Asteroids Extended

What it's like to play

A space exploration game rather than a pure shooter: an asteroid field and four planets, and you can use the planets' gravity to slingshot yourself around instead of just thrusting in a straight line. The whole map is one continuous space.

The critical design choice is that nothing can kill you — no collisions, no lives, no game over. You drift, you shoot asteroids, you fling yourself through planetary gravity wells, and the only thing you can lose is time. That makes it a game about movement rather than survival, which is a much rarer thing.

The presentation is vector line-art on black: wireframe ship, polygonal asteroids, small coloured dots for shots and markers. It is the Asteroids look without the Asteroids pressure.

Controls work on both keyboard and touch — arrow keys and space on desktop, or the on-screen buttons that appear when you tap the canvas on mobile.

Verdict: Asteroids without the dying. A calm, gravity-powered exploration toy rather than an arcade challenge.

Controls

Arrow keys to rotate and thrust, space to fire, F for forward and W for weapon on touch. Click the canvas to reveal the on-screen controls.