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Orbital ArtilleryView game page

☄️Shoot using gravity in this simulated Solar System🪐

Submitted by Zekiel (@Zekiel69) — 1 hour, 10 minutes before the deadline

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Results

Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Style	#684	4.042	4.042
Overall	#1428	3.514	3.514
Enjoyment	#2003	3.167	3.167
Creativity	#2315	3.333	3.333

Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
From a small part of the Earth to the border of the Solar System, you defend your territory by building bigger and bigger cannons

Development Time

96 hours

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see description for full credits

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Comments

liminalbeamsSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Very nice concept execution! A bit overwhelming at first and I think some enemies are not reachable? Or just a noob here lol. But, overall it’s playful and enjoyable, I especially like the planet's asset, looks nice.

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ZekielDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! You're right, the aerial ennemies can sometimes be very hard to reach, to the point where you can only reach them when they're right above the tower. Not ideal but you can still shoot them down!

PaperClipSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really like the atmosphere of the game. The music and assets were put together in a way that was really cool and insanely polished. Unfortunate the trajectory preview wasn't working, but I had fun abusing the pause button.

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DauntlessStudioSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

This game was really good. It took a while to get used to the upgrade system and survive. But the trajectory view on the Windows version really helps!

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Extant Notion EntertainmentSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really love the visual style. The planet looks so cool! The mechanics are easy to grasp, and there is a good variety in enemies. Personally felt like it was a little difficult, and I couldn't get past the second factory upgrade as I was swarmed by enemies by then. I did play the web version though so perhaps the lack of the trajectory was more of a disadvantage than I thought. Nevertheless, it's pretty fun. :] I also made a space related game! Space games for the win. 😎

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ZekielDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks for playing! The web version is pretty tough indeed. You can get used to playing without preview... but that may take a while xD

I'll check out your game as well, sounds fun!

Pip (Agapios Kokkos)Submitted1 year ago(+1)

I have a real soft spot for gravity mechanics and damn, those explosions look tight. Great job!

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Little Dipper's Big Adventure

BlurpleMonke1 year ago(+1)

Really fun game! I think the game is a little basic, but if you continue developing this game, you should add new types of features or mechanics to planetary and spatial warfare, and maybe different types of missiles, etc. Overall, really fun game, and I love the graphics on the planet!

ZekielDeveloper1 year ago

I'll have to agree, the game is pretty basic at the moment. I didn't plan the scope accordingly...
But, as you say, I think with more features it can be become a quite interesting game. I will see what I can do about it.
Thank you for playing and for the comment!

MogiSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice idea! My game is also orbit-related, would be cool if you gave it a try :D

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StarSheep Rescue

ZekielDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you! Will for sure give it a try!

VotsonSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The game is gorgeous! Love the art and the music!
Was a bit laggy and hard to aim properly
Easy to understand the concept and to play!

Nice work overall!

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Foxy, the witch

KingdomPotsSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Simple and effective gameplay, very straight-forward in terms of controls, easy to play. Overall nice experience!

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BUILT TO SCALE! GMTK2024

ArcySubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I really loved the visuals in this game and the gravity mechanics! I feel like the SFX could be a little more varied and a lot of actions are missing sounds, also it seems that the upgrade are capped as I couldn't get more than 1000 currency. Still, I had a blast playing this game, good job!

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ZekielDeveloper1 year ago

Thank you for playing!! Yeah, I agree, the game is lacking in the SFX department: didn't have time for this unfortunately :(

About the currency capped at 1000. I guess, you're playing the Windows version. I could remove it from the Web version just in time but not from the Windows one, sadly. Glad you liked the game anyway!

Diguifi StudiosSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Really cool game, so pretty! It needs a preview of the shot direction tho, without a preview its too hard to aim…

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ZekielDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks! Actually there is a preview... But it's not working on the web version, for some reason :(
On the Windows version, you have it!

landsknechtSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Visuals are very pretty, and gameplay is super fun too! At first I was utterly destroyed, but then cheesed pause (you can shoot when paused, it is op) and got unstoppable ^) Very cool game!

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Off the Charts!

ZekielDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks for playing! Yeah, it's a "bug" that I chose to keep in (and I ran out of time to fix it anyway xD).
Glad you could use it to beat the game!

ferrefire3344Submitted1 year ago(+1)

Such a cool game! And the visuals of the solar system are absolutely amazing! I just wish there were more upgrades so I could play more.

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Henry and friends

ZekielDeveloper1 year ago(+1)

Thanks! You're right: more upgrade and more strategy, that was the plan. I didn't have enough time unfortunately...
Happy you liked the visuals of the solar system!

bitbarkSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Beautiful game, no bugs, simple UI and mechanics. I really enjoyed! Well done :)

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ZekielDeveloper1 year ago (1 edit)

Thank you! (I wish there were no bug haha)

Vital LaįnlětalSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Genuinely had a good time playing it! There is a good difficulty curve; I went from “lucky first” to “gosh that’s hard” to “got it now” in a handful of attempts (something we didn’t nail down in our own submission).

It was also a pleasant audio/visual experience that was a nice change of pace for this kind of tower defense game, congrats!

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ZekielDeveloper1 year ago

Thanks! The balancing was a bit tricky, I'm glad you got the hang of it in the end!

VladNoveSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

The game looks incredibly good and has no business being this fun to play It was a very interesting take on the gravity idea, bit similar to mine. I really hope you get more ratings

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InterPlanetary Fruit Distribution Company

derajuSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

I like the spaciousness of the game! Nice animation when you start the game. I think it’s a bit hard but it’s probably just a skill issue on my side hehe

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Foxy, the witch

T4KumSubmitted1 year ago(+1)

Nice game bro!!!

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Dyson Potato Program