Joel J Games

Fall from Space

Fall from Space key art showing a lone astronaut looking across an alien landscape.

Awake, arise or be for ever fall'n.

Waking with no memory on a strange planet, you begin a journey for answers. The choices you make will shape the course of history.

A solar system inside a cartridge

Fall from Space is an open-world, non-linear RPG built for real Game Boy hardware and created by a solo developer.

Explore a solar system full of secrets, side quests, upgrades and choices that matter. The project blends literary and science-fiction influences, from Paradise Lost to 90s CRPGs like Fallout, into a story of memory, loss and discovery across interconnected worlds.

The full game is available now as a boxed physical edition featuring a stunning original painting by Mitsuhiro Arita. Order your boxed copy now!

Features

  • Explore multiple worlds in a solar system inside a cartridge.
  • Open-world RPG structure with Metroidvania-style platforming.
  • Branching story, multiple endings and a karma system that shapes the world around you.
  • Quests with multiple outcomes and real choices that affect characters and events.
  • Save-anywhere support, multiple save slots, unlockables and Game Boy Printer support.
  • Built to run on Game Boy Color, GBA/SP, Chromatic, Analogue Pocket and compatible hardware/software.
  • Original soundtrack by Beatscribe.
  • Original box art by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Boxed edition of Fall from Space with message from cove artist Mitsuhiro Arita

Player reviews

Extremely Fun

This is unlike anything that I have ever played let alone on the GBC. There is so much detail in the worlds and characters. Tons of fun.

Great game and great value.

This has more staying power than most gbc games. Well worth the money and right at the top of my favorite gbc game list.

Way more depth than I anticipated!

This game truly pushes the limits of the hardware and does a fantastic job!

Customer photos of the Fall from Space box, included charm and insert, game cartridge, and back cover.

AMAZING GAME

WOW! thats all i can say right away, this game is incredible and i am just blown away. It has amazing platforming, a cool combat system that is simple but can be rewarding and challenging, and the traveling in the over-world to get to other areas and then explore them is so unique. Not only a good modern game boy game, but maybe one of the coolest gameboy games ever made. and you fly from planet to planet in space i mean come on, this is great! GET IT!

Customer's turquoise ModRetro Chromatic showing the Fall from Space title screen beside the game's illustrated box.

Fell into Heaven

Fall From Space is an absolute blast to play. The game mechanics feel incredibly nostalgic and relevent for a new game that was just released. My only problem with this game is I can't stop playing it.

Amazing

Finally a Fallout style game on the Gameboy. Definitely need more games like this 10 out of 10

Source: ModRetro customer reviews

In the Press

GameRant: New Official Game Boy Color Game Launches to Strong 4.9/5 Reviews Retro Dodo: Fall From Space Is A New Game Boy Game With Artwork By Mitsuhrio Arita

Background

Fall from Space was in development from December 2021 to 2026. It builds on everything learned from Tales of Monsterland and expands it with improved tooling and the scope of a multi-year project.

The huge, free demo lets you explore the first planet of Pandæmonium in almost its entirety, as a glimpse of the complete game.