Please help yourself to a Starstruck cookie fresh out of the oven.
Let's celebrate today with a few special announcements.
Biggest Discounts Ever
Starstruck is now on sale for 50% off for the first time ever! If you or a friend haven't played it yet, this is the moment you've been waiting for. The soundtrack is also on sale too.
The remaining limited supply of black T-shirts is also on sale for $12.50 plus shipping. This is a very good deal, but there's only one size left: Asian medium (it's a little bit smaller than an American medium).
T-shirts available here: https://shop.starstruckgame.com/
Steam Trading Cards
Steam trading cards are finally here! I took brand new photos of the clay figures just for these cards. If you've already played Starstruck, I think some cards will automatically get added to your Steam account but I'm not sure.
Rumors say there may also be Steam badges, profile wallpapers, and emotes available now too...
Revealing one of Starstruck's biggest secrets
To celebrate today, I want to reveal a hidden feature in Starstruck that nobody ever discovered.
See those stickers on and nearby the Captain's guitar in the above screenshot? That's the secret: you can decorate the Captain's stuff with your own stickers by just putting some PNG files in a special folder! Personalize the Captain's ship and guitar however feels right to you. Have you ever heard of a hidden feature like this in a game before?
This feature has actually been in the game ever since it released, but nobody ever found it. (Actually, this isn't the only secret that nobody ever found.)
Conclusion
With this 50% discount, I hope some more people can have an interesting time playing the game. Looking back at Starstruck, I think it's not perfect but it has some unique value. It's one of the few things in my life I'm happy that I got to be part of making.
To be honest with you, lately I haven't been able to follow my creative dreams much anymore, due to various financial reasons plus the low level of interest in Starstruck. To make ends meet, I've found a new job working on programming advertising systems which has been taking up almost all of my time, even usually on nights and weekends. But even if I can't follow all of my artistic dreams right now, it still makes me happy whenever I see a new review appear on Starstruck's page.
Whether you've already played the game or you're going to play it for the first time now, thank you for giving something like this a chance. I hope you get something interesting out of it.
Version 20250503.1 - Typos & Minor Bugfixes
Hello, truckers! I hope life is treating you all well.
Just pushed a small update that fixes some minor issues the community has brought up (details below). Thank you to everyone who's reported bugs, and thank you to everyone who has bought Starstruck.
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Version 20250503.1 of Starstruck: Hands of Time is now live on Steam.
Changes:
Made rank-based achievements unlock based on the combined ranks of all save files
Fixed a bug that prevented rank-based achievements from unlocking immediately after completing the last song in the story
Added sound effects when dodge prompts appear during Dawn's songs on the second night
Fixed various typos (thank you to Nyarlathotep for finding them)
Fixed various minor bugs
If you encounter any issues, please let me know either on the Steam community forum or on Discord.
👊 LudoNarraCon Sale!
Starstruck is 25% off starting NOW for LudoNarraCon, hosted by Fellow Traveller!
I recommend: - Last Time I Saw You - No Case Should Remain Unsolved - Unbeatable - YIIK I.V
🏷️✌️New York Game Awards Nomination Sale!
Hi Truckers.
Starstruck is a New York Game Awards nominee for Best Hidden Gem! What an honor!
To celebrate, the game is on sale from Jan 16 - 30. Tell your friends!
-Max
Version 20250104.2 - Improved Improvisation
Hello, truckers. This update improves the sound of the improvisation rhythm gameplay, as seen above. Enjoy!
Thank you all very much for your support in 2024. 🫶
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Version 20250104.2 of Starstruck: Hands of Time is now live on Steam.
Changes:
Changed how improvisation rhythm gameplay works
If you encounter any issues, please let me know either on the Steam community forum or on Discord.
Version 20241212.4 - New Song + Bugfixes
This update introduces a new playable song: Moldy Jack!
It becomes unlocked after a certain point in the story, after which you can play it in Free Play mode! (If you've already gotten past that part of the story, when you load your save file it'll automatically unlock right away.)
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Version 20241212.4 of Starstruck: Hands of Time is now live on Steam.
Changes:
Added a new Free Play song: Moldy Jack
Added support for remapping the button that pauses rhythm gameplay
Improved the charts for What a Wonderful Frog
Fixed a bug that softlocked the game if you continued from a certain autosave as Dawn
Fixed a bug that could cause the stairs in Dawn's house to not work correctly
Fixed a minor font issue in the Simplified Chinese localization
Fixed some typos
If you encounter any issues, please let me know either on the Steam community forum or on Discord.
Nominate Starstruck + Sale on shirts, game, & OST!
Hi truckers, it's that's time of year, which means two things:
The Steam Awards
Nominations for the Steam Awards just opened!
Did you think Starstruck's story was special? If so, please nominate it for "Outstanding Story-Rich Game". You should be able to see a widget above to nominate Starstruck. 🫶
Black Friday Sale
Also, I just put the game, soundtrack, & merch on sale for Black Friday (today through Dec 4)!
Perfect time to grab a shirt, get the soundtrack, or gift the game to a friend if you think they'd like it.
If you already own the game, the soundtrack has an additional 10% discount here on Steam!
Starstruck is selected for AdventureX, a Steam sale on Nov 4-11!
Starstruck has been selected as one of 35 games for this year's AdventureX digital exhibition, a Steam event starting next week, running Mon 4 - 11 November 2024!
Save & Sound AdventureX will be happening concurrently next week, during which time Starstruck will be on sale for 20% off.
I've also updated the demo for both of these events. You can download the demo by clicking the "Download Demo" button on the Steam page.
AdventureX will run for 7 days and features both past exhibitors and the 2024 selection. Over 140 games total, on sale and/or with a playable demo!
AdventureX also has a series of panels and interviews starting on Thu 7 November 2024 at 6 PM GMT! Showing on Steam, Youtube and Twitch! More info on their website: https://www.adventurexpo.org/
Starstruck will be at Save & Sound! Come watch an exclusive live performance!
I'm happy to announce that Starstruck will be at Save & Sound starting November 4th!
Save & Sound is an online music festival with sales and demos on Steam. Come celebrate headbanging soundtracks as well as unique implementations of music and audio in games.
Starstruck will be participating in the festival with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from when we were recording some of the game's soundtrack live!
You can watch the showcase on Bedtime Digital Games’ channels:
