Rescue Ranger

An original game of gravity

All your research satellites were scattered across space when you forgot to close the ship hatch! Slap on your jetpack and explore the solar system in this original retro browser-based game. Can you find and recover them all…and whatever else might be out there? Use the button below to launch the game or continue reading to learn more.

The game features unique gravity mechanics for each celestial body, affecting movement, jumping, and jetpack flight. The visuals shown inline were designed in Lottie showing smooth seamless animation styles rendered in web-based code, and raw game created using GameMaker software, and in the style of simplified, retro sprite-based side scroller.

Satellites emit directional audio pings that grow louder as you approach, guiding exploration across orbital paths, surfaces, and bodies of water. Search high within the planet's orbit and low on the ground or in water. Currently only supported on desktop – click ‘Enable’ to allow audio and music, recorded and produced in-house.

Controls are simple and keyboard-focused:

• Arrow keys or WASD to move and jetpack

• Numbers 1–8 to select planets from the ship map

• ESC to return to the ship