Star Vortex
@starvortex.bsky.social
Star Vortex is a single-player ARPG space shooter where you will design your ship, collect equipment and forge your own path through an unforgiving galaxy.
Small Ships (v0.6.07) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Star Vortex - Small Ships (v0.6.07) - Steam News
One more update for a few overdue tasks that didn't make it into the last Major Update. Full details below, work continues behind the scenes on Sector 4 content. Vanguard Class One question I get aske...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Small Ships (v0.6.07) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Community Feedback (v0.6.05) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Star Vortex - Community Feedback (v0.6.05) - Steam News
Not the most game-changing update this time, just a quick one in response to recent feedback. Every change here is from the community. I've listed the biggest ones below. Community Highlights Here I'l...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Community Feedback (v0.6.05) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Upgrade Overhaul (v0.6.0) is now available!
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Star Vortex - Upgrade Overhaul (v0.6.0) - Steam News
Time for the game's first Major Update! This update is the culmination of all the feedback I received when I released into Early Access on July 28th. Weapon unlocks are gone, the upgrade system has be...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Upgrade Overhaul (v0.6.0) is now available!
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Limit Breaker (v0.5.90) is now available!
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Star Vortex - Limit Breaker (v0.5.90) - Steam News
This update brings together months of system changes that have been building toward this moment. Previously, the ship designer capped you at four weapons of the same type. That restriction is now comp...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Limit Breaker (v0.5.90) is now available!
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VFX Improvements (v0.5.86) is now available!
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Star Vortex - VFX Improvements (v0.5.86) - Steam News
This update is mostly visual improvements to explosions and projectiles. Just to temper expectations a bit... this isn't Reality Break. I'm not a VFX Artist as my main profession, but I think this has...
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October 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
VFX Improvements (v0.5.86) is now available!
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All The Small Things (v0.5.85) is now available!
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Star Vortex - All The Small Things (v0.5.85) - Steam News
Right, this one is going to be long. This update is the culmination of all the suggestions and requests I've received since launch that were not high-priority enough to do straight away, but I agreed ...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
All The Small Things (v0.5.85) is now available!
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Probably one of the most in depth reviews I've seen so far: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYKn...
You Must Try This 2D Space Dog-fighting Game (Made by a Solo Dev) | Star Vortex Impressions
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September 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Probably one of the most in depth reviews I've seen so far: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYKn...
Community Ships (v0.5.84) is now available!
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Star Vortex - Community Ships (v0.5.84) - Steam News
A smaller update this time. I was going to cram some more things in, but the final sector bosses were broken, and this includes the fix for that. Community Ships When loading templates in the ship des...
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September 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Community Ships (v0.5.84) is now available!
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Hotfix (v0.5.83) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Star Vortex - Hotfix (v0.5.83) - Steam News
Just a quick update to fix some of the things I didn't manage to squeeze into the last update. One thing of note though... The game is now Verified on Steam Deck! If you encounter any issues playing o...
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August 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hotfix (v0.5.83) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Storage Space (v0.5.82) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Star Vortex - Storage Space (v0.5.82) - Steam News
Meaningful updates are going a bit slower at the moment, so apologies for that. A lot of my time has been spent recently trying to get Star Vortex reviewed as 'Fully Supported' on Steam Deck. You'll n...
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August 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Storage Space (v0.5.82) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Our new Galactic Shipyard is now live. Upload your creations or import other people's ships in to the game!
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Galactic Shipyard - Star Vortex
Browse and share amazing spaceship designs created by the Star Vortex community. Vote for your favorites!
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August 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Our new Galactic Shipyard is now live. Upload your creations or import other people's ships in to the game!
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Balance and Requests (v0.5.80) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Star Vortex - Balance and Requests (v0.5.80) - Steam News
Apologies for the length of this news post. There are quite a large number of very unrelated changes in this one as I've been working through all the feedback I've been receiving. Ship Design Brightne...
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August 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Balance and Requests (v0.5.80) is now available! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Steam Deck and Bug Fixes (v0.5.76) is now available!
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Star Vortex - Steam Deck and Bug Fixes (v0.5.76) - Steam News
Not the most exciting of updates this time but Valve had some things they wanted fixed for the Steam Deck so I've been mostly working through that. As the owner of a Steam Deck I'd very much like the ...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Steam Deck and Bug Fixes (v0.5.76) is now available!
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Feedback Focus (v0.5.75) is now available!
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Star Vortex - Feedback Focus (v0.5.75) - Steam News
I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. But I will find you, and I will find out what you want... Seriously though, I read everything. Whether it's on random YouTube videos, foreign medi...
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August 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Feedback Focus (v0.5.75) is now available!
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Post Launch Patch (v0.5.65) is now available!
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Star Vortex - Post Launch Patch (v0.5.65) - Steam News
Well, this is my first ever live update so this is a bit terrifying. The launch has gone fantastically, far better than I could have hoped, so thank you to everyone who took the plunge and joined us f...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Post Launch Patch (v0.5.65) is now available!
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@starvortex.bsky.social launched into early access and we've got a Steam Bundle!
It's a deeply customizable ship-crafter inspired by the Action RPG greats. Super impressed with the ship design: You can defeat enemy factions to access their parts, even mix & match.
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It's a deeply customizable ship-crafter inspired by the Action RPG greats. Super impressed with the ship design: You can defeat enemy factions to access their parts, even mix & match.
10% off👉 tinyurl.com/NDStarVortex
July 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
@starvortex.bsky.social launched into early access and we've got a Steam Bundle!
It's a deeply customizable ship-crafter inspired by the Action RPG greats. Super impressed with the ship design: You can defeat enemy factions to access their parts, even mix & match.
10% off👉 tinyurl.com/NDStarVortex
It's a deeply customizable ship-crafter inspired by the Action RPG greats. Super impressed with the ship design: You can defeat enemy factions to access their parts, even mix & match.
10% off👉 tinyurl.com/NDStarVortex
Echoes of the Past (v0.5.50) is now available on the full version of the game! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
Star Vortex - Echoes of the Past (v0.5.50) - Steam News
As we roll into Early Access, my main goal is to show the direction this game is heading. I’m just one guy building this thing, so content takes time. I've been working hard in the hope that you can e...
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July 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Echoes of the Past (v0.5.50) is now available on the full version of the game! store.steampowered.com/news/app/209...
You can now check our release date / time in your time zone and see a live countdown on our website!
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Star Vortex - Space Shooter Action RPG
Pilot your ship through endless space battles. Deep progression, complex items, procedural generation.
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July 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
You can now check our release date / time in your time zone and see a live countdown on our website!
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Update 0.5.25 - Early Access Preparations is now available on the full version! Demo updates will be going on hold until after release.
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Star Vortex - Early Access Preparations (v0.5.25) - Steam News
That's another update out for the full game. I've stopped posting game news about every update as we approach our Early Access, as I don't want to spam too much, and they're coming thick and fast. If ...
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July 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Update 0.5.25 - Early Access Preparations is now available on the full version! Demo updates will be going on hold until after release.
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Trapped in a hostile sector of the galaxy, your fleet is scattered and humanity’s future hangs by a thread. You’re their only hope!
Star Vortex enters Early Access on July 28th. Your journey is only just beginning.
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Star Vortex enters Early Access on July 28th. Your journey is only just beginning.
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Star Vortex - Early Access begins July 28th!
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July 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Trapped in a hostile sector of the galaxy, your fleet is scattered and humanity’s future hangs by a thread. You’re their only hope!
Star Vortex enters Early Access on July 28th. Your journey is only just beginning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4VV...
Star Vortex enters Early Access on July 28th. Your journey is only just beginning.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4VV...
HUD / UI Overhaul (v0.5.0) is now available on both the demo and full version!
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Star Vortex - HUD / UI Overhaul (v0.5.0) - Steam News
This is the second MAJOR update of the year, and this one was a lot of work. I've pretty much rebuilt every single user interface panel in the game. I wanted to get this done before we go into Early A...
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July 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
HUD / UI Overhaul (v0.5.0) is now available on both the demo and full version!
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The overhaul of our UI and HUD is now complete. Screenshots have been updated and it will all be in the next update!
July 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The overhaul of our UI and HUD is now complete. Screenshots have been updated and it will all be in the next update!
Schematics and Upgrades (v0.4.1) is now available on both the demo and full version!
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Star Vortex - Schematics and Upgrades (v0.4.1) - Steam News
Having finally finished Sector 3 I took some time to reflect on some of the suggestions I'd received. I was forced to ignore them while prioritizing content but now a couple of them jumped out. The tu...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Schematics and Upgrades (v0.4.1) is now available on both the demo and full version!
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Flora Bosses (v0.4.0) is now available on both the demo and full version!
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Star Vortex - Flora Bosses (v0.4.0) - Steam News
That's the bosses finally done for Sector 3 and balanced. I say they're balanced but with the amount of meta gaming and build customization going on by the time players get to this Sector it's hard to...
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June 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Flora Bosses (v0.4.0) is now available on both the demo and full version!
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Star Vortex - 2D Space Action-RPG
Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
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Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
#PitchYaGame #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
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Star Vortex on Steam
Star Vortex is an Action-RPG inspired by classics like Diablo 2. Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different build...
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June 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Star Vortex - 2D Space Action-RPG
Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
#PitchYaGame #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
store.steampowered.com/app/2098160/...
Design your ship, fight your way through hostile alien sectors, upgrade as you salvage rare weapons and experiment with different builds until nothing can stand against you.
#PitchYaGame #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
store.steampowered.com/app/2098160/...