In Star Fated, you pilot the ship of Asteron, a criminal hunted by every faction in the galaxy. His new crew doesn’t yet know who he really is, but his enemies do. The story begins after a deadly heist in deep space.

Solar Echoes: Star Fated is set in the Solar Echoes universe. Players pilot the starship of Asteron, a criminal commander on the run with a stolen alien artifact and every major faction in the galaxy hunting him: the Black Stars crime syndicate, the Union Guard, bounty hunters and pirate gangs.

Asteron is a fully defined character with his own personality, backstory and arc, not a blank slate. Players pilot his ship and witness his story unfold, closer in feel to a JRPG protagonist than a player-authored hero.

Players explore open star systems, take on criminal jobs and engage enemies in real-time top-down ship combat. Asteron’s ship is upgradeable with over 750 equipment items across weapons, shields, engines and armour. Every destroyed ship leaves wreckage behind: valuable loot and metal scrap to repair your hull. The pressure from multiple hunting factions never stops.

The game world reacts to player choices. Raid a supply ship and that inventory disappears from the destination station. News broadcasts track Asteron’s actions across star systems. NPC encounters branch depending on who the player helps, opening and closing quest lines throughout the game.

Asteron’s crew of six aliens were hired without knowing his true identity. When the truth becomes clear, they find themselves trapped, controlled through fear and a Voidsea Artifact that can kill any of them instantly. The crew’s slow evolution from fear to resistance is the emotional core of the game. The game is fully voice-acted.

“For every Solar Echoes story I’ve written, I ask: what forged this character? Asteron was always one of the most compelling figures in the lore. Star Fated is his origin story — and the first time players get to experience the Solar Echoes universe from the criminal’s side, ” said Corefun Studios developer Andy.

Key Features:

• 2D top-down space exploration and combat
• Hand-drawn 2D art by the artist, Aeghite!
• Starship concept art and ship skins by Karl Dupere-Richer 
• Fully voice-acted characters and NPC's! 
• Expressive enemies that taunt and react to you in battle 
• Over 750 equipment items including weapons, armor, shields, and engines. 
• 48 abilities to choose from among 6 different crew members 
• Animated CG story sequences by Aeghite
• SciFi soundtrack by Star Legation composer Andy Mitchell 
• Based on lore from the Solar Echoes tabletop role-playing game universe 
• Hundreds of decisions to make in this epic, choice-driven story where your decisions really matter and have consequences.

Solar Echoes: Star Fated is in development for PS5 and PC (Steam), scheduled for late 2027/early 2028 at $19.99.