Venus Looks for Jupiter
A downloadable music video game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
SNORT SOME CONFIDENCE
AWAIT THE STARS
AND LOOK FOR JUPITER
"🤩 Amazing" - Elisha Banai
"Play Venus just once and you’ll 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 want more music clip like games, the vibes were immaculate
Well, well, well… what do we have on itch.io to scratch that Mirror’s Edge itch? Flawless "videoclip" and control experience, amazing execution!
TRUE MASTERPIECE
love this game! i return to it every once in a while
Unbelievably fun game, loved it with my whole heart, ears and hands. Added the song to my playlist
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 that’s what Venus is. I toyed around with the idea of adding a new song/level, but either way it’ll 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
Nah, Venus is supposed to love Mars but Jupiter is the king
super amazing game!
definitely going to put a few hours into speedrunning it.
Great Game (Wish it was longer)
בחיים לא חשבתי שיבוא היום בו אשחק במשחק שמכיל שיר של אלישע בנאי, אך הנה אנחנו פה
משחק מדהים+שיר מדהים 10/10
טוב לראות ישראלים בתגובות. במבט לאחור הייתי צריך ליצור הייפ עם התקשורת הגיימרית כדי שזה יגיע לעוד קהל אבל ויתרתי כי לא ביקשתי מאלישע רשות בהתחלה. בסוף שלחתי לו את המשחק והוא מאוד אהב. תודה רבה ושמח שנהנת!
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
完美的跑酷游戏，非常独特的风格，如果你没游戏可玩的话，不妨试试这个
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 it’s still janky, I’ll 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 sliders’ values. Thanks you for your patience and for giving me a heads-up!
I love this
game so much!
🦶👉❤
היה לי ממש כיף לשחק! מאוד אהבתי את התזוזה וגם את הרגעים שקופצים - זה נותן הרגשה ממש מיוחדת :)
תיקון קטן - fetile --> Fertile בכתוביות
Esta bien perro
:)
I found one more bug that I can fly somehow.
I’m aware of it. I can’t replicate it for the life of me. Even the speedrunner who originally discovered this bug doesn’t know what’s causing it. From what I understand it happens in very specific circumstances that do not hinder casual play. Unless this becomes something truly gamebreaking I’ll 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, חשמאלי סמכותי
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!