Comet Courier
Play Comet Courier free online. Launch a delivery pod out of orbit and let planet gravity curve its path to the glowing planet before the parcel timer runs out.
How to Play Comet Courier
You fly a tiny delivery pod around a cluster of planets. The pod starts in orbit around one planet, circling it again and again. One other planet glows: that is where the parcel has to go, and a timer under it shows how long you have left.
When you launch, the pod shoots off in the direction it is travelling at that moment, along a straight line that touches its orbit. From then on every planet pulls on it, so the path bends, curls and sometimes whips around a planet. Fly close enough to any planet and the pod is caught in its orbit again.
Getting caught by the glowing planet delivers the parcel. You score 50 points plus a bonus for every second left on the timer, and a new parcel appears for another planet. Getting caught by the wrong planet is fine too: you simply launch again from there.
You have three pods. One is lost if the parcel timer runs out, if the pod crashes into a planet, if it drifts off the edge of the map, or if it hits a rock. Every four deliveries you move to a new sector with fresh planets. Rocks start drifting through from the sixth delivery, and from the tenth the planets slowly move.
Controls
Touch
- Tap anywhere to launch the pod from its orbit.
Mouse
- Click anywhere on the game to launch.
Keyboard
- Space or the Up arrow launches the pod. P or Escape pauses, M mutes.
Tips and Tricks
- Watch one full orbit before you launch. The pod always leaves along the line it is moving on, so wait until that line points a little to the side of the target, not straight at it, because gravity will bend it inward.
- A long hop to a far planet is safer as two short hops. Get caught by a planet in between and launch again.
- Big planets pull much harder than small ones. Give them extra room or they will drag your pod into a crash.
- When rocks appear, launch just after one passes your orbit. They move in straight lines and wrap around the edges.
About the Game
Comet Courier is a one-button space game about timing and gravity. There are no thrusters and no steering once you are flying, so every delivery comes down to choosing the right moment to let go and reading how the planets will curve your path.
The look is a deep blue night sky with neon planets and a dotted trail behind the pod, and each sector is laid out at random, so no two runs play the same. It works the same with a tap or a key press. Your best score is kept in this browser and can go on the Top 10 board.
Comet Courier FAQ
Can I steer the pod after launching?
No. Once the pod leaves orbit, only gravity moves it. The skill is all in when you launch.
What happens if I land on the wrong planet?
Nothing bad. The pod just starts orbiting that planet, and you can launch again from there while the parcel timer keeps running.
How is the delivery score worked out?
Each delivery is worth 50 points plus 5 points for every second still left on the parcel timer, so fast deliveries score more.
When do the planets start moving?
From the tenth delivery on, every new sector has planets that slowly circle the middle of the map.
