Homebound

A space strategy planning game made in 48h by 4 designers! 2666 AD. Aboard the interstellar cruiser Ascania, humans have embarked on the longest exploration mission in centuries, beyond interstellar travel, to reach the distant, legendary twin-solar system Draco in order to perform a final analysis on planet Tyrean to determine its suitability for human habitation. The expedition was a success; with a few terraforming modifications, the planet will be habitable. However, upon disembarking from Draco, an unstable hydrogen fusion core has caused the main ship engine to collapse, leaving the Ascania to survive on the scarce amount of emergency fuel. What do we do now? Is the question being raised throughout the entire Ascania crew, when one of the on-board researchers points out that they can make use of planetary gravitation, a concept realised by the centuries-old theory of relativity. The Ascania will have to travel using as little fuel as possible, to hopefully reach planet Earth again, but time is not on their side, for an unstable reactor can act up nastily. They will need to act swiftly. The player controls the orbital position of planets within a system, guiding the Ascania through various systems, hopefully back to planet Earth.