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StarVaders is coming to Steam Next Fest

Hello Pilots,

We're delighted to announce that StarVaders will be coming to October Next Fest!



We've been hard at work on our demo for Next Fest which will be packed with new features:

  • Stinger Mech - Limited-time access to the first pilot of the Stinger Mech
  • New Difficulty - Take on CHALLENGER mode, a harder mode with encounter modifiers, powered up bosses, and more
  • All New Soundtrack - A total revamp of the StarVaders soundtrack by the incredibly talented Plasterbrain
  • Speedrunning Competition - Daily Seeded Speedruns with prizes up for grabs!
  • Next Fest Raffle -More on that coming soon!


We'll be teasing these features in the run up to Next Fest. Be sure to follow us on socials and join other pilots on Discord for more updates!

Much love,

The StarVaders Team

Enter The Chronosphere is part of Tiny Teams

The gorgeous, psychedelic, turn-based, action, roguelite Enter The Chronosphere is part of Tiny Teams!

If you like the idea of Super Hot x Enter the Gungeon, this is the game you want.

Wishlist and Follow Enter The Chronosphere so you can get news, updates and our demo announcement later this year.

XOXO JV Team

Speedrun Competition

Hello pilots!

We are hosting our very first Speedrun Competition over on our Discord!

The 10 top players with the fastest times in the challenge will win a Steam Key for the full game when it launches in 2025!

The 1st place player with the fastest time will also get their name or username added to an in-game clickable object that will show off their achievement- and their name or username will also be added to the credits!

Click here to join our Discord and head over to the Speedrun Competition channels for rules and how to submit.



We also have some amazing new key art and we've updated the Steam page to include it!

Big shout out to Alexis Rives for creating the art! You can find their Twitter here.

See you in the Speedrun Competition!
Nikko

Future Games Show Mini-Trailer!

Hello pilots!

We just dropped a new mini-trailer during the Future Games Show! Check it out here:

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

We're also now hosting a private playtest testing all of the content we have in the game so far. It's got everything you would want:
  • 2 new classes, with multiple pilots and completely new mechanics to play with.
  • Multiple layers of difficulty, including a custom mode and dailies.
  • Dozens of new gameplay systems to add more variety to each run
You can sign up for the private playtest through this form!

Also, if you haven't done it yet, wishlist StarVaders and follow us on Steam, it helps out more than you think as we try to get the word out about our game!

We are also launching a ton of content across social media, so follow us to keep up to date with development and new updates!

Reddit | Twitter | YouTube | Discord | TikTok

See you next time!

- Axolotl

Sign up for our private playtest!

Hey all! Hope everyone is having a great summer!

We're hosting a private playtest testing ALL the content we have in the game so far. It's got everything you would want:

- 2 new classes, with multiple pilots and completely new mechanics to play with.
- Multiple layers of difficulty, including a custom mode and dailies.
- Dozens of new gameplay systems to add more variety to each run.



There's still a lot of work to be done, but we need your help to help us refine and improve the game! We couldn't do it without y'all.

If you are interested, please submit an application in this google form!

We will be inviting players in waves, so keep an eye out on your discord messages and emails!

- Axolotl


If you haven't done it yet, wishlist our game and follow us on Steam, it helps out more than you think!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/StarVaders/