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Starlight Re:Volver Pre-Alpha March 7-9 | Announcement

[h2]Be the first to have an exclusive look into our Starlight Re:Volver early development build![/h2]



Our team has been working hard and we're excited to welcome a first group of players to see an exclusive first-look at our progress so far!

We are allowing members of our official Starlight Re:Volver Discord to participate in our closed pre-alpha playtest of our current build of the game. Our devs will be on-hand monitoring and playing alongside our players during the event throughout all 3 days, so Discord will be where we host our main form of communication with our playtesters.

🗓️ The pre-alpha event will happen March 7-9th, 2025. Starting at 7PM EST on March 7th and ending at 11:59PM EST on March 9th. Registration details will be posted in our Discord community.

[h2]What can players expect to see in our pre-alpha?[/h2]
🏙️ Nishi Island Metropolis as a vibrant social hub where Divers can find friends to explore together! Lively and scenic, check out the lookout area for a close-up of your diver models, emote wheels, picnic areas, fishing docks, and the grand sakura's tree.

🎏 Fishing minigame! Only one fishing area will be open in this pre-alpha build, Farsky Docks, located southeast of our vibrant picnic area. Try your hand at filling out your fishing Codex! There are currently 40 fishies waiting to be caught. Read more about our fishing minigame in our dev blog here.

👯‍♀️ Two playable divers (Effy and Kira). Both Divers have gone through full abilities kit refreshes and you HAVE to try out their gorgeous VFX and SFX in So Mi! Effy is a melee character typically seen with her large hammer whereas Kira's kit trends towards precise ranged attacks. Unfortunately, our two other characters Ren and Vivi are still undergoing ability kit reworks. However, keep your eye out for subsequent playtests, you could be the first to see their new abilities and provide feedback :)

✨Limitless combinations make each decision feel exciting and impactful! With your team of 4, you must strategize the synergy between your ability kit, charms, and team resources to scale effectively as each level gets harder!

đź—ż One incredibly difficult boss fight. Only one biome of So Mi will be available for players to run through in the current build and with that, one large boss fight! Guardians of these ancient ruins in the sky take form in rock golems, mana spirits, and cute kibis! Excited to see the different ability and charm combinations players discover to conquer this challenge.

🍀 Our first NPC, Clover, ft LilyPichu. We cold-DM-ed Lily to be our vocals on an upcoming original track Caramel for our in-game Lucky Clover Cafe! Lily worked with us to design our first NPC, choosing her name, outfit, and we modeled Clover after her likeness. We haven't implemented NPC interaction yet but you can come see her! Lucky Clover Cafe will be the spot where Divers refuel before their next Dive.

đź‘— Not just 1 but... 2 FREE full-Diver outfits! Our Divers have different accessories unique to them and accessories cannot be shared across Divers. A bear-y cute full-Effy skin will be redeemable by crafting Lum, a material gathered from your So Mi runs! A beautiful springtime Kira skin can be unlocked by your steam account having wishlisted Starlight Re:Volver! But that definitely already happened... right?

🎤 Stellar soundtrack. Trust me. You want to experience this. Our upbeat electric citypop music courses through the veins of our worlds to immerse players in the ultimate Starlight Re:Volver experience.

Starlight Re:Volver Dev Announcement - Trailer #2 Release

Hello everyone, we've released our second trailer for Starlight Re:Volver!

We just debuted our second trailer for Starlight Re:Volver today in The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted! This trailer features never-before-seen gameplay content all captured in-engine. If you missed out on seeing us in the show, watch the trailer here!

[h3]Join our Starlight Re:Volver đź’« Discord Server![/h3]
We've launched our Starlight Re:Volver Discord server!

Hop in to meet Divers (like yourself) and be among the first to see more behind-the-scenes previews, chat with the devs, and more!

[h3]Stream Revolution on all platforms 🎶[/h3]
If you're already hooked on the song in the trailer and want to start streaming it endlessly...then you're in luck! You can find our new song, "Revolution", on all streaming platforms. (Spotify / Apple Music)

You can listen and sing along to the trailer and full length versions, then make your main character debut with the karaoke version!



We're looking forward to growing our community in Discord - come chat with us there! In the meantime, keep up with us as we continue to make announcements and share about future playtesting opportunities!

Until next time,
Pahdo Labs team

Starlight Re:Volver is a roguelike action RPG disguised as a high-octane anime opening, and it's dropping next year




The action in Starlight Re:Volver is like watching those anime openings where the characters do cooler stuff than they ever pull off in the actual show. Its bright cast of characters smash enemies apart with screen-filling beams of light and explosions as they clear out levels within its roguelike structure...
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Starlight Re:Volver Dev Post - Early Access and Gameplay Insights

Hi everyone, thank you for all of your interest and questions!

It’s been amazing to see all the attention and support across Youtube, Twitter, and Tiktok from people who resonate with our art style and game direction. We set out to create Starlight Re:Volver as an immersive and fun experience where we could spend quality time with our friends — and we are dedicated to seeing it come to life!

[h3]“How to be notified for closed playtest opportunities and early access release?”
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Following Starlight Re:Volver on our Steam game page will ensure that you’re notified when we make dev announcements! If you’re signed in on Steam, the Follow button is located right under the screenshot media carousel of the game next to the wishlist button if you haven’t already wishlisted us :)

If you’ve already wishlisted us you will be notified when we release our game for early access!

[h3]“Roguelite vs RPG?”[/h3]
Our combat loop is a 1-4 player co-op roguelite but our greater game is largely inspired by other genres that we grew up playing and adoring such as RPGs and social games (Gaia Online, Club Penguin, Maplestory, etc), and a shonen anime-inspired art style! In our gameplay, we have 2 distinct features that are unique to our game amongst other releases in this genre.
  1. Town MMO hub supporting dozens of players per server where you can spend time in with friends doing social minigame activities, interact with others, crafting, etc.
  2. Roguelites are typically associated with being dark and intense. We instead are bringing a fresh and vibrant take on combat engagements that make them feel like a magical party!


We'll be making community announcements here regularly so follow along to be the first to hear of playtesting opportunities, early access release scheduling, and gameplay updates!

Signing off now,
Pahdo Labs Team


Starlight Re:Volver trades out Diablo's demons and gore for magical girls and sparkles, and I couldn't be more excited for it




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