Protoplanet

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.93
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Play Protoplanet at https://orionbh.itch.io/protoplanet

Starting with nothing but a rock, seek out and absorb the mass of nearby asteroids to grow your fledgling planet.

Controls: use A & D or left/right arrow keys to rotate the cursor. Use space bar to grapple passing asteroids.

Created by Nathan Ridling and Brian Humphreys.

Thank you for playing!
Genres: action
Tools: Unity

Comments14

Lifeinacemetery8 Oct 2019, 05:44
Cool concept. Art and vibe were especially good.
xlomid8 Oct 2019, 12:48
I really like how simple yet effective the mechanics are. But even more than that, I love the aesthetics of this game, including the randomized backgrounds and the especially the music! The game is a bit too difficult for me, but that's likely because I'm just not a very good player :)
Serhm8 Oct 2019, 12:56
Challenging and really fun! I like the direction you took the game. Very innovative!
Nek
Nek8 Oct 2019, 13:04
Very addictive game however the grappling mechanic didn't work for me most of the time.
mosaic8 Oct 2019, 13:05
Love it. I really like that you have to control your own temperature. A few partilces for collisions would have been nice, but not necessary. Great work!

(I had a weird blue thing appearing in the corners of the screen, other than that no issues. I think it might be due to the texture beeing not big enough.)
Weiiswurst8 Oct 2019, 13:06
Really good & fun game!
Huntrox
Huntrox8 Oct 2019, 13:10
very good idea and very challenging i like it
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🎤 Guardaroauthor8 Oct 2019, 13:37
Unfortunately, the background was one of those things we ran out of time on. I appreciate the feedback, everyone!
reheated8 Oct 2019, 15:03
Overall: A nice single player "io" style game with a creative control system.

Fun: I had fun, and played for quite a few goes. On one attempt, I got so big I could see the whole background. (It seems like, after getting very big, and losing, when you start the next game, the rocks around you are way bigger than normal.)

Innovation: I suppose that this is an "io" game. I haven't played much of those, but this seems pretty unique due to being single player and the unusual controls.

Theme: Well, you start small, but do you start with nothing? (I'm being pedantic.)

Graphics: Nice. The visual "health" feedback is very well done.

Audio: Nice music! How about some sound effects?

Mood: A nice, "vastness of space" feeling thanks to the music and graphics.
Upsitesdown8 Oct 2019, 21:54
Really nice vibe, love the sounds and graphics. Bit hard, but thats what makes it enjoyable in the long run :)
Swanijam
Swanijam9 Oct 2019, 02:18
This is such a cool twist on the fish eat fish/eat stuff that's smaller than u to grow mechanic!​ Awesome art and sound!
GuttyKreum9 Oct 2019, 07:50
I like the 'cooling off' mechanic and the game had some enjoyable music!
Naddir9 Oct 2019, 14:34
I love it! It lacks some balancing in the random spawn of the asteroids and the controls of the character is bit tricky.

Good entry ! :D

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