Kessler Syndrome

Made with gldeA

This is a game my friend gldeA and I made for the 2025 GMTK Game Jam, which had the theme of "Loop". In Kessler Syndrome, you control a satellite that orbits a planet that has to destroy other satellites/probes that are also orbiting the planet. If you think about it, an orbit is just a giant loop in space so that's how we integrated the theme into the project. You also have to avoid various hazards such as asteroids and moons. My friend gldeA made the music, I made the artwork, and we worked together on the code.

As for the game's name, it is named after a theoretical disaster (wikipedia) in which a satellite is destroyed and the debris from said satellite damages other satellites and causes a chain reaction that makes it impossible to send any more satellites or missions into space. Since the game is about destroying alien satellies and probes, that probably is a somewhat appropriate title. It also just sounds like a cool name.

You can find the source code here.

Controls:
- W/S to move up/down in the orbit
- A/D to change direction to left/right respectively
- Left click to shoot
- Scroll to zoom in/out
Use the mouse cursor to aim.

Download/Play on itch.io