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SimpleRockets

Also known as SimpleRockets, s, simplerockets

I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.

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SimplePlanes VR is now available

After far too many late nights of caffeine-infused coding and 3D modeling, we are proud to present SimplePlanes VR. Strap a VR headset to your face and grab the stick and throttle in front of you to fly. Flip switches,…

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September 2019
After more than three years of development, SimpleRockets 2 is now available on the iOS App Store and Google Play. You can get it here . Steam post image As usual, here's a new trailer we put together for this special d…3 changesGameplayStore19 Sept 2019
December 2018
The Steam Winter Sale is here and you all know what that means! SimplePlanes is 50% off and SimpleRockets 2 is 15% off. We also put together a special bundle for all of you aerospace enthusiasts with an extra 15% discou…1 changeStore20 Dec 2018
October 2018
SR2 - New Trailer and Release DateWe are getting close to releasing SimpleRockets 2. We are close enough that we are ready to commit to actual date: November 8th. In the meantime, here's a new trailer to whet your appetite. https://www.youtube.com/watch…Announcement1 changeGameplay22 Oct 2018
Explosions in SR2When you are building rockets, you're most likely going to run into the occasional rapid unscheduled disassembly. It happens to even the most experienced rocket surgeons. You might as well embrace it and take advantage…Announcement1 changeGameplay15 Oct 2018
Beta Testing (PC/Mac)We have recently started (secretly) beta testing SimpleRockets 2 for PC and Mac. We started with a very small group of people, just to ease into this and make sure nothing exploded, including our brains. So far we've ha…Announcement1 changeCompatibility02 Oct 2018
September 2018
Planned Burns in SimpleRockets 2With rising fuel prices, we'd hate for you to waste your precious RP-1 guessing how to burn your engines to get where you want to go. In SimpleRockets 2, you can plan your burns by clicking on your current orbit and add…Announcement2 changesMaps18 Sept 2018
Ion Engine in SimpleRockets 2The tyrannical Tsiolkovsky rocket equation cannot be avoided. The only way for rockets to accelerate in space is by expelling some of their mass. Most engines do this with combustion, which expels huge amounts of fuel m…Announcement2 changesGameplayBalance03 Sept 2018
August 2018
Cargo Bays in SimpleRockets 2The cargo bay will open the door to many possibilities. The most obvious being the space shuttle. There are many more possibilities, but it really hinges on your creativity. I know the creativity of our players is far g…Announcement3 changesGameplayBalance20 Aug 2018
July 2018
Pixel Pop Pictures and Virtual TourWe demoed SimpleRockets 2 at the Pixel Pop Festival in St Louis this weekend. Since many of you couldn't make it, we decided to make this video so you could have a virtual experience of our demo. Enjoy! https://youtu.be…Event1 change30 Jul 2018
Nav Sphere in SimpleRockets 2The Nav Circle in SR1 made it very easy to control rockets in a 2D game. It took me a while to figure out the best way to extend the Nav Circle into three dimensions. I ended up with basically two nav circles: one for h…Announcement23 Jul 2018
Launch Effects in SimpleRockets 2Kevin just finished redesigning the launch site. He also built a new hangar, extended the runway, and added two additional landing pads for those of you who want to be like Elon. With the effort invested in the new laun…Announcement2 changesGameplayUI/audio09 Jul 2018

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