Milestone 7 update is available for your sensory organs' pleasure. We discuss the plans forward for release, our work on Melee, and our Kickstarter reward manufacturing! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

We made this! You made this! We can't wait to share it with everyone who backed our Kickstarter for it. Happy Friday, our usual Big Development Update Post is coming soon.

<game developer implementing pitch modulation for a minigun weapon for the 1000th time> "Haha this rules" #Godot

New video demo up of our UQM1 ship VFX in Melee as a an exclusive for our incredibly attractive Patreon supporters. More to come in our next honkin' (in size, not gooseitude) blog post! www.patreon.com/posts/uqm1-s...

Introducing the Pkunk Good RNG Choir. #soundon #godot

The process is complete, and we have emerged.

We like @godotengine.org. Dan even got to talk about it here!

I drew and animated this little weirdo!

Our reaction when we get to share new Children of Infinity details.

Do you like jams? Tunes? Bops? If you haven't read the latest update, be sure to at least check out a little demo of what we're cooking for Free Stars: Children of Infinity. vimeo.com/1101654555

Now that @pistolshrimpgames.com has revealed more stuff in their latest dev blog post (www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...), I can share some of what I've been working on lately. #starcontrol #freestars #uqm

More work for @pistolshrimpgames.com's Children of Infinity. A mysterious ringed gas giant! #freestars #uqm #space #planet #ring

Now It Can Be Told: the big news I had been barely kinda keeping under wraps is finally out. The big music project I've been working on is the soundtrack to Pistol Shrimp's upcoming videogame, Ur-Quan Masters 2: Children of Infinity! You can hear a little of it in this link below:

Milestone 6 Update is available on Kickstarter! We share where we are with the game, some sneak peeks into the music, details on our VO process, and our plans for what's next. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

Why use generated things when you can use Trademaster Placeholder? Data shows that including Trademaster Placeholder during development increases productivity by at least 33%. Texture your next wall, organism, or tile with Trademaster Placeholder.

I wrote a blog post for @amosolov.bsky.social's Starsector, "Creating Threat", about drawing spaceship horrors. (It starts with bismuth and deep-sea snails and ends in... well, HR Giger, basically.) fractalsoftworks.com/2025/07/03/c...

this is how i command a starship

These ones are not *dissolve*. This is *smiley* time. We do *tell stories* about them. Happy pride weekend, San Francisco. We need it right now.

🕹️ Digital Visions 💿 Twenty years have passed since a frontier expedition lost contact with Earth, cut off as the Alliance neared defeat by the Ur-Quan Hierarchy. Now, armed only with the skeleton of a precursor starship, they embark on a voyage home. 📺: Star Control II, Toys for Bob, 1992. (DOS)

Godot adoption rate is rapidly growing, both in number of released games and used in game jams. On Steam it's also noticeable Unity share is decreasing while Unreal and Godot both growing. I think in 5-7 years Unity might be closer to 50%. www.youtube.com/watc...

How did a race of out queer human clones make it into Star Control 1? This time on Great Moments in Queer Gaming History we look at Star Control's Androsynth: canonically queer men that disappear mysteriously in Star Control 2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMuG... If you like the video please share!

Our sticker QA team @synchra.bsky.social hard at work evaluating our test prints.

Free Stars: Children of Infinity is proud to be a sponsor of @narrascope.org 2025! If attending, keep an eye out for our Narrative Lead, @malmakesgames.bsky.social, and one of our talented writers, @acampwriting.com, who would love to meet you! Online registration closes tonight, so sign up now!

Don’t feel bugged, the patch is in! Accessorize your bag, clothing, or anything else that doesn’t mind a needle going through it with the Free Stars patch. We’ve been locking down orders, but if you haven’t backed yet, you can still get one at freestars.backerkit.com

Surprise and terror! First test prints of one of our sheets came in. You can still get them through the weekend! freestars.backerkit.com

It's the final countdown (guitar riff) for physical rewards from the Kickstarter! We have a lot of cool goodies and this weekend is your last chance to get them. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

For the 30th anniversary of #StarControl I designed some Funko Pops and drew a big ol' anniversary party. So excited for @pistolshrimpgames.com to finish their new game!

This is your last week to get physical goodies from the Free Stars: Children of Infinity Kickstarter! Do you like stickers? We do too, and we couldn't fit everything we wanted on one sheet. Everyone who ordered one is now getting two!

Order lock-ins for the Free Stars: Children of Infinity Kickstarter are coming on June 6th! This is your last chance to get one more pin (or ten) or any of our other physical goodies from the Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

The Ur-Quan just want to hang! Some fan art courtesy of @gothdonutgames.bsky.social. #FanArtFriday #pixelart

Thread explaining the history and rules of Frungy, and the co-evolution of the species that play it, when? ;) (acrylic painting I did four years or so ago)

As a Collector’s Navigator Edition backer of this game, you can be sure this will be a day one stream on release. If you’ve never played Star Control 2 (now called Free Stars: The Ur Quan Masters on Steam), now is the time. Go play it like right now!!!

Pistol Shrimp says Trans Rights

Milestone 5 Update is available on Kickstarter! See our work on HyperSpace, Gas Giants, Interiors with Floyd, and many of the cool things our backers have created! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

A rarely seen shrimp team meet-up at GDC! We don't just live in the big glowing rectangle.

QA Manager Mozart is on duty. Godot on multiple platforms is so easy that our test department is winging it. #godotengine

Have a Chmmr Laser in your ears on this beautiful day. #soundon

New project update available on Kickstarter! Check out the latest on progression, hyperspace gameplay, local and online multiplayer, the flood of assets we're integrating, and our preliminary thoughts on release plans. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

Slave shields are red Plasma is blue Ur-Quan don't you want you dead Just trapped and unable to get through ❤️Happy Valentine's Day❤️

Free Stars: Children of Infinity will be coming to GOG! Add it to your wishlist now, or at least when you finish reading this sentence. www.gog.com/en/game/free...