Gl Gravitywells With Editor

GravityWells with Editor is the level-editor edition of Jorge Arroyo Gonzalez's open-source arcade puzzler from Makasoft, distributed as a 0.9b beta. The player guides a lost ship through twenty single-screen levels by clicking to reposition a gravity well, which redirects the ship's trajectory and speed. This build adds tools to design custom levels.

Core mechanic

You never steer the ship directly. Each click moves the gravity well to a new spot, and the ship's path bends in response, accelerating, slowing, or curving depending on where the well sits. Finding an exit means picking the right click positions in the right order rather than tapping arrows.

Constraints and scoring

Every level caps the number of clicks; once that budget runs out, you keep going but lose points for each extra adjustment. A trajectory-preview mode shows exactly how a prospective click would deflect the ship, letting players experiment before committing to a move.

Level editor

This release pairs the game with a level editor so players can build their own boards and pass them around. The included campaign still totals twenty hand-built levels, but the editor opens the door to community-made content.

Status and licensing

GravityWells is open source software from Makasoft. The author flags the 0.9b build as a beta, asks players to email feedback, and acknowledges that some bugs may remain despite extensive testing.

Author and contact

Jorge Arroyo Gonzalez distributes the game through Makasoft and lists maka@makasoft.net as the contact for bug reports. Macintosh Garden catalogs the lineage as released in 2006.