2026-09-10 13:15 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Level 15 is only a few weeks away! But if you don’t want to wait, you can play it right now in the Star Birds Public Beta! 🚀The beta branch is open to all players, so jump in, give the new level a try, and let us know what you think. Your feedback will help us put the finishing touches on Level 15 before its official release.How to access the Public BetaOpen your Steam LibraryRight-click Star BirdsSelect PropertiesOpen the Betas categorySelect the Public Beta branchSteam should then automatically switch to the beta version.Just remember to switch back to the main branch once you’re done testi
2026-08-21 09:18 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Dear stargazers and space travelers,We want to name our monthly challenges after constellations. Got any suggestions?12 Cosmic Seasons for Free Play ModeFor the Antimatter Update this October, we’re planning something special: Cosmic Seasons!Starting with the update, Free Play Mode will feature a new challenge each month. Every player will get the same seed, defining the star system, environmental conditions, available resources, and buildings for that month. There’ll be 12 different Cosmic Seasons (= monthly challenges) every year. Each one will have its own leaderboard, where you can compete
2026-08-19 10:20 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
There’s a lot happening on the road to the Star Birds grand finale! We’re expanding our plans for the Full Release, preparing the fifth and final Star System, and working on bringing Star Birds to even more platforms. And before we get there, you can look forward to another campaign level and a brand-new way to play every month.Big news for all console fans! We’re squeezing in another update in October to use Level 15 as the setup for a technical spectacle in the final Star System. At the same time, we’re giving our indie team a few extra months so we can launch 1.0 on many of the platforms yo
2026-08-05 09:39 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
The Farmer Was Replaced made quite a splash in the indie scene this spring, and we’ve put together a bundle for you! It’s an extraordinary game, not just for programmers, but for anyone who enjoys resource management and automation.Star Birds players can now get 10% off the game through our Steam bundle. Take a look!What Is The Farmer Was Replaced?In The Farmer Was Replaced, you program a drone to fully automate farming tasks that would otherwise require a lot of grinding. Simply press “Execute” and enjoy watching your drone do all the hard work. Collect resources to unlock better technology a
2026-07-21 14:44 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_timo
Patch 0.3.9☀️ Fixes & Improvements Based on Community Feedback☀️ Fixed a bug that could block critical progression quests after reloading a save, particularly in Level 11.☀️ Fixed a progression blocker in Level 10 that could occur when placing a Yumberry before advancing the dialogue.☀️ Fixed invisible excavation quests and stuck tutorial dialogue in older saves.Fixed scores displaying values above 100%. Scores now update dynamically, including when discovering secret resources.☀️ Fixed empty or broken station module quest offers.☀️ Fixed phantom or broken pipe connections blocking building fu
2026-06-30 08:25 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Patch Notes 0.3.8☀️ Fixes & Improvements Based on Community FeedbackSteam Deck & Controller SupportAdded a floating keyboard for entering text with a controller.Added UI scaling for building-button tooltips. ImprovementsAdded sunray visual effects when placing solar panels in areas with high sunlight intensity.Improved visuals for high sunlight intensity spots.Improved error handling in the bug reporting tool.Pressing Esc now cancels building placement before opening the in-game menu.Improved the visuals of slime areas.Implemented several additional visual-effect fixes and improvements.Added v
2026-06-29 10:29 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
As you may have noticed, we’ve been working over the past few weeks to make a few Steam Bundles possible for the Star Birds community. One that feels like a particularly good match is our bundle with Modulus: a peaceful factory builder that fits wonderfully alongside Star Birds.The bundle comes with a 10% discount on both games.What Is Modulus?In Modulus, you build, automate, & optimize production lines across sky islands with real spatial constraints. Every production line is an open-ended puzzle: which operators to use, how to route your belts and how to fit your factory into the landscape.I
2026-06-19 13:25 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Mini Motorways and Mini Metro are now available in a Bundle with Star Birds. Picking up the games together gives you 10% off. You already own Star Birds? The 10% community discount for the Mini Worlds games is still available to you.What Is Mini Motorways?Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. What Is Mini Metro?In Mini Metro, you design a subway map for your growing city. Draw li
2026-06-12 08:12 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Patch Notes 0.3.7☀️ Fixes & Improvements Based on Community FeedbackFree Play ModeOverhauled the Free Play Mode configuration UI.Preset buttons now also randomize level features, Kardashev Scale values, and star systems.☀️ Added new visualizations and tooltips to explain the effects of different Kardashev Scale levels.☀️ Added an info overlay showing the overall complexity of the current configuration and the maximum reachable score. Overall complexity is affected by all configuration settings.Added a randomize toggle for the seed. When enabled, changing any setting will automatically randomiz
2026-06-10 14:37 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Star Birds and shapez 2 are now available in a Steam Bundle. Picking up both games together gives you 10% off. If you own Star Birds already, you’ll still save 10% on shapez 2 (and the other way round!). What Is shapez 2?shapez 2 is a 3D factory-building game where you automate the extraction, production and delivery of geometric shapes. Each shape is its own set of building blocks that your factories can take apart, stack, paint and put back together in near-infinite different ways.In shapez 2, you dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories!
2026-05-27 08:24 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_timo
Patch 0.3.5 & 0.3.6Fixed a critical save/load bugImproved diagnostics for save/load issuesFixed bug with Steam auto cloud implementation that could result in new save data since the patch release to not be synced onto a different deviceFixed analytics confirmation screen not closing when opened via Settings menuFixed an issue causing crashes when interacting with the crafting treeMac: Defaulted VSync to Off and maximum frame rate to 60 to prevent unnecessary high performance costsMac: Added a precaution to prevent an issue causing audio crashesMac: Fixed flickering on loading screen when switc
2026-05-26 18:29 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Play Star Birds. Share a screenshot. Take the chance to win a key!Let's celebrate the launch of our new Major Content Update! With your impressions from Cinnakeet! The asteroids in Star Birds are sometimes extraordinary, beautiful or unexpectedly funny. Imagine you’re sending a postcard back home. Its cover features a beautiful snapshot from our new lava-filled star system, Cinnakeet! Which motif would you choose? Where to Share?You took a screenshot that shows a Cinnakeet asteroid in all its beauty? Share it here on Steam 👉 Screenshots Tabor on Discord 👈 To make sure we can find your astero
2026-05-26 16:05 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Patch Notes 0.3(version 0.3.4, including Beta Patches 0.3, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3)☀️ Fixes & Improvements Based on Community FeedbackCinnakeet & New LevelsAdded campaign sectors 12, 13, and 14 with new story and dialogueIntroduced a new star system: CinnakeetAdded new feature: LavaAdded new feature: Cooling overheated buildingsAdded new feature: Alien TraderAdded new energy generation methods: Bio Energy Reactor and Geothermic Reactor☀️ Added new logistics building: Resource Filter, obtainable from the Alien TraderAdded 8 new buildingsAdded 2 new alien plantsAdded 7 new resourcesAdded 8 new hidde
2026-05-26 13:27 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Our hottest update before full release is here! With the new Lava & Logistics Update, Star Birds is getting a brand-new star system, official controller support, Mac compatibility, new leaderboards, and (drumroll...) the Resource Filter Building you've been waiting for!Whether you want to dive deeper into the campaign and meet the Alien Trader, unlock achievements in Free Play Mode, or take the game with you on your Steam Deck, this update brings a huge number of new possibilities to Star Birds.The Lava & Logistics Update is available now as a free update for all players.Highlights of the Upda
2026-05-22 11:08 UTC · Community Announcements · toukana_frika
Public Beta Patch Notes 0.3.3☀️ = Fixes & Improvements Based on Community FeedbackNew:Implemented two new cutscenes (Visitor and Clue).Added new localization for most languages.Implemented building animations for Filter Building, Alien Trader spaceship, Super Factory, Slime Extractor.Improvements:Improved direct rover controls with WASD or the left joystick.Added UI scaling for Quest Bubbles, New Quest Icons, and Quit Confirmation.Building level is now shown in the screen edge tooltip when hovering over a building.Component Lab, Electronics Factory, Forge, Nuclear Lab, and Bakery now require c
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