Comet
A downloadable game
A Light-hearted puzzle adventure
- Unearth the secrets of an island & its fascination with the comet
- Solve puzzles
- Talk to island inhabitants
- Find your brother!
 | 🏅 Nominated for Most Anticipated Game in the 2022 & 2023 Playdate Community Awards. |
What Happens When a Sleepy Island is Rocked by a Comet?
When her brother goes missing after a comet fragment hits, Stella has to overcome her fear of the dark and venture out of her village into the unknown to find him.
Why is a little fishing village so captivated by the annual flyover of a comet?
Are the strange phenomena on the island related to the comet?
And how does Stella's path become intertwined with it all?
Tonight, not everything is as ordinary as it seems.
Let the Light Guide Your Path
Stella’s fear of the dark won’t stop her from finding her brother.
After night falls, use the Playdate's crank to control your lantern. Adjust the intensity of your lantern to solve light-based puzzles and navigate your way through the darkness.
Pick up a lantern and answer the call to adventure. Explore different regions of the island, solve puzzles, and talk to new characters in search of Stella's brother Mars.
Along the way you’ll gather clues from a swathe of strange characters, discover bizarre phenomena, and you might even find some hidden treasures along the way.
Celestial Sounds
A soothing soundtrack accompanies Stella's journey, composed by Kyle "Tripletritone" McAuliffe.
Meet Our Heroes
 | Our protagonist, the plucky and exuberant Stella can light up a room with her personality. Stella’s love of adventure and exploration with her nocturnal brother are only hampered by her fear of dark, a vice she sorely wants to overcome. |
 | An explorative soul with a wandering mind, and lots of love for his little sister. As much as Mars appreciates his humble life, he's got big ambitions. Since he can’t set out on his own just yet, he lets his imagination take him on journeys instead. |
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Development log
- Extreme Makeover: Comet Edition44 days ago
- Milestone 6 | Light Mechanics & Engine Upgrades93 days ago
- Playtesting & Character CreationJul 22, 2024
- Milestone 5 | Chapter 2 Systems, Design & FlavourJun 23, 2024
- Behind the scenes - Announcement TrailerMar 31, 2024
- Milestone 4 | Chapter 2 DraftFeb 28, 2024
- Milestone 3 | Chapter 1 PolishDec 01, 2023
- Camera workNov 06, 2023
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The Duke Nukem Forever of the Playdate, hopefully when its released its actually good instead of decent like DNF was.
Ha ha 😅
I'd like to think we're showing evidence of progress to prove the project is alive.
This game WILL come out
Is there a estimated release date for when this releases on the play date?
It would be unwise for us to set a date.
In our recent blog post I said this.
Comet is a passion project for all of us in Team Comet. Everyone on the team is stealing away time from our busy lives to work on the project. So when life stuff comes up, we encourage each other to take it easy. This might be frustrating to you if you’re reading this and waiting for the game to be done (or if you’re my wife 😅) but it’s what’s kept this project going.
This project is alive and well, the blogs should show that.
But given the ups and down of the team, it's hard for us to give any dates.
Hi, how do I download the prototype? Can't figure out how :(
I actually removed the download for that today as people kept thinking it was the full game 😅
I was proud of what we were able to prove out in pulp but that prototype doesn’t represent Comet anymore :)
ohhh darn lol, I was excited to see what you guys did so far. Any idea if you will release a small demo in the future? Just got my playdate yesterday and your project was the push I needed to get one :)
That's super kind to say 😳
We don't have any plans for a demo at this stage, but I hope you'll follow me for updates.
No worries, I look forward to see it release. Love the art-style and concept. Definitely following for updates.
Damn this is looking amazing! I honestly was just about to write because I was playing the Playdate Pulp version and there's some point at which I cannot advance and out of nowhere I am seeing all of these advancements and logs and such, I am really excited now!
Congratulations and keep up the hard work, this will be a thing for sure!
Oh wow, I'm not sure how many people might have played the Pulp build. I did my best to get it running well.
Thanks for your comments and interest in the project. ❤️
Hi, I'm sorry, I could be doing something incorrectly. Whe I attempt to sideload either file, it gives me one of those cannot find top level .pdx file. If anyone could help that'd be amazing as I would very much love to play this game.
Hey Tyr.
Comet-P is the Pulp Prototype for the game. The PDX should function but it’s not a finished product.
If you read the devlog you can see when the project got rebooted.
Is this the final version or what?
Why is it coming soon on Catalog?
Comet-P is the Pulp Prototype for the game.
If you read the devlog you can see when the project got rebooted.
So excited for this game!!!!
We'll have more to show very soon!
THIS type of game is the reason I waited a little over a year for a Playdate console. Can't wait for the release!
"Updated 68 days ago" - It's been a while. Any ETA on the release?
Hey 5uck3rpunch.
The team pushed hard to reach that internal milestone, then I had my first child, and the rest of the team have had life going on.
Development has for sure continued since the last update. But we've not had time to write it up.
Thanks for checking in ❤
Congrats on the new addition to your family! Keep up the great work on the game. I cannot wait to buy it!
This looks as something ready for Catalog since day 1
Can't wait!
🎉
This looks awesome. Congratulations!
Yay, congratulations on publishing your itch page! Stella is freaking adorable, and I can’t wait to officially meet her. Awesome work! :-)