Solar Lander

Solar Lander

TChapman500 · October 16, 2017 · Indie, Early Access, Casual, Simulation, Space

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lowest tracked $2.49
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Solar Lander price by region

Solar Lander costs $3.29 in Georgia (USD), £4.59 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, €5.19 in Europe (EUR), CA$5.99 in Canada, A$6.95 in Australia, NZ$7.89 in New Zealand, R$19.49 in Brazil and zł21.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Solar Lander offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.29 $3.29 — 1
United Kingdom £4.59 £4.59 — 1
United Statesyour region $4.99 $4.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €5.19 €5.19 — 1
Canada CA$5.99 CA$5.99 — 1
Australia A$6.95 A$6.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$7.89 NZ$7.89 — 1
Brazil R$19.49 R$19.49 — 1
Poland zł21.49 zł21.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Solar Lander

Developers Note (May 6, 2025):  This game has not been abandoned.  I'm still developing it, but development has been slow, especially while trying to take it off of the Unity Engine.Solar Lander a 2D space lander that simulates orbital mechanics and the conservation of angular momentum. Players fly around in an Apollo-style lander, land on the surface of a planet, and then redock with the command module to advance to the next level. You start out in orbit around a planet and docked with the command module. It is your job to make a safe landing on the surface of the planet, then get back into orbit to redock with the command module. Each planet has it's unique characteristics based on real life planetary bodies with procedural terrain generation.

All of the game's mechanics are simulated with a full physics simulation that runs 1,000 times per second! This makes the 2D simulation very accurate and very realistic. There is no arbitrary rotation rate or acceleration. As you use-up fuel, your maximum acceleration will increase and you will be able to change your rotation rate more quickly.

Solar Lander — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise the game's solid physics simulation and engaging gameplay mechanics, with appreciation for the developer's work on an early access title. Common complaints include repetitiveness, camera/zoom issues that make small objects hard to locate, and a desire for quality-of-life features like autopilot modes and better landing target assistance to improve the overall experience.

Recommended Feb 19, 2022
[h1]Off to a Great Start[/h1] The game is quite playable, though it does get a little repetitive. That's OK; it's an Early Release product. I like this a lot because I wrote something very similar back in 2009, but I never pushed it to a public platform. However, I understand and appreciate how much hard work went into this. However, even at this early stage, I would like to offer some suggestions. 1. Allow the player to designate their landing target and give them some kind of cue regarding a recommended orbital pathway to the target. 2. When the LM and the CM are too small to render adequately, put a cue box around them so that the player can still locate them. 3. Always allow the player to zoom to a level where they can *see* the CM. 4. Give the player some autopilot modes to help them navigate e.g. prograde, retrograde, horizontal. 5. Indicate direction to target as well as relative velocity, and add distance and rvel values. 6. Allow the player to remap controls during play as well as only from the main screen. 7. Label everything on the HUD. It's not sufficient to put it in the help section. The game is quite fun as is, but it can be made so much better with a lit…
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Recommended Mar 23, 2023
It's really a fun game, even if you're too stupid to play it well yourself. 10/10 c:
Recommended Jun 8, 2021
I like realistic physics lander.

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