Orbyter
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“You are Scarf, an Orbyter from a faraway planet. After crash landing on a near-future Earth, you’re dedicated to learning more about unfamiliar Earth inhabitants whilst searching for your way back home. You have the chance to help your new friends by revitalizing natural and urban environments using methods inspired by real science."
🔵 Make Your Own Decisions:
Choose to take the fast-track or spend extra time revitalizing the world and getting to learn more about Earth. The ending will change depending on the choices you make!
🔵 Explorative Environment:
Use your resources to your advantage to clear each level! Use the upgrades you obtain throughout the game and take a creative approach to navigation. Share your findings with the community! Interact with the local wildlife to fill out your adventure log!
🔵 Nostalgic Adventures:
Enjoy a completely unique game inspired by classics like Sonic and Hollow Knight! All the work featured in Orbyter is 100% original, made by passionate individuals looking to make environmental education fun again.
🔵 Controls:
| FUNCTION | INPUT (KEYBOARD) | INPUT (CONTROLLER) |
| Move | Arrow Keys | D-Pad/Left Stick |
| Jump / Glide | Space Bar / Hold | Button South |
| Adventure Log | A | Left Bumper |
| Wall Dig | Z | Button East |
| Galaxsea Spray | X | Button West |
| Pause Menu | ESC | Start |
In the last 30 years, climate-related disasters have tripled in numbers (source). Climate change is amplifying environmental hazards, displacing countless families of humans and animals alike. This doesn't have to be! Change doesn’t happen in one day, but it CAN happen—and it starts with YOU! Orbyter is our love letter to the beauty of life, so let us show you a world worth protecting! Recycle, stay informed, and fight for your planet, starting with Orbyter.
This game was created for Climate Jam 2025.
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Install instructions
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To run the file, follow this file path: Orbyter Win --> Orbyter.exe --> (If unrecognized, "more info") --> Run
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Development log
- Happy National Wildland Firefighter Day!93 days ago
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You guys have done really well here, and I commend you for garnering the most attention out of any game in this jam. The art was definitely the most standout part of this game to me, and I want the artist to know that their art is super cute and I loved it! I'll say the gameplay was a little rough around the edges in my experience, but the core concept was good and I liked picking up new abilities throughout the game. If I had to pick one thing that I'd recommend working on, it would be the level design, as some of the gameplay felt easy and fun while other parts of gameplay felt difficult and frustrating. I'd recommend working on the difficulty curve and focus on making gameplay sections fun instead of precise. Still, you've made a great game here, and I wish you guys the best in the future!
Great Work. Art Style, Animation, Mechanics, and Level Designer definitely did super well. I was getting Super Mario Bros and BattleBlock Theater vibes while playing this. It was so much fun. Great Game. Hope you guys make it big one day!.
Amazing work! 5 stars to the audio, the Adventure log, and the polish on this jam page! Art felt a bit inconsistent with a ton of amazing assets full of heart and then... placeholder square sprites for the spikes? Even still, this game is super impressive in a one-month timeline and the team should feel super proud!
Hello Jace,
Thank you for your kind words! The hazards are actually drawn, too, but were unfortunately implemented too small-scale to see. Here's the full art if you want to take a look! Thematically, the "spikes" were meant to be scrap metal from the fires, as scrap can hold traces of flammable materials. It also ties in with the presence of machines, too.
Thank you for playing Orbyter!
I would wrather have wasd for movement, but i like the old game style of using the arrow keys.
I really like the artwork on the characters, and the background. However, the key binds were a little weird to use. Overall, Good game, but it could have used some more time overall.
I love the ability to glide and the wall jumping, I'm excited to see more!!
I like it, its genuinely cute. keep it up i wanna see where this goes
I do like the flying around, could make for a fun speed running tactic <3
Lots of potential! Keep it up
Sounds like a great game!