Astra: Fading Stars

unreleased

Developer / Publisher: Dimension Ωmega

Coming soon

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

exploration

Features

multiple endings
procedural

Themes

fantasy

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy

Summary

Trust your soul. Astra: Fading Stars is a challenging, 2D hand-drawn Metroidvania where corruption is spreading across the universe. Explore and uncover secrets, confront deadly bosses and master Astra Call, a power from within your soul, to help you every step of the way.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Linux
- Steam
- Demo

Resources

Links

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- Differences
- ability gated
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- ability gated
- interconnected map
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92%

Positive

13 reviews

MV Temperature
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- exploration
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- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- pixel
- action
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Developer / Publisher: Behind the Hump

Coming soon

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fantasy
- multiple endings
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
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- companion combat
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93%

Very Positive

76 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- exploration
- side scroll
- fantasy
- multiple endings
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Early Access
- interconnected map
- 2.5D
- action
- post apocalyptic
- Semi-Linear
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Publisher: Broke CoCo

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fantasy
- multiple endings
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- interconnected map
- item gated
- non linear
- Souls-like
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71%

Mostly Positive

108 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- multiple characters
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- side scroll
- fantasy
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80%

Positive

10 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- fantasy
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- non linear
- 2.5D
- action
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Developer: Elan Manuguerra, IV Productions

Publisher: Power Up Publishing

To be announced

MV Temperature
- Similarities
- Demo Available
- exploration
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- ability gated
- action
- gore

Astra: Fading Stars

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