- Delisting of Starstruck: Prologue on August 20 - 16 August 2024
👋 Hello Stars Truckers! Starstruck's release date is just one month away! Are you ready for September 16? I'm writing this post to announce that I will be delisting Starstruck: Prologue from Steam on Tuesday, August 20. Basically, I'm doing this because if you search for "Starstruck" on Steam, Starstruck: Prologue comes up as a result alongside Starstruck: Hands of Time. I'm worried that this might confuse people who are searching for the full game on release day. But don't worry, Starstruck's demo won't become unplayable in the future. New players will still be able to download the demo by simply clicking the "Download Demo" button on the Starstruck: Hands of Time Steam page. Also, according to Steam's documentation, if you already own Starstruck: Prologue in your Steam library, you will still be able to download, install, and play it even after I delist it. Thank you very much to all…
- Release Date Announcement! - 29 July 2024
September 16! 👋 Hello Stars Truckers! Starstruck finally has a release date: September 16! Check out the release date trailer here: Just about a month and half away! Please wishlist the game if you haven't already, and get ready to play it on September 16! -Max Add Starstruck to your wishlist, please! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054950/Starstruck_Hands_of_Time/
- BitSummit 2024 + Prologue Update - 15 July 2024
Big news: I'll be exhibiting Starstruck at BitSummit in Kyoto from 7/19 - 7/21! If you're in Kyoto, please stop by and say hello! To celebrate this, I've also just released a major update to the Prologue. If you haven't played the Prologue yet, now's the perfect time! Or, have any friends who haven't played it? Now's the perfect time to recommend it to them! Your progress in the Prologue will also carry over to the full game also, by the way. Some of the highlights of this huge update include: All-new charts by GH/CH charter Chezy Four new difficulty levels A new playable song Two new localizations (Latin American Spanish and Simplified Chinese) New rhythm UI And much more! Full changes list: Added localizations for Simplified Chinese and Spanish (Latin America) New, remade-from-scratch charts for the rhythm gameplay by Chezy Added a new song to play as Dawn while she's in jail Improved…
- May 2024 Update - 15 May 2024
👋 Hello everyone! I have some great news about Starstruck! But first, let's start off with some art: New Key Art You might have seen it already on the store page, but this is Starstruck's new key art. What do you think? I think it conveys the spirit of the game pretty well. All of the art was created by hand by our new friend Luo Rui, who is an incredible illustrator: Progress Update Good news! Starstruck's gameplay and programming are now fully complete! The ending is all implemented, and I've even managed to optimize the whole game so it all runs smoothly on the Steam Deck! Here are the only things left to do before the game can release: Proofreading/editing the script (in progress - being done by bleep) Translating the script into all 6 other languages (not started yet) Remaking the rhythm gameplay charts (in progress - being done by Chezy, a renowned Clone Hero charter) We're almos…
- July 2023 Update - 31 July 2023
Hello Stars Truckers! How's your summer going? Time for another update... but first, some Starstruck fanart! by @pedro_vstheworld A very creative interpretation of The Captain, by Synaptic Abyss (Tumblr, Cohost) Development Status Update In the last update, I talked about how I started working on the ending. So, how's that been going? Well, the ending is 50% done! And the final song is currently underway by Andrew Allanson, the lead composer of the game! I've already seen the lyrics he wrote for it, and I'm really really happy with them - they truly bring everything together in a beautiful way! Great progress is being made. I feel good about finishing the game this year, and then releasing it next year. I feel a great urgency to finish the game and release it as soon as possible. In part because, as I test it, I'm starting to think it will turn out even better than I expected, so I want…
- February 2023 Update - 28 February 2023
Hello Stars Truckers! Hope your 2023 is going well. This is going to be a big year for Starstruck, so let's get right into the development status update! A preview of the art sent on the newsletter! If you missed it, you can still get it (and four other exclusive four-panel comics) emailed to you instantly when you join the newsletter. Development Status Update At the time of the last update, I was polishing everything in the game up until the ending. So now five months later, where are things? Well, I'm happy to say the game is now about 95% polished for everything up until the ending! In addition, I've started working on the ending, which I'll be fully diving into working on next week. This is a big step forward and I can hardly believe it myself. Here's some of what's been achieved recently (that I can show you without spoiling things): Improved rhythm UI! Not only does it look bette…
- August 2022 Update - 1 September 2022
Hello Stars Truckers! Recently, a few people have asked me about the status of the game. Then I realized... even though I write updates every few months on the game's newsletter, I haven't posted an update on Steam on a while! So here's today's newsletter update, re-posted here on Steam! A preview of the exclusive 4-panel comic sent on the newsletter! If you missed it, you can still get it (and the three other comics) emailed to you instantly when you join the newsletter. Development Status Update In the last email, I mentioned that I had the game playable in a barebones way up until the ending. So four months later, how has development been going? It's been going well! The game is now about 70% polished for everything up until the ending! I keep saying I "polished" the game, but what does that mean? Here's one example: the buildings in town now look different after you destroy them as…
- 🎃Big Spooky Halloween Update - 26 October 2021
Hi everyone! Happy early Halloween! I'm updating Starstruck: Prologue today with a bunch of new stuff: 1. A Spooky New Song A new Free Play song by bleep titled "Open 24 Hours" about a dead mall, with art by June Flower. There are 5 bonus songs in total now! This is a pretty generous free prologue game, don't you think? 2. Rhythm Control Remapping Support Rhythm control remapping is finally here! You can now use whatever buttons or keys you want during the songs. Use a different control scheme on your keyboard or gamepad, or even setup a Wii or PS2 guitar controller! I've tested it with all kinds of controllers, as you can see in the photo below. If you need help setting something up, check out the newly expanded FAQ or ask your question in the forums or Discord. 3. Performance Improvements I've made a ton of optimizations, so if the game didn't run well for you before, maybe it will no…
- September 2021 News and Awards - 14 October 2021
Hello everyone! Development on the full game is progressing smoothly. Just wanted to give a brief update on some happenings with Starstruck lately. Recent Awards First off, recently Starstruck won two awards! In August, Starstruck participated in Yogscast's Tiny Teams festival here on Steam. This is a great festival that happens every year where you can learn about indie games being made by smaller teams. Somehow Starstruck won a "Festival Favourite" award. Also, just last week, Starstruck won 1st in Game Slice's Industry Choice Awards. Game Slice is an industry event where industry peers can play each other's games and give feedback to each other, as well as participate in discussions in panels. I'm glad the judges of the award had fun playing Starstruck's demo. Release Date News Previously on Steam, I had put 2021 as the release date for the full game... It doesn't look like that's go…
- The Starstruck Meme Contest - 12 May 2021
The Starstruck Meme Contest starts TODAY! I decided to celebrate the demo's Steam release anniversary with a contest. Submit your meme before May 31 and win prizes like character magnets and Steam gift cards! To participate, head over to the Starstruck Discord server and check out the #📜info-and-rules channel, then post your meme in the #🎪memes channel. 👉https://discord.gg/starstruck
- 🎭New Crossover Song with Oddventure - 6 May 2021
Hello everyone! My friend Infamous Rabbit just launched a Kickstarter for his RPG Oddventure. To celebrate, I've updated Starstruck: Prologue with a new song from Oddventure in Free Play mode. (To access Free Play mode, clear the main story of the Prologue and then click on the Data icon on the ship's computer.) Oddventure is a game I really believe in. It's an RPG about a girl trapped in a cursed fairy-tale world, and I think it has an unusually interesting story. If you like Starstruck, you might also like Oddventure. Please check it out and consider joining me in backing it: Check out the Oddventure Kickstarter here!
- March 2021 Update - 15 March 2021
Brazilian Portuguese Support Added to Starstruck: Prologue Thanks to work by translator Alex Foffano, Starstruck: Prologue is now playable in Brazilian Portuguese in this latest update! The full game will be released in Brazilian Portuguese too. Select your language (English, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, or Russian) when you start the game or from the options (⚙️) menu of the user select screen. Valeu! Introducing Autoplay Mode This update also introduces Autoplay mode. Turning on Autoplay will make the rhythm gameplay play itself. If you're someone who'd rather sit back and just listen to the music, give this mode a try. Of course, this mode will be in the full game too. (Input remapping, the most requested feature, will be coming soon too, as soon as a bug in the underlying game engine Starstruck is built on is fixed) Please wishlist and follow the full game! https://store.…
- 🎃New Halloween Content! - 29 October 2020
To celebrate Halloween, I've added a spooky new song to Free Play mode! The song was created by bleep and the art was created by FLAPAH (who also localized the game into Korean). Download Starstruck: Prologue for Free! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297720/
- Oct 2020 Update & News - 25 October 2020
Japanese and Korean Support Added to Starstruck: Prologue As part of IGN Japan's Indie Game Week event, I'm updating Starstruck: Prologue to support Japanese and Korean! The Japanese translator and localizer is Ryu Ito, who is one of the best game translators in Japan (he translated Half Life: Alyx, Hollow Knight, Pikuniku, etc). Select your language (Japanese, Korean, English, or Russian) when you start the game or from the options (⚙️) menu of the user select screen. ありがとう！고맙습니다! Development Update A lot has been happening with Starstruck in the past 5 months. Starstruck has received various accolades: Selected by Tokyo Game Show for their Indie Game Area Nominated at IndieCade Selected as a PAX Rising game Selected to be shown at BitSummit Selected as a finalist by the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival In terms of development, the environmental art for everything in the gam…
- Sept 2020 Patch (PAX Online) - 12 September 2020
Hello! Today I just released a major patch to Starstruck: Prologue. Here's what's in the update: Russian Language Support Starstruck: Prologue is now completely playable in Russian! All of the text in the game is translated, including lyrics subtitles and images, so please give it a try if you're a Russian speaker. A lot of work went into this, so I hope you like it. Free Play Mode (with two new songs) This update also introduces Free Play mode, a new feature which lets you instantly replay any song from the game. To access Free Play mode, clear the main story of the Prologue and then click on the Data icon on the ship's computer. Within Free Play mode are also two new songs! These songs are pretty challenging on Master Mode, and I think playing them is pretty fun. Feel free to share your high scores. Other improvements Here's a list of the other changes in this patch: Made it possible…
