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Curious Owl

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Space nerd making StellarDrive: a game about building starships to explore the cosmos. You can play an early alpha for free on itch: http://curious-owl-dev.itch.io/stellardrive

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Big explosion of course πŸ’₯

07.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Made a new 3D model for the warp core this week. I took inspiration from common sci-fi tropes and added my own spin to it :)

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev

07.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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An electrical room I built in my game.
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev

28.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Venus-inspired planet I added to my game. The upper layers of its atmosphere scatter all colours, creating the white outer shell, whereas the lower layers absorb blue light, causing this yellow-ish environment. #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev

07.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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StellarDrive Feedback Thank you for playing StellarDrive! I'm gathering feedback to improve the game and your answers are highly appreciated :)

If you want, you can fill out a short feedback survey where I ask at the end if you're interested in being a beta tester. I keep a list of people who responded yes for when I get to testing further!

Here's the link docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

13.01.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for trying out the old version! The latest build is currently unavailable because I'm focusing on getting a Steam page up.

However, I plan to create a demo afterwards with the new graphics and gameplay.

12.01.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you <3

11.01.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A distant, frozen planet I made for my game πŸ₯Ά
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev

10.01.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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A before/after of the build menu in my game. It's nice to see how far along the game has come this year! #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev

20.12.2025 12:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not yet. I plan to release it as a Steam demo when it's ready

08.12.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Made this beautiful "spaceship" using the new rotor parts in my game.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev

22.11.2025 12:43 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've been working with an awesome composer lately to create ambiance for my game. Here's a sample of what you'll hear as you dive into planetary rings for the first time. Sound: ON 🎡
#gamedev

08.11.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm currently focused on getting a Steam page up for the game. The next playable build will probably be a demo! Idk when that will be, though.

11.10.2025 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Added a new rotor part to my spaceship-building game. This lets you build ships with rotating thrusters for vertical takeoffs! #gamedev

11.10.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Added breakable trees to my game🌲
#gamedev

24.09.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you liked it! I replied to your comment on itch.

08.09.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Currently animating the fuel traversing the pipes in my space game. It kinda looks like forbidden mountain dew. #gamedev

04.09.2025 14:16 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still actively working on it! I'd love to know what you mean by more developed. What are the top things you would like to see added?

01.09.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you <3

25.08.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Made it so we can see other players' hand movements while operating a ship.
#gamedev

25.08.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Added this gyroscope part to my spaceship-building game. You can plug it into a pilot's seat for greater control, or you can set up wiring to automatically align your ship.
#gamedev

14.08.2025 14:03 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Made this self-stabilizing platform in my indie space game. It's using new parts such as a velocity sensor, along with math nodes to calculate the proper thrust to keep the ship perfectly still.
#gamedev

04.08.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Testing out a better way to connect cables in my space indie game. #gamedev

17.06.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Awww thank you so much! That's very encouraging to read. I hope you stick around as I keep developing the game :)

11.05.2025 00:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing! I especially like the corona effect you have. I'll definitely try something like that for the star in my game. It's only a simple sphere with a high emission value right now πŸ˜…

05.05.2025 11:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That looks AMAZING 😍 do you have resources on how you achieved this effect?

05.05.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's #screenshotsaturday πŸŽ‰

Here's a turtle-shaped ship someone shared on our Discord this week 🐒

03.05.2025 11:43 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much <3 I love the side wings on your ship. It looks cool

02.05.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing. It's a nice feeling to come back and simplify previous code.

I look forward to seeing what you make next :)

25.04.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It looks great! I love the filter you used with the skulls.

19.04.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0