Developer posts and news about this game.
v0.8.1 beta Changes Updated the wolf's growl and death sounds. Bug Fixes Fixed bats fading out oddly on death instead of disappearing instantly like other flying animals. Fixed music taking too long to start after leaving the lab for the first time. Fixed the lab showing up on th
Features Added Planet Station as a buildable, inert surface structure with no lab requirements. Changes Extended backward aiming while running to the flashlight. Aiming the gun or flashlight now transitions smoothly and rapidly. The aiming tutorial now explains aiming with the gu
This update improves world generation, respawning, save management, and overall menu polish. Changes Reduced jump strength inside buildings and caves. Reduced noise in the Earth day ambience. Added the ability to delete saved games from the Load Game screen. Menu confirmation dia
Explore abandoned buildings on Earth, shoot at enemies chasing you, and try the new difficulty options introduced in v0.6.0. Here’s everything included across both updates! New Features Enter abandoned buildings on Earth. Aim and shoot backward while running. Choose Easy, Normal,
Funorbit got a three-hour stream on todestod666's Twitch channel , with Catty! The session covered most of what the Earth portion of the game has to offer, giving it a proper playthrough and time to explore. As a developer, seeing someone spend that much time with the game means
Features Added chests on Earth's surface and in caves, with opening and closing, one-time wood or iron loot, and saved positions and state. Added mineable rocks and loose iron pickups to planet surfaces, and increased rock density in new caves. Bug fixes Completed missing transla
This update brings more meteorites to your space travels, a fresh look for menus, and fixes for drifting rockets and astronauts. What's New More meteorites: Encounter up to six nearby at once while exploring space. New impact sound: Hear a smashing sound when your rocket breaks a
v0.3.1-beta Bug Fixes Fixed save slot timestamps displaying minutes above 59. Replaced the uneven loading bar with the green progress bar used in-game. In Story Mode, the equipped lantern now moves to the first available inventory slot when leaving the lab for the first time, pre
Features Introduced Game modes: Story Mode, Sandbox (Earth) and Sandbox (Space) Steam cloud saves Increased amount of save slots to 10, with indication of the game mode Bug Fixes Fixed issue when picking up gun from the floor recharing full set of bullets Fixed issue with jumping
## v0.2.1 beta ### Bug fixes - Fixed sudden crash that happened sometimes when switching between lantern and gun - Fixed issues when loading game losing state of missions - Fixed main menu issues in monitors with resolution 3840x1440
Funorbit is officially available in Early Access! After a long time working on the game, I’m very happy to finally make it available for everyone to play. Early Access is only the beginning. The current version includes the core planet and launching experience, and I plan to cont
Join me for a live look at Funorbit, a 2D physics-based space survival and exploration game where you wake up in an abandoned lab, gather resources, repair technology, and work your way toward launching into orbit. This stream shows the current demo version during Steam Next Fest
Funorbit is still in development, and it will continue to be in development for a long time. This is not a small game for me. The vision behind Funorbit is much bigger than simply releasing a finished version as soon as possible. I want to keep adding the mechanics, features, sys
I started to think it may be worth working on a free demo. It make sense.I want people to understand what the game is about, collect some feedback and hopefully get some attention from the community. So in the past 10 months I have been working solely on the game mechanics, compl
Must sound counter-intuitive but working on the pixelart graphics, making sure they look as perfect as possible and that animations are well transitioned, is the most time consuming task by far. You could spend 8 consecutive hours improving a spritesheet and the results are dimin
I've made significant improvements to in-game navigation to enhance situational awareness and control. A new radar system provides clearer, more instantaneous detection of nearby objects, while a predictive curved trajectory line now visualizes your ship's future path, dynamicall
I've been spending a lot of time on the Save Game feature. This is because I believe players deserve better, and not being able to store their progress as part of the first release is a failure. Players will spend hours playing it, especially when travelling through planets, so l
So I just published the "Coming Soon" page in Steam, which is a big step for me and Funorbit to start being known in the videogames world and indie community. Nevertheless, there are still things that need to happen in order to go from "Coming Soon" into a release date. Among tho