Sphere Harmony by explodingrabbit

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made by explodingrabbit for LD30 (JAM)
Rack up points by orbiting planets in this lyrical, abstract space game.

You are a spaceship flying through a field of planets, but with limited control.

However, when you run into and enter a planet's atmosphere you are able to orbit that planet by clicking the planet itself with the mouse. As long as you are in orbit you will collect points and gain speed. Click any empty space to stop orbiting.

But look out! Gravitational forces are pulling planets together destructively. You just might get smashed.

Jump from orbit from orbit to gather points for as long as possible without getting squished!

Look out for powerups too!

Built in Unity.

Ratings

Coolness 46% 1364
Overall(Jam) 2.77 659
Audio(Jam) 2.72 502
Fun(Jam) 2.73 553
Graphics(Jam) 2.85 594
Innovation(Jam) 3.15 316
Mood(Jam) 2.63 611
Theme(Jam) 3.08 423

Feedback

Bozwellox
25. Aug 2014 · 22:15 UTC
Lovely game, it's one of those ones that's easy to pick up but difficult to master. The graphics and sound are pretty good
Aevek
26. Aug 2014 · 06:10 UTC
Almost relaxing kinda drifting thru space. Then planets start smashing into each other. Dare I say epic? One thing I would have like to see is moving faster in lower orbits. Just an extra touch of realism that I think could add a lot of depth to gameplay. I already lost more time than I was planning on to this one though. Great job.
DustyStylus
26. Aug 2014 · 09:47 UTC
After some initial confusion, discovered a really neat concept here. Would love to see a bit more of the gameworld, but that might mean making it a bit easier. I like the sounds!
Teejay5
27. Aug 2014 · 06:14 UTC
2949 points!
Oxeren
27. Aug 2014 · 06:14 UTC
Nice concept!
Christian Scandariato
27. Aug 2014 · 06:15 UTC
Very relaxing game. A little confusing initially, but it was great after getting past that.
Cake&Code
27. Aug 2014 · 06:16 UTC
Definitely agree with Bozwellox, I picked it up pretty quickly but I still feel like a novice at it! Definitely a lot of fun :)
Hyoga-3D
27. Aug 2014 · 14:19 UTC
Nice game, I made 2057 points, also I liked a lot the player trail.
Cheshyr
28. Aug 2014 · 05:50 UTC
this is kinda cool. just a little wider field of view would have been nice. i like the audio quite a bit. nice work.
Chikun Dev Team
28. Aug 2014 · 05:56 UTC
It's a good idea mayne. - Flurkin
goffmog
28. Aug 2014 · 10:27 UTC
Very interesting idea, lovely mood, lots of style. Might be improved dramatically if there was some sort of goal such as a wormhole you were heading for and an indication of how far away it was, then you could have levels :) (if there was, I didn't notice it, sorry) I have to second the call for a wider field of view too.
pjchardt
30. Aug 2014 · 06:51 UTC
Very fun and addictive. I would play a decent amount of this game on a mobile device, it would feel very natural with touch controls. Well done!
LandoSystems
31. Aug 2014 · 21:36 UTC
Neat game, took me a bit to figure out that you have click on the planets to change orbit. Nice visual style! Good work!
HotBoxGames
31. Aug 2014 · 21:38 UTC
Nice concept - wish it was a bit faster paced and you zoom in/out. The explosion sounds remind me of Gunman Chronicles, an old Half Life mod.
Good effort!
shashwat
08. Sep 2014 · 13:58 UTC
Interesting game. Had fun
Lokarunith
08. Sep 2014 · 14:22 UTC
Really nice aesthetics, very relaxing and fun mechanics.