15 Jul 2026Developer post

v1.0.6 update

Hey everyone, Thanks for the support and the feedback since the last update! I've just set another update with version v1.0.6 live now with the following changes and fixes: Hephaestus resource gen freeze - the required resource gen for Silicon now has a hard cap to avoid potentia

18 Jun 2026Developer post

v1.0.5 update

Hey everyone, Thank you so much for your patience while I put out fixes and updates for the game! If you've played the game, you might've encountered a bug that causes deployed drones to not load in while continuing an existing save file. I've been trying to fix it for a while no

Hey everyone,

Thank you so much for your patience while I put out fixes and updates for the game!

If you've played the game, you might've encountered a bug that causes deployed drones to not load in while continuing an existing save file. I've been trying to fix it for a while now and have found another potential fix, which I've pushed to the latest version v1.0.5 of the game. Here's some quick notes/instructions about the fix:

- The drones will start saving AFTER YOUR NEXT PRESTIGE OR NEW GAME after you've updated to v1.0.5! The way that the save system works in the game, if you've already encountered the bug, your drones will have been unfortunately wiped already before you update the game.

- If you load in and find that you've lost your drones, they unfortunately won't be able to be retrieved... I recommend prestiging and starting a new run. If you're updated to v1.0.5, the drones should start saving normally from then onwards.

- While exiting the game, I highly recommend Exiting to Main Menu first using the button in the Settings menu! This will save your progress manually, and will ensure your drones will be present when you load in next time.

Other than this fix, v1.0.5 also has:

- [BUG FIX] Energy boost from Maxed planets on Ceryx now adds the amount correctly

- [BALANCING] Triton's Eye Scrap Speed upgrade has been expanded and rebalanced to reduce idle time

I want to apologize for the delay with the update and reduced communication. I've been mostly focused on trying to solve this drone-loss bug since the last update. It's kind of stumped me, as the game didn't have this issue before launch, and only got worse as I tried to fix it. I was also quite burnt out leading up to launch and had to take a few days break to rest. Eventually, I had to rewrite the save system (being careful not to delete any previous saves) and also rewrite some of the button objects that were part of the issue.

I hope this has solved the issue, but please let me know as usual if you're still encountering the bug after your next prestige or new game (in v1.0.5)!

I know there are other fixes and suggestions to work on, so I'll get back to it and see you all with the next one!

- Shaun (dev)

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04 Jun 2026Developer post

v1.0.4 update

Hey everyone! Thank you for your patience while I roll out the updates with the requested fixes and changes! The most requested feedback so far has been about: bug fixes, reducing idling time and giving more clarity to the player. To that extent, I've just pushed the v1.0.4 updat

Hey everyone!

Thank you for your patience while I roll out the updates with the requested fixes and changes!

The most requested feedback so far has been about: bug fixes, reducing idling time and giving more clarity to the player.

To that extent, I've just pushed the v1.0.4 update with the following changes:

Fixes:

- Titanium requirement for expansion (at Pistol Star) has now been removed

- Triton's Eye Satellite cost no longer freezes when discount is maxed

- Integer Overflow at Aeolus has fixed by putting a hard cap on costs = 1 Quintillion resources (for now)

- Loss of drones while loading game - a potential fix has been put in place

Balancing changes:

- Star Dust requirement for expansions have been reduced

- Proxima Ares upgrades have been extended so Star Dust can be collected faster

- Population requirement for expansions have been reduced

- Black Hole - Population requirements have been reduced

- Black Hole - Requirement for detonation has been reduced

- Neutron Stars - upgrades scaling has been reduced

- Max Drone limits at Vesta and Triton's Eye have been increased from 200 to 300 (for now)

- Buying Trades at Cybele cost have been increased from 1 Spyce to 2

QOL changes:

- Numbers now shown on progress bars on Cindermoon and Black Hole

- Golden Asteroids now look more golden (instead of orange lol)

I know that these changes will not fix every issue and there's more that needs to be done. I'm also reading every feedback so please be assured that I'll get to your suggestions eventually. But while I work on those, hopefully these changes result in a smoother experience for your next run!

This update has had quite a few changes so please let me know if there's anything that isn't working correctly after this update that used to before. Also please let me know if you're still encountering any of the issues that this update should have fixed! (especially about the loss of drones when loading in)

Please keep the feedback coming :)

On another note, I wanted to quickly say another thank you, as we've reached over 40,000 players in less than a week! This is such an amazing response, and such huge motivation for me to keep making the game better and making more games! <3

See you all soon!

- Shaun (dev)

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30 May 2026Developer post

v1.0.3 hotfix

Hey everyone! Hope you're all having a relaxing time playing the game this weekend! While I take a bit of a breather, I've gone ahead and pushed update v1.0.3 with the following changes: wrong icon for certain expansions showing after you prestige - fixed wrong icon showing in to

30 May 2026Developer post

windowed-mode hotfix

Hey everyone! For those of you who were experiencing the issue with windowed mode where it auto-centers after the last update, this should now hopefully be fixed with the latest v1.0.2 update. Thank you for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience! Please let me know under t

30 May 2026Developer post

ultra-wide display hotfix

Hey everyone! It's been a wild release day, and I'm super overwhelmed by your support and response! I'm aware of the issues that players with ultra-wide displays are having. To that effect, I've just put out a hotfix with v1.0.1 that should hopefully make the game playable on ult

29 May 2026Developer post

Starvester is out now! 🚀

Hey everyone! 🚀I’m super excited to announce that my game Starvester is Out Now!! 💫 I can’t wait to hear what you all think and see just how giant you can build your megastructures ✨ A reminder of what to expect before flying in: ⭐ Deploy swarms of drones ⭐ Mine resources ⭐ Unl

22 May 2026Developer post

Price and launch details!

Hey everyone! We’re one week from Starvester’s launch, and I’m really excited to get the game into your hands and hear your thoughts! 🚀 Here’s everything you might wanna know before launch: - Price: $6.99, £6.29, 7,19€. Check your local currency for pricing on launch! - Launch d

14 May 2026GamingOnLinux

Build a star-system wide factory in the incremental game Starvester

Starvester has a fun idea - taking elements from clicker / idle and factory sims and expanding them to be across a whole star system. Read the full article here:

13 May 2026Developer post

Starvester is out on the 29th of May!

Hey everyone, I’m super excited to announce that Starvester will be out on the 29th of May! Here’s all you have to know before diving in: ⭐ Deploy swarms of drones, ⭐ Mine resources, ⭐ Unlock upgrades, ⭐ Harvest the power of the stars! I can’t wait for you to see what I’ve been w

22 Apr 2026Developer post

Starvester is partnering with Future Friends!

Hey everyone! Today, I'm super excited to share that I've partnered with Future Friends Games for Starvester, who will help make sure the game is the best it can be and fully ready for launch! For those of you who don't know, Future Friends are the publishers of amazing indie gam

23 Feb 2026Developer post

Demo update v0.6.0 for Steam Next Fest!

Hey everyone! Steam Next Fest is here, and that means an updated Starvester demo build! Here's what's changed in Demo v0.6.0: - Number of SFX from indicators is now capped to avoid audio issues - Brittlerock UI now updates correctly with prestige upgrades - A rogue click sprite s

13 Feb 2026Developer post

Demo update v0.5.1

Hey everyone, I wanted to push a quick update before I travel over this weekend, so Demo v0.5.1 is out now! Korean translations have now been implemented in the demo! There are also some changes/tweaks in the translations of the other languages (notably French) based on the feedb

09 Feb 2026Developer post

Starvester Demo is OUT NOW!

Hey everyone! The Starvester demo is OUT NOW on Steam! You can play it here: (go on the store page and press the green "download" button for the demo!) View game page This demo (v0.5.0) is the playtest demo with all the fixes, optimizations, QOL implementations and balancing chan

06 Feb 2026Developer post

Starvester Demo releases Feb 9

Hey everyone! The Starvester demo will release on Steam on Feb 9, 2026! Please make sure you've wishlisted the game so you'll be informed when it goes live :) This demo will have all the fixes, optimizations, QOL implementations and balancing changes that were added during the pl

03 Feb 2026Developer post

Playtest v0.4.6 update

Hey everyone, A balancing hotfix for the playtest is out now (v0.4.6) Here is the changelog: - Ceryx cost scaling has been increased from +0% -> +0.1% - Prestige fuel requirement scaling 8x -> 7.5x - Expansion 6: 10b fuel -> 2b - Expansion 7: 100b fuel -> 50b - Expans

02 Feb 2026Developer post

Playtest v0.4.5 update

Hey everyone! Playtest build v0.4.5 is live now! Here is the changelog: - Exiting to main menu before first expansion no longer breaks the quick travel and Vesta UI - Research station UI text has been fixed - Prestige requirements no longer reset upon exiting the game (prestige p

30 Jan 2026Developer post

Playtest v0.4.4 update

Hey everyone! Playtest build v0.4.4 is live now! Here is the changelog: - Sometimes the research upgrades for Vesta didn't appear for some players. This has now been fixed by making them visible from the first expansion. Please let me know if they don't show up for you! (Sorry Or

27 Jan 2026Developer post

Playtest v0.4.3 update

Hey everyone! Playtest build v0.4.3 is live now! Again, thank you for all the feedback you've been leaving on the playtest build, it's super helpful for me to make the game better! Here is the changelog for v0.4.3: - An alpha version of the Save system has been implemented. Curre

26 Jan 2026Developer post

Playtest v0.4.2 update

Hey everyone! So I was not expecting over 4200 people to opt into the playtest and leave tons of feedback (thanks to Idle Cub for putting eyes on the game at such an early stage!), it's been really amazing and also overwhelming! I was able to get a ton of data and have already fi

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