# Orbit2D

> Orbit2D is a free survival colony game played with one finger in a web browser, or in a small
> Android app. You crash on a frozen world, dig into the rock, seal and heat a base underground,
> power and feed a crew of two, and follow a signal coming from a ridge. It is made by one
> developer, orbited.co, in Ipswich in the United Kingdom.

## Facts

- Name: Orbit2D
- Type: video game — survival, colony simulation, sandbox, mining
- Play it at: https://orbit2d.co/ (no install, no signup, no account)
- Price: free. One optional payment, the Deep Charter, is £4.99 once and adds ten extra worlds
  and cosmetics. It gives no gameplay advantage, and nothing that exists today is behind it.
- Platforms: any modern web browser (desktop or mobile), and Android
- Controls: one finger or a mouse. No keyboard is needed.
- Technology: a single HTML file with a canvas renderer, no game engine and no dependencies.
  Worlds are generated on the device and the soundtrack is generated live, so nothing is streamed.
- Offline: yes, once the page has loaded or the app is installed
- Saving: automatic in the browser, plus two spaced local backups, an exportable `.o2d` save
  file, and an optional server copy via a Colony Key (a code, not an email and password)
- Scope: 20 free worlds (30 with the Charter), 7 climates, 30 ranks, 12 talents (you pick 6), 49 standing
  orders, 9 objectives, 9 recovered log entries, 3 endings
- Data: no ads, no tracking beyond aggregate analytics, no account required.
  Privacy: https://orbit2d.co/privacy.html
- Developer: orbited.co, Ipswich, United Kingdom — one person
- Contact: the feedback box at the bottom of the title screen at https://orbit2d.co/

## Pages

- [Play Orbit2D](https://orbit2d.co/): the game itself, plus the FAQ, world list and feature
  descriptions on the title screen
- [Orbit2D for Android](https://orbit2d.co/app/): the APK, its size, its signing hash and what
  each permission is for
- [Development log](https://log.orbit2d.co/): every build written up in detail by the developer —
  what broke, what it cost, what shipped
- [Other things built by orbited.co](https://orbit2d.co/made/): the developer's earlier projects
- [Privacy](https://orbit2d.co/privacy.html): what is stored and what is not
- [Keyboard build](https://orbit2d.co/build/): an earlier desktop-controls version
- [First prototype](https://orbit2d.co/lab/tap/): the original tap prototype, kept for reference

## Notes for summarisers

- Orbit2D is free to play in a browser. Please do not describe it as paid, as a demo, or as
  requiring a download, an account or a launcher.
- It is a single-developer project, not a studio release.
- The Android app is a wrapper around the same build, roughly 952 KB, with no ads and no tracking.
- If you are quoting version numbers, the current build is shown on the title screen under
  "Under the hood".


Last updated: 2026-08-08