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, adapt your loadout, and fight through waves of enemies and bosses with distinct attack patterns. Each weapon changes the way you approach combat, giving you different options for clearing enemies, controlling space, and dealing heavy damage.

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 around 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.

• Character-specific endings
Complete the journey with different characters to discover their individual endings.

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

• Built for repeated play
Try different characters and weapons, improve your runs, 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.