Space Rescue

by exia-sun

co-authored: @akili, @alpharius-003, @w0nder

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.50

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.20

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.08

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.67

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.10

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.26

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.84

OMG, the space station's terminal is down! The gravity system has also failed! The only control panel capable of communicating with Space Center is rapidly losing power! Plus, the control panel's software has encountered a conflict that could cause unexpected damage to the space station and astronauts when sending messages! Watch out for the walls—hitting them hurts like hell! Collect batteries and tools scattered across the map, follow Space Center's instructions to repair the terminal and gravity system, and rescue the astronauts!!

__PS: THE FIRST MESSAGE ON THE PHONE IS THE MESSAGE YOU NEED TO SEND! AFTER SENDING THE FIRST MESSAGE THEN THE MAP WILL BE VISIBLE AT LEFT!

Comments18

kremlebot6 Oct 2025, 20:16

Where is the game?

Jhonny1116 Oct 2025, 22:44

Typing quickliy is not exactly my thing so i didnt get far, but the concept is very interesting.

W0nder6 Oct 2025, 23:17

Honestly speaking, I didn’t expect anyone can finish this game while programming. So I literally set any obstacles I can image. For people who really want to challenge themselves, if you send picture of victory to [email protected] I’m really glad to give you 5bucks.

Moonblast7 Oct 2025, 07:21

This is truly a very challenging game with complex controls. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to push their limits.

Rewzu9 Oct 2025, 00:17

Innovative concept and quite difficult as well. Really interesting entry!

nassshie9 Oct 2025, 12:44

anything with a space theme diserves being on top!

thaDev10 Oct 2025, 21:10

I don't know if it was mentioned anywhere but how do you make the game start? Like there's only ever the control panel visible with the first message and the battery going down all the way to 0%. I've tried clicking on all the keys and with the mouse but nothing does anything.. idk if i've missed anything

W0nder11 Oct 2025, 04:12

@thadev Sorry for the inconvenience. You may encounter a weird bug, maybe caused by switching window while game is loading. It requires you to use mouse to click on the word bubble on the control panel as many times as you can, until start the conversation.🙏

Fullbuff11 Oct 2025, 14:50

I couldn't manage to play the game, I've tried some days ago and thought maybe it was just me. But seeing the comment above, I think you might have an issue. I tried multiple browser, private mode, nothing work, I am stuck same as @thadev.

thaDev11 Oct 2025, 17:37

@w0nder I really wish it worked because i like the concept very much, but it didn't. Hopefully someone will be able to help. Good luck!

W0nder13 Oct 2025, 01:16

I want to make an apology to those who met a bug and can’t start the game @thadev @fullbluff. Sorry for letting you guys keep trying and sorry for the inconvenience. This game is literally our first game, and I have no idea about how to solve this problem. I will try hard to find some possible solutions. I really appreciate your likes about concept of this game. Hope I can solve this problem. By the way, I know you’ve tried this before but use chrome maybe can solve this problem.🙏🙏

Kapricorn Media15 Oct 2025, 04:14

:( :( wasn't able to play either, I tried both Firefox and Chrome. Please tag me if you're able to fix it and I'll try it out!

tranceplant15 Oct 2025, 04:59

All I can see when I start the game using that link is a phone screen with a slowly emptying battery and no buttons work/

W0nder15 Oct 2025, 09:59

@kapricorn-media @tranceplant @thadev @fullbuff I think I might know what the question is. The first message on the phone is the message you need to send. Please type the letter which is corresponding to the message and finish sending the first one, then the map at left part will be visible. I've tried with both mac and windows system and different browser, and I'm very sure the typing function is operating smoothly.Maybe the question is just my game is lack of tutorial to lead player to the next step.

LDJam user 22156117 Oct 2025, 01:08

I'd suggest the control help (that can pop up when in map mode) is added to the game page here on LD so that people can get a feel for how to operate without needing to be in the game losing hearts to speed read the help text.
There's a few quality-of-life things that would really help this feel less brutal, as I can see a bunch of work went into this.

W0nder17 Oct 2025, 07:55

@picttarge Thanks for reminding. The control help should be on the game page but I accidentally remove it while editing game page. I'll add it again right now! XD

YibiRabbit00718 Oct 2025, 15:49

I'm very sorry, I only have less than 20% battery left after finishing typing. The content is too long! Although the concept of starting with typing detection is good, why not just use "help" to start, and then automatically expand? That way everyone will know how to collect batteries after typing.

quadtree18 Oct 2025, 19:48

Clever idea, although I found it a bit too hard, the control reversal was just too disorienting. I did also find it a bit confusing at first. It's clear you need to send the message, but it took me a bit to figure out you need to type it. I originally thought you had to click on it or press Enter. If there's one thing I'd add, it'd probably be an easy mode or checkpoints.