PixelByte, a two-person UK studio, is set to release their first game onto mobile on February 16th, called Gravity Galaxy. The idea is that it’s a “hybrid puzzle game" where you have to try and collect all 3 stars in a level by navigating the orbit of different planets. Along the way, you have to avoid hazards and, you know, flying out into endless space where you float unceasingly into oblivion. That’s bad. But PixelByte wants to combine that with some real-time aspects, where timing and reactions come into play as well as the thoughtful side of the game.
There’s been a bunch of gravity/orbital puzzlers in the history of the App Store, but they remain a cool idea, and this looks like it has potential to be a rather notable entry in the genre. Gravity Galaxy will release on iOS and Android on February 16th for free with IAP, as you can unlcok various ship customizations as you hurtle through the cosmos.
