
Orbitbound
How to play
Use the mouse to control the orbit of the small white circle. Your goal is to collect all the small yellow stars inside the game area, then complete a full 360° orbit around the center of gravity while remaining inside the grey zone for at least the percentage shown in the top-right corner of the screen (an orbit starts from the vertical 12 o'clock line relative to the center of gravity).
Avoid touching the red dashed line, as it will cause you to lose. The difficulty increases with each level as gravity and acceleration parameters change.
Controls
| Mouse Input | Action |
| Hold Left Mouse Button | Apply outward impulse |
| Hold Right Mouse Button | Apply inward impulse |
| Esc | Pause the game |
Info
This game was created in 6 days for the Genial Game Jam. My main focus was on learning how to implement physics in video games.
The jam theme was "Reach the limit". In this game, you have to maintain your orbit within the grey area, located right next to the deadly red line, to pass the level without touching it.
All music and assets were created entirely by me.


Comments
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I just played a few rounds and I'm loving the idea, concept, and execution! Such a simple but elegant idea, I have a feeling i'm going to be here for a while trying to collect as many stars as possible :) I need to put some more time into it, but the learning curve at the start is very approachable and it didn't take me long to feel like I could master the physics of the gravity and the impulses. super creative idea and interpretation of the theme, too. Back to playing some more now :)