Probe Planner
Plan a little space probe's flight to glowing beacons with a raccoon at mission control. Launch speed costs fuel, but swinging past a moving planet bends your path and speeds you up for free, so pick the right moment to launch.
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Controls
TapDragHoldKeyboard←→↑↓ Space F- Drag to aim and set the power, then tap LAUNCH.
- Swing past moving planets to speed up and reach every beacon before the battery runs out.
- Hold the double arrow to fast-forward.
- Keys: arrows, Space, hold F.
About the game
Probe Planner is a calm little space puzzle about timing. A raccoon in a headset runs mission control while you send a tiny gold probe from the launch pad to blinking beacons. Drag to aim, read the dotted path, and launch when it lines up. The probe's battery only lasts a few seconds, and every bit of launch speed burns fuel.
The secret is the planets. Fly close past one and its gravity bends your path, and because the planets keep moving along their orbits, a well-timed flyby flings the probe onward faster than it started, for free. The path dots turn from blue to gold as you gain speed. The same aim can hit or miss depending on when you press LAUNCH, so watch the planets, or fast-forward to the next window. Twenty-five missions add suns, asteroid walls, moons and moving beacons.
Free to play in your browser. No download, no sign-up. Works on phones, tablets and computers. Your progress is saved on this device.
