Solar Lander
Fly an Apollo-style lander around various planets, landing to earn points and then redocking with the command module to advance to the next level.
About
[p]Developers Note (May 6, 2025): This game has not been abandoned. I'm still developing it, but development has been slow, especially while trying to take it off of the Unity Engine.[/p][p][/p][p]Solar Lander a 2D space lander that simulates orbital mechanics and the conservation of angular momentum. Players fly around in an Apollo-style lander, land on the surface of a planet, and then redock with the command module to advance to the next level. You start out in orbit around a planet and docked with the command module. It is your job to make a safe landing on the surface of the planet, then get back into orbit to redock with the command module. Each planet has it's unique characteristics based on real life planetary bodies with procedural terrain generation. [/p][p] [/p][p]All of the game's mechanics are simulated with a full physics simulation that runs 1,000 times per second! This makes the 2D simulation very accurate and very realistic. There is no arbitrary rotation rate or acceleration. As you use-up fuel, your maximum acceleration will increase and you will be able to change your rotation rate more quickly.[/p]
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Achievements
The second-fastest way to end the game.
Land safely for the first time.
Safely redock with the command module.
Safely complete the first level for the first time.
Finish the game!
Make it to level 5.
Make it to level 10.
Make it to level 15.
System requirements
Minimum Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.0 GHz, 64-bit Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Not Determined DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 65 MB available space Sound Card: N/A Additional Notes: Needs Testing on Lower-End Hardware Recommended Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.0 GHz, 64-bit Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Not Determined DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 75 MB available space Sound Card: N/A Additional Notes: Tested on 2.8 GHz, 64-bit Quad-Core Processor with Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 Integrated Graphics
Minimum OS: 10.11 Processor: 1.0 GHz, 64-bit Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Not Determined Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: N/A Additional Notes: Needs Testing on Lower-End Hardware Recommended OS: 10.11 Processor: 2.0 GHz, 64-bit Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Not Determined Storage: 120 MB available space Sound Card: N/A Additional Notes: Tested on 2.8 GHz, 64-bit Quad-Core Processor with Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 Integrated Graphics
Minimum OS: Not Tested Processor: Not Tested Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: Not Tested Storage: 120 MB available space Sound Card: N/A Additional Notes: Linux Version Completely Untested Recommended OS: Not Tested Processor: Not Tested Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Not Tested Storage: 150 MB available space Sound Card: N/A Additional Notes: Linux Version Completely Untested