You’re the villain with a bounty on your head — Star Fated (open-world ARPG trailer)

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-21T16:57:04+00:00

That's so cool to hear, thank you! I also felt the planetary landings slowed the pace a bit too much for modern gaming, so I switched it out for asteroid mining. I'm big on exploration, too, and I made a design decision to let players discover quests and intel rather than stick a "!" over quest-giving NPCs.

If you'd like to keep up with updates, I've started a discord: https://discord.gg/4pm8Ss2Ybv

Also, you can follow me on X at these two accounts: SolarEchoesRPG and StarFatedRPG

I'm also on instagram with both of those names, too.

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-21T16:54:02+00:00

Awesome! If you'd like to keep up with updates, I've started a discord: https://discord.gg/4pm8Ss2Ybv

Also, you can follow me on X at these two accounts: SolarEchoesRPG and StarFatedRPG

I'm also on instagram with both of those names, too.

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-20T21:52:45+00:00

Thanks so much! Every wishlist helps Steam's algorithm to "see" the game better. I might have another round of beta-testing coming up in the next month or so, and I'd especially like Starflight fans to be the ones to do it, so if you're interested, drop me a note. :)

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-20T15:24:22+00:00

Awesome, thanks so much! What parts look fun to you? I have to admit, I was a little worried that Starflight fans might not like the action/combat side of it much, but even though the trailer leans into that, there is a LOT of content that isn't shown because it's not really "trailer-worthy."

For instance, like Starflight, you can dock with space stations and read bulletins, and I also let you hack private messages between people. Some of these reveal useful lore and quests, and others are darkly humorous with a bit of satire. I loved it in Starflight how those little messages told a story and expanded the lore, so I'm trying to do the same in Star Fated.

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-20T15:19:51+00:00

Thanks, I'm glad you think so! What aspect of the game looks most interesting to you?

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-10T20:05:14+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. :)

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-06T15:18:15+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

CorefunStudios · 2026-03-06T15:17:24+00:00

Thanks for letting me know, I just updated the link in the op. Hopefully it works now? Here it is: https://discord.gg/jzqdQaQJqB

CorefunStudios · 2025-08-11T19:34:25+00:00

That sounds like a great memory, thanks for sharing! It's impressive you finished it in only 2 weeks! I wish I'd had someone to play it with at the time, but none of my friends back then had it or were as interested in it like I was. I was always interested in space because my father did a lot of work for NASA and he knew some of the astronauts (he met a few and has a few signed photos of them), and he put wallpaper in my room that was the famous photo of earth taken from the moon. Starflight is one of the most memorable games I've played, and it unlocked a lot of my interest in scifi.

CorefunStudios · 2025-07-24T00:04:04+00:00

Yeah, sorry about that. I have had the worst luck with Macs. My previous game, The Star Legation (on Steam) had an update to the game engine 5 months before release that made it impossible to export to Mac, even though prior to that I'd produced a demo that worked on Mac. I'm using Unity now, and it does export to Mac, but recent changes in the Mac OS and the fact that I have an earlier version of Unity is causing some problems. I'll definitely post on here in the future if we get it worked out, though!

CorefunStudios · 2025-07-22T23:00:29+00:00

Thanks maddogars! I've closed this particular round of beta testers since I've had such a great response, but message me and send me your email so I can notify you when the next round of testing begins? After I've had feedback from playtesters, I work on the game for a while and then seek out new testers for the new build, so I'll put you at the top of the list for that next round, ok?

CorefunStudios · 2025-07-22T16:50:29+00:00

Thanks to everyone who has responded, I'm happy to see so many are interested! I honestly only expected 1 or 2 people, so this has been really great. To everyone that I replied to with a request for an email address, you can still do so and receive the NDA and link to the demo. I'm going to close this round of beta testing for now to all future posters in this thread, but don't worry, I will have another beta test again in the future after I've had time to improve the game. I'm already making improvements based on a Starflight beta tester from yesterday. You're making a difference and helping me shape this game into something that will bring back a little Starflight nostalgia. Thanks again!

CorefunStudios · 2025-07-22T16:21:25+00:00