This update is packed with some of the biggest gameplay improvements we’ve made so far, all inspired by your feedback. Thank you to everyone who has been playing, streaming, sharing screenshots, and telling us what you’d love to see next. 🐾
NEW: Competitive Co-op Mode
Think you’re the better pilot? Our brand-new Competitive Co-op Mode is now live!
Every match randomly spins through the game’s levels, so you’ll never know which battlefield is coming next. To keep things fair and balanced, we've stripped it down to the basics:
No weapon pickups
No health or shield pickups
Pure skill, quick reflexes, and a little bit of luck
The last cat still flying wins! 🐈⬛
Major Visual Polish & Gameplay Readability
One of the most common pieces of feedback we’ve received has been around gameplay readability, especially during the game's more intense moments.
We’ve gone through every single stage and carefully rebalanced the visual depth, making it much easier to distinguish between:
Backgrounds & foreground elements
Enemies & incoming projectiles
Alongside this, we’ve added extra polish across every level to make the cosmic action clearer, cleaner, and even more satisfying to play.
Introducing Meowchromatic Edition
One of the biggest surprises during development has been just how much everyone loved our original Mono Mode. What began as a simple accessibility feature has grown into something much bigger.
Instead of hiding it away as a menu toggle, we’ve turned it into its own distinct way to experience Astro Burn. Now, when you launch the game, you’ll choose between two editions:
Purrismatic Edition - The colourful, vibrant adventure you know and love.
Meowchromatic Edition - A beautifully handcrafted monochrome version with its own unique atmosphere.
The inspiration came from the Mad Max: Fury Road - Black & Chrome Edition, which proved that shifting the visual presentation can completely transform the experience. That’s exactly what happened here - Meowchromatic Edition genuinely feels like a fresh way to play. Sometimes the best ideas come from solving an entirely different problem!
Kickstarter Pet Gallery
Finally, we’ve added our brand-new Pet Gallery! Thanks to our amazing Kickstarter backers, you can now browse a growing gallery of the wonderful pets that helped bring Astro Burn to life. Every portrait is a huge thank you to the incredible community that has supported this game from day one.
As always, thank you for helping shape Astro Burn. Every piece of feedback, bug report, and suggestion genuinely helps us make the game better. We can’t wait to hear what you think of this update... and to find out who is crowned the ultimate Competitive Co-op champion! 🐾
