Space Voyager by IzhVaryag

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made by IzhVaryag for Ludum Dare 50 (JAM)

screenshot.41.pngscreenshot.42.pngscreenshot.43.pngscreenshot.44.pngscreenshot.45.png Drop research vehicles onto planets from your voyager. Avoid collision with planets, watch the radio distance between your planet. And know that the fuel will inevitably run out, but you must find a way to explore as many planets as possible. (https://izhvaryag.itch.io/space-voyager)

Ratings

Overall 1012th 3.274⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 841th 3.242⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 587th 3.419⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1037th 3.339⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Mood 900th 3.286⭐ 30🧑‍⚖️
Given 55🗳️ 50🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 262525
04. Apr 2022 · 08:15 UTC
Pretty good game. I like the audio design, it feels very atmospheric. I feel like the game would be more fun if it was more fast-paced. Currently you are rewarded for going very slow, which is not very fun. I got 6 planets on my first try.
KidderTTV
04. Apr 2022 · 08:17 UTC
I agree a little slow but overall pretty good.
Taffaz
04. Apr 2022 · 10:46 UTC
Nice game that hits the theme well. Loved a good slingshot around a planet.
kromeboy
04. Apr 2022 · 17:38 UTC
I love gravity based game. Music is very moody.
The spacecraft is very small and I somtime had issues of understending where it was turned.
TomatoOmelet
04. Apr 2022 · 21:38 UTC
The game is challenging but the control is what makes it fun. The art is very cute and I like the font you are using. It is a little too hard to escape from large planets though they absorbs me like a black hole lol. Great job.
mibehu
05. Apr 2022 · 11:44 UTC
Collision audio was kinda scare jump to me, but background atmosphere were pretty good in my point of view. Simple controls, but not too easy: Enough challenge for multiple game sessions.
Bottled up Dark Peace
05. Apr 2022 · 14:06 UTC
And that's why I'm not a NASA operator. I couldn't do anything XD The gravity was pretty fun tho.
Joconda
05. Apr 2022 · 16:47 UTC
I only managed to get 8 planets but the gravity is sick. The mood is really dark tho, I liked that :)
MaratG2
05. Apr 2022 · 17:08 UTC
Great design, though it's challenging controlling your character. Gravity surprised me, good mechanic. Overall, neat atmospheric game with solid mechanic and clear purpose to play
macs
05. Apr 2022 · 18:26 UTC
Challenging to get used to the controls, but fun once I got the hang of it and figured how to do drive-bys on planets. I was able to get 6 planets before fuel ran out.
Could be interesting if there was a mechanic to refuel from planets or some other source to delay your fuel running out.
Cosmicallity
06. Apr 2022 · 07:22 UTC
Gives me slight Outer Wilds vibes (which is a very good thing!) I like that you have to use gravity to do well, it's kind of calming floating through space.
Lakea
06. Apr 2022 · 08:40 UTC
Really liked this one, control take a bit of getting used to to conserve fuel but thats not a bad thing, well done on a great entry
Firstborn Unicorn
06. Apr 2022 · 08:52 UTC
Movement feels cool and funny, nice style, but the game overall feels a little bit slow
stochastic
06. Apr 2022 · 09:14 UTC
ooo got surprised when gravity started pulling me in! nice work with the physics. I also felt like turning the ship is a bit too slow (or rather, it's hard to switch momentum) but I know how tough it is to tweak things atop of having to do everything else, so no biggie
MTBVibe
06. Apr 2022 · 21:24 UTC
Impressive physics work here, really enjoyed it!
Zyang
07. Apr 2022 · 01:35 UTC
Explore the mysterious universe is interesting, maybe getting some rewards on new planet is better!
vivyhasadream
07. Apr 2022 · 15:22 UTC
You executed your concept, it has the space vibe. it will be nicer if you could add more features, maybe some items to add fuel (to delay the final burnout), some responses from different planet.
Rbn
07. Apr 2022 · 16:23 UTC
Nice game! Love the space physics on this one. The gameplay is good and not wonky. The map is kind of big which I found cool. Maybe the sound of the flame is not the best though. Good job!
MSD
07. Apr 2022 · 22:26 UTC
this sound make really cool atmosphere, good job
gamesplusjames
08. Apr 2022 · 10:02 UTC
This was really cool, although I wasn't very good at it :D The spacey setting fits really well. Great work!
innoboros
09. Apr 2022 · 13:43 UTC
Felt nostalgic of the gravity-based games from many years ago. Nice to play it!
etchell
10. Apr 2022 · 08:17 UTC
Cool physics! Took me a while to get used to the ship.

Wish the game was a bit faster paced!
quadtree
15. Apr 2022 · 23:53 UTC
Seems like we had the same idea :grin:. I did find the signal mechanic a bit confusing at first, but it wasn't too hard to figure out. Nice job!