Pistol Shrimp Games
@pistolshrimpgames.com
Developer of Free Stars: Children of Infinity, sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters. https://freestarsgame.com/ | 🎮https://discord.gg/rasVCDmYKp | We are Fred Ford and Dan Gerstein @pebby.net
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Update 47: Milestone 8 Update · FREE STARS: Children of Infinity
While you get ready to count in the new year, we’re ready to count up our milestone numbers. We have less than usual in the way of flashy things to show for the game as we’ve been hard at work getting...
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Attention, Earthlings! See what we're wrapping up 2025 with in our Milestone 8 Update. We cover work for our standalone melee release, Kickstarter reward delivery, and plans for next year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...
All of our domestic backers have had their Kickstarter physical rewards shipped as of today. Even the sickos with six sticker sheets!!! Please send photos of what you’re doing with them (or any rewards).
International folks next. We only have so much space in our mailroom (Dan’s building lobby).
International folks next. We only have so much space in our mailroom (Dan’s building lobby).
February 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
All of our domestic backers have had their Kickstarter physical rewards shipped as of today. Even the sickos with six sticker sheets!!! Please send photos of what you’re doing with them (or any rewards).
International folks next. We only have so much space in our mailroom (Dan’s building lobby).
International folks next. We only have so much space in our mailroom (Dan’s building lobby).
Do you want some great music by our composer for Children of Infinity?! Of course you do!! Check out their awesome library for Bandcamp Friday.
okay, NOW it's Bandcamp Friday. check out things I'm working on -- if you like them, watch this space for more stuff later this year, including my soundtrack for Free Stars when it's done!
PROTOTYPES EP.01 ~ BONUS MATERIAL FROM THE FUTURE, by SoozEQ
5 track album
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February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Do you want some great music by our composer for Children of Infinity?! Of course you do!! Check out their awesome library for Bandcamp Friday.
Over five hundred Collectors Complete Editions of our physical Kickstarter rewards ready to ship out. This represents all of our domestic backers who pledged at this tier and got no add-ons, and it means about half of our backers shipments are done.
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Over five hundred Collectors Complete Editions of our physical Kickstarter rewards ready to ship out. This represents all of our domestic backers who pledged at this tier and got no add-ons, and it means about half of our backers shipments are done.
New Patreon only mini-demo showing how GOG players can use the Galaxy client to play Free Stars: Children of Infinity with their friends. www.patreon.com/posts/mini-d...
Mini-Demo: GOG Friend Join Flow | Pistol Shrimp
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January 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM
New Patreon only mini-demo showing how GOG players can use the Galaxy client to play Free Stars: Children of Infinity with their friends. www.patreon.com/posts/mini-d...
New Patreon-only post with another mini feature demo for our Steam-based networking UX, which came to life... about an hour ago! www.patreon.com/posts/148889...
Mini-Demo: Steam Friend Invite Flow | Pistol Shrimp
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January 23, 2026 at 12:16 AM
New Patreon-only post with another mini feature demo for our Steam-based networking UX, which came to life... about an hour ago! www.patreon.com/posts/148889...
PRIORITY OVERRIDE. NEW BEHAVIOR DICTATED. We need a moment from you. This coming Tuesday, Jan 20th, Americans are staging a walk-out, and Pistol Shrimp is participating. www.freeameri.ca
It would mean the world if you can attend. 1/🧵
It would mean the world if you can attend. 1/🧵
FREE AMERICA WALKOUT Jan 20, 2026
On Jan 20, 2026 we will walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great.
www.freeameri.ca
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
PRIORITY OVERRIDE. NEW BEHAVIOR DICTATED. We need a moment from you. This coming Tuesday, Jan 20th, Americans are staging a walk-out, and Pistol Shrimp is participating. www.freeameri.ca
It would mean the world if you can attend. 1/🧵
It would mean the world if you can attend. 1/🧵
Lessons in packaging materials: your tolerance still isn't tolerant enough, and it's hard to predict the size of something that doesn't exist yet. We don't want them bent, so hundreds of new shipping envelopes are now on their way! 🥳
January 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Lessons in packaging materials: your tolerance still isn't tolerant enough, and it's hard to predict the size of something that doesn't exist yet. We don't want them bent, so hundreds of new shipping envelopes are now on their way! 🥳
The Star Maps are in!! This means _all_ of our Kickstarter backers can start getting their physical rewards. Our domestic, non-map-receiving backers have had their rewards shipped, and now we can move on to the rest.
January 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The Star Maps are in!! This means _all_ of our Kickstarter backers can start getting their physical rewards. Our domestic, non-map-receiving backers have had their rewards shipped, and now we can move on to the rest.
300 packages going out to our backers tomorrow! Starting off the new year with some very specific ASMR.
January 2, 2026 at 1:41 AM
300 packages going out to our backers tomorrow! Starting off the new year with some very specific ASMR.
Surprise stream! Join Dan as he packs hundreds of envelopes with Kickstarter rewards tonight. twitch.tv/pebby
Pebby - Twitch
Game developer and official channel for Free Stars: Children of Infinity, The Ur-Quan Masters, and Pistol Shrimp. https://freestarsgame.com/kickstarter
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December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Surprise stream! Join Dan as he packs hundreds of envelopes with Kickstarter rewards tonight. twitch.tv/pebby
Happy #screenshotsaturday, let's celebrate all of our favorite placeholders from 2025. Do you like Reptile Captain Placeholder1, or Slayer Captain Placeholder1? Maybe you like the radar texture cockatiel?! Or white dot! White dot is pretty cool. #godot
December 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy #screenshotsaturday, let's celebrate all of our favorite placeholders from 2025. Do you like Reptile Captain Placeholder1, or Slayer Captain Placeholder1? Maybe you like the radar texture cockatiel?! Or white dot! White dot is pretty cool. #godot
Attention, Earthlings! See what we're wrapping up 2025 with in our Milestone 8 Update. We cover work for our standalone melee release, Kickstarter reward delivery, and plans for next year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...
Update 47: Milestone 8 Update · FREE STARS: Children of Infinity
While you get ready to count in the new year, we’re ready to count up our milestone numbers. We have less than usual in the way of flashy things to show for the game as we’ve been hard at work getting...
www.kickstarter.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Attention, Earthlings! See what we're wrapping up 2025 with in our Milestone 8 Update. We cover work for our standalone melee release, Kickstarter reward delivery, and plans for next year. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...
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New post and questions just for Patreon subscribers. How do you want to see us handle "sneak peeks" when the peeks could be spoilers?
Spoilers, Patreon, And You | Pistol Shrimp
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December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New post and questions just for Patreon subscribers. How do you want to see us handle "sneak peeks" when the peeks could be spoilers?
Surprise and terror!!
December 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Surprise and terror!!
We finally know what happened to the Androsynth!
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We finally know what happened to the Androsynth!
Shipping update just shared on Kickstarter for all of our backers receiving physical rewards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...
Update 46: Shipping Update · FREE STARS: Children of Infinity
Hello, beautiful backers of our project who are receiving physical rewards! We wanted to share a brief shipping update with all of you. Starting next week, we’re going to be locking your address in Ba...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Shipping update just shared on Kickstarter for all of our backers receiving physical rewards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...
The competition for "silliest ship to play" in Free Stars: Children of Infinity is hot, and this might be our current heavyweight champ (piloted by the CPU and energy/damage values thankfully not tuned ;). #Godot
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The competition for "silliest ship to play" in Free Stars: Children of Infinity is hot, and this might be our current heavyweight champ (piloted by the CPU and energy/damage values thankfully not tuned ;). #Godot
New Mini-Demo and tech report just for Patreon folks: representing player UI focus across the network. www.patreon.com/posts/mini-d...
Mini-Demo: Sharing UI Focus Online | Pistol Shrimp
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November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New Mini-Demo and tech report just for Patreon folks: representing player UI focus across the network. www.patreon.com/posts/mini-d...
Our Starmap in physical form for the first time! This is just a proof, used for quality assurance before we run them all. The final version for backers won’t have a white border and a person holding it up.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Our Starmap in physical form for the first time! This is just a proof, used for quality assurance before we run them all. The final version for backers won’t have a white border and a person holding it up.
We don’t get to meet up in person too often, but when we do we sure are happy. Now we just have to sign thousands of thank you cards!
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We don’t get to meet up in person too often, but when we do we sure are happy. Now we just have to sign thousands of thank you cards!
Happy Halloween! Hope we get some trick or treaters tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Happy Halloween! Hope we get some trick or treaters tonight.
This is what 2,000 Lorebooks look like.
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is what 2,000 Lorebooks look like.
Reminder! We will now be collecting funds for late pledges and add-ons only for backers receiving _physical rewards_! If you have any questions, please contact us from your BackerKit survey, and thank you all for the support. Excited to get physical backers their goodies!
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...
Update 45: Milestone 7 Update · FREE STARS: Children of Infinity
Humans of Earth! It is that time again, or possibly past that time. No matter: grab your favorite liquid, prepare a good repast, and buckle your eyeballs into their sockets for the thrilling text adve...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Reminder! We will now be collecting funds for late pledges and add-ons only for backers receiving _physical rewards_! If you have any questions, please contact us from your BackerKit survey, and thank you all for the support. Excited to get physical backers their goodies!
Happy #portfolioday! Our talented artist @synchra.bsky.social created a portfolio of just some of her incredible work for Children of Infinity. www.behance.net/gallery/2359...
Pistol Shrimp Kickstarter - Mandy Draeger
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October 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Happy #portfolioday! Our talented artist @synchra.bsky.social created a portfolio of just some of her incredible work for Children of Infinity. www.behance.net/gallery/2359...