War in Space

It is the year 231 of the Frontier Era.

A nine-year war continues to rage between two mighty powers in the Earth sphere, conducted largely by heavily armed mechanized suits in space battles.

Eighteen-year-old Wick Palmer joins the small crew of the spaceship Nauvoo to take control of the Orbital Federated States' most advanced mech. Guarding a remote point in the solar system, the quiet the team has enjoyed cannot hold for long.

Guide Wick as he forges relationships with his teammates, fights off enemies, and questions his place in a war that never ends.

Written, designed, and programmed by John D. Moore.

Content warning: Strong language, death, light sexuality

Features

Hybrid fast-paced shooting action and story-driven visual novel systems

Pilot a powerful mech, armed with high-powered energy bullets and an ion sword

Get to know and establish relationships with crew members

Multiple branching story paths

Approximately 30-60 minutes of story.

Inspired by classic 70s and 80s giant robot anime like Gundam, Gunbuster, and Ideon

Instructions

Dialog sequences:

Press X, Z, or down to advance dialog boxes

Press up or down to select dialog options

Press X, Z, or Enter to confirm dialog options

Press C to speed up text

Press down to display full text

Battle:

Move with arrow keys

Press X to switch between ranged (bullet) and melee (ion sword) modes

Press Z to fire (ranged) or swing sword (melee)

System:

Press F4 at any time to toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes

Press Esc at any time to return to the main menu

Autosave and Non-repetition

The game automatically saves as you advance. No character will ever repeat the same dialog. Time marches forward, and there's no turning back.

Music Credits

Orbital Paladin Melchior Y makes use of songs released under CC0 public domain licenses and CC-BY-3.0 and CC-BY-4.0 attribution licenses. The following artists' music are used with gratitude:



Traditional and classical music arranged by Mick Jones, in addition to an original composition, all released by the artist into the public domain

Multiple battle tracks and the title theme are by Jonathan So (CC0)

"Introduction Remake+" by Spring (CC-BY-4.0)

"Contemplation" by Joth (CC0)

"Fallen Hero" by Machine (CC-BY-4.0)

"Chill Lofi Inspired" by omfgdude (CC0)

"My Friends Will Cry" by Christovix Games, as heard in Chapter Five's combat sequence

Will You Survive?