Inevitable Orbit by ThumperTWS

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made by ThumperTWS for Ludum Dare 50 (COMPO)

Inevitable Orbit is my LD50 Compo Entry. Play a satellite orbiting the planet Decayo. Try to prolong the satellites torture from its slow but inevitable reentry into Decayo's atmosphere.

Ratings

Overall 445th 3.211⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Fun 506th 2.816⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 335th 3.237⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Theme 138th 3.974⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 225th 3.658⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Audio 247th 3.342⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Humor 405th 2.382⭐ 19🧑‍⚖️
Mood 403th 3.026⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 23🗳️ 17🗨️

Feedback

WillTurner
03. Apr 2022 · 22:04 UTC
Really awesome!
Papaya
04. Apr 2022 · 13:35 UTC
Cool game and concept. The controls are intuitive, and I like the music as well. In terms of feedback, I like a bit more variety in game play, for example dodging meteoroids, or collecting spare tanks may be nice. Also, the thrust animation appears at the bottom of the spaceship every time, which does not make sense when the spaceship is under Earth lol. Other than that, well done.
Sam Horner
04. Apr 2022 · 13:36 UTC
Really cute game!
InitialPosition
04. Apr 2022 · 13:38 UTC
Very nice game! The first time I used up my spare tanks way too soon, in my second round I used them more sensible and that's when the game really opened up. Nice sound effects, nice graphics, I didn't encounter any bugs. However one time one of my tanks spawned so close to the planet that I could not collect it without crashing.
xCarl
04. Apr 2022 · 16:02 UTC
Interesting interpretation for the theme. Good job!
spounka346
04. Apr 2022 · 16:17 UTC
I love the artstyle a lot, and the music sounds really nice and chill, the gameplay is decent and keeps you hooked up, I love it :smile:
HolySparks
04. Apr 2022 · 17:56 UTC
Very cute and I really liked the sounds and music. I think the satelite should somehow at least rotate so the thurster's fire would go on the right direction.
darandin
05. Apr 2022 · 07:21 UTC
Orbital mechanics are real! This is a fantastic and unique interpretation on the theme!! Really nicely done, thanks for uploading!
Azara
05. Apr 2022 · 10:58 UTC
Really unique! Love the simplistic art style and music! only thing is that, though it makes sense, when you run out of fuel, you can't deploy any of your spare tanks, had no clear indication that was going to happen, but that didn't ruin the game. Great entry!
Timur_Bahadir
05. Apr 2022 · 14:03 UTC
Very unique idea! I liked the music :)
jcg
05. Apr 2022 · 14:33 UTC
Love it! Thanks for making this gamepad friendly :)

Would love to see this expanded to include some environmental hazards.
Dilem
05. Apr 2022 · 20:02 UTC
That was a neat little idea, but I wish there was something more active to do. As it stands I spent most of the 2 minutes that I survived just kind of sitting there waiting for the ship to get closer to earth and then boosting a bit. It made me wish there were asteroids or something to dodge, to make something a little more active
Sir. Syko
08. Apr 2022 · 19:04 UTC
Nice game! :smile: I just wished there was a bit more to do but the mechanics were solid, the sound and art were also great and it fit the theme very nicely :wink: One of my spare tanks spawned almost inside earth though :sweat_smile: Good job!
LDJam user 279546
10. Apr 2022 · 12:34 UTC
Cool idea, I enjoyed it! Music and art was nice as well! Only issue I had was that I passed right through my fuel tank once and got no fuel. Good entry though!
Milan8890
10. Apr 2022 · 13:39 UTC
Cool concept! The art is great.

Simple but fun!