Lunistice

A Grumpy Fox · Deck13

Released: Nov 10, 2022
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 02:11 GMT

Updates & announcements

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21 Aug 2026Developer post
Special 60% Anthro Fest Sale + Some Updates!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to let everyone know that from now until August 24th, Lunistice will be 60% off as part of this year's Anthro Festival event! This is a very special offer and probably won't happen again anytime soon, so now's the best time to get the game for the low,
08 Dec 2025Developer post
Brazilian Portuguese is here! 🇧🇷 | Engine Update!
Hello everyone! Wow, it's been a while! 💦 There is a new minor update for Lunistice that's live right now! This brings Lunistice to version 1.06 and not only updates the engine version for the game to fix some outstanding engine issues, but it also adds a brand-new Brazilian Por
Hello everyone!
Wow, it's been a while! 💦
There is a new minor update for Lunistice that's live right now! This brings Lunistice to version 1.06 and not only updates the engine version for the game to fix some outstanding engine issues, but it also adds a brand-new Brazilian Portuguese translation, courtesy of Discord user LonLon06 (https://lonlon06.carrd.co)!
The big engine update
As for the Unity update: since there was a security issue with pretty much all Unity versions (and since I had to update the engine anyway - I'll get to that), I decided to create a new build of the game using Unity version 2022. First and foremost: the game is functionally still the same, though a few shaders had to be updated and visual glitches be fixed in some roundabout ways, so very few elements might look a little bit different from before. I tried matching it with the previous Unity 2020 version as best as I could!
The other reason I decided to update the engine is because of the upcoming Lunistice 2.0 update (previously known as Lunistice 1.5)! I was trying to figure out a way for the longest time to provide every player the opportunity to play the original Lunistice 1.0 version along 2.0, since preservation is an important topic for me and 2.0 will change quite a lot that not every player might like.
While this is an easy thing for Steam (where you can just switch branches and download older versions), other platforms are not as lucky, so I decided to ship both 1.0 and 2.0 in one package where you decide which version to play in a little boot-up screen! Due to this, Lunistice 1.0 had to be updated to Unity 2022 to make it compatible with the host of updates, changes and code rewrites that 2.0 is currently still going through.
If you run into any issues using the new Unity 2022 version, please let me know in the community Discord - https://discord.gg/YfXtjAR. If for some reason the new version causes major issues for you, you can switch back to version 1.05 by going into the game's properties, in the "Beta" tab and choosing the 1_05_Unity2020 branch - this will allow you to download version 1.05b.
What about 2.0?
Unfortunately I still don't really have an ETA for this, life's been exceptionally rough, busy and exciting at the same time and I'm still slowly hacking away at it! As always - if I have anything to post, I'll typically give more regular updates on the community Discord and BlueSky.
The update definitely got much larger than I initially anticipated, especially since I basically had to rewrite 70%-80% of Lunistice's code to even make it compatible with all the additions and updates I'm planning.
...honestly at this point it's pretty much a remake! 😅
Additionally I've started preliminary work on a new project, now that I finally feel a bit more creative again! As with 2.0, I'm sharing some updates on the Discord, though it'll still be a good while until it's ready for a proper reveal!
Anyway, thanks for reading this big wall of text! You'll find the short changelog below!
As always, thank you so much for your continued support! 💖
Lunistice ver. 1.06 Changelog
Additions
Added a brand-new Brazilian Portuguese translation, courtesy of Discord user LonLon06!
Changes
Updated Unity version to Unity 2022
Increased menu size to allow for longer strings in brazilian portuguese translation
Updated some shaders and visual elements due to the engine upgrade
Updated credits
Fixes
Fixed rare input-related bug that could lead to crashes with certain controllers and certain USB interfaces.
Fixed Stage 5-2 music
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08 Feb 2024Developer post
Hana Plushies available NOW! Also: a few updates!
Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you know that the Hana Plushies (made in cooperation with Makeship) are available right now! The campaign runs for three weeks, so get them while you can! And as a little treat: every purchase of a plushie comes with a free Steam key for Lunis
10 Nov 2023Developer post
Lunistice X Makeship
ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! Lunistice is partnering with @Makeship for a plushie petition! 🌟 This means: if at least 200 people join the campaign we'll work together with the lovely people at Makeship to create a Hana Plushie for you! Join now: Interested in this amazing new artwork? Wel
23 Jun 2023Developer post
Lunistice On Sale + Development Updates!
Hello Everyone! 💖 First of all, let me get the obligatory thing out of the way: Lunistice is on Sale right now ! You can grab the game for 20% off from now until July 13th! It's the biggest discount we had so far , so if you haven't given Lunistice a try yet, now might be a good
13 Apr 2023Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Summer Games Done Quick 2023 will have a 2-hour Elder Scrolls Anthology speedrun
Summer Games Done Quick is coming back for its annual speedrunning charity event. Like previous years, SGDQ will be raising money for Doctors Without Borders, an NGO that provides medical care to those affected by disease, disasters, and conflicts. An Elden Ring double bill close
21 Dec 2022Developer post
Lunistice ver. 1.05 Out Now!
Hello everyone! Right before Christmas I have a little present for you: Lunistice ver. 1.05 is out now! 🎄🎁 This update focuses mostly on adding a better camera system and some rebalancing, especially for Toree's levels. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you so so
Hello everyone!
Right before Christmas I have a little present for you: Lunistice ver. 1.05 is out now! 🎄🎁
This update focuses mostly on adding a better camera system and some rebalancing, especially for Toree's levels.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you so so much for your support! The release of Lunistice is now a little over a month ago and the amount of support and feedback I got (and am still getting) is nothing short of amazing! 💖
I always said that my main goal for Lunistice was to just have a bunch of people have a good and chill time for a little while in these truly stressful times. And I'm incredibly humbled that my little game seemed to do just that for... a lot more than a "bunch" of people.
I can't wait to show you all what I've got in store for the next project! If you'd like to keep up in real-time with updates on any future projects (and I'm planning to be as open and communicative about the dev process as with this game), be sure to join our Community Discord and/or follow me on Twitter!
Thank you so, so much for all of your support. Y'all made this past grueling year 100% worth it 🙇
And now: have a changelog! Happy Holidays! 💖
Lunistice ver. 1.05 Changelog
Additions

Added "Smooth Camera" option to the Camera menu. This will smooth out horizontal camera movement overall, which should (hopefully) lead to a much more controllable character and reduced motion sickness for many people. This option is active by default on fresh save files only and can be deactivated at any time to restore the camera to its old behaviour
Added UI elements for tracking your progress in Stage 5-2
Changes

Overhauled camera snapping (left trigger button). Instead of using Hana's view direction for recentering it'll now take player input into account (when moving). This means that the camera should now snap to where you want to go, not where the character's currently looking at
Removed a bunch of enemies from Toree's levels. Mind you, Toree is still considered the de facto "hard-mode" of the game and you will have to do some "weird" jumps, but most if not all of the really unfair enemies should be gone now
Rebalanced final section of Stage 2-1
Very slight rebalancing of Stage 2-2
Rebalanced Stage 4-2. Again
Very slight rebalancing of Stage 5-2
Made hitboxes on rolling pin stage hazards much more lenient
Fixes

Fixed being able to easily bypass a certain part of Stage 7-2
Fixed weird collision on the final parts of Stage 6-1 where you could lose your double jump easily
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29 Nov 2022Developer post
Lunistice ver. 1.04 Out Now!
Hello everyone! Short post for a smol update! Ver. 1.04 is now LIVE! Lunistice ver. 1.04 Changelog Additions Added transparent/fake letters after letters in a stage have been collected Fixes Fixed Stage 7-X being selectable without it being unlocked And about that Stage 5-2 music
Hello everyone!
Short post for a smol update! Ver. 1.04 is now LIVE!
Lunistice ver. 1.04 Changelog
Additions

Added transparent/fake letters after letters in a stage have been collected
Fixes

Fixed Stage 7-X being selectable without it being unlocked
And about that Stage 5-2 music:
I'm sorry. I bamboozled you all.
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18 Nov 2022Developer post
Lunistice ver. 1.03 Out Now!
Hello everyone! Time for another quick update! Ver. 1.03 is now LIVE! I'll make it short and sweet, so check out the changelog below <3 Lunistice ver. 1.03 Changelog Changes Made timings for jumping at the end of grind rails in 6-2 a bit more lenient Rebalanced rail segment in
Hello everyone!
Time for another quick update! Ver. 1.03 is now LIVE!
I'll make it short and sweet, so check out the changelog below <3
Lunistice ver. 1.03 Changelog
Changes

Made timings for jumping at the end of grind rails in 6-2 a bit more lenient
Rebalanced rail segment in 3-1 level secret
Rebalanced final rail segment in 3-2 to be a bit more forgiving
Rebalanced "blind drop" in 6-1
Changed input buffer for launchers. It should be harder to accidentally double jump and miss the target when being launched now.
Removed Hana's "A-Pose" from all animations. Just to be clear: it wasn't an "A-Pose", by the way, it was an actual falling animation and it was *certainly* not a T-Pose, what are you even talking abou--- hey what are you doing don't take away my keyboa-
You can now actually use the down button in the act selection for stage 7
Fixes

Fixed camera recentering not working properly on grind rails
Fixed invisible collider in spiral bridge section of stage T
Fixed glitching into file select from results menu by spamming ESC
Fixed softlock by resetting to checkpoint while bouncing off a platform and entering a water bubble
Fixed grind rail overlay vanishing when switching to hi-res mode while on a rail
Fixed Stage 5-2 music
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14 Nov 2022Developer post
Lunistice ver. 1.02 Out Now!
Hello everyone! The first update for Lunistice - ver. 1.02 - is now LIVE! Before we jump into the changelog, let me thank each and everyone of you for your absolutely fantastic support and feedback! I would never have dreamed that so many people would be interested in my little g
Hello everyone!
The first update for Lunistice - ver. 1.02 - is now LIVE!
Before we jump into the changelog, let me thank each and everyone of you for your absolutely fantastic support and feedback! I would never have dreamed that so many people would be interested in my little game. Thank you so, so much! 💖
And thanks to your amazing feedback, I can present ver. 1.02 of Lunistice! This update not only fixes a bunch of bugs, but also adds a few quality-of-life options, like being able to "unlock" vertical camera movement, being able to unlock the mouse from the game (which was necessary for certain accessibility software) and... High-Res Mode!
You can now enjoy Lunistice in... uh.. HD! Kinda! Textures and models are still very much adhere to the standards from 25 years ago 😀
Please note that the new options are currently not translated into French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese! I'm working on getting those localized and will update them in an upcoming hotfix.
Oh! And! This update also aims to iron out some wonky, kinda flow-breaking level designs! Specifically in Stages 2-2, 4-2, 6-2 and 7-2!
Check out the changelog below and again:
Thank you so much! 🙇
Lunistice ver. 1.02 Changelog
Additions

Added "Smooth Turning" option to the Gameplay Menu. Turning this off gives much more direct and sensitive control over Hana (they should feel close to the original Eversleep demos from last year).
Added hotkey "L" to lock/unlock mouse cursor to/from the game window. This should hopefully help with the usage of certain accessibility software.
Added failsafe for potential softlock spots. If the game recognizes players infinitely falling without hitting the ground they will now be snapped a few units upwards. This should (hopefully) prevent most softlock situations.
Added toggle for Hana's All S-Ranks reward. The reward can now be toggled on/off per save slot if it has been unlocked on any save slot before.
Added option to expand vertical camera movement
Begrudgingly added High-Res option
Changes

Camera movement should now feel better when using Keyboard + Mouse
Rebalanced parts of Stage 7-2
Rebalanced parts of Stage 2-2
Rebalanced parts of Stage 4-2
Rebalanced parts of Stage 6-2
Changed position of grinding indicator
Fixes

Fixed softlock when entering a bubble while dying
Fixed being able to smash water drop crystals in Stage 5-2 by running into them
Fixed Toree's S-Rank achievements not triggering
Fixed Toree randomly dying when loading a new level
Fixed players getting stuck on the beginning of grind rails in specific cases
Fixed collectible counter showing "CRANES" even for guest characters
Fixed grind rail bar vanishing on big UI scale
Fixed wrong behaviour for mushroom switches in 7-2
Fixed Interface showing up in the sky in some stages
Fixed some weirdness with DualSense controller mappings (hopefully)
Fixed Karakasa slimes getting stuck in mid-air
Fixed Stage 5-2 music
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10 Nov 2022Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Lunistice is a Saturn-inspired indie platformer with Sonic speed, out now
Lunistice is a 3D platformer inspired by the PSX/Sega Saturn era, but its high-speed movement reminds me of Sonic’s 3D adventures, in a good way. Out today on PC and Switch, it was originally developed by solo dev A Grumpy Fox as a small 30-day project, but it quickly ballooned i
10 Nov 2022Developer post
Lunistice is OUT NOW
Hello! It's here! It's out! Lunistice just released on Steam. What started as a challenge for me to develop a game within 30 Days became a much bigger project in the end . And the community helped shaping it . And I just want to thank everyone involved. From the Twitch Chat to my
27 Oct 2022Developer post
Lunistice WILL come out November 10th
Hello! I'll keep it short and sweet! It's finally happening! (also the demo got a small update as well, so check it out if you like 👀)
02 Sep 2022Developer post
New Demo + Release Date Shift
Hello! As you might've seen already on my Social Media/Discord/Whatever, we had to move the release date for Lunistice a little bit, due to... unforeseen circumstances! As it turns out, beginning of September suddenly got really REALLY packed with other releases and I wasn't 100%
Hello!
As you might've seen already on my Social Media/Discord/Whatever, we had to move the release date for Lunistice a little bit, due to... unforeseen circumstances! As it turns out, beginning of September suddenly got really REALLY packed with other releases and I wasn't 100% happy with the quality the full game was at!
So, to hopefully find a better day to release the game on and to give me a bit more time to polish, we're moving the release date just a little bit! I'll announce the final release date only when the game is 100% ready to go!
To make up for the delay, I decided to prepare a completely new demo version for all of you! This new demo should now be representative of the final quality of the game and includes all improvements and additions I made to the full release version! Check it out if you like and tell me what you think! You can also find a short version of the changelog below!
Thanks so much for your time and for checking out Lunistice! It's almost ready to go and I can't wait to show off my little "30-day project" to all of you! 💖
~Dennis
Changelog
General Changes

New short intro cutscene
Swapped old Stage 3 - 1 "Food 01" with the new "Park 01" stage in the demo, since the ordering of levels in the final game has changed a little bit
The final soundtrack by the amazing knasibas is now in and all temp tracks have been removed!
Removed Speedrun Mode, due to massive time constraints and technical difficulties
Instead of Speedrun Mode, in the new profile select window you can now change your character at any time! Every character has their own progression and will have to unlock levels normally first. Keep in mind that in the final version, you will have to meet certain criteria to unlock the ability to change characters
Removed "1994 mode", as supporting this feature for different platforms kind of became a huge problem due to my "30-day" spaghetti code base. The game will now run in low-res mode by default. Sorry!
Added localizations for: English, Japanese, German, French, Italian & Spanish
Hana finally got some clothes to wear!
All new menus and stuff!
Gameplay Changes

Tweaked the physics for Hana a lot, giving you better control over her movements. Give it a try! Especially when you had problems with her sliding off cliffs in the past
New camera system
Added a proper tutorial level
Implemented a much better ranking system, now rewarding clean and thorough playthroughs instead of time spent in a level
Added optional player drop shadow to help out with gauging where you can land during jumps
All of the level designs have been expanded, tweaked and/or outright redone, giving all levels a bit more meat, some more interesting gameplay and a completely new look!
The total number of collectibles in a stage is now shown during gameplay, due to levels not being limited to 100 collectibles per level anymore
Player attack is now much more visible. You can now also collect collectibles using your attack!
...and much, much more. A lot has changed during this year!
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06 May 2022Developer post
Eversleep is now Lunistice! And releases September 2nd!
Hello! As you might have noticed a... few things changed about the Steam page for Eversleep! And yup! It went through a name change! As for the reasons: I'll paste a detailed little Q&A below that explains most of what's going on with the game and stuff. First of all: don't w
21 Feb 2022Developer post
Eversleep at Steam Next Fest!
Heyo! Steam Next Fest is here! ... Oh! Also a new Eversleep demo ! Which you can check out, like, RIGHT NOW ! 💖 While I'm back at working hard on getting the final release build done, I thought it would be a good opportunity to put all the fancy-schmancy bells and whistles from
08 Nov 2021Developer post
Ginormous Demo Update!
Hello! It's time for Update Time ! Today the demo got a (comparatively) massive update ! Before I go over the features though, some words about the development of the game! "What's up with the jumpy game, fox man?" It takes a little bit longer! As you might know, Eversleep was me
30 Aug 2021Developer post
Demo is Out!
Good day! There's a demo for Eversleep now! Please enjoy and let me know what you think! Thank you!

Updates & announcements

Hey everyone!

Lunistice 1.1 is in the works

Yes, Accel Coda is still coming

The big engine update

What about 2.0?

Lunistice ver. 1.06 Changelog

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Hello everyone!

Also some updates about Lunistice 1.5!

Lunistice ver. 1.05 Changelog

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Hello everyone!

Lunistice ver. 1.04 Changelog

Additions

Fixes

Hello everyone!

Lunistice ver. 1.03 Changelog

Changes

Fixes

Hello everyone!

Lunistice ver. 1.02 Changelog

Additions

Changes

Fixes

Changelog

General Changes

Gameplay Changes

“Why is Eversleep now Lunistice?”

“What happens to the original ‘Lunistice’ now?”

“What’s ‘Project Moonbunny’?”

“Will Lunistice get a physical release?”

“Will Lunistice come out on other platforms?”

“PS1 and Saturn couldn’t do shader stuff?”

“That’s all nice and dandy, but how much will it cost?”

Heyo!

Hello!

"What's up with the jumpy game, fox man?"

A new stage to play!

Speedrun Mode + A Special Guest

A new soundtrack

An actual tutorial!

A ton of additional fixes and additions