Pixel Starships 2 Steam news

• Latest observed players19 · 25 September 2026 - 03:25:08 UTC
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• Review score27% positive
• Total reviews381
• Release dateAug 27, 2025
• DeveloperSavySoda
• PublisherSavySoda

Genres: Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: SavySodaPublisher: SavySoda

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Pixel Starships 2 Steam news

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Latest Steam announcements

• September QOL Update - 15 September 2026

  Patch Notes — v0.9.109🚀 New Features & ContentBug Hunter Badges: Added special Bug Hunter Badges to reward players who assist in reporting and tracking down bugs!Level 4 Daily Missions: Updated and expanded daily mission pools with new Level 4 faction daily missions.Steam Dropship Reclaim: Reclaiming missed Dropship rewards on Steam now costs 3 Starbux (replacing ad requirements for PC players).Friend Battles Polish: Improved overall UI and battle flow setup for friendly PvP engagements.⚖️ Balance & Systems UpdatesBridge Targeting Mechanics: Bridge room capacity now determines the maximum achievable targeting bonus rather than the base bonus.7-Mart Supply & Purchase Limits:Added a hard purchase limit of 3 items per session on standard 7-Mart listings to ensure fair supply availability.🎨 UI & Quality of Life ImprovementsBridge Info UI: Refreshed the stat layout and details interface in…

• September Ama - 11 September 2026

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• Dropship has arrived! - 1 September 2026

  Patch Notes — v0.9.107🛸 New FeaturesNew Legendary Crew: Introduced Dracorpse, an all-new Legendary tier crew member!Drop Ship System: Space Drop Ships are now live! Intercept Drop Ships across the galaxy to claim daily rewards, track weekly schedule unlocks (Mon/Tue/Wed), and watch optional ads for bonus rewards.Crew Wandering Toggle: Added an option in settings to disable crew members from wandering around your ship.Google Account Login: Added Google Login support for quick and secure account authentication.Tap-to-Target Controls: You can now tap room targets directly in combat as an alternative to dragging targeting lines.⚖️ Balance & Systems UpdatesDaily Missions Expansion:Lower Unlock Requirement: Faction Level 3 daily missions (Federation, Pirate, Qtarian, Grey) now unlock at Ship Level 3, significantly reducing progression gating.Increased Daily Attempts: Level 3 daily attempt li…

• August Quality of Life Update - 20 August 2026

  Patch Notes — v0.9.106☀️ Summer & Astral Event PromotionsDaily Gift Box: Log in daily to claim your Gift Box and collect Summer and Astral Candies! VIP players get extra candies with every claim.Fabrication Gacha Exchange: Exchange your event candies in Fabrication to craft Summer and Astral Gear Boxes!Dove Gacha Boxes: New Summer and Astral (Leo & Virgo) Gear Boxes are now available in the Dove shop!2x Crew Draw Boosts: Enjoy doubled draw rates for Leo and Virgo crew members during active event periods!Limited-Time Shop Bundles: Special Summer offers featuring gear boxes and exclusive armor skins are now available in the Bank!⚖️ New Crew CollectionsHeroes call: New Hero only collection the Astrology Crews have landed.⚖️ Balance & Systems UpdatesMissions Overhaul: Ground combat now appears in every faction's opening mission. Daily patrols have been expanded into two missions per faction…

• New Legendary Crew, Prestige, Sacrifice, LLPVP - 29 July 2026

  Patch Notes — v0.9.105🌟 Major Features🛏️ Bedroom Prestige & Egg Hatching SystemPrestige System: Unlocked the Prestige feature for eligible crew members residing in the Bedroom! Prestige crew members to reset and upgrade them with enhanced potential.Egg Hatching: Hatch eggs through the new prestige progression line to gain powerful new recruits.♻️ Recycling (Sacrifice) SystemSacrifice Feature: Introduced the new Sacrifice/Recycle system, allowing you to recycle crew members and items into valuable formulas and resources.UI & Yield Updates: Upgraded the Sacrifice panel layout to support up to four distinct yield cells with clear resource breakdowns.🎆 New Event PromotionDove Boxes: new prestige, memory eraser, laxative boxes are available in dove shop!🚀 Gameplay & System EnhancementsTime-Based FTL Starbux Jumps: Added a time-based Starbux conversion option to instantly complete FTL jum…

• Monthly AMA July - 13 July 2026

  Join the Pixel Starships development team on the monthly Q&A Session

• New Lv10 QOL update is out - 6 July 2026

  🎆 July Event PromotionDaily Gift Box: Log in daily to claim your July Gift Box to get July Candy!Limited-Time Freebie: Enjoy a free Memory Eraser claimable on July 6th!Fabrication Gacha Exchange: Exchange 10x July Candies to choose your preferred reward track by fabricating July Box.Dove Boxes: new July boxes are available in dove shop!Limited-Time Shop Bundles: Special July offers available in bank!⚖️ Balance Changes🛸 RoomsCryo Beam (Levels 1-8): Build costs shifted from a flat Mineral price to scaling Gas (1M–4M), and a Gas refill cost has been introduced.Extraction Beam: Split off from the Cryo Beam into its own entirely independent room line with its own upgrade chain. Its physical footprint has increased from 2 to 3 columns, it now utilizes its own missile type, and it shares the same new scaling Gas cost and refill requirements as the Cryo Beam.Hyperspace Core: Reload time has b…

• Level 10 Starships have landed - 30 June 2026

  🚀 New Features & ContentLv10 Ship is now available!New rooms, new strategy: Added Pirate Boarding Pod, Qtarian Hydaulics Valve, Federation Cryo Beam, Gray Extraction BeamNew Character : Added brand-new character for Cathulhu, Amaya, Squid, Robot, Loong and Savy CrewsNew Ship Skins, New Style!New Promotion Packs are available on bank!⚖️ Balance ChangesCharacters - Amaya stat changes — traded accuracy & science for stamina & luck (tankier role) Sappho gets a small balance updateSquid loses accessory slot(Singularity, Visiri Capt'n, Mr Egggg had collection updatesJavelin Missiles gets AP damage updateEMP Cannon deployed with new EMP damage mappingNew Savy collection available with Horoscope collection also coming soonNew Cryo Cannon for Federation which does Cold Damage instead typical EMP damage.New Valve room for QT only which can do 25%+ damage enhancement to all turret roomsNew Pirate…

• Monthly AMA 2026 June - 22 June 2026

  Join the PSS1 & PSS2 Dev teams for our monthly live Q&A.

• Quality of Life Update - 12 June 2026

  🫡 Balance UpdatesGreatly reduced ammo build durationTweaks to arson damage, bonus calculationsNew crews and items🚀 New FeaturesImproved GFX rendering performance resulting in faster FPS.Chat Translation: Added automatic chat message translation support across Public Chat, Fleet Chat, and the Chat HUD.Bulk Item Purchase: Introduced the ability to purchase items in bulk for a faster shopping experience.Character Favorites: Added a "Favorite" button to characters to help you better manage your crew.🎨 UI & Quality of Life ImprovementsAI Commands UI: Refactored and updated the interface for managing AI Commands.Slider Panels: Improved the visual layout and response for the Repair and Delete slider panels.Visual Combat Enhancements: Improved turret visuals and missile shield hit effects for a crisper combat experience.Task Updates: Refreshed and updated various tasks.Box Open Panel: Improv…

• Major Quality of Life update - 29 May 2026

  Hi Captains.We're rolling out a major quality of life update before the scheduled mid year feature updates.Bug Fixes - Fix popup close detection logic - Fix remove item issue - Fix missile rotation, improve VFX thrust/engine flare and SFX - Fix voices not playing in missions - Fix training UI showing stat potential cell incorrectly - Tutorial issue fix causing glitch when moving crew - Tutorial room build overlap + empty space guide fix - Fix incorrect next unlock mission displayed after finishing storyline - Fix activate loot item logic - Fix icon size issue - Fix battle replay for battles with escape commands - Fix glitchy UI when inspecting ship - Fix inspect ship issue, remove debug logs - Fix lobby sounds after merge conflict - Fix missing prefab - Camera smoothing fix for next mission task UI & Systems - Toggle to go back to current stat view. PVP now shows accuracy - Update rearm…

• May mid-month update has landed! v0.8.999 - 16 May 2026

  Pixel Starships 2 — What's New (May Mid-month Patch 2026)New FeaturesVoice Acting Characters now have voice lines! Voice-over has been added to the game with progressive rollout.Exterior Weapon Turrets Update on how weapons appear when mounted on the outside of your ship.New Room Size support: 5×4 A new large room size is now supported, opening up new layout possibilities for ship builders in NPC ships.Turret Support Rooms New turret support rooms are now available for an upcoming release.Limited edition basketball Gear Sets & Crew are now available for a short period.ImprovementsMission Task List The mission task list has been overhauled — tasks now display consistently, invalid tasks are handled gracefully, and progress tracking is more reliable.Loot Panel Item Details Support items now show their full info when viewed inside the loot panel.Stamina Bar The Stamina bar has received a v…

• Pixel Starships 2 Feature Update. May the Fourth be with you! - 4 May 2026

  Here's the formatted changelog:Pixel Starships 2 — May Feature Changelog⚖️ Balance ChangesCaptains are now placed in factional collections by defaultNew cat crew sets inboundSlight balance tweaks and fixes to storyline missionsNew lolita and cat collection crews addedBeacons now increase defence bonusNew warehouse levels and reduced build timesNew weapon sets available such as the power setAll crafts now only take 1 space regardless of typeCraft capacity updated to account for space changeTop eSports league no longer gives trophy rewards for out of league matches.🧑‍🚀 Crew FeaturesCharacter Ability UI — Fixed exceptions when activating abilities in ship and ground battle; fixed detection of whether a character can use an abilityCharacter Delete — Delete button now only appears when you own the character and it's not your captainCharacter Floating Face — Fixed characters with no mouth/e…

• Monthly AMA - 20 April 2026

  Join the dev team for the monthly AMA.

• Special Easter Update and Event - 3 April 2026

  🐣 PSS2 Easter Update & Event — ChangelogEaster & PromotionsIntroduced new special crew Little Bunny Girl alongside Mr EggIntroduced limited edition explosive easter egg minesEaster promotion tweaks and updatesNews Panel Sale UI updatePromotion bonus UI fixBank UI bundle UI/UX updateBug FixesFixed UI glitch after purchasing a promotion packFixed starbux pack iconFixed issue with popupFixed T-Bomb model and missing spriteFixed FixAll API not supporting resource-to-starbux conversionFixed chat section blocking input eventsFixed star display issue in Draw sceneFixed shield display issueFixed PvP UI pages glitching when being disabled/enabledFixed chat display area issueFixed gender skin issueFixed gold color; updated colors for Qtarian and fuel tankContent & CrewVisiri Berg high-res character added (coming soon)Minor crew naming updates.Liftwall visual upgrades (levels 14–15)Missile launch…

• April Feature Update #1 - 30 March 2026

  Pixel Starships 2 – v0.8.994Balance Update & Feature ImprovementsThis update focuses on gameplay balance, improved battle clarity, and a major content expansion across rooms, characters, and UI systems.⸻⚖️ Gameplay Improvements & Non Crew Stat Balance • Oxygen / Life Support Expanded • Added full O2 content support for levels 6–20 with level remapping • Includes new models, prefabs, rigging fixes, and improved addressable setup • Research Panel Improvements • Now displays AP damage values and rearm costs for better decision-making • PvP Accuracy Fixes • Fixed incorrect or outdated room combo bonus displays • Rooms now only show valid active bonuses • Battle Feedback Improvements • Prevented zero-damage hits from triggering damage animations • Cleaned up HP bar display issues in battle rooms • Fixed special ability and urgent repair issues affecting some 3★ characters • Crew & Combat Flo…

• Pixel Starships Dev Team Monthly AMA - 23 March 2026

  Join the Savy Team for our monthly AMA for everything PSS1 and PSS2.

• v0.8.993 Update - 19 March 2026

  🚀 Pixel Starships 2 – v0.8.993Our 2nd March update focuses on stability and quality of life improvements along with some balance changes.✨ ImprovementsResearch details now include page navigation for easier browsingResearch panel now shows missile and craft stats even when lockedResearch costs are now visible before unlockingImproved stat display ordering on list and graph viewsImproved overall game stability and performance across devicesOptimised battle simulation responsiveness and reduced latencyEnhanced UI clarity in ship management and crew assignment screensImproved matchmaking consistency for PvP battlesMinor update to tutorial flow for new captainsGreatly increased first time loading speedsGreatly improved main scene performance when holding a lot of inventory items.🛠️ FixesFixed rooms sometimes failing to place correctly when dragged onto occupied spacesFixed modules not res…

• March Feature Update is rolling out. - 16 March 2026

  Pixel Starships 2 – Release NotesOur March Feature Update is rolling out!v0.8.992Commanders! This update brings new content, gameplay improvements, balance changes, and a number of bug fixes to improve your starship command experience.⸻🚀 Balance Changes• Stinger DPS capped – slightly lowered stinger damage at top level.• Crew HP Buff – All crew receives 2 extra HP• Pirate Low Level Layout – Pirate faction gets more usable low level layout as well as new visual refactor (note if you currently have a lv1-3 pirate ship some rooms may be moved to inventory)• Extra Oxygen Update – Coming end of the month✨ New Content• Phoenix Crew Added – A brand new crew member joins the roster.• Meowy Character Added – New character available in the game.• Rush Command Items Implemented – New items enabling free Rush mechanics will be available towards the end of the month.• Alliance Trophy Tracking – Pla…

• v0.8.991 Quality of Life Patch Update - 25 February 2026

  🚀 Pixel Starships 2 — v0.8.991Quality of Life UpdateThis update focuses on stability, usability, and combat reliability, addressing a large number of community-reported issues while improving overall gameplay responsiveness across PvP, missions, and UI systems.Thank you to all captains who submitted feedback — this patch resolves many long-standing friction points and improves day-to-day gameplay flow.⭐ Quality of Life Improvements🎮 Combat & GameplayImproved battle logic and action reliability across PvP and PvE.Crew actions now display consistent progress bars for:AttackingRepairingDisarmingExtinguishing firesAbility cooldowns now correctly match displayed timers.Crew with 0 Engineering will no longer attempt repairs.Fixed situations where players could not enter rooms correctly during combat.Ability buttons now properly disable when crew are defeated.Improved enemy ship loading accu…

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