01 / Learn the mission
A short tutorial introduces the hidden signal, country calls, and clues. Players choose an operator handle to start their profile.
Orbit Uplink / A ByteTalk product
One hidden country.
A world of clues.
Orbit Uplink is a daily geography game where each country guess brings you closer to a signal somewhere on Earth.
Play Orbit Uplink- Product
- Browser-based geography game
- Design & development
- Alan Shiflett
Product strategy, UX & engineering - Scope
- Interactive globe, gameplay & platform
The product idea
Make geography
feel like a mission.
The core interaction is simple: guess a country, read the clues, and narrow the search. The design gives that loop a setting: an orbital console tracking an unknown signal.
The globe shows where guesses land, while distance feedback helps the player decide what to try next. Every part of the interface supports that next decision.
The player journey
A clear next move.
Every turn.
02 / Follow the feedback
Each guess adds evidence to the globe and mission history. Distance and region information help players narrow their search.
03 / Come back for another
Daily and practice modes give players different ways to play. Scores, leaderboards, and replay history carry the experience beyond a single round.
Designed around the game
The interface
is mission control.
A restrained dark palette keeps the globe and colored guess markers prominent. Monospaced labels, telemetry, and the mission feed give the game a coherent visual language.
Behind the interface, the product connects game state, player profiles, scoring, and shareable replays. It is a complete web application that visitors can play for themselves.
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