Playable Link: https://seigneurfou.itch.io/milky-way-2862?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=playmygame

Full demo (French UI): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTN_NvwOGC0

Platform: Windows, Android · English / French

Description:

Hey everyone! I'd love to share the demo of Milky Way 2862: defend the solar system against an interstellar threat, while your eight planetary colonies never stop orbiting the Sun. A heavily armed planet might find itself on the opposite side of the threat a few seconds later: anticipate trajectories and balance your investments!

Inspired by Super Aleste (SNES), Advance Wars, The Tower and early OGame. Free demo: tutorial + 2 sectors, about 45–60 min, with accessibility options (readable font, color-blind modes, larger click targets).

Honest status: Arcana's portrait is temporary (a hand-drawn asset by memmoxt) while a professional illustrator works on the redesign.

What I'd love to know: How far did you get? And was the orbital rotation clear without explanation?

Free to Play Status:

[ ] Free to play

[x] Demo/Key available

[ ] Paid (Allowed only on Tuesdays with [TT] in the title)

Involvement: Solo developer, QA professional for about ten years. The concept, game design and balancing choices are my own work. Everything the player sees, reads, or hears is human-made; AI programming assistance tools were used during development (disclosed as "Code" on the itch.io page).