RAKETE

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Every button is a thruster. The rest is physics. Land your rocket without crashing. Play solo, or put a friend on each thruster and watch teamwork turn to chaos.

Created by Mario von Rickenbach.
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Screenshots, remastered edition, 2026.
Screenshots, remastered edition, 2026.

Exhibitions & Events

Rakete has originally been created for the 5 button competition of the "Experimental Gameplay Contest" at Stattbad Berlin in 2012 as a local multiplayer game. Since then, it has been shown at various exhibitions and events around the world.
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Rakete has been acquired as part of the ZKM permanent collection.
Rakete at "Writing the History of the Future", Gwangju Museum of Art (광주시립미술관), 2022.
Rakete at "Writing the History of the Future", Gwangju Museum of Art (광주시립미술관), 2022.
Photo: Gwangju Museum of Art
RAKETE was originally created for the 5 button competition of the "Experimental Gameplay Contest" at Stattbad Berlin in 2012.
RAKETE was originally created for the 5 button competition of the "Experimental Gameplay Contest" at Stattbad Berlin in 2012.
Photo: Pete Angstadt
Rakete at Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (ZKM), Karlsruhe.
Rakete at Zentrum für Kunst und Medien (ZKM), Karlsruhe.
Photo: Siebert/ZKM
Exhibition Game Design Today at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 17 February – 23 July 2023
Exhibition Game Design Today at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 17 February – 23 July 2023
Photo: Regula Bearth, Pierre Kellenberg © ZHdK
Rakete at "Dreamy Place Arcade", 2023.
Rakete at "Dreamy Place Arcade", 2023.
Photo: 3 Hit Combo
Exhibition "Electric Op" at Nantes Art Museum, France, 2025.
Exhibition "Electric Op" at Nantes Art Museum, France, 2025.
Photo: 3 Hit Combo
RAKETE at Republika Rijeka, 2013.
RAKETE at Republika Rijeka, 2013.

Selected Exhibitions & Events

2025
  • Electric Op, Nantes Art Museum, Nantes,FR
2023
  • Game Design Today, Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich,CH
2022
  • Writing the History of the Future, Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju,KR
2019
  • zkm_gameplay. the next level, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe,DE
  • Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB), Barcelona,ES
  • National Video Game Museum, Sheffield,UK
  • Design Biennale, Zurich,CH
2017
  • The Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen,DE
2016
  • Nam June Paik Art Center, Yongin,KR
2014
  • Swindle of Reality, Akademie der Künste, Berlin,DE
  • ALT.CTRL.GDC, Game Developer’s Conference, San Francisco,US
2013
  • AMAZE Playcase, Berlin,DE
  • game Z festival, Zurich,CH
  • Press Start to Play, Spielzeugmuseum, Riehen,CH
  • Amaze Interact, Johannesburg,ZA
  • Republika Festival, Rijeka,HR
  • Bits & Beasts, Villa Wenkenhof, Basel,CH
  • Di-Egy Digital Arts Festival, Cario,EG
  • Indiecade East, New York,US
  • UAMO Festival, Munich,DE
2012
  • Playtime/gamespace.ch, dock18, Rote Fabrik, Zürich,CH
  • IndieCade Night Games, Los Angeles,US
  • Swiss Games Arcade, Swissnex, San Francisco,US
  • Experimentalgameplay.com five button contest, Stattbad, Berlin,DE
Custom RAKETE controller.
Custom RAKETE controller.

Rakete at your event

Rakete has been shown with various input methods, from large-scale foot switches to experimental Makey Makey setups. A custom controller was also built for the game, with five foot switches plugged into a single box.

If you're interested in showing Rakete at an exhibition or event, please get in touch.
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