StarVaders News

[h2]URGENT MESSAGE - GLOBAL DEFCON 1[/h2]

Hello Pilot,

This is it. Our orbital scanners have detected something huge approaching Earth. Pilots are to be on high alert for its arrival in Seven Days. Our analysts have reported the exact dates and times across the globe.

Depending on your location, the invasion will commence on April 30 or May 1. Be sure to check your time and report to your nearest Mech Barracks for deployment.



[h2]Languages[/h2]
StarVaders will be available in the following languages at launch!

• English
  
• French
  
• German
  
• Spanish
  
• Simplified Chinese
  
• Japanese
  
• Korean
  
• Portuguese (BR)
  
• Russian
  
• Turkish
  

[h2]Price[/h2]
United States - $24.99
Europe - €24.50
United Kingdom - £20.99
China - ¥78.00
Japan - ¥2,800
South Korea - ₩27,000
Russia - ₽880

For Launch week there will be a 10% discount on the prices above.

[h2]Wishlist Now[/h2]
If you haven’t already, please consider wishlisting Starvaders so you won’t miss the invasion on April 30th. Until then consider reading up on our Pilot Profiles!

[h2]Join your fellow Pilots[/h2]
Compare Decks, Swap Strategies, and prepare for battle.

Join your fellow pilots in our Discord server!

[h2]A message from the Pengonauts[/h2]
Thank you to everyone who has played, enjoyed, and supported StarVaders in the past four years! It’s been a long, but incredible journey for our entire team. StarVaders started as a small hobby project, but thanks to all of your support, we’ve been able to turn our hobby into full-time careers!

We’re super excited to share StarVaders’ launch with all of you—and we hope you’ll join us on whatever adventures come next for the Pengonauts!

One week to go! See you soon!

The Pengonauts Team

Hello Pilots,

15 Days to Go! Meet Hali - Defender of the Oceans and our third Stinger Pilot!



[h3]"The ocean can't fight back, but I sure as hell can."[/h3]

[h3]Pilot Bio[/h3]

Name: Hali

Place of Birth: A small coastal town.

Bio: Hali was born in a small coastal village. The village didn’t have many other children, so Hali often found herself playing alone in the ocean, making friends with the denizens of the sea. As such, the ocean became a source of comfort and a place of escape for Hali. Whenever she felt frustrated, angry, or sad -- the ocean was always there. A safe place. A place for her to escape from her worries, a place that did not judge her.

As an adult, Hali took it upon herself to protect the ocean that she loved so deeply. She dedicates her life to protecting the reef from any threats that face it.

Her village is too small to come under government rule. As such, they are self-sustaining and do not have the same level of support and regulations as the rest of the modern world.


[h3]The Ocean's Fury[/h3]

• Coral Reef- Each turn, gain a card that spawns a Coral. It strikes random adjacent invaders on movement.
  
• Colony Morph - Your Corals gain an Activate ability that lets them move 1 tile or strike an adjacent invader.
  
• Nematocyte - Your Corals with Shock strike all invaders up to 2 tiles away when triggers.
  

Hali's artifacts utilize her strong connection to the ocean.

Having unique artifacts and cards for each pilot really helps build diversity during your runs. Hali has some interesting cards like X-Spike which strikes a Coral and ALL tiles diagonal to it.

That's all for Hali just now, but you can discover more of her unique cards as you play and we'll be back with another Pilot feature soon!

Happy Hunting!

The Pengonauts Team

Hello Pilots,

We're closing in on our release date of April 30! And we're going to continue our Pilot introduction series and today we have a pilot that has never been in a public demo! So please say hello to Kaia - Like Shun, she's a Stinger pilot with her own unique twist.



[h3]"I'M GONNA BE KING OF THE PIRATES"[/h3]

[h3]Pilot Bio[/h3]

Name: Kaia

Place of Birth: Atelane, a man-made ocean city.

Bio: Kaia’s home is Atelane, a man-made ocean city located in the center of the Atlantic Ocean. The people of Atelane spend most of their time under the surface of the water exposed to blue-tinted sunlight, which has caused them to develop a slightly blue skin color.

When she was still young, Kaia discovered stories about pirates, freely sailing the seas and going on fantastical adventures as they pleased. She was fascinated -- all she’d ever known was Atelane, and so she envied the pirates who had the freedom to explore the ends of the Earth without worries or constraints.

Kaia spent her teenage years with a deep longing for an adventure outside of the confines of Atelane. She would stand atop the city’s ocean level observation platforms and longingly gaze at the empty ocean, dreaming of the magnificent and diverse cityscapes of the world that she had only ever seen on screens.

[h3]The Restless Adventurer[/h3]

• Booby Traps- All of your Pickups become Booby Traps. They have a special effect when triggered during your run.
  
• Fool's Gold - Your Booby Traps that have LEGENDARY rarity strike their entire row and column when triggered.
  
• Treasure Chest - Starts on the grid. When destroyed, it drops treasure and gives Shock to 3 random invaders.
  

Kaia's artifacts are designed to keep the landspacelubbers as bay!

Having unique artifacts and cards for each pilot really helps build diversity during your runs. Kaia has some interesting cards like Plunder! which increases the rarity of all Booby Traps, then triggers and redraws them.

That's all for Kaia just now, but you can discover more of her unique cards as you play and we'll be back with another Pilot feature soon!

Much love!

The Pengonauts Team

Hello Pilots,

We're now well and truly in release month and it's less than 30 days until we launch! What better time to say hello to our first Stinger Pilot - Shun!



[h3]"Time's ticking. Make every second count."[/h3]

[h3]Pilot Bio[/h3]

Name: Shun

Place of Birth: Earth's largest metropolis, Shin-Tokyo

Bio: Shun was born into one of the richest families in Shin-Tokyo. His parents run a megacorp in the city. As a result, he had a relatively easy and carefree life. He spent most of his time gaming -- because of his family’s status, he never felt the drive to do anything more meaningful with his life.

That all changed when he turned 18, when it was discovered he had a rate, incurable heart disease. This diagnosis sent him into a depressive state, and he would rarely leave his hospital room.
He is granted a second chance by a medical breakthrough: the Medusa. The Medusa uses electrical impulses from jellyfish organs to deliver the right biological signatures to the heart.


[h3]The Shocking Snoozer[/h3]

• Mitochondria - When your turn begins, Shock a random invaders
  
• Venom - At the end of the turn, for each entity with Shock, remove Shock and strike them
  
• Spirit Arcs - When you strike a Shocked invader, 50% chance of giving Shock to a random invader.
  

You might find Shun's artifacts quite shocking!

Having unique artifacts and cards for each pilot really helps build diversity during your runs. Shun has some interesting cards like Electrokinesis which allows him to move an entity to any tile, and if that entity was Shocked, it strikes itself and all adjacent tiles.



That's all for Shun just now, but you can discover more of his unique cards as you play and we'll be back with another Pilot feature soon!

Happy Hunting!

The Pengonauts Team

Pilots, prepare for battle!

StarVaders will release on April 30th.

We're delighted to reveal our Release Date Announcement Trailer for StarVaders. Thank you all for being on this journey with us, not long to go now!

Watch the full Release Date Announcement Trailer below.

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It's not long to go now until launch, be sure to wishlist the game now and join other pilots on Discord for more updates!

Much love,

The Pengonauts Team