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Solar Escape

The sun is swallowing the planet and the floor is melting. Solar Escape is a high-octane 2D survival platformer where you have no weapons—only your grapple hook and your will to endure. Master the crumbling terrain, outrun the solar inferno, and stay alive until extraction arrives.

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About the Game

A RACE AGAINST THE STAR

The reconnaissance mission was a catastrophic failure. You are stranded on a dying world being swallowed by its own star. Your thermal suit is steadily failing, and the extraction ship is still minutes away.

Solar Escape is an intense 2D survival platformer that trades combat for pure endurance. There are no monsters to shoot—your only enemy is the star itself.

ZIP TO SURVIVE

In an environment where every millisecond counts, your thermal grapple hook is your only tool for survival. Forget swinging—this is about raw speed and pinpoint accuracy.

  • Instant Traction: Launch your hook and zip instantly to platforms to escape the encroaching heat.

  • Precision Movement: Navigate through a landscape of escalating solar hazards where one wrong move is fatal.

  • Relentless Pace: The solar inferno doesn't pause. Adapt your route in real-time as the environment becomes increasingly hostile.

ENDURE THE SOLAR INFERNO

Your goal is simple but terrifying: survive until extraction. As the timer counts down, you face relentless waves of increasing heat and environmental anomalies.

The clock is ticking. Your suit’s systems are failing. You don't just have to escape the heat; you have to outwit a star that is determined to claim you. Can you hold out until the ship arrives?