Planetary lunacy - a game about a satellite in space...

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.83
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.25
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.42
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.67
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.10
this game follows the theme in 2 ways, planets are stuck in a loop(orbit) for eternity and you can also establish an orbit with your own satellite. the goal of the game is about completing assigned tasks, whilst simultaneously trying NOT to crash your satellite into the sun or something else that would lead to "rapid unscheduled disassembly".

this game isn't your casual type game so don't expect to get the hang of it straight away.
read the tutorial and complete the tutorial levels to get a grip on the mechanics and such.

this game was made in 72 hours for the ludam dare 47

if you find any bugs, feel free to post them in the comments.
likewise for crashes, then post the crash report.

I will take all valid criticism.

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Comments10

Pedro Augusto Ruppenthal6 Oct 2020, 14:49
Nice game! I'm a sucker for spacey things, so I guess I may be a little biased :) but it was fun!
DarcyTimms
DarcyTimms6 Oct 2020, 18:47
Love the in-depth simulation of travelling in space, definitely going to continue observing space safely from the ground!
josephdevelops
josephdevelops7 Oct 2020, 09:10
Kinda lot to learn for a game jam game. I think there it a lot potential. I also didn't like getting lost in space... maybe a trigger when you get too far away from the sun would be in order? I can't get back so why doesn't it just restart for me?
Jamie simpsonauthor7 Oct 2020, 09:24
@josephdevelops thank you for your feedback, I agree there is a lot to learn, but its one of those games that take time to understand, it is of course - a space simulator. also getting lost in space is one of the many fun outcomes of exploring the vast universe, sarcasm aside - there is a restart button in the pause menu.
RGilPT7 Oct 2020, 10:30
@jamie-simpson one the first level I am not sure if it is correct because I did a "stable" orbit and in time the spacecraft went to the planet. The second level seems ok and the physics felt more real. KSP is one of my favourite games and I got the KSP feeling :D not sure if you did the theme although when you orbit you are in a loop :) Great work and have fun! :)
Jamie simpsonauthor7 Oct 2020, 11:28
@rgilpt thank you for your feedback!, not sure what you mean by the physics felt more real in the second level because its the same in every level. but alas I'm glad you took the time to play my game.
Abdul Zakkar
Abdul Zakkar7 Oct 2020, 21:41
Cool game! Controls were cool, and the fuel limitation made it a fun challenge. I agree that there may be a lot of learning to do, but I did not mind. Also, for some reason on level 5 I tried imaging the north stars but it was not increasing my percentage. I was able to image stars in the tutorial so I'm not sure why it did not work in level 5. Also I would like an indication of which levels I completed on the level select menu :) Overall very creative and fun to maneuver between planets.
Jamie simpsonauthor7 Oct 2020, 22:05
@abdul-zakkar thank you for taking your time to learn my game, I will look into the problems you mentioned

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