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Former space autocrat, EVE Online
In a little more than one hour at 9:00am Pacific/noon Eastern, I will be hosting a Fireside Chat livestream with Game Director Dave Georgeson. We'll be talking about the GovBot Update and our development roadmap moving forward. Questions welcome. Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In a little more than one hour at 9:00am Pacific/noon Eastern, I will be hosting a Fireside Chat livestream with Game Director Dave Georgeson. We'll be talking about the GovBot Update and our development roadmap moving forward. Questions welcome. Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
Delayed, second announcement is now ready: a public roadmap. What do you think? starsreach.com/roadmap/
Roadmap
The Stars Reach Development Roadmap is our way of sharing the journey as we build this universe together. Games grow through exploration and iteration.
You’ll see features move forward, change shape, ...
starsreach.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Delayed, second announcement is now ready: a public roadmap. What do you think? starsreach.com/roadmap/
This was _not_ the other announcement which hit a technical difficulty related to two stylesheets disagreeing with each other on a web page... But watch this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq92...
The Servitors - 🧪 Stars Reach Lab #004
YouTube video by Stars Reach
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November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This was _not_ the other announcement which hit a technical difficulty related to two stylesheets disagreeing with each other on a web page... But watch this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq92...
Here's the first one -- update notes for the GovBot Update! Launches tomorrow at 9am Pacific. starsreach.com/govbot-update/
GovBot Update
The GovBot
The GovBot is a Transplanetary League construct that serves two purposes:
It’s a sequence of tasks that a group of planetary pioneers can use to establish a township on a new planet, and...
starsreach.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Here's the first one -- update notes for the GovBot Update! Launches tomorrow at 9am Pacific. starsreach.com/govbot-update/
Two big posts coming today. One is expected (update release notes) and one is not expected.
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Two big posts coming today. One is expected (update release notes) and one is not expected.
Today is the last day to record the terraforming and construction on our current planets in advance of tomorrow's full wipe -- like this fountain on Baracatis III.
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Today is the last day to record the terraforming and construction on our current planets in advance of tomorrow's full wipe -- like this fountain on Baracatis III.
Next week we will deploy a new content update with a big, new game system. We are introducing the beginning phase of planetary government. This will require us to wipe all characters and worlds. You'll need to create your character again. Don't skip the preamble in the hallway.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Next week we will deploy a new content update with a big, new game system. We are introducing the beginning phase of planetary government. This will require us to wipe all characters and worlds. You'll need to create your character again. Don't skip the preamble in the hallway.
MassivelyOP keeping an eye on us. It's nice. It's a warm feeling. massivelyop.com/2025/10/31/b...
Betawatch: World of Warcraft Midnight dates its beta, Stars Reach overhauls its visuals | Massively Overpowered
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November 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
MassivelyOP keeping an eye on us. It's nice. It's a warm feeling. massivelyop.com/2025/10/31/b...
Code & Craft podcast interviewed Playable Worlds Technical Designer Light Bates recently and posted this recording to YouTube. Thank you to Light and Dane for this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlVt...
The Logic Behind Star Reach’s Great Game Design with Light Bates
YouTube video by Code & Craft
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October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Code & Craft podcast interviewed Playable Worlds Technical Designer Light Bates recently and posted this recording to YouTube. Thank you to Light and Dane for this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlVt...
Starting up a livestream on www.twitch.tv/playstarsreach. If you haven't seen the game, pop in and check us out! Thanks.
playstarsreach - Twitch
It’s a single galaxy of living planets to explore, settle, and rule with your friends. Stars Reach is a massively multiplayer sandbox RPG with a deep skill tree horizontal progression system, dozens o...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Starting up a livestream on www.twitch.tv/playstarsreach. If you haven't seen the game, pop in and check us out! Thanks.
And Raph wrote a personal blog about the visual updates here: www.raphkoster.com/2025/10/29/s...
Stars Reach visual upgrades
For months now, we have been working on a big overhaul to the visuals in Stars Reach. This has involved redoing most of the shaders in the entire game, and going back and retouching every asset. We…
www.raphkoster.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
And Raph wrote a personal blog about the visual updates here: www.raphkoster.com/2025/10/29/s...
Next month Playable Worlds President & Co-Founder Eric Goldberg (aka my boss) will be moderating a Games M&A panel at GamesBeat Next in San Francisco. The panel is noon on Thursday, Nov 13. Hoping to get my hands on a recording.
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Next month Playable Worlds President & Co-Founder Eric Goldberg (aka my boss) will be moderating a Games M&A panel at GamesBeat Next in San Francisco. The panel is noon on Thursday, Nov 13. Hoping to get my hands on a recording.
Last week, we put out a "Stars Reach Labs" video on visual upgrades. We looked at the Jungle Biome. A new part 2 video will be released today. It's gorgeous.
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Last week, we put out a "Stars Reach Labs" video on visual upgrades. We looked at the Jungle Biome. A new part 2 video will be released today. It's gorgeous.
Spent a week working from Hawaii, then a week recovering from Covid. Now back on the hamster wheel for a normal week. Gorgeous moon tonight worth stopping to appreciate. Have a great week.
October 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Spent a week working from Hawaii, then a week recovering from Covid. Now back on the hamster wheel for a normal week. Gorgeous moon tonight worth stopping to appreciate. Have a great week.
Have you gotten into a Stars Reach playtest yet? Did you wish you had friends in the test to help you achieve goals? Join us tomorrow morning in game. We are repeating last week's play-with-the-devs at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern on twitch.tv/playstarsreach
September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Have you gotten into a Stars Reach playtest yet? Did you wish you had friends in the test to help you achieve goals? Join us tomorrow morning in game. We are repeating last week's play-with-the-devs at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern on twitch.tv/playstarsreach
Rod will be taking folks on a tour through some significant construction and homes in Stars Reach in advance of the server wipe. Come see the Maze of Herastag, Club Jericho, and other significant construction projects! 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern on Discord discord.gg/starsreach
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September 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Rod will be taking folks on a tour through some significant construction and homes in Stars Reach in advance of the server wipe. Come see the Maze of Herastag, Club Jericho, and other significant construction projects! 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern on Discord discord.gg/starsreach
In about one hour, we will take a look at the progression of the visuals in Stars Reach over time. I will be there, but Frommy's taking over the show this week with some help from Voodoo to show how far the game has come visually. Join us at Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach at the top of the next hour.
September 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In about one hour, we will take a look at the progression of the visuals in Stars Reach over time. I will be there, but Frommy's taking over the show this week with some help from Voodoo to show how far the game has come visually. Join us at Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach at the top of the next hour.
We have a pre-alpha playtest starting in about one hour. The performance will be spotty. I recommend not looking at the Gaia class starship. New patch notes for the new build here: starsreach.com/twilight-upd... Also, we have a livestream starting at the same time twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
Twilight Update Notes
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE NOTES
(Thursday, August 21, 2025)
Frame rate improvement! We found a netcode issue and it was a biggie. You should see significant FPS improvements when you get into the game. Th...
starsreach.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We have a pre-alpha playtest starting in about one hour. The performance will be spotty. I recommend not looking at the Gaia class starship. New patch notes for the new build here: starsreach.com/twilight-upd... Also, we have a livestream starting at the same time twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
As you can see from our playtest schedule, our tests are getting longer to help us prepare for the shift to 24/7 operation (and eventual debut on Steam Early Access.) Wish us luck!
August 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
As you can see from our playtest schedule, our tests are getting longer to help us prepare for the shift to 24/7 operation (and eventual debut on Steam Early Access.) Wish us luck!
Hmmm... is the graphic artist teasing me? But I'm looking forward to Saturday's livestreamed Fireside Chat. Join us on Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach to hear about the Twilight Update for Stars Reach!
August 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hmmm... is the graphic artist teasing me? But I'm looking forward to Saturday's livestreamed Fireside Chat. Join us on Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach to hear about the Twilight Update for Stars Reach!
Saturday, I'm hosting a Fireside Chat about our new Twlight Update to Stars Reach. We will go over the whole, wide update. Tomorrow will be a preview of Twlight looking at just one new feature: long-range scanning for resources. Both streams start at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
August 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Saturday, I'm hosting a Fireside Chat about our new Twlight Update to Stars Reach. We will go over the whole, wide update. Tomorrow will be a preview of Twlight looking at just one new feature: long-range scanning for resources. Both streams start at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
Starting a short stream in about 20 minutes. Moderator's Roundtable to talk about readiness for going 24/7 and about the current stability problems for different planets. Not picture perfect, but honesty and transparency. Come by and have coffee with us. Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Starting a short stream in about 20 minutes. Moderator's Roundtable to talk about readiness for going 24/7 and about the current stability problems for different planets. Not picture perfect, but honesty and transparency. Come by and have coffee with us. Twitch.TV/PlayStarsReach
In about 90 minutes, we'll be streaming a Fireside Chat with Game Director Dave Georgeson talking about our latest update for Stars Reach entitled Brave New Worlds. Come see the progress. twitch.tv/PlayStarsReach
Twitch
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July 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In about 90 minutes, we'll be streaming a Fireside Chat with Game Director Dave Georgeson talking about our latest update for Stars Reach entitled Brave New Worlds. Come see the progress. twitch.tv/PlayStarsReach
I'm off to San Diego Comic Con today but tomorrow I'm back at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern with a livestreamed Fireside Chat about our newest update entitled Brave New Worlds. Come join me and Dave to hear what's new (and why.) twitch.tv/playstarsreach
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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July 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I'm off to San Diego Comic Con today but tomorrow I'm back at 9am Pacific/noon Eastern with a livestreamed Fireside Chat about our newest update entitled Brave New Worlds. Come join me and Dave to hear what's new (and why.) twitch.tv/playstarsreach