Radio Galaxy by Skyeward

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made by Skyeward for Ludum Dare 59 (JAM)

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Radio Galaxy is the number one radio station in the universe, hosted by none other than Dog Toboggan. Help reconnect their vital radio broadcast towers to the satellite networks. The inhabitants of the universe don't know what to do without Dog Toboggan.

Two-button mouse controls; F to toggle fullscreen.

Ratings

Overall 357th 3.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 432th 3.364⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 408th 3.409⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 51th 4.409⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 174th 4.227⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 259th 3.682⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Mood 338th 3.773⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 12🗳️ 28🗨️

Feedback

kotovnav
Apr 21st · 12:37 UTC
What a wonderful game! I love puzzles!
Noah MAZARD
Apr 21st · 13:20 UTC
Cool little game that fit well with the theme !

Maybe I'd liked a indicator with the two inputs shown when we arrive to the first planet. I found out about the right click after the third one but its written in the description so that's a me problem :sweat_smile:.
I also found the difficulty inequal between the planets, Some a very defficult and then I unlock a very easy one. I wish it was more progressive.
LDJam user 259103
Apr 21st · 17:17 UTC
I love the aesthetic of this; it's very soothing! I did find the puzzles sometimes came down to trial and error, though, where shifting the satellites slightly to the side was the difference between failure and success. None of it was too difficult, though, and I had a good time overall.
snk
Apr 21st · 17:50 UTC
Just finished your game! Planets are graphically amazing (did you use some custom shaders?) and the gameplay is nice! Maybe a short tutorial could have been perfect but I understood everything anyway sooo congrats!! :unicorn:
Jiamu Zhao
Apr 22nd · 13:50 UTC
The way you handled the theme is very poetic.
LDJam user 427605
Apr 22nd · 14:08 UTC
An incredibly beautiful game.
I really enjoyed the beautiful, smooth transitions and the beauty of the planets. I especially fell in love with the planet the color of gasoline in a puddle - The Shimmer.

But I didn't quite understand the logic behind the satellite rotations. When I wanted to turn in a certain direction, I guessed wrong, and the satellites spun in the wrong direction. I think that's where the game's main difficulty lies.

Thanks for a great game!
VenomousMouse
Apr 22nd · 14:17 UTC
Very smooth and beautiful game. Great job!
Julester
Apr 22nd · 14:21 UTC
Cool puzzle game. at the beginning it was hard to understand you have to rotate the planet & the satelites to get the right allignment. but once i got that it was fun. good job.
Nikorych
Apr 22nd · 14:41 UTC
Interesting idea
beanboi
Apr 22nd · 23:49 UTC
I really liked the style of the game and how the map expands as you complete levels. great little puzzle game.
graebor
Apr 23rd · 00:06 UTC
This was neat, the atmosphere and presentation was cool. I liked begin able to fidget with the satellites as I worked out what was going on. Ironically I found the later levels easier, I guess since there were so many elements that _could_ line up, it seemed more likely that things would accidentally line up! I kept clicking check and expecting it to not be close enough, but I'd pass anyway. So there were some cases where I felt like I hadn't really figured out the gimmick of the planet yet but the game handed it to me. Solid entry though, nice job!
UniOwl
Apr 23rd · 12:58 UTC
Got stuck in purple planet, got me a while to complete it. Only at the end I understood that I can, in some way, rotate satellites (I forgor I was on spheres all the time 💀). Really liked appearance of these procedural planets (especially, planets with rings)

Sound was a little bit disturbing, and maybe I expected more radio/music from it? maybe some old timey looped songs when I correctly established signal on a planet (more % = less noise for example)

But overall it was fun playing this game. Thanks!
Eden_Zorro
Apr 23rd · 12:59 UTC
Great, good puzzle game.
The planets are beautiful, and I love this space theme.
It was complicated at the beginning, I struggled a lot with the first 3 planets, but after understanding the rotation well, the rest was relatively easy.
I think you have a good game here, practically complete.
Pacelin
Apr 23rd · 13:02 UTC
A very good geometric puzzle! Everything is done at the highest level!
Euler Moises
Apr 23rd · 23:07 UTC
You know I love games that use audio as a mechanic, right?

I had a little trouble figuring out whether I should follow the sounds of the planets or the signs. In the end, everything worked out!

Congratulations, friend!
conduit.games
Apr 24th · 02:14 UTC
Maybe some of the best planets I've seen. Beautiful.

I wish escape did something. I had no way to exit the game early, so some UI would go a long way.

I loved the presentation here but my rotation skills are indeed subpar. Liked the idea, wish I could utilize middle mouse or some other rotation mechanics, but maybe I missed something.
FLX
Apr 24th · 11:18 UTC
I'm so impressed by your planet shader, it's stunning !

The gameplay is cool. Nice little puzzle game, perfect concept for a jam.

I wish the satellite rotation was easier to handle on the different axis, it's a bit weird

Nice work !
Paulsams
Apr 26th · 12:56 UTC
It's a very enjoyable game. I passed with pleasure. It's even difficult to say something additional.
LDJam user 233347
Apr 26th · 13:24 UTC
Awesome puzzle game. I couldn't figure out one planet in about the 4th batch. Are they randomly generated or fixed "levels"?
Allax
Apr 29th · 21:18 UTC
It was funny, but I didn't quite understand what exactly the game wanted me to do. Symmetry in the distance between all the satellites? The mechanics are too complicated.
OadT
May 02nd · 11:50 UTC
Very cool game! Rotating can sometimes be a bit fiddly, but the levels are forgiving enough so thats not much of an issue. I also got a bit hang up by the fact that purple means two signals, because in one of the last levels I instead thought purple satellites should be connected to purple senders (I somehow ignored the correct interpretation in the previous levels :smile:) Otherwise fantastic entry! Very cool level selection screen and loved the radio audio at the end!