Satelital Sets Steam Release for November 13
A seven-year solo project built on its own engine, with no tutorials and no explanation of its six worlds, is releasing into a puzzle market where most games explain themselves first; the demo's record gives Dorta a rare position, an audience already convinced before the game is even out.
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The puzzle game Satelital launches on Steam on November 13, developed and published by solo developer Miguel Dorta. Players explore a solar system of six celestial bodies, one moon, one star, and four planets, each with its own rules, placing markers on boards and reading the reactions. There are over 120 puzzles, an estimated 4 to 6 hours of playtime, ambient music that reacts to player actions, and Japanese support. A demo with two areas, over 30 puzzles, and about an hour of playtime has been available since September 9, drawing 65 Steam user reviews, all positive.
Satelital has been playable in demo form since September 9, and its 65 Steam user reviews are all positive, giving it a Very Positive rating before release. That demo covers two areas of the main game, with more than 30 puzzles and about an hour of playtime. The full game runs over 120 puzzles across an estimated 4 to 6 hours. Dorta began the project seven years ago and built his own game engine because he did not know how to make most of what the game needed and learned as he went. He handles puzzle design, art, music, and the development tools himself, with ambient music that reacts to what the player does.
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