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Maintain the star active to keep your solar system alive. How long can you survive?

Submitted by RaZeR2020, anamariau, elfakyn, Rhy, John_Itcher — 2 days, 12 hours before the deadline

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Criteria	Rank	Score*	Raw Score
Originality	#154	3.765	3.765
Presentation	#218	3.647	3.647
Theme	#355	3.059	3.059
Fun	#439	2.588	2.588

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game represent "Power"?
We wanted to interpret the theme in a way which lets you play as a force of nature. A star is tremendously powerful, as it has the power to sustain life but also to cause immense damage (through solar flares, storms, intense solar activity etc.).

A star is the "god" of its solar system: it is the most powerful entity and the most potent weapon. A star creates the solar system around it, but it can also wipe it out in an instant. In Solar Bloom, you decide how the Star’s power is wielded: creatively to build a solar system, or destructively to feed upon nearby asteroids and planets.

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JimTheGamer16Submitted28 days ago

It's a bit confusing, especially the whole make a planet thing but it was very enjoyable

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RaZeR2020Developer24 days ago

Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Regarding the confusion, I think it stems from the fact we went with a realistic orbit simulation. Overall, right clicking an asteroid will turn it into a dwarf planet, that will need to collide with another asteroid to create a new planet. You can then modify the planet orbits if you right click them again, but you need to do it in a step by step fashion, matching a planet's orbit with the next (closer to the sun) planet's orbit

Timtanium707Submitted29 days ago

5th on the leaderboard, not bad. This is relaxing and fun, I like all the different types of planets that can be made. I like the lava planet and gas giant :)

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psijamSubmitted29 days ago

cool idea - love the artwork and overall vibe. The mechanics are rather enjoyable

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Stone Smasher Power

PokeNinjaGuySubmitted30 days ago

I really like how the game looks, the music is nice, but the game itself is confusing to me. I must be missing how to actually create planets.

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John_ItcherDeveloper30 days ago

Hi! Sorry for the confusion. The way to make planets is to start by capturing an asteroid. If you pull (right click) one, it will turn into a dwarf planet orbiting the sun. Colliding it with another asteroid or dwarf planet will turn it into a special planet based on the distance to the sun. Hope this helps :)

PokeNinjaGuySubmitted30 days ago

Okay, I guess that makes sense :)

waddSubmitted30 days ago

It's really pretty and satisfying. But the game is a bit confusing I don't understand why I'm losing and how making planets or destroying things effect the game. A tutorial level or more feedback might help

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Extreme Power Lifter

John_ItcherDeveloper30 days ago(+1)

Hi! Thanks for trying our game! You are right. While we tried to simplify the game, we should introduce a tutorial.

UDRSubmitted30 days ago

I love how the UI looks and it feels, but I wasnt sure how to capture any planets, I was trying to suck in the asteroids, maybe I didnt last long enough to get a planet. do you get them from sucking in enough asteroids? I will keep playing but even with that struggle it was fun to keep my star alive

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John_ItcherDeveloper30 days ago(+1)

Hi! Thanks for trying our game. We tried to keep some orbital simulation aspects with minimum control. The way you get planets is by pulling (right click) asteroid. This creates a dwarf planet. Onecd this collides with an asteroid or another dwarf planet, you get a special planet, based on how far away from the sun is created. Hope you enjoy the game :)

Billwood MarblesSubmitted30 days ago

Love the presentation! Great work!

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John_ItcherDeveloper30 days ago

Great to your you enjoyed the game!

CyclogonSubmitted31 days ago

This was pretty cool! Took a second to figure out the controls but it was fun.

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John_ItcherDeveloper30 days ago

Thanks for showing perseverance. This is the compromise we reached between ease of play, and simulated orbits.