Solaris Express

by hulien22

co-authored: @cocolicco, @frunkleberg, @iminsoftware, @josephldooley

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.04

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.45

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.60

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.35

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.07

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.85

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.82

Explore the Solaris solar system one package at a time!

Discover new planets, meet funky aliens, and unravel this solar system's hidden mysteries.

*Although, do think carefully about your choices- these hands may hold more than just a simple delivery.*

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Featuring :

:earth_americas: 15+ planets / locations to explore

:alien: 10+ characters to interact with

:books: 5 different endings to discover

WASD / arrow keys to move

Mouse to interact with ui

@hulien22: Coding

@Cocolicco: Artwork

@Frunkleberg: Story and Artwork

@ImInSoftware: Coding and Music & Sound Effects

@JosephlDooley: Story and Coding

Unity

Photoshop

FL Studio

Updates
- Fixed dialog bugs where the next dialog wouldn't trigger leaving you unable to progress.
- Fixed NPE when landing on Imperious shipwreck
- Fixed html5 port bugs, including this fun unity bug
- Fixed audio compression
- Fixed dialog bug where story wouldn't continue after meeting Shal'Sar and returning to Haldor

Tags: #exploration, #space, #storygame, #unity

Genres: adventure

Tools: Adobe Photoshop, FL Studio, Unity

Comments23

Blarp3 May 2023, 00:02

Awesome game! I had lots of fun. I got the ending with the free meal at my favourite local diner :) (no spoilers)

Jacob VanDomelen3 May 2023, 06:26

Great game! I love the art and little touches of music between planets!

dougggggg3 May 2023, 06:44

Great game! Some Outer Wilds vibes--loved the creativity of the different planets and characters. If I have a piece of feedback (especially if you're going to develop the game further!) it's that the core gameplay loop of flying between planets and delivering cargo could use a little variety--matching velocity with a planet and landing the ship was pretty challenging at first but got a bit repetitive. Maybe some space weather, or planets that are more difficult to land on for whatever reason? Still had a good time overall, and appreciated the well-done space hijinks!

KhaoKG3 May 2023, 07:24

Actually pretty fun! I was very surprised at how fast planets come in from off screen at first, I maaaaaay have crashed a few times. The music seems to cut in/out for some reason I found though, drifting through space I felt I was missing it half the time which was sad! Great job!

Sebastian-M3 May 2023, 23:58

I'm sure you were inspired by Outer Wilds and I love it. The characters were the best thing, we wanted to keep playing just to meet the next character and planet. The controls of the ship are quite nice too and is fun getting good at landing the ship.

One of the best games we have seen so far. Very well done!

Mr.Deku4 May 2023, 00:09

Really liked the concept of the game, it can be expanded in so many ways!
I would love it to be more easy to navigate, but it was really enjoyable.
Some other ships to battle, weather or meteors to destroy could be fun to add

TopperVideoGames4 May 2023, 02:23

This was enjoyable, this game gave me a fun feeling of traversing space similar to Outer Wilds. The exact landing on planets took a few tries but I did get the hang of it. I played it for a good while and made several special deliveries, but never could find an ending. I bought all upgrades and was just stockpiling money at a point. I did appreciate the thruster upgrades, I would move so fast any unexpected planets were an instant respawn!

Playing the game was a very relaxing mood overall, great work!

hulien22author4 May 2023, 04:04

Thanks for all of the great feedback everyone! :smile:
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@toppervideogames Re: not finding an ending - We did have plans to make the storylines a bit easier to follow / let players know when certain missions were ready, but ran out of time unfortunately :(

Some of the story characters will tell you to come back after doing some deliveries, so if you get stuck, revisiting some of the main planets (Terrus, Haldor, Alban) might help!

Sebhulhu4 May 2023, 09:48

Very cool and very enjoyable :-) Would love to see post-jam version :D Maybe with some additional upgrades to ship and managing your own company after you gather enough cash :-) Would be really cool if planets have gravitational pull - it would travel less static and landing a bit easier :D

Oradimi4 May 2023, 10:25

Pretty cool game! I like that each planet gets its little touches of sounds. Travel between planets can get a bit long and repetitive, so I think having more dangers or obstacles along the way would be welcome! I also thought easier delivery would simply mean closer planet, but not really, so it didn't really seem worth it for me.

Zerfalex4 May 2023, 19:45

I really like the artwork and especially the whole deco UI and characters! The voices were also adorable. One thing I noticed is that the thruster sound has some noise, at least on my headphones. It would also be cool to have an indication that you crashed since the first couple of times I didn't really realize what had happened 😅
Oh the overall atmosphere was super chill too!

Sassages4 May 2023, 19:51

Cool game, I enjoyed the mood while traveling from planet to planet. I do feel the gameplay itself while moving from planet to planet can be quite boring. Would be interesting if there was a bit more strategy to it. Sounds and art are on point!

thewrath4 May 2023, 19:57

A really well designed game, a very suitable sound and visual atmosphere and an efficient physics! Once the driving is mastered the game becomes a bit too simple for me, but I still managed to crash into a planet ^^ . Well done !

rekkorize4 May 2023, 19:59

I love the vibe of this game, nice entry

ImInSoftware4 May 2023, 21:08

@zerfalex Glad you enjoyed it! I've partially fixed the thrust audio compression for the web build, so thanks for letting us know! :smile:

k8n5 May 2023, 22:21

The game looks so cool and fun, but the lending turned out way too difficult for me to master. I've managed to make only one delivery >_

SlickClyde7 May 2023, 05:59

Very nice game. I loved the look of the alien creatures and the different planets you visit. The ship physics felt just right. It took me a little while to find the dropdown that points you to where you need to go, but overall the game was a very fun experience.

Renard7 May 2023, 12:19

Thats amazing, I was thinking of making some space delivery game too. But sticked to simple terrusian stuff)

Petronus7 May 2023, 16:40

Nice game, I enjoyed the overall calm mood when flying through the space and that you can upgrade your ship and the fun dialogues. Did not play to the end, but I keep it in the bookmarks for a later adventure in space :smile: