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PUZZLE / WEB-NATIVE

Terraform.

Rotate a planet as water, earth, air and fire move toward it. Terraform is Steven Lambert’s musical puzzle about making a desolate world habitable. The elements react with one another, so your rotation changes more than where the next incoming piece lands.

Web-nativeKeyboard + pointer
Open original game ↗ (opens a new tab)

Opens the project’s game host.

Terraform project illustration
Creator-published Terraform competition cover. The original artwork illustrates the game; it is not a playthrough performed by this guide. Source & credits (opens a new tab)
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YOUR FIRST SESSION

Your first few moves.

Jump to controls ↓
  1. 01

    Choose a difficulty

    The opening menu offers Easy, Medium and Hard.

  2. 02

    Rotate with the left and right arrows

    Place a different part of the planet beneath an incoming element.

  3. 03

    Read the reaction and habitability

    Watch what the element changes before choosing another rotation.

KEEP THIS HANDY

Controls at a glance.

Left / right arrows
Rotate the planet, as the original opening instructions specify.
Difficulty buttons
Choose Easy, Medium or Hard from the opening menu.
Restart link
Use the displayed restart control for another attempt.

Rotation changes where an element arrives

The opening instructions say elements spawn and move toward the planet while left and right arrows rotate it. Inspect the approaching element and the planetary region beneath it. A small turn changes the encounter; waiting without turning is also a choice while the incoming movement continues.

Learn one reaction before chasing a complete world

The source defines water, earth, air and fire and gives their encounters different results, including enhancement, destruction and pushing. Follow an incoming element through its contact with the planet and compare the resulting region. Use that observed reaction to plan the next rotation rather than treating the four colors as interchangeable.

Watch habitability alongside the music

The running interface labels habitability, while the game source uses the elemental composition in its scoring. Music is credited to Jordan Reed and belongs to the presentation. A silent opening and an unresponsive rotation are separate problems to describe when troubleshooting. This guide does not claim a finished planet, an optimal composition or a browser-wide audio test.

BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE TAB

What happens to your progress?

A portable campaign export is not established by the reviewed entry. Check the running game before relying on a later resume.

Check the save and backup guide ↗

A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS

Before the next click.

How do I rotate the planet?

Use the left and right arrow keys; the pointer chooses menu options.

Can I take unlimited time between placements?

Elements continuously move toward the planet. Rotation is part of responding to their approach.

KEEP GOING

A useful next read.

Read the feedback before making the next gesture. ↗

Follow the source.

Steven Lambert; music by Jordan Reed. Licence notice. MIT project; retain music credit.

Latest collected source change: Update genres (opens a new tab) . Repository activity does not identify the hosted game version.

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