Ellipse: Rocket Simulator

Astrelix

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About this game

Now you can build and test your own rockets in this realistic sandbox rocket construction game. There are really no limits other than your imagination!

- Engineer sophisticated but easy-to-construct rockets
- Realistic rocket mechanics
- Orbital mechanics work just as in real life

Ratings and reviews

It's a good start but it still seems to need a lot of work. YT tutorial hints that a mouse or special stylus is necessary, and truly the app doesn't appear to be fully functional with just fingertips and a touchscreen. I haven't made a single rocket yet because parts freeze in position relative to the spacecraft being built as soon as I drag them onto the workspace.

This game is great on a large scale, but the smaller aspects are rough, to say the least. It is very hard to plan pretty much anything (transfer windows, precise movements) and the rocket builder is super hard to work. I can tell this game is getting better though, as the game is getting updated (yay, venus and mercury) and when the game gets more polished then I might consider buying the parts expansion. Also, the orbit lines are very rigid and sometimes aren't aligned with my rocket. Pls fix!

So, far - I'd say this simulator has much potential! (I say, 'simulator', because, it is more, that, than, a mere, game, if you look at it from a learning perspective). It seems to be in an early developmental process, but it is a good overview of orbital mechanics, space flight, etcetera. There is much to be learned about space flight from using the simulator, as it is.