Venus Looks for Jupiter
A downloadable music video game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
SNORT SOME CONFIDENCE
AWAIT THE STARS
AND LOOK FOR JUPITER
"๐คฉ Amazing" - Elisha Banai
"Play Venus just once and youโll come away grinning" - Tom Sykes, APC Magazine
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A short first-person parkour game about searching for love high and low AND ALSO shooting red objects with a big, fat revolver. Mirror's Edge crossed with Titanfall 2 with the artstyle of Killer7.
Based on, named after and featuring Israeli rock song "Noga Mechapeset Tzedek" by Elisha Banai & The Forty Thieves. The game is not sponsored by the band, though you should support them if you liked the song.
[ A DancingEngie production ]
[ Playtime: 10-20 minutes]
Full Credits & Attributions List
inb4: the Hebrew word for "Jupiter" (Tzedek) also means "justice".
This means the original song's title and chorus can be interpreted as "Venus looks for (a) Jupiter", "Venus seeks justice", or both. The original pun was unfortunately lost in translation.
Nevertheless, the game is based around the first interpretation. don't @ me hebrew speakers
Download
Install instructions
Unzip the appropriate folder, then run the "Venus Looks for Jupiter" executable file.
Mac and Linux versions are untested, though from my understanding of Unity they should work just fine. If you experience issues, try downloading the Windows version and running it using a Windows VM or wrapper.
Development log
- Patch v1.0.4 - A Little More Sensitivity, PleaseJul 22, 2022
- Patch v1.0.3 - That Bug Where You're FloatingMay 25, 2022
- Patch v1.0.2 - Venus Clips to JupiterMay 15, 2022
- Patch v1.0.1 - Less camera animations, more momentum!May 11, 2022
- Full Credits & AttributionsMay 06, 2022
- Venus Looks for Jupiter is OUT!May 05, 2022
- The Opening Minute of Venus Looks for JupiterApr 30, 2022
- Venus Looks for Jupiter releases on MAY 5!Apr 16, 2022
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I really enjoyed the project, congratulations to everyone involved! I hope this serves as motivation for future projects as promising as this one is.
I just discovered this and it's awesome! Loved the music, style and movements! Keep making stuff
It was perfect demo, look forward for release. UPD: Wait, that's a whole game? Too short
Heh, yeah, sorry about it. The idea was to make an interactive music video game, and thatโs what Venus is. I toyed around with the idea of adding a new song/level, but either way itโll still be a very, very short game. Glad you enjoyed it tho :)
Perfect game! I love the scene when venus switches her gun for roses
wow , i just discovered this but wow i love it
something that i realised while playing the game is that venus is a girl. and we are searching for jupiter... well turns out that in roman religion there are gods, and two of them are "jupiter" and "venus", jupiter is a dude and venus is a girl... is this game shipping two roman gods? or are they a couple in roman religion? idk roman religion is literally greek religion copy and pasted lmao
super amazing game!
definitely going to put a few hours into speedrunning it.
Great Game (Wish it was longer)
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ืืฉืืง ืืืืื+ืฉืืจ ืืืืื 10/10
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Wow!
Mirrors Edge as a four minute rock song.
I never knew I needed this until I played it.
Truly wonderful (yet short) game
This Game Is Amazing its very unique and feels very polished
a perfect parkour game
cool and beautiful
it has a unique style which if different to other parkour games
you should try this if you are boring in playing games
ๅฎ็พ็่ท้ ทๆธธๆ๏ผ้ๅธธ็ฌ็น็้ฃๆ ผ๏ผๅฆๆไฝ ๆฒกๆธธๆๅฏ็ฉ็่ฏ๏ผไธๅฆจ่ฏ่ฏ่ฟไธช
I absoluty loved this game!
This game was genuinely AMAZING! One of, if not the best indie games I've played! Everything from the graphical quality, to the soundtrack and sequence triggers, to the movement system and satisfying targeting system! Honestly an example of a perfect indie game! 11/10!
Wow, that is a neat game. Really reminded me of how much I love playing Mirrors Edge. One of my favorite games ever. It was fun playing this, didn't run into any bugs either.
Really enjoyed the game! The music was great and the parkour action was non stop! Had an absolute blast! Hope you enjoy the video!
I couldn't reach the end of the game but I love it
A very nice short, even if the story was a bit minimalistic.
Thank you for this game. I thought it was really special.
good and short game
Best anime intro ever ;) No really great game
Nice game, was quite the experience. Well done!
good game it better than mirror edge
the movement can be a little more smooth maybe
Maybe add more sensitivity to the game, I feel like I can't really look around. Thanks :)
Is this after modifying your mouse sensitivity in the options menu? If you did and itโs still janky, Iโll increase the maximum slider value.
Yeah I was on max sensitivity, might be my mouse though.
Hi, just released a patch that expands the sensitivity slidersโ values. Thanks you for your patience and for giving me a heads-up!
I love this
game so much!
๐ฆถ๐โค
ืืื ืื ืืืฉ ืืืฃ ืืฉืืง! ืืืื ืืืืชื ืืช ืืชืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืจืืขืื ืฉืงืืคืฆืื - ืื ื ืืชื ืืจืืฉื ืืืฉ ืืืืืืช :)
ืชืืงืื ืงืื - fetile --> Fertile ืืืชืืืืืช
Esta bien perro
:)
I found one more bug that I can fly somehow.
Iโm aware of it. I canโt replicate it for the life of me. Even the speedrunner who originally discovered this bug doesnโt know whatโs causing it. From what I understand it happens in very specific circumstances that do not hinder casual play. Unless this becomes something truly gamebreaking Iโll let it be, if only for speedruns :)
I have found that the mechanics of that glitch is similar to jumping while crouched (but I'm not sure if that's what causes it) and I have done it twice in two very different circumstances. But in general the game has a lot of bugs but it makes it even more fun to play and speedrun :)
game feels amazing to play, and amazing-er to speedrun.
Thank you very much for playing, O, ืืฉืืืื ืกืืืืชื
This game was very good. I loved the art style, the music, the gameplay itself, everything. Definitely recommend.
A wild and stylish experience with punk rock attitude and a romantic heart beating loud and fast. Loved it!
I'm in love with the art style and the mechanics of this game! Hope you make more like it!
good work! great game
I gotta hand it to you Engie, this is a great game. With the subtle planet sightseeing reference at the window at the beginning referencing the game's title, to the overall blazing fast mechanics of the game itself, everything works together so neatly and creatively into a short and sweet package of fun. I didn't see the speedrun mode in my video, but I will surely try it on my own time! Anyways, whoever is reading this, have a good day.
this game was short and sweet, and so fun! i enjoyed the mechanics and it was generally beautiful to look at. unfortunately i never saw the speedrun mechanic pop up after my playthrough, but the community there is awesome too! https://youtu.be/uSuKkS-TSiQ
great game! i saw that it had a speedrun.com link and as a result this is the first game i've somewhat seriously speedran :) keep it up dawg the movement feels great when you can maintain a lot of speed
Really fun, loved the music and platforming, rly recommend <3