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Holding Pattern

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developed by orangeacorngames

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rated 3.5 stars, 43 ratings.
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Posted April 17, 2026. Updated April 17, 2026. Played 636 times for a total of 482 hours.

description

Protect your planet from enemies by unlocking unique upgrades and earning lots of cash!

The game is now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4309180/Holding_Pattern/

The game embeds an itch page: https://matt-neave.itch.io/holding-pattern

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bazke May 22, 2026
+1comment score: 1
Oh no, is it supposed to just end with the planet on its own, no enemies and just nothing? I wish I could have completed all the upgrades but either it broke or the end is just very end.
CouchBrotato gamedev May 15, 2026
+1comment score: 1
As mentioned before, the university upgrade is pretty OP and pacing kinda goes from 1 to 100 really quick, but the game looks really clean and plays really well!
Caxes72 April 23, 2026
+1comment score: 1
could you put the itch.io link in the description?

developer response: Done

uden April 23, 2026
+2comment score: 2
Neat little game but as others have said, it's very easy to grind early levels like level 1/2 with the powerful currency upgrades and then simply trivialize the game.

developer response: Yep! This is addressed in the full version which is now out on Steam! <3

DatrixTSW April 19, 2026
+1comment score: 1
Hmmm....Strange how all I can see is a blank black box for a game window.

developer response: I'm unsure why that might be - this is the first report. If you have any info about what device you're running the game on, that might help me fix it for you :)

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Bells_Under_Water April 17, 2026
+3comment score: 3
Fun little game! It might be nice if the mouse cursor snapped to the planet at the beginning of a round.

I found the easiest way to play was to replay already beaten levels and use the spare ship bonus to earn money, then pump my production of ships. I replayed level 1 several times and made like 18 grand, then bought a bunch of upgrades and cruised the rest of the game.

developer response: Interesting strategy haha, I'm going to nerf upgrades that make this easy.

Omnicron April 17, 2026
+3comment score: 3
You NEED to nerf the university upgrade. Once you get that the strat becomes to go into the highest level you can without moving the mouse off the planet. Once you get that upgrade it takes like 5-10 mins to finish the game. it took me about 30 mins after i got it to max out the tree.

developer response: Hey, thanks for flagging, I'm going to nerf this skill :)

uden April 23, 2026
+2comment score: 2
Neat little game but as others have said, it's very easy to grind early levels like level 1/2 with the powerful currency upgrades and then simply trivialize the game.

developer response: Yep! This is addressed in the full version which is now out on Steam! <3

Caxes72 April 23, 2026
+1comment score: 1
could you put the itch.io link in the description?

developer response: Done

DatrixTSW April 19, 2026
+1comment score: 1
Hmmm....Strange how all I can see is a blank black box for a game window.

developer response: I'm unsure why that might be - this is the first report. If you have any info about what device you're running the game on, that might help me fix it for you :)

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