Victorian Space Program

co-authored: @fashionablylate
Intrepid explorer! Build a vessel fit for the heavens, load it into Jules Verne’s Great Columbiad of 1865 fame, and fire yourself at the Moon. Where no man has gone before!

How to play

Build a ship inside the giant cannon from parts you find around the workshop, then fire it to the Moon.

1. Snap parts together inside the cannon. Watch your step: if you fall in, there are no stairs out.
2. Pull the green lever to load the ship.
3. Turn the wheel to close the breech.
4. Wait until the gauge reads ARMED.
5. Push down the red plunger, then get clear of the fuse.

Controls

ActionInput
Move / crouchWASD / Ctrl
Grab / dragLeft mouse
Rotate held partRight mouse + move mouse, or Q/E, R/F, Z/C
Move part nearer / fartherMouse wheel
Square upT
Attach as hinge / pin in placeH / V
DetachX
Precision (fine control) / turn off snappingHold Tab / hold B
Paint1–8
Sit or use telescopeG
Free lookHold Alt
Menu / release mouseEsc

Design

- LizeLive

Story

- Inspired by Jules Vern

Code

- LizeLive
- [email protected]

Music

- John Philip Sousa: Transit of Venus March, The Liberty Bell, The Stars and Stripes Forever, El Capitan, The Gladiator
- Johann Strauss II: Thunder and Lightning polka (blitz), The Blue Danube
- Edvard Grieg: Troldtog (March of the Dwarfs)
- F. S. Clark: Marche aux Flambeaux
- A. Siegl: Festmarsch Vivat Austria
- Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag, The Easy Winners, Peacherine Rag, Sun Flower Slow Drag, The Entertainer
- Felix Mendelssohn: Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2. This one plays on the title screen and in the workshop.
- Robert Schumann: The Happy Farmer, The Wild Rider, Little Study (from Op. 68)

Typeset

- N. Kouremenos typeset The Blue Danube. It’s CC BY-SA, so the game has to credit them.
- Philippe Hézaine made the three Schumann pieces. They’re CC BY-SA, so he needs credit too.
- Hollan uploaded Vivat Austria to Wikimedia Commons.

Font

- Google Fonts.

3D Modeling

- LizeLive

Tester

- [email protected]
- Bob
- agent_34
- Raveir

Special Thanks

- Craig: Orphans

Discord


https://discord.gg/XE5RZEnXCb

Comments2

Avi
Avi20 Oct 2026, 00:42
Launching yourself at the Moon with a giant cannon is such a fun idea. Very Jules Verne :D
akintsevil20 Oct 2026, 05:20
Could only drop 1 ship part and always fall inside as well, and then shut the cannon lid but stuck after that, saw a picture of orphans, levers fell off didn't work

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