Can't Force It

A very serious orbital acquisition simulator.

IMPORTANT: If you get stuck on level 2, try to spin the planet (click and drag red ball) and drag the axis (yellow stick). Also, click a bit behind the cannon to start aiming (my bad I'll change it after the jam) and don't shoot too hard.

A stranded rich space colonist is trying to return to Earth, and unfortunately for everyone else, he has discovered gravity.

In Can't Force It, you launch yourself through space and spin planets to bend your flight path. Every level is a compact physics puzzle where the solution is part timing, part planning, and part pretending this was all intentional.

Controls

  • Mouse / Touchpad: Aim, launch, interact with planets/buttons, and perform skill shots.

Features

  • Drag-and-launch physics gameplay.
  • Spinning planets that affect your trajectory.
  • Planet spin: Spinning a planet increases its gravity and bends your path more strongly. Click the planet again to stop the spinning.
  • Gravity axis: Dragging or tilting the axis changes the gravitational field, increasing or decreasing its size.
  • Money shot: In levels 4 - 9, you get a skillshot that can be aimed with left mouse-click and shot on release.
  • Gravity-based puzzle levels.
  • Asteroids, hazards, and suspiciously serious space capitalism.
  • Fast retries for maximum “just one more attempt” energy.

Made For

The Very Serious Juniper Dev Game Jam

Credits

  • Game design / programming / art: JonzDev
  • Music / SFX: Wodebug
  • Level design / dialogue: G3tOwned
  • Fonts / assets used: Audiowide

Every failed launch is not a mistake. It is a minor market correction.

More information

Download

Download
CantForceIt_Windows.zip 35 MB

Install instructions

Browser: Press the play button above and launch directly from your browser.

Windows: Download the ZIP, extract the full folder, then run Can't Force It.exe.

Do not run the .exe from inside the ZIP — extract it first.

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