Planned Release Date: December 2026

About This Game

Beyond the First Star is a fast-paced 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up built around different playable characters, varied weapons, and stage-by-stage arcade action.

Choose your pilot and fight through waves of enemies and bosses with distinct attack patterns. Shoot down supply carriers and midbosses to earn weapon cards: pick one of three to add a new weapon or power up one you already have. Up to four support weapons fire automatically alongside your ship's main shot, and every weapon you pick stays with you for the rest of the run.

KEY FEATURES

• Multiple playable characters
Choose from a varied roster of pilots, each offering a different way to experience the campaign.

• A wide variety of weapons
Discover and use more than 20 weapons with different firing patterns, strengths, and tactical uses.

• Handcrafted arcade stages
Fight through stages filled with enemy formations, hazards, set pieces, and boss battles.

• Five difficulty levels and challenge modes
From Story to Very Hard, plus challenge modes like Boss Rush, One Life, and Barrage Mode.

• Classic shoot 'em up action
Straightforward controls, immediate action, and replay-focused gameplay inspired by arcade shooters.

• Built for repeated play
Take a different ship into each run, build a different arsenal, and discover new ways to approach each stage.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI tools were used during development to assist with creating and refining some pre-generated artwork and other media assets, including assets used in the game and on its Steam store page. All AI-assisted content was reviewed, edited, and integrated by the developer. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay or connect to external AI services.