than my own submission).
Andrea
Andrea8 Dec 2014, 01:36
Very agreable to play! ALT+ENTER for the best full-screen, eerie experience!
SolomaZ8 Dec 2014, 02:31
enjoyed the overall vibe and xperience. well playable immersion.
Andynonomous8 Dec 2014, 02:57
Enjoyed this one, especially the aesthetic!
Mopz
Mopz8 Dec 2014, 06:49
Fun, but I always mix up the directions when moving.
Alexandre Szybiak
Alexandre Szybiak8 Dec 2014, 12:08
Very good game, perfect mood, it gets hard really fast, couldn't survive more than 30-45 seconds.
EthanWebster
EthanWebster8 Dec 2014, 15:37
A very immersive gameplay experience! I loved the atmosphere, great work!
Random Abductions
Random Abductions8 Dec 2014, 15:40
nice little game. I love the art style you were going with and the whole old school scanlines thing. It is very colorful. However, why did you go for geometric shapes instead of asteroids and planets? This seems to be more fitting to the vibe and theme. Music is also very well done. Very ambient.
Gamepopper
Gamepopper8 Dec 2014, 15:46
Music and graphics were really nice, like a colourful version of Asteroids. Nice concept as well.
fleegle2000
fleegle20008 Dec 2014, 21:11
Great visual effects, challenging gameplay. Great work!
Geti
Geti9 Dec 2014, 09:50
Loved it! Really nice idea and simple controls, pretty presentation and simple to improve at, great work!
talecrafter9 Dec 2014, 09:50
Great. I love how the sound comes together. I could just sit idly by and listen and be at peace.
Framerate did take a major dive at the end.
Toki Anholmes9 Dec 2014, 10:15
Great visual effect and sounds set the mood ! Well done.
Crocanti de Pollo
Crocanti de Pollo9 Dec 2014, 21:08
I like the musicality of it, it's strangely relaxing. Nice work.
Zolkren10 Dec 2014, 15:30
I really liked the graphics for some reason hehe.
Steven Colling
Steven Colling10 Dec 2014, 20:45
That's an entertaining game with an awesome atmosphere created with the visuals and audio. Nice work!
GarethIW
GarethIW10 Dec 2014, 20:57
I liked the minimal graphics and tone/atmosphere.

-C
Meral12 Dec 2014, 16:24
Great entry for 48h. This is fantastic! Well executed concept, nice design, good attention to detail. I absolutely love the rocket's thrust particles getting sucked into the hole. The only problem is it gets too difficult too quickly.

A little side note: The thing in the middle that you see, or rather do not see, is the event horizon aka. the point of no return.
pkenney
pkenney13 Dec 2014, 22:34
Very cool! I liked the interesting mechanic with the tradeoff between moving sideways and falling into the black hole, and the presentation and challenge were both strong!

I didn't win, but I played a bunch of times. The top from Andrea to Alt-Enter for fullscreen really made an immersive experience.

The sound created by the movement was a nice artistic touch that added to the experience. In fact the whole thing looked and sounded very nice, lots of great small touches coming together to make simple graphics shine.

Well done.
nesis14 Dec 2014, 16:28
I loved the ambience of the game, and the aesthetic was one of the top few I've seen in this Ludum Dare! Very well made game, and very challenging but fun and mesmerising.
RonnyEGT
RonnyEGT16 Dec 2014, 20:37
It was an amazing experience, worth playing and quite challenging! :D
Poupi25 Dec 2014, 02:26
Very nice! ;)
01rafael29 Dec 2014, 06:08
Minimalism is awesome!

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