Xicarus's Xtreme Xventure

You are Captain Xavier Xicarus (xe/xir), a thrill-seeking pilot in a doomed solar system.

In 22 seconds, the Xun will explode, taking all life and all planets you know with it.

In the meantime, though, it's a great chance to do some sick donuts around a dying star.

XXX is an addictive and deterministic score-em-up where you maneuver an agile ship across treacherous environment.

Features

• Addictive 30-second game loop
• Refined, skillful gameplay
• ZERO randomness; deterministic physics
  
• Beautiful low-resolution graphics
• Learn about doomed planets
  
• Reach the highest score you can!

Controls

• Arrow Keys to steer your ship
• Press X to activate your boost, once every 30 seconds.
• Press Z to open your Solar Atlas, which lets you view planet orbits, and learn about their composition
• Press "Enter" for options

Credits

• Brook.p8 - that's me!
• Elyon - Lore ideas and support
• ATL Gamedevs
• Playtesters, including Kartik, Morgan, Nova, Tamsyn, softmagic
  
• Shoutout to trans folks and autistic people everywhere, and especially autistic trans peeps!

Meet the System

• Xun
  • Remaining lifespan: 22 seconds
  • A hot and burning ball of code and plasma, facing imminent collapse
  • Our beloved sun at the center of our system
• Xerth
  • Orbital radius: 29,000 pixels
  • Its neon sea, which neatly divides the planet in half, creates the perfect habitat for life as we know it
  • We call it home <3
• Devril
  • Average temperature: 450°F
    
  • Due to the high heat and an atmosphere rich in oxygen and carbon, this planet is constantly lit aflame
  • Possibly supports marshmallow-related life??
• Keple
  • Planet radius: 1200 pixels
  • This body's orbit is extremely off-center, passing both closer to and further from the xun than any other planet
    
  • Due to the extreme fluctuations in temperature,  and its mossy poles, it does not support life. And if it did, it'd probably be lame anyway. Like moss or something.
• Bolong
  • Orbital eccentricity: 0.42
  • Tidally locked with the sun
  • Due to its fast movement as it approaches the sun, Bolong's dark side is notable bigger and denser than its sunny side
• The Cube
  • Sides: 6
  • ???? What???
  • We don't know how it got here
• Debris Belt
  • Number of asteroids: 1.27 million
  • That's a lot of rocks
  • The ring appears to extend beyond our observable universe

Thanks for playing!