- Anime action RPG studio Pahdo Labs shuts down despite accruing $17.5M in funding: 'We believed making a demo of a familiar but new game would be our best shot' - 4 February 2026
In November, just three months after it launched into early access, Starlight Re:Volver halted updates . Despite a demo that did well during Steam Next Fest, the anime action RPG underperformed at launch. Pahdo Labs laid off half its team, halted updates, and said it was going "back to the drawing board", with a follow-up announcement promised for February... Read more.
- Starlight Re:Volver is Now Offline + 12/22/25 Update Patch Notes - 22 December 2025
The 12/22/25 Patch is now live!This is our last major update for Starlight Re:Volver, with the game now a fully offline, solo experience. Read up on the patch notes below:12/22/25 Patch NotesNIMExclusive ItemsWe decided to put all of our fomo dekos, stickers, and getups into the various vendors inventories!CloverAtlas and Early Bird Stickers have been addedFoxA handful of exclusive dekos have been added to Fox’s respective categories of his shopFrankieHas a new shop tab called “Vintage Getups” which has some extra special treats insideTime / Weather / FishingWe wanted to make NIM more accessible since it will be your solitary hangoutTime of day is now in four even 6 hour chunksWeather events are now more likely to occurHeavy rain has been removed as a weather type making light rain / thunderstorm even more likelyFish have been accurately reflected to account for thisShopsVOListen for ne…
- Anticipated anime action RPG halts updates just 3 months after launch because of poor sales: 'The game wasn’t fun enough to sustain a consistent, healthy player base' - 20 November 2025
It's a videogame story that's all too common these days. "Despite a strong number of wishlists and a strong community of early playtesters," the roguelite action RPG Starlight Re:Volver failed to catch fire after its release in August, and developer Pahto Labs has laid off half its team and says the game will receive no further updates... Read more.
- The future of Starlight Re:Volver and Pahdo Labs - 20 November 2025
Hi, everyone - this post has some major updates regarding Starlight Re:Volver, Pahdo Labs’s future priorities as a studio, and what this means to our players.Our Current Situation is DifficultTo begin with some context to be as honest as possible to our community, Starlight Re:Volver did not sell well enough to sustain our studio operations.We had a lackluster launch despite a strong number of wishlists and a strong community of early playtesters. We acknowledge a large part of this was due to the quality of the game itself; we had ambitious goals of making a bustling social hub with a robust roguelite gameplay system, but we spread ourselves too thin. Our sales numbers are a reflection that the game wasn’t fun enough to sustain a consistent, healthy player base.Consequently, we recently had to cut half of our development team, shift the entire team to working remotely, and had numerous…
- Server maintenance [10/23/25] - 23 October 2025
Servers are expected to shut down for approximately ~2 hours starting around 12:30 PM / 3:30 PM ET on 10/23/25 while we redeploy some fixes. Sorry for the inconvenience!
- October Update (+Patch Notes) 🎃 25% Off Discount Until 10/27! - 22 October 2025
October Update is Live Today! 🎃It's 👻 spooky season 👻 and what better way to celebrate than with our October monthly game updates!In case you missed our first devlog post, here is an overview of what's included in this patch:Key rebinding ⌨️Cosmetic (deko) re:runs plus a bunch of fun Halloween dekos! 🎃Networking updates 🛜Full patch notes are available at the bottom of this post.Additionally, Starlight Re:Volver is on sale for 25% off for a total price of $9.74 until 10/27, 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET!We can't wait to see all our Divers rock their new Halloween dekos in NIM! See you there~10/22/25 Patch NotesUnity VersionUpdated the Unity Engine version to prevent a security flaw with the previous version we were onPlease let us know if there are any bugs or issues you run into!NIMFall Photo OpAdded a fall themed cutout photo area in the parkGrab your favorite ghosts and ghouls and snap away…
- South America Server Update - 17 October 2025
Hi Divers, As part of our efforts to consolidate the player base, and due to low player-count on Starlight Re:Volver’s South America server, our team has made the decision to spin down our South America server today at 5pm ET. Affected players will be able to connect to our North America or Europe servers, and next week's networking improvements should help provide a smoother experience even with increased latency.-Pahdo Labs
- Devlog #1: Upcoming Features, FOMO Dekos & SR:V's Future Direction ✨ 10/16/25 - 17 October 2025
Hi Divers,Ahead of our upcoming patch next week, we want to give a peek behind the curtains and talk a bit more about what our team’s been working on, and what’s coming next with Starlight Re:Volver.First and foremost, we want to extend our biggest thanks to our players and our community. We launched in Early Access to build Starlight Re:Volver alongside our community, and your feedback has been incredibly valuable. Being able to work so closely with players who care as deeply about SR:V as us has been one of the highlights of development.Our focus for the October patch has been addressing top priority launch feedback from our community that needed a bit more time to get right. While full patch notes will be shared closer to release, we want to highlight three key improvements coming soon: key rebinding, deko re:runs, and networking updates.Key RebindingThis has been one of the most req…
- Unity Security Vulnerability Notice - 3 October 2025
Unity recently disclosed a security vulnerability that applies to nearly all Unity games, including ours. Unity is currently not aware of any active exploitation of this vulnerability. We're working on a fix to be deployed once we verify stability, but for now, please be wary of the following: As always, never download files from anyone suggesting you do so and adding launch arguments to the game,Please be aware that this vulnerability can involve files placed outside the normal game files
- Get Starlight Re:Volver for 25% off + last day for Discord Quest! - 29 September 2025
From now until October 6th, get Starlight Re:Volver for 25% off at $9.74 USD! Plus, get a free Discord Quest avatar decoration when you play Starlight Re:Volver for 15 minutes ✨ (last day is tomorrow!)More info here: https://discord.com/quests/1412856057944084480
- Starlight Re:Volver Re:Work - FIRST MAJOR UPDATE [9/23/25] - 23 September 2025
Hello Divers!We’re so excited to share more about the first major update for Starlight Re:Volver Early Access, dubbed “Re:Work”. We launched in Early Access to learn and grow with our community, much like online games that inspired us. While this strategy is not without its tradeoffs, we believe Starlight Re:Volver will ultimately benefit from the thoughtful feedback and quick learning cycles that this approach offers.We launched in Early Access with rough edges and Mixed reviews on Steam. During this “soft launch” period, we took feedback and concerns seriously and are including a swath of hotly requested and improved player experience changes in this update.Here are the high level changes this update encompasses:Greater player countsWith this latest update, we are confident to begin promoting our game more heavily (including a Discord Quest starting tomorrow), to push for higher concu…
- Localization Update - 23 September 2025
Hi Divers,We wanted to update you all regarding language localization in Starlight Re:Volver. Based on reports of poor translation quality, we are temporarily removing support for non-English languages as we work to add higher quality translations.Du à des rapports de traduction de basse qualitées, nous enlevons temporairement le support for le Français. Merci pour votre patience pendants que nous ajoutons des traductions de meilleur qualitées dans une future mise-à-jour!Basado en reportes sobre la calidad de la traducción, vamos a remover temporalmente el soporte para la localización en Español. Agradecemos mucho su paciencia mientras agregamos una traducción de mejor calidad en una futura actualización.Com base em relatos sobre a má qualidade da tradução, a língua portuguesa está temporariamente indisponível. Agradecemos sua compreensão e paciência enquanto elaboramos uma tradução de…
- Pricing Update: Starlight Re:Volver is now $12.99 - 10 September 2025
\: Refunds have been processed for players who requested either a partial refund for the game at the previous price point or requested a key. Please check your emails for details on your refund request. If you requested after 9/25/25, your request has not been processed yet.If you have any issues with receiving your refund/key or have not received anything from Pahdo Labs or Giftogram, please open a help desk ticket through our Discord server for assistance.--Hi, Pahdo Labs here! We’d like to announce that we are updating the price of Starlight Re:Volver to $12.99 USD – effective immediately (this is also reflected in regional pricing). After much discussion and listening to the community, we felt that this price was more fair to our players given the feedback we’ve received and amount of content currently in the game. We also want to make the game accessible to more Divers to enjoy as…
- Hotfix 9/4/25 - 5 September 2025
We will be performing a hotfix update at approximately 2:30pm ET. During this time, players currently in-game will be forcibly logged out of their NIM server or So Mi dive. When this occurs, we should expect roughly a 2 hour downtime before players may re-enter the game.Bug FixesLaunch IssuesFix for certain glyphs in computer name allowing the game to be playable on launch for specific playersMatchmakingFixed a bug where players could not queue after canceling matchmakingSo MiFixed some rare instances where certain trinkets could trigger a DisconnectFixed a bug where Effy’s burning Nova could persist on allies she revived (ouch)GamepadImproved aiming for a wide array of powers for Lock On Control SchemeUIImproved navigation with swapping slots in the Gear TabFixed overlapped assets in Material screensVestigial 0 is removed from the bug reporterTrinkets/Charms/TalismansTalismans should n…
- EA Minor Update #01, 9/2/25 - 2 September 2025
Hi Divers,Thank you so much for playing Starlight Re:Volver during our early access launch and showing so much enthusiasm! This patch is by no means all-inclusive - we are working hard on addressing the larger high priority issues you have reported and will get those fixes into your hands as soon as they’re ready. In the meantime, here’s what we’ve fixed:Gameplay ChangesEconomy Re:balanceLowered crafting material costs for trinkets, dekos, and fishing gearIncreased crafting material drop chances across difficultiesTrace Summoner Elite Encounter Re:balanceMade highly desired balance changes to this encounterAdded terrain that allows for more counterplay,Reduced the threat level of the Summoners,Reduced the threat level of the additional enemies in the encounter,Further reduced health of the Summoners in lower party countsBug FixesDisconnectsPut safeguards to help prevent random disconnec…
- Dev Letter ✨ 8/29/25 - 29 August 2025
Dev Letter ✨ 8/29/25Hi Divers,We’re sure the community is aware that we are starting off with mixed reception, and we want you all to know that we are actively reading and listening to all the feedback surrounding Starlight Re:Volver on all our channels. This includes our Discord, Steam reviews, social media comments, bug reports, and feedback channels.We know the Early Access version isn’t without its rough edges, and we want to be clear: we don’t take that lightly. Our team shares the same goal as you: to make this game the best it can possibly be, and fixing those issues is a top priority. Please keep in mind the current state of the game in Early Access is not reflective of the final product, and we appreciate your patience as our team continuously works on these updates.We also recognize there are immediate changes that can improve the player experience and our entire studio is foc…
- Starlight Re:Volver OUT NOW in Early Access! ✨ - 27 August 2025
Starlight Re:Volver OUT NOW in Early Access! ✨The day has finally come, Divers! Starlight Re:Volver is available now in Early Access. The game is available on Steam with a 20% launch discount available only for a limited time for $19.99! Check out all the new things we added for EA, including a new biome, playable character, NPCs, dekos, and more!Starlight Re:Volver on SteamTo celebrate our EA launch, we also have a brand new animated trailer featuring CDawgVA!Watch Our New Trailer!Join our Diver Community!We just launched our official Subreddit in time for our EA launch, and as always, we’ll be running a bunch of fun community events for EA. Join our Discord community to be up to date on all our activities.Join Discord & RedditCome see us at PAX West!Visit us at PAX West at Booth 440 to play Starlight Re:Volver for free this weekend! Come check out the game and swing by to ask our team…
- Starlight Re:Volver Early Access August 27 + New Trailer, Pricing, and More! - 19 August 2025
Starlight Re:Volver releases in Early Access August 27, 2025 ✨Yup, it’s true! Starlight Re:Volver will officially be launching in Early Access in 9 days. We also have a brand new trailer featuring Hololive star IRyS who sang our original, new song “Waiting for Me” for our release date trailer.Watch Our New Trailer!You can also check out the full song in the official lyric video here!"Waiting for Me" Lyric VideoRemember to wishlist the game to be notified when the game is available to play!Pricing UpdateStarlight Re:Volver will be $25 USD upon EA release. We will also be offering a 20% launch discount for the final price of $20 USD on Steam. Regional pricing will be offered. If you are a creator and would like to apply for a game key, please sign up for our creator program. More information will be sent soon.Come see us at Anime NYC and Gamescom!We have a bunch of exciting activities and…
- The Future of Starlight Re:Volver - Our Roadmap to EA & Beyond - 7 July 2025
The Future of Starlight Re:Volver - Our Roadmap to EA & BeyondHi everyone! This is Dan, Founder & CEO of Pahdo Labs.We’re so grateful to our community for trying out and supporting our game in the very early stages, including making our demo one of the Top 10 demos in June’s Steam Next Fest. In response, we’d love to share a development update, so that players know what to expect when Early Access comes out later this year!Starlight Re:Volver will be a live, constantly evolving game that will have quarterly major content updates. To start, we want to deliver a strong core experience with Early Access, offering:Our price point in Early Access will be $29.99 and we will update the game regularly with new content, balance, and polish until our anticipated release in 2026. The upfront purchase will be our only monetization in Early Access. We believe in delivering great value to players fir…
- Starlight Re:Volver is an upcoming anime as hell Hades-esque, MMO inspired roguelite that already has the vibe - 14 June 2025
I'm not much of an MMO person, I've dabbled over the years like with RuneScape in my youth, and a bit of Final Fantasy 14. These days it's the level of commitment that puts me off, even though I really do love being able to partake in what feels like living, breathing worlds, the hustle and bustle of actual people going to and fro. Luckily, I think I have a lower-key way to get this kind of feeling in the upcoming action roguelite Starlight Re:Volver. Read more
