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• Announcements·10 Sept 2026Official

  Play Level 15 Early in the Public Beta!

  Level 15 is only a few weeks away! But if you don’t want to wait, you can play it right now in the Star Birds Public Beta! 🚀The beta branch is open to all players, so jump in, give the new level a try, and let us know what you think. Your feedback will help us put the finishing touches on Level 15 before its official release.How to access the Public BetaOpen your Steam LibraryRight-click Star BirdsSelect PropertiesOpen the Betas categorySelect the Public Beta branchSteam should then automatically switch to the beta version.Just remember to switch back to the main branch once you’re done testing.What awaits you in Level 15?The Bird Crew is currently exploring Cinnakeet, a Star System dominated by extreme heat, with asteroids covered in bubbling pools of lava. And they’re still searching for the origin of the mysterious Strangelets.There’s just one small problem.Stella realizes that she has colossally underestimated the distance to their source. The scale of it is downright absurd. How are the birds ever supposed to cross distances like these? Clearly, a new kind of propulsion is needed.And in the end, it all comes down to a matter of... antimatter.Image: Producing Antimatter, In-Game and Building Development SketchesMore BOOOM! 💥If you enjoyed blasting your own little craters into asteroid surfaces, Level 15 has something new for you.A new tool is joining your inventory. And let’s just say it takes your building options to a whole new level.Image: New ExplosivesA New Way to Make CreditsThe birds have some ambitious construction plans ahead of them, and those don’t come cheap. Good thing Level 15 also introduces a new way to earn Credits!Until now, you could fill your account by completing quests, earning passive income from resources, and collecting Credits with the rover. Level 15 adds another option to the mix.We’ll leave the details for you to discover.Image: Money Does Not Grow on Trees (... right?!)Help Us Polish Level 15!If you run into bugs or have feedback wh...
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• Announcements·21 Aug 2026Official

  Monthly Challenges

  Dear stargazers and space travelers,We want to name our monthly challenges after constellations. Got any suggestions?12 Cosmic Seasons for Free Play ModeFor the Antimatter Update this October, we’re planning something special: Cosmic Seasons!Starting with the update, Free Play Mode will feature a new challenge each month. Every player will get the same seed, defining the star system, environmental conditions, available resources, and buildings for that month. There’ll be 12 different Cosmic Seasons (= monthly challenges) every year. Each one will have its own leaderboard, where you can compete against other players. Those of you who played Dorfromantik might already be familiar with this concept from our previous game.And this is where you come in!WANTED: Submit Your Names for ConstellationsWe’d love to name our 12 monthly challenges after 12 star constellations.But rather than going with the usual suspects like Aries, Leo, or Gemini, we want something a little more unusual. Something worthy of the creative minds of our bird crew.So now it’s your turn:Tell us in the comments 👇 what constellations our 12 Cosmic Seasons should be named after!Funny ones, inspiring ones, obscure ones, wonderfully strange ones. We want to hear them all. And yes: Of course you can invent your own ones, too. Feel free to let your imagination run wild. ✨If we spot suggestions that we like and that fit Star Birds, we’ll put them into the game! We also asked our bird crew for suggestions. Herb proposed The Watering Can, Ruth went with The Hammer Drill, and the Captain thought it would only make sense to name a constellation after The Captain. Well. You can probably see where this is going... So we figured we’d better ask you instead!Thanks for your help! We’re looking forward to your suggestions.Download Star Birds & Join Our NewsletterStar Birds is an indie project by Toukana Interactive and kurzgesagt. We are over the moon to have such an amazing community. You are the reason why this proje...
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• Announcements·19 Aug 2026Official

  Roadmap to the Grand Finale!

  There’s a lot happening on the road to the Star Birds grand finale! We’re expanding our plans for the Full Release, preparing the fifth and final Star System, and working on bringing Star Birds to even more platforms. And before we get there, you can look forward to another campaign level and a brand-new way to play every month.Big news for all console fans! We’re squeezing in another update in October to use Level 15 as the setup for a technical spectacle in the final Star System. At the same time, we’re giving our indie team a few extra months so we can launch 1.0 on many of the platforms you’ve been asking for.For us, that means there’s still a little more work ahead but we’re convinced the end result will be all the better for it.And there’s no denying it, the finish line is coming into view:Antimatter Update: October 2026Star Birds Full Release: Q1 2027Image: Early Access Roadmap, August 2026If everything goes according to plan, the 1.0 release will bring Star Birds to Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. And as a plus, we’re also planning to make the game available through the Epic Games Store and GOG.Until recently, we were considering a full release as early as autumn 2026. But one question kept coming up in the community: "What about other platforms?" 🤔❓You’ve also kept asking us whether some of the big concepts in astrophysics could find their way into the game. And by big concepts, we mean really big ones. Massively big ones. We're space fans ourselves and that idea got us hooked. So we want to make it happen.Long story short: we’ve adjusted our plans a little.The Windows and Mac versions will, of course, continue all the way to 1.0. And a little reminder for our Mac players: we released the Mac version earlier this year, so Apple Silicon users can already join the bird crew and play everything currently available in Early Access.Into Star System 5!Content-wise, the full release will take you into the fifth and final star system.We plan t...
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• Announcements·5 Aug 2026Official

  Star Birds x The Farmer Was Replaced

  The Farmer Was Replaced made quite a splash in the indie scene this spring, and we’ve put together a bundle for you! It’s an extraordinary game, not just for programmers, but for anyone who enjoys resource management and automation.Star Birds players can now get 10% off the game through our Steam bundle. Take a look!What Is The Farmer Was Replaced?In The Farmer Was Replaced, you program a drone to fully automate farming tasks that would otherwise require a lot of grinding. Simply press “Execute” and enjoy watching your drone do all the hard work. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. A game to improve your problem solving and coding skills.(Not) an Educational Game?What we particularly like about The Farmer Was Replaced is its sense of continuous progression. Rather than sending you through a series of separate levels, it lets you steadily expand your farm, earn resources, unlock new technologies, and improve your automated setup.The game teaches you everything you need to know, but it never simply hands you the solutions. Figuring out how to tackle each task is entirely up to you, which can be quite challenging, but also incredibly rewarding once your code finally works.10% Off for Star Birds PlayersA quick note on this bundle: The Farmers & Miners Bundle is a Complete-the-Set bundle. That means if you don’t own Star Birds yet, now might be a great time to pick it up and benefit from the discount when purchasing both games together. If you already own Star Birds, you won’t have to purchase it again. You can still get our partner game at a discount. For us as a studio, these bundles are both a thank-you to our community and an opportunity to introduce you to exciting indie projects made by other small teams. 🤝Download Star Birds & Join Our NewsletterStar Birds is an indie project by Toukana Interactive and kurzgesagt. We are over the moon to have such an amazing community. You are the reason why this project...
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• Patch Notes·21 Jul 2026Official

  Patch 0.3.9

  Patch 0.3.9☀️ Fixes & Improvements Based on Community Feedback☀️ Fixed a bug that could block critical progression quests after reloading a save, particularly in Level 11.☀️ Fixed a progression blocker in Level 10 that could occur when placing a Yumberry before advancing the dialogue.☀️ Fixed invisible excavation quests and stuck tutorial dialogue in older saves.Fixed scores displaying values above 100%. Scores now update dynamically, including when discovering secret resources.☀️ Fixed empty or broken station module quest offers.☀️ Fixed phantom or broken pipe connections blocking building functionality. These connections now repair themselves when loading a save or reconnecting pipes.Fixed ramps being recallable while a rover was still on them.☀️ Fixed ramps not being recallable because phantom paths or pipes were still occupying them.Fixed pebbles not appearing around artificial craters when placing explosives on an asteroid loaded from a save.Fixed artificial craters created by explosives not being highlighted automatically.Fixed stale explosives not being removed when quitting immediately after placing them.☀️ Fixed the Continue button not working after switching save profiles.Improved error handling and diagnostics for save files that are incompatible with the current game version.☀️ Minor localization fixes.☀️ Finally fixed global achievements resetting on game start.☀️ Fixed a small camera-window appearing on the bottom-left when quickly switching asteroids via arrow-hotkeys.Fixed the music player not always correctly selecting music tracks.☀️ Fixed a bug that allowed quest rewards to be collected multiple times.Fixed several issues caused by performing actions while an unlock popup was open.☀️ Fixed a progression blocker in Level 13 that could occur when completing the trader quest before advancing the route connection dialogue.☀️ Improved grabbing pipe and path ends. The end piece closest to the cursor is now picked up.Routes dragged to an asteroid or trad...
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