Satellina Sends Your Finger Through Orbits

More and more, the key to finding success in the mobile market is elegant simplicity, particularly when it comes to puzzle games.

Satellina is part puzzle game, part twitch-reaction game, and even the trailer looks nerve-wracking.

The premise is simple: Clear all of the orbs on-screen. This is achieved rather simply, as running your finger across a green orb clears it. Where it gets mean is the secondary mechanic. Namely, not all the orbs are green. Clear every green orb, and all the yellow orbs turn green, while all the red ones turn yellow. Clear that next set, and the new yellow ones turn green. It sounds like deep, dark magic. Naturally, if you happen to brush against any orbs that aren’t green, you lose instantly. So uh, don’t do that.

The game is divided into “suites,” each of which consist of five levels. A timer is shared amongst these five levels, and you will have to clear all five within a certain amount of time in order to progress to the next suite. Keeping players company from level to level is Satellina’s choice of synthpop soundtrack.

Satellina will be developer Moon Kid’s first release, and is expected to launch on iOS devices January 22nd, with support for Android devices coming a week later.