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Starstruck: Hands of Time is a story-rich rhythm adventure game where you play guitar and abuse time travel! Control a giant hand destroying a miniature town, or play as the two guitarist kids living in it. For extra fun, optionally plug in a Guitar Hero controller!

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May 2024 Update

May 15

👋 Hello everyone! I have some great news about Starstruck!

But first, let's start off with some art:

New Key Art

You might have seen it already on the store page, but this is Starstruck's new key art. What do you think? I think it conveys the spirit of the game pretty well.

All of the art was created by hand by our new friend Luo Rui, who is an incredible illustrator:

Progress Update

Good news! Starstruck's gameplay and programming are now fully complete!

The ending is all implemented, and I've even managed to optimize the whole game so it all runs smoothly on the Steam Deck!

Here are the only things left to do before the game can release:

Proofreading/editing the script (in progress - being done by bleep)
Translating the script into all 6 other languages (not started yet)
Remaking the rhythm gameplay charts (in progress - being done by Chezy, a renowned Clone Hero charter)

We're almost there! In fact, I even have the trailer ready to go for when I drop the release date. This isn't the release date drop, though, so I can't show the trailer yet.

I've played through the game a bunch of times now, and I think it's pretty good. Can't wait for you to play it too!

-Max

Add Starstruck to your wishlist, please!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054950/Starstruck_Hands_of_Time/

Starstruck: Hands of Time

Demo! What- just happened?

I started it out amused by the cute style and humor up until the concert scene. The concert segment itself was a tad tiresome, and I was ready to quit, but I'm glad I waited out. The moment the frog with the steam valve appeared, the game really picked up for me and it was a wild what-the-♥♥♥♥-is-this-game-even ride until the very end. The dream sequence at the end was my favorite part by far. It reminded me of the weirdness of Yume Nikki, Neverhood, and Skullmonkeys that I played as a kid/teen, in the w...

Sena

Jun 24, 2023 @ 4:52am

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July 2023 Update

Jul 31, 2023

Hello Stars Truckers! How's your summer going? Time for another update... but first, some Starstruck fanart!

by @pedro_vstheworld[www.instagram.com]

A very creative interpretation of The Captain, by Synaptic Abyss (Tumblr[www.tumblr.com], Cohost[cohost.org])

Development Status Update

In the last update, I talked about how I started working on the ending. So, how's that been going?

Well, the ending is 50% done! And the final song is currently underway by Andrew Allanson, the lead composer of the game! I've already seen the lyrics he wrote for it, and I'm really really happy with them - they truly bring everything together in a beautiful way!

Great progress is being made. I feel good about finishing the game this year, and then releasing it next year.

I feel a great urgency to finish the game and release it as soon as possible. In part because, as I test it, I'm starting to think it will turn out even better than I expected, so I want to get it out into the world. See you in the next update. I hope to bring you more exciting news then!

-Max

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054950/Starstruck_Hands_of_Time/

PS: Did you know that Andrew's game YIIK is getting a wildly huge update, called "YIIK I.V"? I got to play it early, and here's my review:

Want to see what I mean?

Check out the trailer here: https://twitter.com/AckkStudios/status/1609240593854615557

https://store.steampowered.com/app/459080/YIIK_A_Postmodern_RPG/

Starstruck: Hands of Time

February 2023 Update

Feb 28, 2023

Hello Stars Truckers! Hope your 2023 is going well. This is going to be a big year for Starstruck, so let's get right into the development status update!

A preview of the art sent on the newsletter! If you missed it, you can still get it (and four other exclusive four-panel comics) emailed to you instantly when you join the newsletter[starstruckgame.com].

Development Status Update

At the time of the last update, I was polishing everything in the game up until the ending. So now five months later, where are things?

Well, I'm happy to say the game is now about 95% polished for everything up until the ending! In addition, I've started working on the ending, which I'll be fully diving into working on next week. This is a big step forward and I can hardly believe it myself.

Here's some of what's been achieved recently (that I can show you without spoiling things):

Improved rhythm UI! Not only does it look better, but the stem on each note is now centered so timing is easier.

Upgraded text/font system! This not only makes text across all languages appear crisper, but also enables Chinese language support.

Improved physics! Buildings explode better, characters can be thrown around, and the physics is "wackier" in general.

There's many more things I implemented as well, such as Steam Deck compatibility and adding some new complex events to the story. Overall, I'd say the game is on its way to becoming more of a finished product.

Thanks for reading and keeping up with my game. I'm working really hard on it every day. I think it's going to be a special game. See you in the next update, where hopefully I'll be able to give more big news about the game getting closer to completion!

-Max

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054950/Starstruck_Hands_of_Time/

PS: As a side project, I helped in the English localization of a previously Chinese-only RPG Maker game called "Have a Nice Dream". It went somewhat viral in China in 2021, and now it's available in English! Oh yeah, and it's free!

If you're into short and thought-provoking RPG Maker games, you can get the game here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1625080/_/

Starstruck: Hands of Time

No thread for this game, really ?

That's a shame ! I'm playing the demo right now and I'm loving it ! the humor, writting, the overall artsyle and aesthetic is so cleaver and original, this will be a day one purchase for sure !

Dreambox

Jun 18, 2020 @ 11:03am

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Fine fine, but, where my spansh translation

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Fortuna

Mar 27, 2021 @ 4:37am

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I love it! Though...

I was pleasantly surprised; the game's way more creative than I was expecting. It's dripping in the same charm as games like Earthbound and Chulip, and the writing strikes a really nice sense of humour/ tone. The only critical feedback I have is that the Steam thumbnail doesn't quite capture that same energy. I'd definitely lean more into utilising those sculpted characters (or that general quirky yet understated toyish aesthetic) in the branding, because it's incredibly charming and will help the right ...

Lue

Jun 21, 2021 @ 9:20pm

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Demo Vs Prologue

Whats the difference between the demo and the prologue?

The Carpet Monster

Oct 23, 2021 @ 6:22pm

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