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Developer of Free Stars: Children of Infinity, sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters. https://freestarsgame.com/ | ๐ŸŽฎhttps://discord.gg/rasVCDmYKp | We are Fred Ford and Dan Gerstein @pebby.net | inquiries: contact (at) pistolshrimpgames (dot) com

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So I hung out with @pistolshrimpgames.com and got to play the new melee mode of Children of Infinity and goddamn it felt like starcon 2 so much it was like being 12 again. I cannot wait for the full release!

10.03.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Three people surrounding a laptop playing children of infinity. Theyโ€™re picking ships.

Three people surrounding a laptop playing children of infinity. Theyโ€™re picking ships.

We do a little impromptu playtesting for Children of Infinity with a melee match between @shivambhatt.bsky.social and @ravikanodia.bsky.social

10.03.2026 23:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Try our new game, Free Stars: GO, tomorrow! Available for one day and one day only, can you locate Dan in a sea of game developers? Playable on all human sensory organs.

09.03.2026 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Teenage Ur-Quan yells "Lord 6 7!"

07.03.2026 23:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On the other hand, if space rodents are bothering the Ur-Quan, they're probably doing something right!

07.03.2026 23:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An in-game screenshot of a user report.
Title: "Shofixti is OP"
Body: "After playing approximately 100 melee matches, I have determined that the Shofixti Scout is OP.
It is not far that I can lose to such a dinky ship piloted by a space rodent.
Please consider increasing the point cost of the Shofixti Scout to the same cost as the Ur-Quan Dreadnought.
Thanks"
Email address: "lord223@pathofnowandforev.er"

An in-game screenshot of a user report. Title: "Shofixti is OP" Body: "After playing approximately 100 melee matches, I have determined that the Shofixti Scout is OP. It is not far that I can lose to such a dinky ship piloted by a space rodent. Please consider increasing the point cost of the Shofixti Scout to the same cost as the Ur-Quan Dreadnought. Thanks" Email address: "lord223@pathofnowandforev.er"

In-game bug reporting? In our Melee demo?! Yes. We look forward to high quality player feedback. #screenshotsaturday #urquan

07.03.2026 21:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Please be sure to eat, drink, sleep, and tell your loved ones that you'll be back when (if?) you survive the perils of space!

07.03.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free Stars: Children of Infinity An Epic Space Adventure Free Stars: Children of Infinity is an action-adventure game ins

Did you know you can wishlist Free Stars: Children of Infinity on @gog.com to get a completely DRM-free experience on Windows, Linux, and Mac when it releases? The Demo will be available there too! *jumping peppers* www.gog.com/en/game/free...

07.03.2026 00:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

sage words from [ R E D A C T E D ]

06.03.2026 23:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We hope to do face recordings of players experiencing this for the first time in game. We'll make you watch all of them.

06.03.2026 22:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i got to write a creepy little guy in this. play it when it comes out to see my weird little son. and also my scary big mommy

06.03.2026 22:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We were Kickstarted by this fine person and can't wait for them to get playing too.

06.03.2026 22:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There's no jobs anymore, just "Concept Employment". I'll get in touch!

06.03.2026 22:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Us too!!! And you too!! Wait will you be at GDC this year?! We gotta say hi.

06.03.2026 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ’ž

06.03.2026 21:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All of you who listed Star Control in your top 9, here's the indie team making a new one.

06.03.2026 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

We are not responsible for any damage due to: gnawing, flooding, or acts of Dogar and Kazon.

06.03.2026 21:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of the side of a grey canvas messenger bag. Three enamel pins are pinned to its side pocket: A blue and purple glittery dragon, a yellow and red fishing lure, and a space ship that looks something like a game piece from the game of jacks. It's formed of a central red circle and five smaller ones on arms sticking out from it at various angles, in green, blue, pink, red, and yellow.

Photo of the side of a grey canvas messenger bag. Three enamel pins are pinned to its side pocket: A blue and purple glittery dragon, a yellow and red fishing lure, and a space ship that looks something like a game piece from the game of jacks. It's formed of a central red circle and five smaller ones on arms sticking out from it at various angles, in green, blue, pink, red, and yellow.

First rule of Star Control: Always keep Fwiffo in your fleet. Pin from the physical rewards for the @pistolshrimpgames.com 2024 Kickstarter for the new sequel "Children of Infinity", came last month. Definitely not over here gnawing on the furniture until the game is released (estimated Q3 2026).

06.03.2026 21:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Update 49: Milestone 9 Update ยท FREE STARS: Children of Infinity The end is nigh! The end of the wait for the next milestone update, anyway. In this update weโ€™ll cover our finishing touches on the Melee Demo weโ€™ve been doing, give a short retrospective on shipping ...

Milestone 9 Update just dropped! Check out our finishing touches for our Melee Demo, stories from Kickstarter rewards shipping, and plans for the very near future. www.kickstarter.com/projects/pis...

06.03.2026 20:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Yes! Dan (@pebby.net) will be there, but he's not sure when yet. DM us (or him... it's the same person!) and let's find a time to meet. We'll force you to play Melee, fair warning.

05.03.2026 22:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ

27.02.2026 18:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But how do the residents feel about the installation of a point defense laser in the middle of their block? ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

27.02.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exciting chemical compounds make human even more likeable.

27.02.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're more of an orifice generalist.

27.02.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image of three browser tabs for Wikipedia: Flatulence, Skatole, Indole.

Image of three browser tabs for Wikipedia: Flatulence, Skatole, Indole.

Just another day doing important story research.

26.02.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

One is never too old to be excited about stickers. If someone feels that way, they probably just need some more stickers.

26.02.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Never knew pins and stickers could excite me this much at my age ๐Ÿš€ Canโ€™t wait to play the game!

Thanks for the love and care that went into these props and even the packaging, @pistolshrimpgames.com โค๏ธ

26.02.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It would be fun, but it's a ton of effort too. We definitely don't have time for such an endeavor until we're done with Children of Infinity.

24.02.2026 16:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reverse Ilwrath Avenger where no one can see anything.

24.02.2026 00:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whoah whoah keep it inside your eyestalks, Captain!

24.02.2026 00:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0