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A jam submission

Orbital CombatView game page

Fight enemies on a looping planet
Submitted by Aitken (@Aitken_) — 1 hour, 23 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Artwork#34773.1454.286
Audio#49362.5163.429
Enjoyment#50182.6213.571
Creativity#56582.8303.857
Narrative#78251.5722.143

Ranked from 7 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?
Bullets and Enemies loop around the planet in orbit

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
Connor Aitken

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

This submission really stands out! I love the concept of bullets looping around the planet—it’s such a fresh mechanic, and the retro-inspired aesthetic adds a lot of charm. The game feels a bit slow-paced right now, and I think speeding up movement and fire rate could add some much-needed intensity. Also, giving players a stronger reason to use the orbit mechanic would make the gameplay even deeper. With some upgrades and varied enemies, this has huge potential to become an exciting arcade-style experience. Great job so far!

Submitted(+1)

One of the better submissions Ive seen for sure. I like that even the bullets "loop" around. Art has a nice aesthetic that I wish I could mimic. I hope this game does well in ratings!

Submitted(+1)

Great sounds!

Submitted(+1)

Loved the vibe and a really cool design. I felt like the game was very slow paced, it would be cool if I could fire faster and move faster. It needed a little more intensity. My major problem was that I didn't have an incentive to use the cool orbit mechanic. It was cool looking and neat, but my strategy often became to just stay up close to enemies not using that mechanic. I think that giving a reason to orbit things could help, but would I would LOVE is if the game was super fast and intense so things were flying around the planet like crazy right at the start. It would force you to dodge your own bullets if it is likely to miss. This could be a super awesome arcade game with a little more work!!!

Submitted(+1)

This aesthetic is very cool, and you executed the orbital mechanics really nicely! The first time the lasers blasted out of the planet I was like OH DANG THAT'S DOPE.

Submitted(+1)

Your game is really beautiful, I really like this retro aesthetic :) 

Cool game !

Submitted(+1)

I really like the concept of bullets looping around the planet and also that you may kill yourself with them and something like upgrades and maybe more enemy types, that for example shoot and can shoot theirself could be a really interesting game. It doesnt have many features yet but you could definitely expand on it if you want to obviously :)