Space Rocks
While on a routine Stellar Cartography mission, UESC Rains experienced a malfunction and warped into an asteroid field in an unknown sector of space. Unable to get a bearing to safely warp out, the ship must…
Space Rocks is an indie developed by Alister Software, released 25 November 2011 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Space Rocks is
Space Rocks is an indie game developed by Alister Software and released in 2011. It was published by Back To Basics Gaming. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
While on a routine Stellar Cartography mission, UESC Rains experienced a malfunction and warped into an asteroid field in an unknown sector of space. Unable to get a bearing to safely warp out, the ship must blast the asteroids into smithereens to prevent imminent destruction. To make matters worse, the local inhabitants are xenophobic and have sent warships and Magna-Mines to eliminate the alien (that's you!) threat. As the pilot of your ship you must maneuver instantly, rotating left, right and energizing your thrusters to avoid destruction. A direct hit on an asteroid with your laser cannon breaks it in two. A hit on one of these breaks it into two smaller asteroids, a final hit on a…
How it plays
Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Space Rocks launched on 25 November 2011, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Minecraft: Java Edition, Assassin's Creed Revelations and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Minecraft: Java Edition, Assassin's Creed Revelations, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
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