Lane Drifter

Story

You play the role of a captain that has been stranded in space for a vast amount of time, in all honesty only the computer knows for how long and you stopped caring a long time ago.
Finally the ship's systems have been restored, enabling your flight with limited capabilities.

With a basic shield and some defensive armaments, you start your journey back to Earth.

There is only one problem.. space!

Game mechanics
In a classic top down view style you take on asteroids, celestial bodies, gravity wells and space native obstacles that will constantly work against you trying to return to humanity.

Pilot a nimble ship through dense asteroid fields using precise movement.

With no direct weapons, you have to rely on survival by movement, dodging or deploying gravity bombs.

You can also collect resources on your journey.
You will encounter research stations on your journey which can unlock tech for research and resources.
Between runs you can observe the automatic research through the profile page allowing you to unlock techs discovered during active gameplay. Resources are automatically spent and invested into discovered research.
Research discovered will allow general ship bonuses such as:
• Health bonus
• Shield bonus
• Automatic dodge
• Automatic research speed bonus
• Anomaly scanning speed bonus

As you journey through uncharted space you can expect a growing difficulty in your journey.

Score is earned through distance traveled and asteroids avoided. Every run challenges your focus and control—can you outmaneuver the chaos and top the local leaderboard?

Core Features

• Quick to pick up, challenging to master
• Defensive gameplay focus - by movement, dodge or gravity bomb
• Local leaderboard for tracking high scores
• Minimalist visuals for clean spatial awareness
• Dynamic difficulty that ramps with your performance
• Reflex-driven arcade action with a sci-fi twist

Early access
As noted this game is released in early access. The game mechanics as presented will be enriched as the game content and replay value is expanded. Resources can be gathered, but what will they be spent on? Research? Skills? Time will show!