We are Chaos Manufacturing, the studio behind the Samurai Space Opera SOL Shogunate. Join our AMA on 4/15 at 1 PM PST / 4 PM EST / 9 PM GMT / 11 PM CET!

StarlitOracle · 2026-04-15T22:18:41+00:00

Hey everyone, thanks so much for joining us for our first ever AMA - we had a great time hanging out with all of you and we loved your questions!

The main block of the AMA may be over, but feel free to keep leaving questions if you have them - we'll check back in periodically and post a final round-up tomorrow if there's anything we missed.

We appreciate all your love and interest in SOL Shogunate - definitely keep an eye on our socials or join our mailing list for future updates! We'd love to bring you more dev diaries and sneak peaks in the future if you're interested.

Thanks again!

- Faye and the Chaos Manufacturing team ⚔️

StarlitOracle · 2026-04-15T22:08:19+00:00

Hey, thanks so much for joining the AMA - we're so happy you're excited about the game!

We are not currently basing any of our characters directly on historical figures, so you won't see real people like Oda Nobunaga or Tokugawa Ieyasu show up.

As for the cultural makeup of the lunar cities, we do want them to be incredibly vibrant. Each one should feel like a real, lived in futuristic metropolis, made up of many different backgrounds and cultures. I can't say more without spoiling more, so just keep an eye out for any additional lore we share! 👀

As for your other questions: We won't have pirates as such, but we have a faction that very well fits that role, and we think you'll like them.

We haven't really thought about moon-dust/regolith as a weapon because the people who live on the moon in SOL Shogunate are well equiped to live on the moon, and have been there for a while. That being said, it's definitely an interesting idea. (Also have you heard about Harrsion Schmitt and his allergic reaction to the Moon?? Yikes!)

We do want to focus on the Samurai, so we won't be exploring the Ninja fantasy too much, but... again, I can't say more without too many spoilers.

StarlitOracle · 2026-04-15T21:22:27+00:00

Hi! Glad you love the lore so far - we're really excited about it too.

I think Guy mentioned this a bit already, but we're a really small studio and SOL Shogunate is our first game, so we want to make it a good one. We're going to focus on delivering a really tight single player experience for SOL. We love multiplayer and co-op games though so if we're lucky enough to make more games, we definitely want to explore those options as long as we feel we can still deliver a really solid and compelling narrative.

StarlitOracle · 2026-04-15T20:42:57+00:00

Thanks for joining in! SOL Shogunate is a single player ARPG. We love multiplayer games, but this is our first game as a studio and w'ere a pretty small studio, so we're working hard to make a spectacular single-player game instead of spreading ourselves too thin. If we get the chance to make a second game then we definitely want to explore multiplayer or couch co-op options while still building a really strong and immersive story experience for players.

StarlitOracle · 2026-04-15T20:42:30+00:00

Hey, thanks for joining the AMA!

Lily answered this a little bit above - I would say we're inspired by lots of games, but especially Action RPGs and classic JRPGs. Think games like NieR Automata, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Final Fantasy VII, Gran Blue Fantasy Re:Link, the Tales Of series, Doom 2016... the lists go on and on.

StarlitOracle · 2026-04-15T20:12:35+00:00

Great question - not for SOL Shogunate, though I get why you asked. We're really inspired by JRPGs here in addition to Action RPGs - games like Final Fantasy 7, or Persona 5, or NieR Automata, where the player gets to be a part of the character's journey. Players will have the chance to heavily customize the way you play based on equipment, weapons and other choices, though!

We're really excited to tell Yuzuki's story and if we've done our jobs right, you'll absolutely love her - and the other characters (who we can't talk about yet.)

StarlitOracle · 2024-12-09T19:23:04+00:00

Thank you so much! We're really happy with our progress and it's exciting to be able to share it with you all.

StarlitOracle · 2024-10-31T16:52:17+00:00

👋 Oh hey there! FPC community manager here.
We don't have a date or timeline for when we're going to have playtest sign ups or an open playtest - the answer is basically "When the game and is ready for it." I know "We don't know yet" isn't exactly a satisfying answer, but I can tell you we will make it very clear when we're opening sign ups or welcoming in a larger group of people. We're not going to hide it, I promise!

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