Solar - Like no strategy game you've played before

EDIT: This game was originally intended for Flash, but will now be released for Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE.

I've been working on a really cool new game called Solar.

This is a strategy game that is very different from other strategy games. No interface, no complications, no set directions, no clutter. It's very simple and very intuitive, yet also very complex.

You control the universe, shifting objects around and crashing them together. Combining asteroids to form planets, and so on. Once you have some planets, you evolve life on them. How you evolve and what life you do evolve depends on how you created the planets, there are over 30 different planets to get.

Watch out though, your growing life will have to struggle through a chaotic universe before maturing. You may get decimated by a comet, encounter hostile lifeforms or even get sucked into a black hole. You may even have to start all over with some new asteroids and making a new planet.

I don't expect anyone will see this, since I haven't uploaded any of my games here before. But whatever, if any of you do stumble upon this page I hope you find this interesting. Hoping to release this around December/January.

Here's a screenshot of the game as it is now, the final game won't look any different:

Solar - Like no strategy game you've played before

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Rig 2008-11-22 12:32:24

Looks interesting indeed - I wish I had an Xbox ;P

Fleabus 2008-12-09 10:27:04

Amazingly I managed to stumble upon this and I have to say, this looks awesome. Just so happens I have an Xbox 360 so i'll definatly get it if it's out yet (haven't got around to checking the arcade marketplace yet).

Keep up the awesome work!

-Fleabus

Hamalo 2009-02-05 21:04:00

Sounds very interesting and fun...If only I had an xbox.

Yambanshee 2009-02-07 06:06:54

that looks sweet :O

Patonki 2009-02-21 10:24:35

Aww, you should make a flash demo, if not anything else :(

Murudai 2009-02-21 10:24:35

There will be a Flash version of the game :)
It will be different from the Xbox version, but still very fun. It'll be released in parallel with the Xbox version!

LK412 2009-02-21 23:03:35

This is soo awesome. Im assuming this will be on Xbox Live Arcade. I never bought anything from there but this could be the first thing i buy. Cool.

Murudai 2009-02-21 23:03:35

Xbox Live Community Games actually. Essentially the same thing, you just don't need a contract from Microsoft to publish the game.

XBLA contracts are VERY hard to get, but if this version of the game is a big hit I might be able to land a XBLA contract which would be fantastic.

Patonki 2009-02-22 07:43:30

Ah, thanks for the flash version. People like me (with no Xbox) will really appreciate it.

GeneralAC 2009-02-23 06:26:09

Will this be a free download :D cause i want it for free or cheap :P{Xbox 360).

Murudai 2009-02-23 06:26:09

The game will be 200 Microsoft Points. Just a cheap bit of fun. That's $2.50, so it won't break your bank, lol.
I wouldn't mind making it free, but Microsoft don't let you sell games for free, because it costs them money to host the games on XBL and to provide bandwidth.

TMM43 2009-02-23 10:06:35

Cool dude. Will this be available on the Arcade or is it going to be an actual CD?

Murudai 2009-02-23 10:06:35

A CD? Of course not :) Gaming has come a long way since the days of the PS1 and the like. With all the current gen consoles having internet networks and stuff it allows for much more ways to distribute games than just a CD at the store :)

And what that means is Independent Developers like me have a better chance of cracking into the market