Ludum Dare #37compo

Space Captive

by negativice

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.74

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.09

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.00

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.53

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★83%

You are stranded in space, and the only thing keeping you alive is the space module that you are tethered to.

Gather resources and bring them back to your capsule to survive.
Get enough parts to fix your capsule and escape the cruel death in space.

Controls:
Arrow keys to float around
Enter to grab/drop/store items(you have to store items in their respective storage)
Enter while above the hatch to get in or out of capsule
Hold enter while hovering over broken parts to fix them.(computer and thrusters)
Basically Enter does it all :)

Have fun!

EDIT:
Added bugfix version.Changed thumbnail.

Controls(bugfix version):
Arrow keys to float around
Enter/Space to grab/drop/store items(you have to store items in their respective storage)
Enter/Space while above the hatch to get in or out of capsule
Enter/Space to interact
Hold Ctrl while hovering over broken parts to fix them.(computer and thrusters)

Bugfixes:
*If your capsule would get hit by a fast debris while you were inside you would get stuck to the walls because they didn't transfer the momentum correctly, now this shouldn't be such a big problem.
*Made it so you can't exit while holding an item. (minor annoyance)
*Made all the interaction zones very slightly larger.
-controls-
*You can now also use space bar instead of enter.
*Changed repair key from enter to control.

Comments35

fishbrain12 Dec 2016, 14:38

Brilliant! Love the idea, took a little while to get the hang of the controls. Quite hard - but it seemed to suit the style of game. Damn... played a 10 minute game, got close, but died... might have to try again later.

FiloGC12 Dec 2016, 17:08

Loving the idea, The controls are really awkward though.

piwicode12 Dec 2016, 17:10

Captivating, good idea.
The graphics are fun, minimalist sound and enough difficulty to start playing again.
Very good athmosphere
Thank you

eruiz0012 Dec 2016, 18:44

Hey interesting and not so conventional as others. Well done!

nikitapash12 Dec 2016, 20:34

Awesome!

wscones12 Dec 2016, 20:42

pretty difficult, but really cool; I think one of the most interesting parts of the game for me was trying to enter the capsule at high speeds, as well as trying to enter the capsule after running out of fuel

timgarbos12 Dec 2016, 20:44

Nice premise. I always wanted to go to space... :)

LDP13 Dec 2016, 12:54

Wow, it's cool, the idea is super cool, the controls are pretty hard to master but the concept have so much potential. Very good job.

pcmxms13 Dec 2016, 12:59

I liked the "old PC visual style".

NuSan13 Dec 2016, 13:12

Great idea. I love the mood and how you character is thrown away by collisions. I had a lot of trouble with recharging things inside the room, maybe I dont understand the controls. I will replay it soon. Keep up the good work !

randdir13 Dec 2016, 15:45

Nice gameplay and good idea !

jusw8513 Dec 2016, 16:08

Interesting game, I liked the space physics. Wasn't sure how to actually fix the station though, I think it was too hard for me.

Uliana Galich13 Dec 2016, 17:26

Fun soundtrack and cool idea!

RttStudio13 Dec 2016, 17:34

Really entertaining project.
Getting hit by a bunch of rocks/trash made it quite hard.
But it's a really fun and interesting concept. Would definitely see something like that as a full game.

sfje-team13 Dec 2016, 17:39

Briliant Idea.
You could still improve on the controlls and Graphycs a little.
Still very nice Game.

blaster39113 Dec 2016, 19:28

Controls are a bit floaty (pardon the pun). The game concept is great, and I like the idea. Maybe a bit too hard for me, or maybe I am just bad, but I was so occupied with staying alive I hardly had chance to repair the ship

skorpyo13 Dec 2016, 19:28

Coll and interesting idea, but controll is realy difficult :)

leondryaso13 Dec 2016, 22:24

It was hard at first, but then i got the hang of it. The gameplay was quite innovative and fun!

Dogeveloper13 Dec 2016, 22:26

Interesting and original but hard gameplay. The controls are a bit hard to get used to. Otherwise its good!

negativiceauthor13 Dec 2016, 23:48

Thanks everybody for playing and rating!
I agree there should have been some markers to indicate where/how to repair stuff and as for the hard controls, i did want them to be hard but i could have definitely balanced them a bit to make them feel a bit better :)

Tkachov14 Dec 2016, 10:18

DAMN THIS IS HARD! I tried a few times, but it's difficult to navigate, so I kept running out of fuel or oxygen. Yet it's some kind of challenge, so it doesn't feel bad to lose, but makes you want to keep running.

elmoGames14 Dec 2016, 13:36

WOW best idea ever and well done ineed! TOP

Megalink14 Dec 2016, 14:24

I find it hard to control where the character is going

Skruffye14 Dec 2016, 14:36

Okay, so for starters, I liked the concept of the game--it was really cool and definitely made me want to keep playing.

The art and sound were good, but I would have to say that there were a few problems in the execution, at least from my point of view. I spent about 90% of my time either stuck outside the capsule, holding a vital resource but unable to get inside because things kept hitting it away from me or stuck inside the capsule desperate to get back outside but unable to because something had hit it and the inertia kept me from moving.

There were also a couple of spelling mistakes in the intro, but that's nothing that can't be fixed easily.

Overall, really cool game, just needs a little tweaking to make it more playable imo! Good job! :)

Mike Mezhenin14 Dec 2016, 15:04

Oh man. This game is hard as nails, I felt like Sandra Bullock in Gravity. Loved being able to use oxygen as propulsion (that didn't save me, of course).

Ygogo14 Dec 2016, 15:26

Super idea but controlls are so unhandy :( I wish to play more with fixed controlls.

spacedoubt15 Dec 2016, 02:03

Really cool concept. The controls take some getting used to, as they should. I love how as you're playing, you're just constantly getting better at it. At first it seems almost impossible, but once you get going, it's really fun!

GarethIW19 Dec 2016, 12:35

My best run was 6:56. Really great idea for the theme, and a fun game once you get used to the controls.

One big frustration was trying to move about inside the capsule then accidentally exiting the hatch when what I wanted to do was store something. A few small interface refinements and this would be really good!

negativiceauthor26 Dec 2016, 14:06

Again thanks everyone for feedback! I released update which fixes some minor control problems, including accidentally exiting the capsule. I should have really released this update like 2 weeks ago, but i was very busy :/

Miziziziz26 Dec 2016, 22:30

Really great idea, but needs to be easier.
The mechanics are a little too finicky and imprecise. Also, the hatch is too small, would be better if you could enter anywhere over the space station.
Otherwise, liked the visuals, and the audio was informative without getting in the way.

hellfridge26 Dec 2016, 22:34

This look so brilliant, I want to play it! LINUX or MAC version PLEASE!

Minato4th27 Dec 2016, 12:26

This is very interesting Concept and good Idea, but it is very hard to do something..

Awpteamoose27 Dec 2016, 15:15

Actually pretty fun, but I wish I could see the thursters as well as maybe regulate the intensity somehow.
Not sure what medicine was for, never ended up needing it.

ijzm28 Dec 2016, 08:23

Nice concept, really fun game! The controls are really awkward, and took a while to get used to them... but then again, it was in space so it kinda adds to the game. The sounds are minimalistic, but okay.
I encountered a bug, when trying to repair the computer, it always teleported me back to the middle of the station, so it was a pain to get that fixed. But i finally finished in like 14 minutes!
Again, really fun game!

RockhopperGames28 Dec 2016, 18:03

Unlike lots of people here, I enjoyed the propulsion based controls. I felt it added a lot to the experience of being an astronaut. I also enjoyed the difficulty the game presented. It's a bit harder than most games, but surviving an accident like this should be hard, to represent the dangers of being alone in deep space. Some more ambient sounds could have done wonders, though, since it was a little sparce audio-wise.

Overall, I rate this at least as bad as Gravity~