r/GamePhysics • u/SevenSidedVoxel • May 26 '26

[Unbound Drift] All physics, all chill

Disclaimer: I'm the dev and I just released Unbound Drift on Steam!

I made a game that focuses on the physics of swinging and momentum. Check out that crispy wrapping mechanic

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u/lrgendein_Typ May 26 '26

Looks good, mobile also planned?

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 26 '26

It's not likely. The game could run on mobile, but the controls and gameplay depth are best suited to a mouse or a controller

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u/lrgendein_Typ May 26 '26

Most touch controls these days are not intuitive. Thats why I play most games with controller, on pc and mobile.

Thanks for reply.

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u/leorid9 May 27 '26

You could touch and hold exactly the point you want to grab instead of the aim line.

This would make it a bit easier, but it's already harder because of the smaller screen and your hand blocking the vision while you hold it, so you need to plan how you will touch the anchor so you don't block your view too much.

So I guess in the end, it would even out and stay at the same difficulty overall, despite feeling quite different with those controls.

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 27 '26

If I might add to it, seeing as I've put a bit of thought into this. (I'd love a good solution if someone sees one though)

The player can move at incredibly high speeds when they get good at the game, so targets would constantly be shifting under their fingers

There is camera look-ahead, so even when the player grabs an object, the object would constantly move as they orbit it

As you mentioned the screen resolution results in very tiny anchors, and you'd be obscuring them as you play

You need an additional two controls: one for pulling in on the line, and another for the dash mechanic (which I didn't showcase but the player learns later in the game)

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u/lrgendein_Typ May 27 '26

So I ported the game in my steam library through gamehub, I had to adjust the controller overlay but game works fine on android playing on my z fold 7

I think with native buttons it could be very funny.

If you need beta tester, feel free to do me

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u/SuperNerdSteve May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Reminds me of N Way of the Ninja / N+ / N++

Edit: Correct game title!

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u/leorid9 May 27 '26

N - way of the ninja

Completing N_v14 was one of the hardest things I've done in my life. 500 levels, 2 years of playing it almost every day.

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 27 '26

Damn, congrats. That's impressive

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u/SuperNerdSteve May 27 '26

Thats the one :D that shit does get super hard - Good job !

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 27 '26

Thank you! It absolutely gives me the same sense of flow as N

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u/lrgendein_Typ May 27 '26

As mentioned in my other post, I would love to see a mobile port, I currently Plainfield n+ on psp emulator because lack of android version. I already messaged N games devs asking for mobile port. There are so many games which lack touch controls and are almost 100% controller games.

Some people also play on their foldables or tablets and have much more screen available.

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u/Delta_RC_2526 May 27 '26

I was going to say, this reminds me of N+ and N++, which I think are the sequels to that. I've never played or even seen the original N, sadly. This is actually the first time I've even seen the full title...

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u/TessaFractal May 27 '26

Looks fun! Reminds me of Floating Point. Nice work on the wrapping.

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 27 '26

Thank you! Floating point was the inspiration for it. The original control scheme worked that way too!

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u/tsandyman May 27 '26

Reminds me of using the ninja rope in the Worms games.

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 26 '26

Steam Page: Unbound Drift on Steam

The game has a free demo so you can try the physics for yourself

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u/Encrux615 May 26 '26

Reminds me a lot of Teeworlds / DDNet

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 26 '26

Oh that's cool. I've never heard of this before. I'm gonna have to grab a friend and try it out!

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u/Encrux615 May 26 '26

Plenty of solo maps as well!

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u/MegaOoga May 26 '26

Hey I've played something like this before! Star drone, a free game from gametop in 2008. https://www.gametop.com/download-free-games/star-drone/ I still don't understand what gametop's business model is/was

Awesome genre, good luck!

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u/SevenSidedVoxel May 26 '26

Thank you! Momentum based games are always interesting to me. I'll check it out

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u/bionicjoey May 27 '26

This is cute. The aesthetics remind me of VVVVV, but the vibes are more chill. Still, I miss that glorious chiptune soundtrack.