Orbit

How to play

Your ball circles the glowing sun at the middle of the screen while red rocks fly in from the edges. Tap anywhere to reverse your orbit direction; that is the entire control scheme. Every rock that sails past you into the center scores a point. One touch from a rock ends the run.

Tips

• Rocks always fly dead straight at the center, so read the line early and pick which side of the ring to be on.
• Time your reversal for the moment a rock is about to cross your orbit. Flip too early and you can drift right back into its path.
• The pressure builds two ways: rocks fly faster and spawn more often as your score climbs, so the calm ends around ten points.
• Watch the screen edges instead of your own ball. Your orbit is predictable; the spawn points are not.

One button, one decision

Orbit has a single control: tap to reverse direction. That is not a limitation so much as the design. With no way to speed up, slow down or leave the ring, every rock reduces to one question, which side of the circle do I want to be on when it arrives, and the whole game is how quickly and how far ahead you can answer it.

Rocks always travel in a straight line towards the sun at the centre, so their path is fully predictable from the moment they appear at the edge. The skill is reading that line early and committing, rather than waiting until the rock is close and reacting.

Surviving longer

• Read the rock at the edge, not near the ring. A straight line is known from its first two positions; use them.
• Decide which half of the ring is safe and get there with one reversal. Two reversals in quick succession usually means you are reacting rather than planning.
• Every rock that reaches the centre is a point, so you do not need to dodge cleverly, only to be somewhere else when it crosses the ring.
• Watch for pairs. Two rocks from opposite sides leave a narrow safe arc, and spotting the second one early is the difference between a long run and a short one.
• Keep your finger resting on the screen. The reversal has to be instant when you need it, and travel time is death.

Common questions

What are the controls?

Tap anywhere to reverse the direction your ball orbits. There is nothing else to learn.

How do I score?

Every rock that passes the ring and reaches the sun in the centre scores a point. You do not have to do anything to it except not be in its way.

Do the rocks curve?

No. Every rock travels in a straight line from the edge towards the centre, which is what makes its path readable early.