Developer posts and news about this game.
Deimos Games announced they're shutting down but their games code is already open source, and now both Helium Rain and Astral Shipwright will be going free to play. Read the full article here:
It's been about a decade since I first started prototyping a space game - one where you'd start off with a small ship and trade resources. Two games, three game engines and 15,000 copies sold later, here am I with a new life where I don't quite have the time for such work anymore
It's been nearly four years since Helium Rain released for good, and after years of experiments, spaceships are back on the menu. Astral Shipwright is a new spacebuilding game with the same DNA as Helium Rain, and will be available in Early Access later this year. As part of the
Hello there ! After months in development, we're finally ready to release the Helium Rain mod support we initially promised during Early Access. Mod support is always a pretty great way to enhance a game's lifetime - speaking as a former mod developer. Installing mods Players sho
Hello, We've released the 1.3.6 update to Helium Rain. This update fixes two recently reported bugs : Fix research points increasing too quickly with Instruments tech Fix people consuming resource during construction Thank you for playing Helium Rain !
We've released a new hotfix for Helium Rain. This update fixes missing textures on Linux machines running some what older GPUs. A small Windows update was also published but shouldn't provide any noticeable change.
Hello, We've released a new update to solve a few bugs we previously didn't know about. Fix station scrapping not detecting all cargos Fix free money exploit on contracts Cleanup unwanted files from client We'll have more exciting news early next year with modding support ! Thank
We've released a hotfix for Helium Rain today. As for 1.3.1, this update targets a specific issue. Fixed notifications at the end of a complex upgrade that would cause crashes We're also retiring the beta branch of Helium Rain today. The default branch has featured the same build
We've released the 1.3.1 hotfix to Helium Rain to account for two new issues. Fix failure to start on Linux devices Fix mod launcher failing to start while not logged on to Steam We're also investigating some crash reports. We'll have more news on mod support soon too !
It's been a month since our last major update, and we've some news for you today ! New military contracts We've upgraded military contracts in depth. Previously, a military contract meant only one thing - war. You would attack a faction on another faction's orders, and end up at
Helium Rain 1.2.1 has been released with three minor changes. The flying HUD will now keep a consistent scale from 1080p to 4K, to ensure it's still readable at high resolutions Joystick inputs now correctly disengage autopilot Joystick throttle now features accurate speed contro
We've updated the Helium Rain beta branch on Steam. This is an experimental release meant to ensure the next engine version works well (from Unreal Engine 4.19 to 4.20). Some other changes included here will be part of the next official update too, so you can either try them here
We've updated Helium Rain to bring some improvements and fix a number of issues with the game. A week after launch, we have a lot to discuss ! Major changes Here are the big ones - these changes were highly requested changes or really annoying bugs. New flight control that allows
After a year in Early Access, Helium Rain is now publicly available as a full-fledged Steam game ! This release is meant to be a smooth transition. No change in pricing is occurring, all game saves since we released into Early Access are still compatible. Take a look at the forum
We've released a new update to Helium Rain. It is mainly a bug-fixing update, with a twist... An oversized surprise As a surprise addition before launch, we're adding a 13th ship to Helium Rain. The Themis freighter is not a new combat unit, but a smaller version of the old Atlas
We've released a new version of Helium Rain ! 1.1.1 brings a few UI improvements, and fixes a few economy issues. The trade route menu and economy menus are getting new options to handle Storage Hubs, and sortable columns in tables ! Gameplay Trade routes don't default to trading
We've released a hotfix to correct a number of issues with the game. The changelog for this update is as follow : Fix fleet controls available on AI fleets Fix auto-trade not actually requiring the Automated Trading technology Fix high memory usage and performance issues in compa
Our final Early Access update has been published today, and we've got a new trailer for our upcoming launch ! 1.0 now available on the default branch Last week, we released a new 1.0.0 version on the beta channel with many changes : New artifact system to earn research points thr
We're happy to announce we've released the 1.0 update for the beta branch on Steam. This is our last content update before the game releases, fixing economy, end-game and general gameplay issues. Take a look before you update... What's new ? We introduced a new artifact system. A
Hi ! It's been some time since our last update, with a hot, busy summer taking some time away from development. We're back ! Our next update We've promised you a new patch since July this year, but it has since snowballed into a much larger update to address recurring issues with