Orbit

created and published by Entropic Software, running on Linux

type: puzzle, action/reflex
genre: Falling blocks, Match 3, Visual matching
perspective: other bird's-eye
player options: single player

other: Freeware
languages: eng

Official description

Orbit is an arcade puzzler. Your aim is to clear the game board of pieces by
making matching lines of three pieces or more. When these matching pieces
reach a matcher, they fall, along with all of the pieces above them.

You cannot rotate pieces; this is deliberate and part of the game (for specific
reasons, see the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Entropic Software
site). Pieces fall where they are aimed; the piece preview will show you what
will happen with your piece.

A valid strategy in Orbit is to make matching lines as low as possible, with
the aim of "digging" out other pieces. This works as matches cause all of the
pieces above them to fall as well.

Longer lines of pieces will earn you more points and give access to bonus
pieces. The longer the line, the better the bonus.

The levels are random each time (within constraints) and as such are quite
replayable.