Cosmic Pebble

Released: Jul 24, 2024
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 01:22 GMT

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18 Sep 2025Developer post
Best gameplay award on hellenic game awards 2025!
Hello everyone! Cool update! The Hellenic (greek) game awards took place last weekend on Gameathlon in Athens, and Cosmic Pebble was also in the lineup of greek games released in 2024! The game was nominated in a few categories, which were: best gameplay best innovation best mark
Hello everyone! Cool update!
The Hellenic (greek) game awards took place last weekend on Gameathlon in Athens, and Cosmic Pebble was also in the lineup of greek games released in 2024!
The game was nominated in a few categories, which were:
best gameplay
best innovation
best marketing
game of the year
But most importantly, the game won the best gameplay award! 🥳
I'm really happy with this award, because I consider it to be the most important one (other than goty), and because even though the competition this year was pretty minimal, most of the games were made from teams of people, including the game of the year (skaramazuzu, check it out on steam). This in my eyes makes the achievement even greater.
I want to thank a friend of mine, Myriam, who is part of the game dev association Greece, for helping me and pushing me to add the game to the lineup!
And of course I want to also thank all my friends, my mother, and my girlfriend for showing up, supporting me, and being an awesome audience, as well as every member of the community for playing the game and making it something special! A game is nothing without its players!
Also, the award now is visible on the store page as well!
Stay safe everybody!
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17 Sep 2024Developer post
Sountrack Release + 20% Discount!
🎹 Hello everyone! Quick announcement to say that the original soundtrack is now freely available to listen to, stream, and download on youtube, bandcamp, and soundcloud , with other platforms like spotify, amazon/apple music etc on the way as well! Full ost Youtube Video: Bandca
03 Aug 2024Developer post
Itch.io release and more controls options
Hello fellow boomerang throwers! Itch.io release is probably happening later today! EDIT: Due to some ridiculous technical difficulties the itch release will happen tomorrow. It's not up yet, but you'll be able to find it here: There is also a small update with a few quality of l
Hello fellow boomerang throwers!
Itch.io release is probably happening later today!
EDIT: Due to some ridiculous technical difficulties the itch release will happen tomorrow.
It's not up yet, but you'll be able to find it here: https://gianaras.itch.io/cosmic-pebble
There is also a small update with a few quality of life changes:

Added a new submenu: Options>Controls>General.
Moved "invert sprint" option to from general gameplay options to general controls options.
Added new general controls option "Mouse aiming", which is on by default. Turning this off will remove and ignore the mouse cursor (during gameplay only), and make the aiming function like on controller. If you turn this off, make sure all direction bindings are set for keyboard (up is not bound to anything by default!). Keep in mind that you can still bind the mouse buttons to actions (for example, you can still throw with the left click), the only thing that changes is how the aiming itself functions.
Added new general controls option "Allow right stick aiming", which is off by default. Before you could always use the right stick to aim on controller, but now because it's so awful, if you're a weird person and want to use it, you have to go out of your way to enable this option. This mainly exists to not tempt new players to use the right stick (sorry Mr Dets).
Made background clouds slightly more prominent.
That's all folks!
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31 Jul 2024Developer post
Lower price and the reason behind it
📡 Quick Announcement Everyone! 📡 Thank you to everyone checking out the game in this first week since release! Extra thank you to all the lovely active members of the community on the server, I've been having a ton of fun! Some of you may have noticed that the price of the game
30 Jul 2024Developer post
Small level design tweaks and bug fixes
🌠 Hello fellow astronauts! Small update to address some issues found by the community. I'm also planning to write another update probably tomorrow talking about the game's launch. Thank you to everyone supporting and playing the game! 📜 List of Changes: The game now has a speed
🌠 Hello fellow astronauts!
Small update to address some issues found by the community.
I'm also planning to write another update probably tomorrow talking about the game's launch.
Thank you to everyone supporting and playing the game!
📜 List of Changes:

The game now has a speedrun.com page: https://www.speedrun.com/Cosmic_Pebble
There is now auto-aim for the bosses when using controller, making it more similar to keyboard and mouse.
Fixed an issue where missile launchers / cannons would sometimes not shoot properly.
Cannon Canyon (lvl9): Tweaked the screen before chapter 4 to be less ambiguous.
Bubble Basin (lvl8): Made a cookie more consistent to get.
The Spire (lvl10): Simplified the second screen of chapter 5.
The Spire (lvl10): Tweaked the end of the first screen of chapter 2 so the intended sequence is harder to skip.
The Spire (lvl10): Last cookie is now correctly shown to be in chapter 6.
Fixed a bug where the final boss intro could be pre-setup to be skipped on an IL run.
Fixed a bug where the final boss could softlock.
Fixed a typo.
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26 Jul 2024Developer post
Switch controller button prompts + tiny level design tweaks
🌌 Hello fellow astronauts! First of all I wanted to say thank you to everyone buying the game thus far, you're awesome! I hope you've been enjoying your time with it! This is a very small update but I thought I might as well push it earlier. Switch controller button prompts shou
🌌 Hello fellow astronauts!
First of all I wanted to say thank you to everyone buying the game thus far, you're awesome! I hope you've been enjoying your time with it!
This is a very small update but I thought I might as well push it earlier.

Switch controller button prompts should now display properly.
Glacial Gorge (lvl5) 5th cookie: First jump is now slightly less strict.
Midnight Meadows (lvl6) chapter 1: In the key room, the moving portal now only starts moving after the player starts moving, to make catching the good cycle more consistent.
Fixed a typo in the Chilly meeting cutscene.
That's all for now, happy rocket jumping!
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24 Jul 2024Developer post
Cosmic Pebble is OUT NOW!
🌌 Hello fellow astronauts! It's been a long long journey to get here. It was 6 years ago when I first started this project. And even though it probably wasn't the best idea, I decided early on to commit to releasing this game on steam one day. And today is that day! Thank you to
24 Jul 2024Developer post
🐜 Small credits bug hotfix
Hello! Found a dumb bug so I'm fixing it! 🍪 Removed some debug code that caused the credits to pop up in the background on certain cases.
Hello! Found a dumb bug so I'm fixing it! 🍪

Removed some debug code that caused the credits to pop up in the background on certain cases.
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03 Jun 2024Developer post
Demo Speedrun Competition! 🏃‍♂️🏆
👋 Fellow astronauts! During this June's next fest, from June 10th to June 17th @ 10AM Pacific, we'll be holding a speedrun competition for the game's DEMO! You have until the end of the event to get 1st place speedrunning the demo from start to finish, or in any of the 3 levels
👋 Fellow astronauts!
During this June's next fest, from June 10th to June 17th @ 10AM Pacific, we'll be holding a speedrun competition for the game's DEMO!
You have until the end of the event to get 1st place speedrunning the demo from start to finish, or in any of the 3 levels individually!
I'm releasing a video about this at the same time, so you can watch that instead of reading this post.
Rules 📜

There can be up to 4 winners, one for each individual level, and one for the whole demo run.
Enable the in-game timer and speedrun mode!
For the full demo run, start a fresh new save. The run ends upon touching the 3rd level's flag.
Your submission should be a VIDEO of your run, posted on the game's discord. If the file is small enough you can upload it directly, otherwise upload it on a separate platform like youtube and then post the link.
The video doesn't have to be high quality, but should be watchable, preferably 480p 30fps or higher.
ONLY people with a video will be eligible to win! There are leaderboards in the game, but they may prove unreliable.
No assist options.
If one player wins multiple titles, they may get a different looking trophy in-game (more about that in the prize section).
Only use the demo version of the game (for playtesters).
Prizes 🏆

Free copy of the game.
An in-game shiny trophy displaying their name/text of their choosing. This will be placed inside the game's hub, and will be visible to everyone, immortalizing the winners inside the game forever 💪.
Some extras:
I know the video requirement is tedious, but due to strange leaderboard bugs in the past, I cannot be certain that everything on the leaderboards is legitimate. This rule is not meant to be gatekeeping people.
Discord link: https://discord.gg/6JBKE9cwMN
Equivalent youtube video:
Watch on YouTube
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02 Jun 2024Developer post
Next Fest Developer Stream Part 2!
👋 Fellow astronauts! Developer playing the demo once again! I'm here, ask me anything!
02 Jun 2024Developer post
Next Fest Developer Stream!
👋 Fellow astronauts! Developer playing the demo! I'll be live on the stream, so ask me anything!
21 May 2024Developer post
6 Month Catch-Up (Sorry 😁)
...Yeah... sorry for going radio silent for so long! Luckily, I've been hard at work over the past months, making sure the game is as good as it can be before release. I also plan to release a youtube video soon talking in depth about all my progress and future plans and events,
23 Jan 2024Developer post
Gamepad controls update
Hello everyone! Yesterday I pushed an update for the demo of the game that addresses a lot of the issues with the gamepad controls. Using the right stick is still possible, but now you can just use (X)/(square) by default on your gamepad to throw the boomerang in front of you, an
30 Dec 2023Developer post
Status update (new video, optional dialogue)
Hello steam gang and happy holidays! Here's a heads up on what's been going on lately: I have released a demo for the game, you can play it if you like! I have finished the optional dialogue for the game, so that's off the to-do list. I just released a new video about the game's
Hello steam gang and happy holidays!
Here's a heads up on what's been going on lately:

I have released a demo for the game, you can play it if you like!
I have finished the optional dialogue for the game, so that's off the to-do list.
I just released a new video about the game's story and how I struggled to write it. It's my most ambitious video to date, and may be the only one of its kind, so if you like storytelling and devlogs, I'm sure you'll love it. I'll link it below.
I've been thinking about waiting to release the game on a steam next fest, the one after the one in february, but I still want to try to finish the game before April 2024. I still have to:

Visually polish the entire game
Dynamic soundtrack (maybe)
Assist options? (maybe after release?)
A ton of small quality of life changes and polish that are too many to list here
Thanks for reading, have a nice day and a happy 2024!
Watch on YouTube
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30 Oct 2023Developer post
UI overhaul
Heyo, Just letting you steam bros know that I overhauled the game's UI, making it essentially final. Here's what remains to be done: - Optional dialogue - Visual improvements on one of the levels - Dynamic soundtrack (maybe) - Optimization - More Polish (more things in hub area,
05 Oct 2023Developer post
Game's development journey is out on youtube!
Hello! I just released the first proper video for my game on youtube! It covers the prehistory, history, and current state of the game (the latter I also addressed in the previous announcement here). There's lots of memes and educational tips in the video, so if you're interested
08 Sep 2023Developer post
Hello! Game status and release plans.
Hello! I'm Giannis (the guy). I thought I'd try using this announcement thing, so I'll quickly talk about the state of the game and my release plans. I just finished the story finale. This means that the game is essentially content complete. All that's left is marketing (oh no),
Hello! I'm Giannis (the guy). I thought I'd try using this announcement thing, so I'll quickly talk about the state of the game and my release plans.
I just finished the story finale. This means that the game is essentially content complete. All that's left is marketing (oh no), polish, bug fixes, etc, which include:

optional dialogue
better UI
rework of the hub area
steam features like achievements and leaderboards
maybe making the soundtrack dynamic
How long will this take? I don't know, but I'm hoping these will be done by the end of the year.
Will I release this year? Probably not. I could probably do it, but I don't want to rush.
The current vision is releasing early next year, as early as I can.
Since I'm done with the game's content, I'll start uploading videos on youtube as well, to try to get some eyes on the game. I'll try to occasionally post here too. The store page needs an update as well.
I also have a discord server for playtesters but it's not public yet. Stay tuned for that.
Thank you for listening to my TED talk. Have a good one. o7
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Cosmic Pebble

Updates & announcements

Best gameplay award on hellenic game awards 2025!

Hello everyone! Cool update!

But most importantly, the game won the best gameplay award! 🥳

Sountrack Release + 20% Discount!

🎹 Hello everyone!

💲 2 week 20% discount!

Itch.io release and more controls options

Hello fellow boomerang throwers!

Itch.io release is probably happening later today!

Lower price and the reason behind it

📡 Quick Announcement Everyone! 📡

For the rest of you, now the game costs less than 5 USD and the 10% discount is still up for ~2 hours, so if you were on the fence before, this is a great opportunity to jump in!

Small level design tweaks and bug fixes

🌠 Hello fellow astronauts!

📜 List of Changes:

Switch controller button prompts + tiny level design tweaks

🌌 Hello fellow astronauts!

Cosmic Pebble is OUT NOW!

🌌 Hello fellow astronauts!

🐜 Small credits bug hotfix

Demo Speedrun Competition! 🏃‍♂️🏆

👋 Fellow astronauts!

Rules 📜

Prizes 🏆

Some extras:

Next Fest Developer Stream Part 2!

👋 Fellow astronauts!

Next Fest Developer Stream!

👋 Fellow astronauts!

6 Month Catch-Up (Sorry 😁)

Gamepad controls update

Status update (new video, optional dialogue)

Hello steam gang and happy holidays!

UI overhaul

Game's development journey is out on youtube!

Hello! Game status and release plans.