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CheesiMoon, Breadbinbran · Published by CheesiMoon · Official site ↗
Positive — 100% positive (29 reviews) · 12 achievements
Last updated 2 Oct 2026
Astropods: Starside Glaze is an energetic 2D Fighting Platformer! Experience freeform movement, engaging combat with knockback, and badge upgrades that redefine playstyles. The power of fun unleashes your limitless potential to recover the stolen Waterfall of Dreams!
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Action, Indie · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a thrilling journey as you glide and clash through levels in Astropods: Starside Glaze, an indie fighter that lets you upgrade your playstyle with badges.
About this game
Astropods: Starside Glaze is a 2D Fighting Platformer with endless mobility and combat potential! Starring as Hemi (pink) and Acro (blue), swap between them at any time to utilize their unique traits within various environments!
Astropods combines platform fighter combat with platformer styled levels, alongside nonlinear progression and perk customization, to create a dynamic combat-platforming experience unlike anything else! It's fun to mold your limitless potential yourself, isn't it? Use this excitement to enjoy life and save the Waterfall of Dreams from the Waterfall Thief!
CHARACTERS
HEMI!
Headstrong, self-confident, yet open-minded, Hemi seeks to enjoy and protect the world's innate beauty. While she is normally relaxed and carefree, when she has to fight, she is reckless and dives in head-first to protect those around her.
Wielding a gigantic globe hammer and celestial magic, she is the unstoppable Juggernaut of the Stars!
ACRO!
A seemingly odd friend of Hemi, Acro is closed off and distant, much more willing to observe than to take action. Despite that, for the sake of peace and tranquility, he will fight for it with blistering speed!
Swift on his feet and in his strikes, he is the Rogue Cyclone!
GAMEPLAY
Experience dynamic platform fighter gameplay within this nonlinear adventure!
Utilize knockback alongside high mobility to maintain combos and maximize damage!
Swap between Hemi and Acro with the press of a button, each with their own unique attacks and physics.
Discover and equip unique badges to further specialize your playstyle!
Play either in singleplayer, or local 2 player co-op!
FEATURES
Enter one of 6 stages at any order to obtain their unique Star Badge and utilize their unique abilities!
Check out 5 different challenge stages that'll reward you for utilizing more advanced techniques!
Explore through the stages to discover over 20 powerful regular badges which boosts the capabilities of both characters!
Check out side modes like Dream Remixer and Boss Arena to further explore your potential through alternate scenarios!
Befriend the loveable(?) Zooka, who can share valuable tips and tricks, or give more insight on your situation, while fulfilling her own agenda...
STORY
An excerpt from our lovely(?) Zooka.
"Hi beauties, Zooka here!
Our planet is suffering right now! Our source of power and magic, the Waterfall of Dreams, has been stolen! High up in outer space, the waterfall thief has it all to himself; someone must stop him! To reach him, you must gather all the Star Badges from its base! But I fear the residents aren't too happy about the missing waterfall...
Unfortunately, I can't do it myself. My specialty is intelligence, so I'm not fit for field combat. My big brain is a metaphorical weapon, not a literal one. And no, I am not a suitable weapon! However, I offer personal life advice, and special facilities that help improve oneself and their skills! Aren't I so great?? Now go bring back the Waterfall of Dreams, while I assist from the backlines!
...don't look at me like that! I'm helping tons with things like onboarding and education..."
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Storage: 50 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.2.3 Notes!
- Fixed some stages being unable to trigger the gold medal achievement Thank you for playing! Please let me know if you run into issues!Read full article on Community Announcements (cheesimoon)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.2.2 Notes!
- Fixed some achievement clauses Thank you for playing! Please let me know if you run into issues!Read full article on Community Announcements (cheesimoon)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.2.1 Notes!
- Achievements much less likely to crash game - Pickups no longer draw over pause screen BG - Reset Stage option no longer freezes initial enemies, and properly resets combo number Thank you for playing! Please let me know if you run into issues!Read full article on Community Announcements (cheesimoon)Patch NotesOfficial
Achievements! Patch 1.2 Notes!!
Hello everyone! Patch 1.2 is here, and this will be the final(ish) update! Only fixes to major things or crashes will be pushed for Astropods: Starside Glaze going forward, so it probably won't get much more updates. Thank you for the continued support, but all things must come to an end. Astropods: Dreamlayer Dragon is in development now, so look forward to more news from that game! You may also want to check out Bandcamp... ////CHANGES//////////////////////////////////// - Achievements!! There are 12 achievements, which aim to be an all-course fun tour of this game! Some easy, some pretty tough, nothing soul-crushing (hopefully!). It's not all-all-inclusive on the various aspects of the game, but some things are better left secret (The left out elements would likely make 100% achievement less fun), and it's all-inclusive enough for me! They can be found in the options menu. - Proper save file completion counter calculation Uhhh... did you know you can't legitimately 100% the game in prior versions? Well... now you can! It will automatically update once you select your save file, so don't worry if you already played a save file out! - Minor stage changes to Cheese Satellite and Velvet Ridges Tiny changes I'm not sure you'll notice, but I think these changes make those stages slightly more intuitive. - Throws now happen if the grab button is no longer held Throws feel more snappy now, but the option to hold something for long is still here. I think it feels a bit more kinetic!Read full article on Community Announcements (cheesimoon)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.1.13 Notes!
-The game properly saves now...wait what? I'm so so sorry about this one, but 1.1.12 had display mode on, which basically kills the save file when going back to the main menu. I accidentally shipped it out with that on. Please forgive me for this! Thank you for understanding.Read full article on Community Announcements (cheesimoon)
