- After 3 years, Apolune 2: Endgame VCS Update - 28 May 2025
It was sometime in 2022 when we promised you'd be able to buy a pub in the game. Well, as of today, on the VCS and on Steam, you can buy a pub, deli, broadcast tower, corporate office and hotel! Oh, and you can PAUSE now. Yeah, really. It was desired, and, we caved. Major rebalancing makes the game more fun with more pathways to more chaos. New pricing, new "smart item drops" from the Trader. New "red" hatchling alien focuses mainly on biting YOU! There are a bunch of new items! Spoilers below. New items: - Arcade cabinet - Armor plating - Robocannon - Gold brick - PUB contract fully working - Robo-wrench repair automation Yes, it works on the STEAM DECK. and it still supports up to 8 players! Just a reminder for PC players: ESC to pause. My favorite space-cat Figgy still loves it. Come find us on the Discord. https://discord.gg/TsMSP5KaHm
- Hey Guess What, We Were on Sale last Winter, and we were a part of CouchCoopFest - 7 January 2025
Yeah we were and still are available on Steam and the VCS. Play us with a friend. And yeah, we work on the 'Deck
- Steam Deck OLED Support Release - 26 November 2023
Even though we've seen it running on the Steam Deck, until I bought one myself, I didn't know that Apolune 2 fails to launch on the Steam Deck OLED. This should be corrected now, since we've removed the Linux version from the Steam Store. While the Linux version has been out for at least as long as the Windows version, it never worked fully. Linux savvy users were able to run the game by running it in the console, outside of the Steam launcher. I have been waiting for a very, very long time for YoyoGames to deal with this issue, and they have never gotten back to me despite numerous attempts to address the issue. When the Steam Deck detects a Linux version, it will circumvent the Windows version and attempt to run the native Linux version. In the case of Apolune 2, for whatever reason, it failed to start, probably due to the issues with the Linux version. So, we have removed it, since i…
- YouTube Reviews of Apolune 2 - 19 September 2023
Developer Spotlights HOW TO PLAY (archival copy) from Brutally Honest Gamer: https://odysee.com/@BrutallyHonestGamer:4/apolune-2-for-atari-vcs-best-performance:5
- APOLUNE 2 on the Steam Deck - 9 July 2023
A big thanks to our newest QA tester, David, who confirms he and his girlfriend enjoyed Apolune 2 using the Steam Deck. David said: "A video game is such an enormous labor of love and time, one that most who start never complete. How could I not support you? What's more, your game looks genuinely very cool, and the art style is super attractive! I'm looking forward to racking up some hours and I'll be happy to leave a strong review!" When asked about the Steam Deck experience, David wrote: "Everything seems to work great on the deck! Perfect environment for the game! If you have an interest in adding French I'd be happy to do the translation work for you. For free, of course!" We're happy to work with David in the future to produce the French language version of the Store Page and player guide. Captain Poopypants (of Lost Astronaut Studios) responded: "Were you able to do 2 player on th…
- APOLUNE 2 on the Steam Deck - 9 July 2023
A big thanks to our newest QA tester, David, who confirms he and his girlfriend enjoyed Apolune 2 using the Steam Deck. David said: "A video game is such an enormous labor of love and time, one that most who start never complete. How could I not support you? What's more, your game looks genuinely very cool, and the art style is super attractive! I'm looking forward to racking up some hours and I'll be happy to leave a strong review!" When asked about the Steam Deck experience, David wrote: "Everything seems to work great on the deck! Perfect environment for the game! If you have an interest in adding French I'd be happy to do the translation work for you. For free, of course!" We're happy to work with David in the future to produce the French language version of the Store Page and player guide. Captain Poopypants (of Lost Astronaut Studios) responded: "Were you able to do 2 player on th…
- December 2022 Update - 22 December 2022
TL;DR Adding a help screen After @SpaceGameJunkie decided to upchuck his morning brew all over this game in a 12 minute hangry review video (described by one of the game's die hard fans as the work of a "bellend") we added a help screen available by pressing F1, ESCAPE or Backspace, along with the "Menu", "Fuji", "Back" or "Start" buttons on many common controllers including modern Windows-compatible X-box controllers. There have been a number of friendlier reviews of our game, check these out: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvzdxTc1Hdc (BHG Media Group) * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeRPsHO6Vnk (Mockduck Plays) * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO5oRZFSYHg (Coffee and a Game by RetroRob) * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBvNXcrKZf0 (Bacon Ice Cream Productions) In response to this review, as the developer, I'd like to say a couple of things: 1. @SGJ only scratched the surface o…
- Apolune 2 Major Update for Windows! - 24 October 2022
In late 2020 this game emerged as a solicited pitch for the Atari VCS. But, woe and behold, Atari took 16 months to get back to me so this game was first released here on Steam. As always, find us at our Discord Well, things changed in 2022 when Atari finally featured Apolune 2 and got it onto the VCS among the first 20 games available for the Atari VCS Console. At that time, I spent 5 months developing new features, fixing bugs, and organizing experiences to facilitate the best possible experience on the VCS. Now, those improvements can finally come to you here on Steam! This is the best version of Apolune 2 produced to date. It introduces version VCS Release 38 (3.8 on the Atari), which added the following new items! From left to right: Extended Cargo Hold Extra Oxygen Tube Scissors Personal Oxygenator Tractor Beam Bounty Hunter Contract Station Ballast Directional Stabilizer Pirate R…
- Vote for Apolune 2 in GDWC Fan Favorite category - 19 July 2021
Hello! This is a blatant ask for your vote in the GDWC 2021 Fan Favorite Category. Apolune 2 is proudly among 8 other entries to be voted on for the Fan Favorite category. This consists of two voting periods, and we have to win the first to be part of the second, the first being: Voting start: July 19th 10:00 AM Finnish time Voting end: July 26th 10:00 AM Finnish time Find out more: thegdwc.com What? The Game Development World Championship is an annual competition for Game developers, game development students, game development hobbyists, and anyone interested in game development to join in. When? This year's GDWC started on the 1st of January 2021. The final day to enter and submit your games is the 31th of December 2021. Note that the submissions automatically close on at 23:59 Finnish time (GMT+2). Where? The event happens online for the most part, with the winners from the Pro PC Ga…
- Linux Version Updated - 4 May 2021
Been having issues with people reporting that SteamOS / SteamApp won't start the application, but that it will run in the console. I've been updating the Linux version every few days when new information is provided by testers or by digging through YoyoGames website. This latest version was built on a "physical" Ubuntu 18.04 desktop. Previous versions had been built using a VirtualBox. Not sure why this is any different, but it is the only one YoyoGames will support. Please let us know if it is or is not working properly if you use Linux / Ubuntu / SteamOS.
- Patch Update - 27 April 2021
Patched update to possibly fix "Line 94" crash issue
- An Update for our Russian fans - 26 April 2021
We have updated our Achievements with Russian Translations
- An Update for the Ukraine - 26 April 2021
We have translated our Achievements into Ukrainian
- Stats, Achievements, Leaderboards - 26 April 2021
Fixes and features in this release: 30 Achievements from maniacal to mundane Kill stats Global kill stats (all time, aggregated) All time Leaderboards: One for individual player scores, One for team earnings F12, PrtScr or "Steam Key" will now correctly take a screenshot Game will now pause when minimized
- ACHIEVE, LEAD, STATIFY - 26 April 2021
You asked, we answered: Fixes and features in this release: 30 Achievements from maniacal to mundane Kill stats Global kill stats (all time, aggregated) All time Leaderboards: One for individual player scores, One for team earnings F12, PrtScr or "Steam Key" will now correctly take a screenshot Game will now pause when minimized
- Official Guide Released - 7 April 2021
Check out our official guide to Apolune 2! What keys are used? How many players with XInput (XBox controllers)? How many with DirectInput gamepads? How can two people play simultaneously? How does this game work with RemotePlay? How do you play this game? https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2443038791 Click the above link to view the Official Guide.
