Orbital Salvage
Cut loose what is worth money. Leave before the orbit decays.
What it is
A physics-led salvage run around a decaying station. The concept is sketched; nothing is built.
Status
Not playable yet. This page holds the design brief until the build lands.
Genre
Physics / Arcade
Inspired by
The originals.
Lunar Lander
Atari · Arcade, 1979
A thrust button, a fuel gauge, and an argument with momentum.
Read the homage to Lunar Lander
Gravitar
Atari · Arcade, 1982
Gravity, but this time it shoots back.
Read the homage to Gravitar
- Momentum you have to plan around rather than steer out of
- Fuel as the clock: every correction costs something you cannot get back
- A tractor beam, and the judgement of what is worth the weight
Both originals were a single screen and a high score. Orbital Salvage means to make the run itself the unit — pick a wreck, decide what to cut loose, and get clear before the orbit decays.
Nothing to play yet
No achievements and no league table until the build lands. The brief above is the design target.