Comet Tail

Comet Tail

Casual Ambient Arcade Exploration
2016

Comet Tail lets you take control of a comet that floats through space, flies through the gravitational fields of planets, and ultimately crashes to end the game.

It combines environmental exploration with autoplay features and dynamic arcade gameplay, allowing for different overlapping approaches to interaction and temporalities.

Goal orientation and fast physics-based acceleration are intertwined with open space movement and free exploration. Badges and high score lists contrast with images and sounds that reference ambient aesthetics.

Comet Tail was part of various exhibitions, including the Kassel Dokfest and the UCLA Game Art Exhibition in Los Angeles, before its official release on mobile devices, desktop, and Apple TV in 2016.