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Today marks the first major content update for Astronaut: The Best ! Besides the usual bug fixes and polish, we've got some significant improvements tailored to address player feedback. Since much of our early criticism has centered around the game's difficulty, we asked each of
Today marks our first postrelease patch! We've got more updates coming soon, but here are a few we wanted to put out there first. The main focus is creating a better experience on Steam Deck and other similar setups. Small Screen Readability Adjusted all size of all onscreen text
Today is our release of Astronaut: The Best ! To celebrate, we're offering a 15% launch discount, meaning it's on sale for only $12.74 through August 22nd. Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure about running a space academy using lies, witchcraft, and hard work. H
From August 7-14th, Astronaut: The Best is part of Steam's Visual Novel Fest! To celebrate, we're offering a special limited-time demo including two missions. The featured mission "Prestige Drama" challenges you to shape the nation’s perception of space by meddling in a popular T
Astronaut: The Best is releasing on August 15th, 2023 , available for $14.99 USD! After eight years of hard work, we can't wait for you to see all the surprises the full release has in store. Check out our announcement trailer below for a sample. If you're intrigued we would grea
Astronaut: The Best is fully playable on Steam Deck ! After extensive QA and player feedback, we are confident that Astronaut: The Best not only meets all of Valve's criteria for Steam Deck verification, but runs smoothly throughout the entire gameplay experience. Our team thinks
The Flaustrian Royal Space Academy has encountered its most deadly threat yet: Spacewolves . Needless to say, that is the name of TV's most popular prestige drama, which portrays space exploration as a senseless danger. With every episode that airs, the people of Flaustria turn m
What even is Astronaut The Best? The designers of AtB give an inside look at the new LudoNarraCon-exclusive mission, joined by moderator Jules Engel. Take a look before trying the LNC demo, to know what you're getting into. Or tune in after playing, to learn more about the develo
We're delighted and honored to host Alex Beachum , creative director of the seminal space game Outer Wilds ! Join us as he talks with Astronaut: The Best 's designers Mike Sennott and David Mershon while sampling the strange delights of AtB's LudoNarraCon demo. Some discussions a
When exhibiting at LudoNarraCon, we wanted to contribute with a meaningful discussion about the intersection of game design and narrative. To do it properly, we've enlisted the help of Sean Bouchard , Professor of Game Design at USC and cohost of Mostly Walking. Join us for a div