NIGHTSTAR: Alliance

About this game

CURATOR REVIEW

SHOOT. DESTROY. EQUIP. REPEAT.

The retro arcade shooter we know and love is back, IN VR.
Nightstar Alliance is a retro arcade game at its core, full of action, story, and high-scores!
Command, build, and upgrade a heavily armed battlecruiser and forge a fleet capable of stopping the enemy intelligence that has decimated mankind. Only with this alliance can you hope to bring humanity back from the brink.


An immersive 360 degree galactic war unfolds around you as you battle through breathtaking star systems.

GAMEPLAY FEATURES

• Pilot a Nightstar Battlecruiser with intuitive and reactive third person controls
  
• Customise your and arsenal with a variety of bolt-on weapons and utility modules
  
• Construct the Alliance Battlecruiser with intuitive expansions and snap controls
  
• Build an Armada and control their inventory; the attack fleet will aid your fight
  
• Shoot a generated range of laser, blaster, flak and nuclear weapons
  
• Destroy an unending scourge of Supremacy ships
  
• Equip offensive and defensive shields, repair units, damage and fire rate mods
  
• Repeat the battle and become the most notorious Nightstar Commander with Local and Online Leaderboards
  
• Master the skies with upgrades; increasing ship size, module slots, armour and firepower!
  
• Follow the story of the Commanders who survived the attack on Terra through in game cut-scenes

The Fall of Terra

Follow the story of the Commanders who survived the attack on Terra, as you forge the Alliance and seek a safe haven in the Outer Rim. The escape is cut short, however, and Dr Tali finds herself at the mercy of the machines!


Rescue the legendary Commanders and utilize their unique powers and abilities to help your cause! Only then will you stand a chance against the scourge of the Supremacy.

Explosive Firepower and Utility Modules

Discover and unlock an arsenal of heavy weapons, defensive utilities and doomsday devices as you save The human Colonies from the genocide of their rebellious AI!


From automatic phase blasters, flak cannons and high propulsion lasers, to heat-seeking rocket pods and destructive nuclear weaponry - The Alliance has everything they need to reach the Outer Rim!

WORLDWIDE REVIEWS

Latest news

• Patch Notes·10 Mar 2019Official

  NIGHTSTAR: Alliance 1.1 Hotfix +

  Introducing PHOTO MODE https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/844937409a05597e299e9b2e2d4db68347aa2e35.jpg Commander, we have installed state of the art photo journalist equipment on the Bop Utility Bots! Access the command panel using the menu button, then select PHOTO MODE. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/ceb168b0e09e2e78a02ab1a9943755d842341e7b.jpg Whilst in Photo Mode you can move around the battle and observe the events of a singularity time frame!! We should really use this tech to escape the supremacy... But at least we have PHOTOMODE! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/31eaf4cf7a1c103dafd1ed4f4e905a959fd65abe.jpg Hotfixes Warship weakpoints appear more often. Missing achievements added to Hedra and Sovereign. Missing intro cutscene dialogue now appears correctly. Hedra mission no longer says "dh".
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• Announcements·1 Mar 2019Official

  1.0 is here!

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/3bffce456e44a59516d0dff62133e4ba4b8dd51c.png Version 1.0 Commander, the Alliance is at full strength, and the Supremacy aren't holding back either, It's time to attack the HIVE and end this War with the Machines - we have a final Situation report before heading out into the fight, details follow: NIGHTSTAR ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/7259f1095cc1d6b10c3f923056ab5095d19fd26d.png The crew have put together a mixtape for this mission Commander - Straplocked: Nightstar Alliance Find the OST on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/7JDNMWid8Di2R6EtldN2ZD?si=_kTCbjM_TbmcoFzAkaQNEg SUPREMACY HIVE AHEAD The Sovereign has appeared and is promising that we will travel no further - however a mysterious pilot has been spotted attacking the sovereign through a warp fight! We still have hope Commander! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/f464dd808d882348b36f213363c84809cbe44ee6.gif The Final Chapter We have located DR TALI and are preparing our offenses to get her out of that HIVE, everyone to battle stations! HEDRA RETURNS The HEDRA Supremacy Warmind has been spotted preparing an attack! Stand fast Commander, it may be incredibly powerful, but nothing the Alliance cannot overcome! Leviathan Metamorphosis We have reports that the Graveyard leviathan has improved its self-building capabilities and re-arranged its attack patterns to combat our previous knowledge of its behaviour - beware of this Leviathan Commander! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/4327d474f85ad4c24024d3605357196eabeb2c81.gif MODULE UPGRADES We have improved our repair and shielding modules, which will now affect our entire built ship! This will surely aid our escape from the Supremacy! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/c0d658ac6068a8369f4c611c5f8095...
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• Announcements·18 Feb 2019Official

  EARLY ACCESS ends February 28th!

  Early Access Update! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/4e2280fc1a634ad2fc5cd1ef816f1a3a953788b0.png Welcome Starfighters! First a hearty thank you to all the new pilots that joined us over the winter holiday and Lunar New Year sales. The Alliance couldn't do it without you! The Tiny Leviathan team is happy to announce our final Beta Testing will be ongoing for the next 9 days. (Jump to our discord to learn how to join the testing!) JOIN OUR DISCORD! On February 28th Nightstar: Alliance will exit early access with a major update which will add new features, more story and more ultimate bosses! As if that wasn't enough we are also proud to announce the launch of the NightStar: Alliance original soundtrack by renowned Synthmaster Straplocked! Get Straplocked! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/9ce70b8364edc22c93ed5d053a7ec1af63c1e41b.png This new collection of tracks created exclusively for Nightstar: Alliance will be available on steam soon after launch and will be featured inside the adrenaline fueled update coming your way! Stay tuned and please don't hesitate to give us a review or some feedback in steam or via our discord. It's always great to hear from players! Tiny Leviathan out! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/ac451d17b423191cb1b5c996b69f68bbb0575b85.png
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• Patch Notes·17 Aug 2018Official

  Early Access Update 4 - Ship Building

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/98a13c9fd833f38ce7b7168027200b07594da2fe.png JOIN OUR DISCORD! Phew! Commander, we have decoded a large technology module. This is a game changer for the Alliance! I'm running a deeper analysis now. Here's what Engineer Nika was able to decrypt so far: Decoding transmission... 1600016-16-7-05.... CODE 000000-4... PILOT BOP UNIT ACTIVATED https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/77461998041fa38e35c6d0559c29e7cbf03ca124.gif Builder BOP and Pilot Bop Our BOP utility drones have newly installed tactical armaments. Aswell as the Tractor Beam and Clamp Arms, BUILDER BOP now has access to an experimental military shield tech which only last a few seconds, but is the difference between escaping the Supremacy, and having our brains turned to mush. The PILOT BOP has also had improvements to its structural mainframe, PILOT BOP directs weapon and thrust capabilities of the Alliance Battlecruiser. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/48678bd7d77c71b0f80b74296ef8e41f3184b89a.gif Alliance Salvage Operations Our Engineers have retrofitted our large module bays with expansion capabilities. We can now attach crew quarters, armour expansions and large structural modules to the Alliance Battlecruiser. This allows us to expand the capacity of the ship and man more weapons and utilities - Lets get out there and find us some salvage! Commander Visor Updates During our escape to the outer rim we ensure the safety of nearby colonies by answering their distress calls. The new upgrades to the visor show the number of colony ship signals remaining in the sector. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/6529c9fec2269a68e3f6b380f8265b03a2e620fe.gif Mission communication protocol improved Communications from distress calls and during warp spooling/exit are now subject to a "need to know" basis. Shorter communicatio...
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• Patch Notes·7 Jul 2018Official

  Early Access Update 3 - Colonies

  https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/6cbd154a8e34523c410cfcd30a5cd03699f142bd.png Initiating transmission. Commander, can you hear me? I'm receiving a signal from multiple sources around the 'verse. It looks like one of our allies have discovered a beacon with some sort of encrypted message. Here's what we managed to translate so far. Scroll to the bottom for the short version! ----- https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32921465/e5ec1b0ff5d6886b1bfae84ce9c28e0bfdb5fe86.gif 'Oculus Touch' Controller Model and Settings A new controller option was added, along with angle settings to make controlling the Alliance more comfortable and customization. The Oculus Touch controller will now appear in game when utilizing this system. And make sure to adjust the new Angle Settings for increased comfort! Colony Ships' Movement Upgraded The beacon contained a hidden code that we can use to help our allies dock and leave docking correctly. This will fix their forward alignment and will make those tasks feel a lot more natural. Our ST-3v3 unit also managed to install this new code on its own circuits, and will now leave the system if it loses sight of the Alliance ship. Fixed Scores There was a small issue with the score counters, causing scores to be calculated incorrectly. This will no longer happen, as part of this mysterious encrypted code seems to have the correct formulas. I love technology! This also means all existing highscores will be reset. It's time to jump to the next sector and leave your mark on the leaderboards! We also installed Advanced Image Preceptors that will allow systems to be visualized with more fidelity. Shiny graphics! ----- That's it for this mission update! Here's the short version of this, with all the items we managed to decrypt from this weeks' update beacon. See you around the 'verse! - Added BOP angle in settings - Added Oculus Touch controller model - Fixed colony ships not alig...
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