Developer posts and news about this game.
Orbit is now available and is temporarily unlocked by default. (Next patch, it will be unlocked by destroying the Prison) Features Achievements have been added for beating the game on Orbit and for destroying the Prison. Added a factions codex which contains lore and detailed inf
Center of Mass Orbit's gameplay revolves around generating Spheres, which are simple drones that orbit you. Spheres are useful for blocking bullets, but Orbit can also launch them at enemies to deal heavy collision damage. Cosmic Density While Orbit may be a slow ship, it can als
Hunger is now available and can be unlocked by beating the game on Knight. Neutral Item Pool Adjustments The neutral items that every ship has access to have fallen behind the class-specific items. These changes aim to clean up undesirable items, either by removing them or buffin
Not Dead Yet Hunger is our vampirism ship, which utilizes a lot of lifesteal and healing. Because of this, we've introduced a new mechanic to the game: Lifeline! Lifeline delays the damage you've taken, turning it into a damage over time and giving you the time you need to heal b
Arsenal is now available and can be unlocked by beating the game on Firestorm. Balance Several enemies that were equipped with Plasma Cannons have their Plasma Cannons replaced with different weapons. Various enemies with hangars have their deploy limits reduced 3 -> 1 Reduced
With the release of the optimization update, we can now get back to our regular schedule of releasing new ships/content every two weeks. Our next upcoming ship is the Arsenal, a heavy ship that wields an enormous array of lead and steel weapons. Quality Ammunition Arsenal's weapo
We are proud to finally release our massive optimization update that includes much needed improvements to the game's performance as well as tons of new features. Optimizations With our plethora of changes including switching languages, object pooling, rendering improvements, coll
Happy Birthday Neon Striker! One year ago today, Neon Striker released into Early Access on Steam, and it has come a long way from then, all thanks to the feedback and support of our players. While our next update isn't ready yet, here's a sneak peak at what's to come. Don't worr
New Ship Phantom is now available and can be unlocked by beating the game on Skypiercer Optimizations Optimized piercing beam code to not check for collisions while the beam was off. Status Effect animations no longer play for ships off-screen. Optimized the Scramble Bullet anima
From The Shadows The Phantom is our assassin ship, wielding the power of Dodge and Marks to hunt its prey. It has the lowest defenses in the game, but who needs defenses when you can sneak your way into the enemy fleet to wreak havoc from within? Critical Strikes Phantom also int
Bugfixes Multiplayer netcode is now disabled while you play the game in singleplayer. Fixed a desync caused by pathfinding in long rollbacks. Fixed a desync caused by Swarm bubble carriers. Fixed a desync caused by dying ships and weapon targeting in long rollbacks. Fixed a desyn
Update 0.10 is finally here. This update overhauls a lot of underlying systems to make multiplayer synchronized. No more desync between bullets on your screen and your friend's, and no more ships dying for no reason out of the blue. However, this does make the game run slower. We
Multiplayer Improvements Over the past four months, we have been hard at work upgrading the multiplayer for our game, overhauling many systems to get to where we are today. With this new system, we aim to solve desync issues. No more bullets appearing for one player but not the o
Bugfixes Fixed a bug with the ready up button in the multiplayer causing a soft lock in the lobby. Potentially fixed a bug with the ready up button causing a soft lock in the multiplayer workshop. Fixed a bug where players in the same lobby would encounter different enemies if on
Features Many new Modifiers have now been added to the Modifier reward pool. You can now choose from 3 Modifiers instead of getting one randomly. Gift rewards now tell you in the text which ship you will be getting the items from. Modifiers will now reject items that cannot recei
We've been hard at work upgrading our multiplayer architecture, but it still isn't ready yet. So this week is a lighter update, which includes a lot of improvements for Modifiers! Many new modifiers have been added to the reward pool. In addition, you will be able to choose a mod
Features Knight has been added to the roster and can be unlocked by destroying the Celestial Angel. Rewards can now sometimes show up already upgraded. The chances of an upgraded reward increase with act number. Bugfixes Fixed some positive status effects counting as debuffs. The
Wield Your Blade The Knight is our premier melee ship, boasting a large arsenal of melee weapons, as well as the powerful Stances. You can only equip one Stance at a time, but each one transforms your gameplay in completely new ways. Blazing Comet In order to get close and deal d
Improved the game's startup time. Fixed a bug where the game would sometimes not detect when a teammate switches their ship. Fixed Honed not actually preventing the gun from gaining fire rate. Acceleration Core no longer has Honed.
Re-enabled a previously disabled faction Fixed a bug that was preventing players from seeing their teammates' Modifiers in multiplayer Fixed a bug where Wanted Level would activate reinforcements on lower difficulty levels.