Perihelion is a monster-building game where you play as Dysnomia, the moon-daughter of Eris. You're trying to grow the Strongest, Smartest and Scariest creatures possible before you reach perihelion, your closest approach to Earth.

HOW TO PLAY

Watch as your creatures eat food and harvest LOOSH. You can influence the game by spending that LOOSH on UPGRADES that manipulate your creatures, the environment, and time itself.

Once your creatures have eaten enough food to level up in SCARY, STRONG, and SMART, they will grow to the next TIER!

• Try to reach TIER 4 before the timer runs out.
• Once you have enough LOOSH, try clicking a creature to "split" it and get two creatures! Your creatures are Entangled, so when one of them eats, they all grow together.
• Be careful to manage your time, resources, and build order efficiently so that you can make it to TIER 4 before you arrive at Earth.
• Experiment with different build orders to find the best ways to grow your creatures.

Controls

• Hover your mouse over almost anything (including your HUD) to see what it is and what it's doing.
• Click UPGRADE to buy upgrades that influence the game.
• Click your creature to "split" it and get a second creature.

Created by

• gamln (game design, game code)
  
• pastel-breakfast (engine code, art)
  
• and cupid (character design, art)
  

for Ludum Dare 56 Tiny Creatures

Thank you for playing <3

We built Perihelion from the ground up in 72 hours using the LOVE framework. Unfortunately we ran out of time to finish implementing scoring, cut-scenes, and audio, but we hope you'll enjoy the intricate gameplay, stunning art, and lovely atmosphere (or lovely vacuum as the case may be).

Changelog

• 2024-10-07: Fixed broken upgrade and ui states after game over, entities drawing over buttons, and incorrect stat bar values
• 2024-10-07: Published initial jam release