Thanksgiving Update

It’s Thanksgiving weekend here, so Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate it! And thanks from me to everyone who has supported Starcom game development over the years, and especially to the playtesters who have put in so much time suggesting improvements for the game. I’m considering the current version in playtesters’ hands (Betelgeuse … Read more

Early Access Home Stretch

Starcom: Unknown Space is now a little less than a month from entering Early Access. At this point, the game feels very solid and players of the latest beta have not identified any critical issues. This week, after doing a full playthrough and starting another round of close beta tests, I did some minor optimizations … Read more

Early Access Updates and Save Games

During Early Access, a lot of new content is being created and modified. Due to the interconnected open-world gameplay, major updates will not be save compatible with previous releases. Expect “named” releases to be incompatible (the release name is visible in the upper right corner near the build number, e.g., “Arcturus 101500”, “Betelgeuse 10730”, etc.) … Read more

Starcom: Unknown Space Launch Date

The big news this week is that Starcom: Unknown Space will enter Early Access in a little over a month on December 14! Based on player feedback from the last closed beta, I feel that the game is in very good shape. But there are still some areas that I’d like to improve further before … Read more