Starfinder:Afterlight News

[p][/p][p]We hope your holidays were restful, because 2026 is going to be an exciting ride! [/p][p]Let's talk about what's coming.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Backers with Closed Beta access, your time is almost here! You will soon receive your Steam key, to access the Starfinder: Afterlight Closed Beta, which will go live in February.[/p][p][/p][p]We’re incredibly excited to put the game in your hands (please keep in mind this is an alpha build), and start gathering your feedback. For now, here’s a sneak peek of what you will experience in the beta 👀[/p][p][/p][p]Entertainment District - Hivemarket - Akiton[/p][p][/p][h3]What to expect in the Closed Beta:[/h3]

• [p]45-60 minutes of Act I gameplay [/p]
• [p]3 pre-made playable characters   
  (Human Soldier, Vesk Envoy, Shirren Operative)[/p]
• [p]The Entertainment District of Hivemarket on Akiton[/p]
• [p]Your first encounters with Preach, Sterling, and the Larva![/p]
• [p]Fully playable voice acting, dialogue, combat, inventory, loot, and much more![/p]

[p]You'll be the first ever to experience Afterlight, and your feedback will help shape its future![/p][p]📌 More beta details coming soon.[/p][p][/p][h2]🎯 What We're Working On[/h2][p]Besides the Closed Beta, the team is pushing toward Early Access (Q2-Q3 2026). We're incredibly proud of how far the game has come, and we can't wait to share it with you![/p][p]Here’s a snapshot of what the team is working on as we move closer to Early Access.[/p][p][/p][p]Work in Progress - Vesk jogging [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Work in Progress - Icons[/p][p][/p][p]Work in Progress - Cinematic Intro[/p][p][/p][h2]⏰ Late Pledges Still Open[/h2][p]Know someone who would love Afterlight? 
Send them our way before late pledges close 🚀 and help them get:[/p]

• [p]Exclusive Kickstarter rewards[/p]
• [p]Technomancer and Mechanic classes[/p]
• [p]Access to Close Beta and more[/p]

[h3]❤️ Thank You[/h3][p]2026 is our year, let's make it count.[/p][p][/p][h3]See you in the Drift! 💫[/h3][p]~ the Epictellers team[/p][p][/p][h3]💬 Stay Connected[/h3][p]🪐 Join our amazing Discord community
✨ Wishlist on Steam if you haven't! 
🌟 Follow us on - Instagram, Blusky, Youtube, X
🚀 Late pledge on Kickstarter
💌 Sign up for our newsletter [/p]

[p]As we approach the end of the year, we want to wish you all happy holidays. We hope your days are filled with warmth, good food, and plenty of gaming.[/p][p]Looking back, 2025 has been an incredible year for the team, with the Kickstarter campaign being the highlight. The project confirmed our greatest wishes and banished our fears: Starfinder: Afterlight is loved and has a passionate community eager to play it. Thank you for your support; it keeps us motivated every single day.[/p][p][/p][h2]What’s Next?[/h2][p]Development is keeping us pretty busy at the moment. We are working to bring you the best CRPG experience we can deliver. Our narrative team is locking down dialogue for key quests, the art team is bringing new characters and locations to life, and the engineering team is refining combat mechanics. Every day, the Pact Worlds feel a little more alive on our screens, and we can't wait to show you.[/p][p]We have exciting news to share in January, so keep your eyes on our channels! But before we dive into 2026...[/p][h2]
❄️ Winter Fanart Challenge: Our 4 Favorites[/h2][p]And now, on to the expected selection of our Winter Fanart Challenge! For this occasion, we asked you to draw our characters (Kole, Tycho, Lu-323, Sterling, Preach, Larva, or Khali) enjoying the holidays however you imagined.[/p][p]The response has been excellent, and we've been delighted by your creations! Seeing how the community interprets these characters is genuinely rewarding, honestly, you give us a lot more inspiration than you realize. They were all warm and cozy, but here are our 4 favorites in no particular order:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]You can actually feel the joy overflowing from this scene. Don't miss the details! Concierge and RPG-related mugs, Paizo cookies, Lu-323 and Sterling competing over cleavage… it's all there.[/p][p]🎨: ‪Brandon Chang on Bluesky.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Wise advice: Do not put rockets on your kid's sled. Not even an intergalactic crew of pros can handle such chaos. Unless, of course, you want to create memories that last forever 😉.[/p][p]🎨: ‪‪Lemniskate‬, on Bluesky.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Oh, to be an ethereal android whimsically experiencing snow for the first time, and portrayed in Art Nouveau style! Like one of your French girls. Beautiful ❄️.[/p][p]🎨: ‪nko, on Twitter.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Last advice: Remember that destroying is always more fun than creating. And scaring your carers in the process? Double the fun.[/p][p]🎨: ‪‪Jesse Whitmore, on Bluesky.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you to everyone who participated! 🙌[/p][p][/p][p]Special mention goes to Nora on Bluesky. Their fanart included a riddle that had the community huddled together, breaking our brains trying to solve it. We love a good enigma! (Want to know the solution? Peek into the #artwork channel in our Discord).[/p][p][/p][h3]See you in the Drift! 💫[/h3][p]~ Alicia, on behalf of the Epictellers team[/p]

[p][/p][p]After a crazy and intense Kickstarter period, we are now heading into a calmer phase, which is ideal for reflecting and organizing our next steps. With that excuse, we’re doing a recap for all of those who managed to avoid all our communications and maybe now (after all the buzz) wants to know everything we unlocked in our Kickstarter campaign![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]On top of the final release game, backers will get…[/h3]

• [p]✨ Skittermanders Ancestry[/p]
• [p]🗣️ Expanded Voice Over (For all main quest NPCs).[/p]
• [p]🐅 Pahtras Ancestry[/p]
• [p]🎨 A Portrait & Voice Pack (A portrait pack by artist Josan Gonzalez and an Expanded Voice Barks for your hero).[/p]
• [p]🔊 Voice Over for Secondary Quests (Full voice-over for secondary quests).[/p]
• [p]🧬 Technomancer Class[/p]
• [p]🐺 Vlaka Ancestry[/p]
• [p]🌟 Full Voice Over (Every line of dialogue, including main story, side quests, NPCs, and companion banter, will be fully voiced).[/p]
• [p]⚙️ Mechanic Class[/p]

[p]As a reminder, all backers will receive all this unlocked content for free as part of their pledge. Yes, late pledges too.[/p][p][/p][h3]The first reward is already out: Exclusive Wallpapers![/h3][p]If you backed in Kickstarter, an email with the download link should be in the inbox you used for your Kickstarter pledge. The pack includes versions for all your devices, including desktop (landscape) and mobile (portrait) orientations, with resolutions up to 4K.[/p][p][/p][p]The community has already employed them very creatively![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]LarvaOS. From Foxy Princess Roxanne on Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]How will you use them? Your only limit is your mind 🧠.[/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][h3]For those eager to shape the path of Starfinder: Afterlight[/h3][p]The Discord roles reward that will grant you insider access to the development process and beta testing will be rolled out in about two weeks, just after Kickstarter process and confirm all payments.[/p][p][/p][p]In the meantime, you can still come over to our Discord and start participating in the conversations:[/p][p][/p][h3]We welcome all Starfinders![/h3][p][/p][h3][/h3][h3]See you in the Drift! 💫[/h3][p]~ Alicia, on behalf of the Epictellers team[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Keep the love coming![/p][p]Your support means everything. Be sure to follow our journey and help us spread the word![/p][p]🚀 Pledge on Kickstarter[/p][p]✨ Wishlist us on Steam[/p][p]💌 Sign up for our newsletter[/p][p]🪐 Join our Discord community[/p][p]🌟 Follow us on social media for more updates.[/p]

[p][/p][p]We can finally say, the Kickstarter campaign is OVER![/p][p][/p][p]Like a great cliffhanger at the end of a season finale, a lot of backers showed up (similar to that endgame scene) to help us reach the final goal, the Mechanic! The tension was palpable. Enough to keep us awake at night, pressing F5 to check if it would finally happen.[/p][p][/p][p]And it did.[/p][p][/p][p]We’re all celebrating on Discord (join us if you want) with a lot of happy larvas and jumping GIFs.[/p][p][/p][p]                                                     [/p][p][/p][h2]Most backed video game Kickstarter campaign of 2025![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p]During the last month, we've gathered the support of 13.931 backers, making it the most backed video game Kickstarter campaign of 2025! YAY! 🎉[/p][p][/p][p]We're really thankful and hopeful for what's about to come. The real journey begins now.[/p][p][/p][p]Also, we're very happy to start recovering our sleep schedule, if that’s okay.[/p][p][/p][h2]Available from today[/h2][p]For those who missed the campaign (or knows someone who did), late pledges will be starting today, November 7th at 9:00 AM (ET) / 15:00 (CET). This way, you can still support the game and have access to all unlocked content during Kickstarter.[/p][p][/p][h3]What can I get?[/h3]

• [p]🎖️ Khali's Crew (Late Pledge)[/p]
• [p]🏜️ Akitonian Merchant (Late Pledge)[/p]
• [p]💫 Starfinder Society (Late Pledge)[/p]
• [p]⚔️ Companions and Enemies STL Packs Add-ons[/p]
• [p]🪐 Collector's Player Core Rulebook PDF Add-on[/p]

[p][/p][p]The “Complete Edition” tier and the “Gift a Copy” add-on were Kickstarter-exclusives and are not available as a late pledge. Also, the discord roles are no longer available.[/p][p][/p][p]And that’s all for today, now we can effectively say… we have been kick-started 🚀.[/p][p]Sorry for the pun.[/p][p][/p][h3]See you in the Drift! 💫[/h3][p]~ Alicia, on behalf of the Epictellers team[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Keep the love coming![/p][p]Your support means everything. Be sure to follow our journey and help us spread the word![/p][p]🚀 Pledge on Kickstarter[/p][p]✨ Wishlist us on Steam[/p][p]💌 Sign up for our newsletter[/p][p]🪐 Join our Discord community[/p][p]🌟 Follow us on social media for more updates.[/p]

[p][/p][p]We're a little late for Halloween, but hey, it's still Autumn, no matter what Mariah Carey says or how many Christmas city lights are already on![/p][p][/p][p]To celebrate the occasion and this amazing community, we decided to host a quick Halloween fan art contest. We got to be honest: we weren't sure if you were going to participate, if it was too soon, or if there was enough interest.[/p][p][/p][p]Well, our doubts didn't last long! Because you completely proved us wrong. The response has been positive, with unique entries from the day one.[/p][p][/p][h3]Congratulations to all participants![/h3][p][/p][p]It was incredibly hard to choose because every single entry deserved to be here! To thank the artists, we've selected 4 of our favorites to feature.[/p][p][/p][p]We were looking for creativity, what made us laugh, or if the costume was something the character would wear![/p][p][/p][h3]Our favorites finally:[/h3][p][/p][p]The crew, gathered together for a Halloween treat… I want to be there![/p][p]🎨: Shan on Bluesky. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Disco Elvis Kole has got our hearts 💚.[/p][p]🎨: high_empress_of_coconutia on Instagram.[/p][p][/p][p]Pin up witch Lu-323. Hard to not fall in love.[/p][p]🎨: Frostchime on Bluesky. [/p][p][/p][p]A whole scene to watch, with a lot of details, Baby Larva and Mandalorian Preach.[/p][p]🎨: ‪Lemniskate on Bluesky. [/p][p][/p][h3]Thanks to you all 👌💚![/h3][p]Soraya Montenegro Lu-323, Mad Scientist Ysoki, Freddy Tycho… You must know we cherished and feast our eyes with all your entries in our Epictellers discord. Thanks for sharing it with us.[/p][p]We invite everyone to visit the #AfterlightHalloween hashtag across social media to see all the incredible submissions, some of them were on X/Twitter as well. And of course, if you still want to participate, feel free to join the #, mention us so we can see it too. We'll check every once in a while.[/p][p][/p][h3]Another one?[/h3][p]We'll definitely be doing more of these challenges in the future. You can already start proposing what you think the next one should be about.[/p][p][/p][p]Maybe something for the holidays? Let us know what you think in our discord artwork channel![/p][p][/p][h3]See you in the Drift! 💫[/h3][p]~ Alicia, on behalf of the Epictellers team[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Keep the love coming![/p][p]Your support means everything. Be sure to follow our journey and help us spread the word![/p][p]🚀 Pledge on Kickstarter[/p][p]✨ Wishlist us on Steam[/p][p]💌 Sign up for our newsletter[/p][p]🪐 Join our Discord community[/p][p]🌟 Follow us on social media for more updates.[/p]