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Space Express by gmaker

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made by gmaker for Ludum Dare 53 (COMPO)

Space Express - Interplanetary Space Courier aa.gif Game duration: approximately 5-10 minutes, ending with a "You Win!" screen. Hang in there until the end!

CONTROLS / TIPS

Click the mouse button or press Spacebar to launch from planets Attract to planets using their gravity Collect cargo by getting close to them Refuel at fuel stations and keep an eye on your fuel level

TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Unity C# TextMeshPro Bfxr Paint.net CREDITS

Created for Ludum Dare 53 Join us on an exciting journey through the galaxy, delivering cargo to various planets! In Space Express, you will become the best space courier by navigating your spaceship, collecting packages, and overcoming numerous obstacles. Good luck!

Linkhttps://gmaker.itch.io/space-express
Linkhttps://gmaker.itch.io/space-express
Linkhttps://gmaker.itch.io/space-express
Original URLhttps://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/53/space-express

Ratings

Overall186th3.591⭐24🧑‍⚖️
Fun95th3.773⭐24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation123th3.591⭐24🧑‍⚖️
Theme355th3.114⭐24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics171th3.659⭐24🧑‍⚖️
Audio74th3.75⭐24🧑‍⚖️
Humor302th2.316⭐21🧑‍⚖️
Mood244th3.114⭐24🧑‍⚖️
Given34🗳️20🗨️

Feedback

Rustywolf
01. May 2023 · 05:52 UTC
Love the feeling of aligning the angles to land exactly where you wanted, fun game
PavelDlouhy
02. May 2023 · 14:16 UTC
This is one of the best entries so far. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to play (read: to avoid game over). I usually read description how to play but in this case I somehow forgot. I did not finish it but I enjoyed flying and playing with gravity. :-)
silkworm_sweatshop
02. May 2023 · 14:21 UTC
Pretty fun but maybe a bit unforgiving having to start over each death. I wanted to see more but never made it too far :sweat_smile:. Loved the music!
Joe Cowman
03. May 2023 · 05:24 UTC
This game hooked me for a long time! I love the puzzle design with the orbits, it's super fresh and fun to play. The music and art are great as well. The only change I'd suggest is checkpoints along the way - it was pretty tough to go back to the beginning every time I lost (which was a lot haha). Awesome job!
chompdev
03. May 2023 · 06:33 UTC
This is a really solid evolution of the spin/launch mechanic! I really enjoyed playing this one. It's fun trying to gauge how strong the gravity of a given planet is, and just barely skirt around the edge of a sun to arrive safely at the next planet. The fuel/cargo mechanic is pretty neat too, with the player making interesting decisions about how far to fly versus how many packages they can pick up in one jump. I played this one for quite a while longer that I was expected to. Nicely done!
Meta-link
03. May 2023 · 15:14 UTC
Cool game ! I always loved this kind of game, and yours is well made, good job :slight_smile:
ToC
04. May 2023 · 19:12 UTC
I absolutely adore the music, that kept me playing for quite a bit! It was a bit hard for me to get past the third screen though. Maybe a checkpoint system would help with this?
snakemuho
04. May 2023 · 23:17 UTC
I loved it and want it to be longer!
Matt Green
05. May 2023 · 20:41 UTC
Everyone's making these bomb-ass vivid pixel-art planets and mine are just circles :joy:

Pretty solid game. I did have an issue where sometimes my fuel would still run down even when I was landed and had to restart a few times. But otherwise, very nicely done!
cheesepencil
06. May 2023 · 01:11 UTC
this is a great one, i didn't get it at first but then i got to planet hopping pretty good!
LDJam user 336851
07. May 2023 · 16:27 UTC
![Schermopname (161).png](///raw/3d3/25/z/5b8c2.png)

Yay very fun game it was very hard. The planets on the end did seem to launch you way further then the ones at the start this is fun but could use an indcicator
LDJam user 352490
07. May 2023 · 17:18 UTC
I like the gravity physics! It would be cool if there were more opportunities to play around with gravitational pull. It felt like I had to travel in a straight line most of the time to save on fuel.
Leo Barber Dev
11. May 2023 · 15:22 UTC
Didn't manage to finish but liked the controls and the music was good enough to mess around a bit in with the physics.
Veralos
12. May 2023 · 10:46 UTC
Cool game! Trying to time boosts between planets correctly is a fun challenge, and I like how you have to take the gravitational pull into account to make sure it doesn't drag you off course. The risk/reward of trying to aim for tricky collectables is neat in concept, but feels a bit too weighted on the risk side in practice. A slightly wrong angle often results in bouncing off a planet too hard, or just missing it entirely. Perhaps to make it more forgiving there could be a limited supply of lives that would let you respawn on the last planet you boosted from?

Other than that, the graphics look nice and the music is super good.