Numina
Numina is part of the RPG Maker Festival 2024!
Experience the unique blend of character-driven storytelling, dynamic battles, and captivating puzzles that define Numina. Don't miss this chance to grab the complete edition, featuring both Part I and Part II, and embark on an epic adventure filled with branching decisions and elemental battles. Join us at the RPG Maker Festival and step into the world Numina! ✨
Numina Artbook & Behind the Scenes Patreon Release
https://www.patreon.com/starlitstudio
I've also uploaded a deep-dive into the secrets behind Numina's multiple endings! 🎮 Uncover the planning nightmares, the intricate variables, and the emotional journey that shaped each ending. Discover why Revolution became a personal favorite and how the classical endings, Noema & Reform, hold a special place in my heart.
I'm regularly posting new updates, also on my new project "SOLACE CREEK" on there. Check out the playable preview now! https://starlit.itch.io/solace-creek
Join me on Patreon for an exclusive look into the creative process and the heartfelt farewell to Numina. It's a journey you won't want to miss! 🚀✨
Update notes for v1.20
It's been a while since the last update notes. Since the last update there have been some smaller fixes, mostly related to Part II.
I listened to the feedback I've received over the last few months and decided to change some minor things in the Sheol area, later in Part II. There is now one less map with the tricky navigation minigame. You still have to traverse it and can search the wastes of Sheol for treasure, but now without worrying a bit less about getting lost.
Other fixes in this update:
- Fixed some characters appearing in endings were they shouldn't be
- Passability Fixes
- Minor Translation fixes & improvements
Free Update - Meow!
It's been almost 2 months now since Numina Part II's release. I can't say enough how much this milestone has meant to me and how grateful I am. After working hard on completing Numina for months I took a long break after Part II's release and only now, I slowly start to realize that it's actually over 😅
And I have to say in all honesty that I miss it a bit - working on the game, the story, the characters... So apart from bug fixing I couldn't help but also work on some smaller things, like this little free update I wanted to share with you today: A new battle costume for Shawn! Introducing: Cat Shawn! 🐱
The new costume is available as part of Numina Part I, near the beginning of the second chapter. The image above contains a hint as to where you might be able find it 😄
I've already started working on whatever's coming next, but I'm also not sure if I'm completely done with Numina 🙂 You can get any news on future projects or updates on our official Discord server!
Until then, thank you all again for your support and I hope you continue to enjoy the game!
Update notes for 1.20.8
I hope you're all having fun with Numina Part II! It's been over a month since the release and I've just released a small new patch update with a few fixes and improvements for both Part I & II:
- Fixed startup crash on Linux
- Various cutscene fixes
- Various passability fixes
Update notes for v1.20
I hope you're all having fun with Numina Part II! I've just released a small patch update with a few fixes and improvements for both Part I & II:
- Fixed a bug that made you automatically miss all subsequent aim QTEs when waiting too long on the first one
- Fixed some achievements that couldn't be found
- Battle Costumes: Preview them on the right in the Menu UIs
- Small improvements to the UI in the status menu in regards to the relationship skills
- Fixed a glitch in the loading screen that could cause a crash
Numina Part II is here ✨
It's finally here! The wait is over! Numina Part II is now available and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you all. Since the release of Part I last July, I've been working hard to make this huge milestone a reality. It's been a long time coming, but I'm thrilled to finally be able to show you what I've been working on all this time!
Get the Numina Part II DLC now and enjoy a 10% discount 🡆 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954900/Numina__Part_2/
And that's not all! You can also get the Deluxe Edition, which includes both Part I & II as well as all OST releases, and save 12% 🡆
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/25484/Deluxe_Edition/
Thank you all for your support on this long journey, and I really hope you enjoy Part II. So what are you waiting for? See you in the realms beyond the bridge!
Numina ECHOES - The final goodbye 🎵
I’ve always been a huge fan of credits/outro themes, be it for games or animes. Especially if the lyrics connected to the game. Back in 2017 when I released the first English demo of Numina I knew I wanted something similar for the game so I found a (at least back then) CC Commons song called “Rain Begins to Fall” by “Silence is Sexy” which I really liked.
The lyrics talk about dealing with a darker time in life, trauma or pain (the rain) and that it’s not always sunshine and that’s okay. There’ll always be a time when the rain comes - or begins to fall. I thought it really encapsulated Shawn’s story arc in that demo about dealing with loss. I even changed the in-game ending a bit to include rainfall just before the final scene to tie in the theme, which is a bit cringey if I think about it now, ahaha 🙈
Fast-forward to 2022. During the lockdown I’ve picked up music making as a hobby and it was a real joy discovering this new creative outlet. Up to that point Thomas J. Peters had done most of Numina’s soundtrack (and what an amazing job he has done!) For the credits of Numina Part I we decided on re-using the Part I trailer theme during the credits. But I knew that I wanted something more impactful for the final credits of Part I and so the song Echoes was born.
It was a huge undertaking and finishing the song took me over a year, from the composing stage to actually writing lyrics and then collaborating with a very talented singer. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I actually did all of it, but I’m very proud of the song and that it’s something special.
Echoes is a break-up song, but as Numina deals with your relationship as a player with the game itself, I found it fitting to be a song about saying goodbye - to the game. To Shawn as his Guardian Spirit and the world of Alterna. It made a lot of sense as a credits theme but I also wanted it to be epic so that I could use it as a trailer theme. I think it gave the trailers for Part II a real edge 🙂
You can get the song as part of the Numina「ECHOES」OST release. A bundle of 19 tracks that I worked on for both Part I & II => https://store.steampowered.com/app/2264250/NuminaECHOESSoundtrack/
Numina Part II is almost here, and I can’t wait for all of you to play it and read your reactions!
Thank u!
Numina Part II - Releasing March 16th
Yeaaaaaah I'm so happy to announce that NUMINA Part II will release March 16th here on Steam, itch.io and the Epic Games Store.
Since July last year, I've been working hard on the conclusion to the grand story started in Part I. I knew I wanted to reiterate and extend on a lot of content that I've already finished and I think in the end, it'll really pay off.
Numina Part II is around 6-7 hours long and contains 4 endings. Here on Steam, it will be available as DLC for the base game for $2.99. See the product page NOW => https://store.steampowered.com/app/1954900/Numina__Part_2/
Also the "Echoes OST" just released, containing all the music I worked on for Numina, including the trailer theme ECHOES of which I'm very proud of! Please check it out => https://store.steampowered.com/app/2264250/NuminaECHOESSoundtrack/
This has been a long time coming and I'm so excited to share Part II with all of you in just a few days! Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for all of your support!
NUMINA Part II Teaser 2
The time for our last goodbye will soon come...
Brace yourselves for a double dose of hype, because not only do I have another teaser for Numina Part II to share with you today, but I'm also dropping the final trailer THIS SUNDAY March 12th!
✨✨And if that's not enough to get you pumped, I will be announcing the official release date alongside the trailer on Sunday. ✨✨
We're so close, can you believe it?! I hope you're as excited as I am 😂 So get ready to join us on this incredible journey, as we gear up for the biggest Numina release yet. See you on Sunday!