Obrbital L∞p

Orbital L∞p

GMTK Game Jam 2025: Loop

Description

Orbital L∞p is a strategy tower defence game with a twist.. or shall I say a l∞p. Your goal is to place towers at different orbits of a planet and defend it from incoming threats. The further the orbit from the planet, the slower the towers will loop, potentially leaving the other side vulnerable to attacks. Manage your energy, choose your orbits wisely, and protect the planet for as long as you can!

Game Mechanics

Ground Stations: These are structures that can be placed on the planet itself in designated slots. They provide essential support.

• Solar Farms: Generate vital "Energy" over time to fund your defenses.
• Shield Generators: Provide a defensive shield to the planet, absorbing a certain amount of damage before being destroyed.

Orbital Towers: These are your primary offensive units, placed on any of the predefined orbital paths. Once placed, they automatically loop around the planet.

• Each orbit has a different radius and speed. Closer orbits are faster, while further orbits are slower, a crucial strategic element displayed as "Orbit Time" during placement.
• Towers automatically target and fire at the nearest enemy within their range.

Energy: Energy is the central resource used to build and enhance your defenses.

• Generation: You gain a small amount of energy passively every second. The primary way to generate more energy is by building Solar Farms on the planet's surface, which provide energy at regular intervals.
• Consumption: Energy is spent on building new orbital towers and ground stations. It is also used to upgrade them, increasing their effectiveness (e.g., boosting a tower's damage and range, or a solar farm's energy output).

Controls

Pan Camera: Hold Middle Mouse Button and drag

Zoom Camera: Mouse Scroll Wheel

Place Towers: Drag and drop tower icons onto valid orbital paths or ground slots.

View Info & Upgrade: Click on any friendly unit or enemy to see its stats. Use the info panel to upgrade your units.

Credits

Art Assets:

• Pixel Space Background Generator by Deep-Fold: https://deep-fold.itch.io/space-background-generator
• Pixel Planet Generator by Deep-Fold: https://deep-fold.itch.io/pixel-planet-generator
• Weapon Pack Pixel-Art by Foozle: https://foozlecc.itch.io/void-pickups-pack
• Meteor Pixel-Art by Foozle: https://foozlecc.itch.io/void-environment-pack
• Explosion Animations Pack by ansimuz: https://ansimuz.itch.io/explosion-animations-pack
• Solar Panel Pixel-Art by HyprPixl: https://hyprpixl.itch.io/solar-panel-sprite
  
• Custom Boarder and Panels Menu Pack by BDragon1727: https://bdragon1727.itch.io/custom-border-and-panels-menu-all-part
  

Music and SFX:

• Space Music Pack by Goose Ninja: https://gooseninja.itch.io/space-music-pack
• 200 Free SFX by Kronbits: https://kronbits.itch.io/freesfx