Underplayed Gems

Orbit - Playing with Gravity (2016)

Orbit - Playing with Gravity cover
Developer
HIGHKEY Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating
3.6 of 5, 14 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

You flick planets into orbit with a light touch, gently tweaking gravity and time to coax stable paths around black holes.

physics-basedpuzzlecasualcreativerelaxingexperimentalsatisfying

What players say

Players are split on this mobile port: some find it a relaxing, addictive gravity puzzle with a powerful sandbox and endless user-created levels, while others complain about missing features like an exit button, occasional broken level loading, and the free Android version making the paid PC release feel greedy.

Screenshots

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