Accretion

Backstory

Once upon a time, a lone black hole—let's call him Billy—found himself in the endless, unforgiving vastness of space. Unfortunately, things aren't as simple as they seem, as due to pesky Hawking radiation, the poor Billy keeps shrinking in size. Billy knows that once his mass reaches a critical stage, he will too small to sustain himself. Luckily, there are many delicious asteroids in the neighborhood, and our friend gravity is so kind to send them Billy's way. Still, in order to catch these asteroids, Billy needs to move around. This is where you, the player, come in. You can help Billy move to catch the asteroids. Will you help Billy survive and accrete as much mass as possible? Do you wish life was as simple as making a number go up? Well, for Billy it is. The higher your score, the happier the life Billy will lead. So go on and play the game; give Billy the life that he deserves!

Background

This game was made as an intake assignment for a game development studies.

How To Play

• The menus are navigable by mouse. Click the buttons!
• You can move around by either using your arrow keys, or with WASD.
• You can also press backspace to instantly reset the game or escape to quit.
• Accrete and maintain mass by consuming asteroids.
• Pay attention, as the game gets harder over time.
• Try to achieve a highscore!

Credits

• This game is based on the BUAS template by Jacco Bikker.
• The black hole sprite was purchased on ArtStation and was made by Alexander Terskov.
• The sprite for the asteroids came from a free asset pack here on itch.io and was made by MattWalkden.
• The UI for the menu buttons and progress bar I used to display mass also came from here on itch.io and was made by craftpix.net.