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Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.
Will you have what it takes to avenge your father, defeat the evil DreadSkull and save the galaxy? Collect gems and customize your ship to get through six replayable sectors, annihilate your foes and fight epic bosses in this classic styled pixel art shoot'em'up with RPG progression.
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Review score: 72% on 2026-11-01 → 72% today (33 reviews)
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Hi retro pilots! Here is a summary of the latest and major improvements to the game: Balance Changes: After adding a gems magnet to the ship hulls, Redbeard has done it again! The ship hulls now include an improved gems container that will allow pilots to reta…
Here are the update notes for version 1.04: Bug Fixes: Fixed a small visual issue with the shields upgrades showing +1 damage bonus instead of +20%. QoL improvements: Added a controller deadzone setting to allow players to tweak their controller's responsivene…
Here are the update notes for version 1.03: Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue with shields not correctly registering the damage bonus to weapons. Fixed an issue where buying an item would occur twice with a controller if you had enough gems. Balance changes: Lowered t…
Here are the patch notes from the v 1.02 update to the game: Bug fixes: Fixed the Betelgeuse sector end level sometimes not triggering. Fixed the sector rewards (they were incorrect and sometimes rewarded twice). Added the missing sounds to the "speed up" and …
Here is the changelog for the game's first update! Bug Fixes: Fixed the disappearing Betelgeuse sector boss in 2nd phase. Added a timer to the repair button so that gamepad controllers no longer hit it twice in a row. Balance changes: Corrected the experience …
Hi everyone! We have just updated the demo with a fix to the key settings. Due to an earlier fix, the key settings weren't working correctly with controllers. This is now fixed and you can remap your keys as you'd like. Thanks for playing the demo! Remember to…
DreadStar will be available at -50% for a full week starting 20/09/2021 ! So what are you waiting for ? Time to grab the game, fasten your space seatbelt and get your revenge!
The Steam Summer Sale is here and it's time to grab DreadStar at the lowest price it's ever been with our new -50% discount ! So what are you waiting for ? Grab the game and have a blast in space while avenging your father !
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with us and enjoy the 20% discount on DreadStar ! Happy new lunar year (the year of the ox!!) and have fun with the game...
Hi everyone ! The Steam winter sale has started and you can now get the game at a 15% discount! So what are you waiting for ? Grab the game, get in your ship and enjoy the holidays !! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all.
Hi retro pilots ! For everyone interested in the game but that hasn't jumped into his ship yet, here is an opportunity to win a free Steam key. To participate, download and play the demo (take a screenshot of your score in the Faraway sector!) then head to Fac…
Let's celebrate the end of this year and also hard games as we think the "Best game you suck at" would be a great category to vote for DreadStar. Of course, you can choose another one such as Best Soundtrack, Outstanding Visual Style or any other category you …
Release day has arrived and DreadStar is now available for purchase, with a 10% launch discount. No need to wait anymore so warp your ship to Steam and grab your copy with a 10% launch discount before it's too late !
Here are the patch notes from the recent update to the demo build: Balance changes: Reduced the rate of fire of the Strong Hunter enemy. Bug fixes: Fixed an issue when several controllers were used at the same time. Fixed an issue with the initial configuratio…
We're broadcasting the full game during the whole festival! So stop wasting time and watch all the cool stuff you'll be able to do starting October 20th, download the demo and follow/wishlist the game!
DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge is a modern take on the RPG/Shoot'em'up genres cross. It features gorgeous pixel art, 6 replayable sectors, a great chiptunes soundtrack and fun gameplay with level up, skill points, equipment, etc. The demo version of the game…
We will be streaming the full game a second time during the festival It will be Oct. 10th at 2pm EDT (that's 8pm CEST/GMT+2 for Europeans). During this stream, you will be able to view things that are not included in the demo such as some of the other stages, …
We will be holding an AMA session on October 8th at 5PM EDT(11PM CEST) on the Discord server. Feel free to join and ask us anything about the game. There will be another stream on Saturday Oct. 10th in case you missed the first one or want to see even more of …
We will be streaming the full game during the festival several times. The first one will be Oct. 7th at 5pm EDT (that's 11pm CEST/GMT+2 for Europeans). During this stream, you will be able to view things that are not included in the demo such as some of the ot…
The Steam Game Festival - Autumn edition is approaching fast! The demo version of the game includes full access to the first sector (Faraway) and Redbeard's Burrow (the equipment store) so you will have the opportunity to try out different equipment combinatio…