Based on the Japanese puzzle game Suika, here we have Cosmic Collapse! It’s the work of Johan Peitz and launched in January 2024.

It’s a fun time of it, with planets from the solar system (Pluto!?) jammed into a Tetris style area. And we enjoyed it (not least because it’s cheap).

Arrange Some Planets in Cosmic Collapse

Okay, so this thing is on Steam and Itch.io. We got it for £4 and that’s bargain bin value right there.

Cosmic Collapse is a kind of Suika homage. What’s that? Well, here it is. Colour and vibrancy ahead with this one.

As you can see, Cosmic Collapse plays on the game quite heavily. Nothing wrong with that, most games are derivative in one way or another.

The difference here is the game has planets!

And we like planets, especially with the Super Nintendo 16-bit era graphics. The game looks like playing Starwing on the SNES. But the idea of Cosmic Collapse is to tidy up the solar system.

You drop planets into place in a Bust-a-Move type of format. Line the planets up to wipe them out, otherwise the screen fills up and you’re screwed.

There’s a heavy emphasis on no stress, as you can take your time arranging everything. With the planets all bumping, bopping around in the Tetris area in satisfying fashion.

It’s a pretty chillaxed type of puzzle game, really. Nothing too OTT or demanding. If you like space then this will have a casual appeal.

Unlike Suika, the game is much easier. But high scores are still a thing, with chaining together cosmic combos providing you with more points.

And it’s designed to offer multiple playing styles, whether you’re thinking strategically or just want to trigger of combos and carnage. As with the best puzzle games, it offers complexity under its simplistic-seeming exterior.

It’s also very realistic! As the developer explains on the Itch.io page:

“Totally accurate simulation of celestial bodies”

There we go. Straight up truth right there! Can’t beat a bit of truth, right?

Away from that truth, happily mingling with it, we can claim Cosmic Collapse is a great fun little game. Great for pick-up-and-play kind of bursts. Not too mentally demanding, more fun and friendly.

Thumbs up from us and it’s great, as always, to see Jupiter in action (complete with Great Red Spot—it’s all about the details).