O.R.B.I.T. by robin_schmitz
The planet is dying. You're its last hope.
Fly through the galaxy, harness gravity, and collect the molecules Earth needs to breathe again.

How to Play
- Click planets to swing through the galaxy
- Gather vital resources and return them to Earth
- Watch your energy – refuel on Earth or grab fuel along the way
Drift, dive, orbit... and save a dying world.
The itch.io build is recommended. The embedded game here on the ludum dare site does not have AUDIO.

Credits:
- All - Game Design
- Robin Schmitz - Programming
- Dorena Diekamp - Art
- Jasmin Bleeke - Art
- Lennart Erpenbeck - Programming, Audio
| Link | https://robin-schmitz.itch.io/orbit |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/57/o-r-b-i-t |
Ratings
| Overall | 112th | 4.015⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 92th | 3.985⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 76th | 4.031⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 700th | 3.094⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 209th | 4.121⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 156th | 3.817⭐ | 32🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 161th | 4.016⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 33🗳️ | 44🗨️ |
I would have prefered if you would have to avoid the planets but the zen-like experience without the extra challenge was fun too
i completely forgot that i needed to come back to earth afterwards tho, good thing we have GPS in space !
Now add some bad guys and a particle beam and you're all set 👽
The relaxed difficulty paired with the moody relaxing music and the simple relaxing controls made for a very relaxing experience, ha!

I particularly loved that way that the Earth colours itself back in as you save it. The music is great and I love the way it looks.
I wish sometimes that you could control the camera instead of the player, since I got lost on space without any planets when was trying to get back to earth some couple of times.
Its overall a really nice game! the visuals are quite crispy, the concept is really interesting and theres a lot of run for a very nice kinda flow! Nice work, thank you! :)
Visually this is very pleasing to watch. Audio wise it could use some space ambience and simple collect sound(s).
I found the UI top right to be in my way when trying to clicking on a planet beneath it.
Good job!
@coderaurus
Audio only works on itch.io for some reason :( Thanks for playing, though!

Yay! I'm actually gratefull for a relaxing game for a change in this jam :D it's a bit too much horrors this time for my liking! This game was all I needed: simple, easy to learn, enjoyable and cute. I liked the colors of the planets, I enjoyed going back home to Earth (guuuys, don't die just yet, I've got caught in a stupid innertia sequence!!). Overall, super cute, I would play this on phone just to get my mind off things :)
https://www.youtube.com/live/kSaTrhFTAjQ?si=MoqNLGKuRCnk8tSM&t=147