Protoplanet by Guardaro
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!
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/protoplanet |
Ratings
| Overall | 195th | 3.848⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 257th | 3.652⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 210th | 3.674⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 188th | 3.848⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 419th | 3.739⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 100th | 3.932⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 229th | 3.783⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 20🗳️ | 25🗨️ |
(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.)

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.
Good entry ! :D