Orbit - Playing with Gravity
ORBIT is a gravity simulator at the heart of a puzzle game. Launch planets with a flick of your hand, and try to get them into stable orbits around black holes. Create your own levels in the Sandbox, and publish your creations to the world for everyone to play.
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November 9, 2016
9 years and 267 days ago
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Mostly Positive14 reviews71.4%
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6 itemsAbout the Game
Orbit is a gravity simulator at the heart of a puzzle game. Launch planets with a flick of your hand, and try to get them into stable orbits around black holes.
Can you make enough orbits to progress to the next level?
Orbit features a Sandbox where you can create your own levels! Control time, disable collisions, and paint with gravity. Publish your creations to the world for everyone to play.
Can you make enough orbits to progress to the next level?
Orbit features a Sandbox where you can create your own levels! Control time, disable collisions, and paint with gravity. Publish your creations to the world for everyone to play.
Features
- 45 free levels, with new mechanics are introduced over time — like repulsive black holes and planets with their own gravity that attract each other
- Play community-created levels — virtually limitless content made by other players, all completely free
- Launch as many planets as you like, and watch the mesmerizing orbital mechanics unfold
- Planets leave colored traces, so that at the end of a level you will have created a beautiful piece of art
- See the future trajectory of a planet before you launch it
- Play in an environment of smooth, minimalist graphics while listening to relaxing classical piano
