Formless Star is out now! Travel to a mysterious ever-changing planet and gather data on the animals that live there. There's 60 different creatures to find, all with unique behaviours and descriptions! Get the game for free (or pay what you want) here! splendidland.itch.io/formless-star - ThreadSky

splendid.land • 19 days ago

Formless Star is out now!

Travel to a mysterious ever-changing planet and gather data on the animals that live there.

There's 60 different creatures to find, all with unique behaviours and descriptions!

Get the game for free (or pay what you want) here!
https://splendidland.itch.io/formless-star

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Comments

rebeiiion.bsky.social•18 days ago

This was a nice art exhibit-like game. I loved the designs of some of the more mechanical/inorganic creatures

soruanmsm.bsky.social•15 days ago

It's the thing!!! that's like gooood i'm so happy rn

steady-rainfall.bsky.social•18 days ago

Neat critter design! I don’t have a means to play it at present but perhaps it will wind its way back around to me eventually 🤞

digirhys.art•2 days ago

📌

raven15769.bsky.social•4 days ago

It was really fun and cute :)

fenfrond.neocities.org•17 days ago

this was a delight to play. thank you for making and sharing!

xeni.meteormagic.dev•18 days ago

This was really, really cute. I loved finding all of the animals, and Shape's message felt very personal. Great work as always Samanthuel!!

mrpedrobraga.com•12 days ago

There was a little blue animal with wings, I think that one was my favourite! It's the best animal! It's the best animal! It's the best animal!

thegolden.bsky.social•19 days ago

Can I play this even if I'm a sad little pile that hasn't played franken yet?

splendid.land•19 days ago

absolutely! it has no real continuity with franken

julitime.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://franken.fandom.com/wiki/Three_Man this is real to me

splendid.land•4 days ago

i think three man exists outside of any real timeline. they've appeared in four of my works so far but i'm not sure myself if it's always the same three man.

greasycake.bsky.social•18 days ago

oh hell yes

piet.lu•16 days ago

such a little charming game.
Thanks a lot!

yasayasa.bsky.social•18 days ago

📌

ropnolc.bsky.social•19 days ago

Trying this out as soon as i fly home!

shimp.bsky.social•16 days ago

cool!!!!!! did ATV become this or is this an extra game?

splendid.land•16 days ago

this is an extra game!! i'm planning to spend the next year or so getting ATV finished

shimp.bsky.social•16 days ago

how you do all this stuff in ohrrpgce is so beyond me. and everything is expressed so well

willowsinger.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fun fact this game is amazing

omelette-oracle.bsky.social•18 days ago

I just finished this game, and what a wonderful experience! Thank you, your team and the testers for bringing this project to life! I will admit, you did a great little tearjerker at the true (?) ending. The art direction and the music are amazing too!!!

mooeena.site•18 days ago

The best to ever do it.

sentel-just-exist.bsky.social•1 day ago

wow

bigstinky.bsky.social•2 days ago

I was really hoping part of getting all 61 animals would be seeing Sylvia leave the planet with you. Justice for Sylvia!

rinienna.bsky.social•15 days ago

This was one of my favorite little games I've ever played, putting it next to a short hike immediately for "fantastic 1-2 hour gem"

Thank you for making this formless star ❤️

rvpine.bsky.social•19 days ago

Very cozy game. I've been enjoying it

putukspitsvenom.bsky.social•19 days ago

I adore the lil' clay figures you made just for the promo!
I'll be sure to check this out soon!

netbug009.bsky.social•16 days ago

wait what style looks familiar
/checks
OMG THE APPLE QUEST GUY
/Immediately downloads

roybutty.bsky.social•16 days ago

Just finished getting all the animals and had such an enjoyable time playing. The creature designs are so good and everything is just teeming with charm. Thank you for sharing your planet with us :)

moving-zig.bsky.social•19 days ago

Hell yeah, that art looks amazing. I bet this shit funny as hell, too.

cyborgurl.bsky.social•19 days ago

love when you make a bunch of funny little characters

gertrudeprkns.bsky.social•19 days ago

SO EXCITED!!

siegfriedcroes.bsky.social•14 days ago

Looks so nice! It's funny how I knew it was an OHRRPGCE game by seeing the textboxes and checking if the tiles were 20x20 🤭 I loved that engine back in the day. So cool to see it's still being used 😁

splendid.land•14 days ago

when you're a true hamster head you know immediately

pyramidequidort.bsky.social•3 days ago

this game was so cool, it'll live rent free in my head for a while

avq.bsky.social•19 days ago

Yooo!!!! I know what I'm doing tonight now!

adactivity.bsky.social•19 days ago

Beautiful

robinchan33.bsky.social•18 days ago

oh my gooooood it looks awesome, getting this when i get home

robinchan33.bsky.social•17 days ago

i got really emotional at the end… this game is so good 😭

qsoupy.bsky.social•8 days ago

A Linux version? I am in heaven

wintersouls.bsky.social•19 days ago

excited to check this out!

slitherpunk.bsky.social•13 days ago

this was such a delightful game!!! i loved all the little animations for each animals..

jaybee24.bsky.social•18 days ago

This seems like the perfect game for my autism. I'm so excited to see what creatures to collect and the character designs.

invidious.bsky.social•19 days ago

"Lighthorse" lol

hippochan.nl•3 days ago

Looks really cool reminds me of petscop???

megawackymax.bsky.social•19 days ago

Oh, this looks really delightful!

I'll give it a go. Congratulations!

hittingcriticals.bsky.social•19 days ago

I've been waiting patiently for this! Let's go!

bogusbingo.bsky.social•6 days ago

Does it work on the steam deck? I’m itching to try it!

splendid.land•6 days ago

yeah people have got it running on there! there's linux versions and i think steamdeck is a linux machine

bogusbingo.bsky.social•6 days ago

Omg yeeees! I just got my plans for the weekend!

citygirltime.bsky.social•12 days ago

coffeentacos.moe•19 days ago

ohh this looks and sounds great!

latticeparable.bsky.social•19 days ago

this looks wonderful!

bucketbomb.bsky.social•18 days ago

Yay!! Love how vibrant this is and I’m so excited to see all the creatures :)))

peppersmile.bsky.social•18 days ago

i played this earlier and was smiling the whole time :)) your writing and artwork go hand in hand perfectly to make such a delightful game

buttershooter.bsky.social•12 days ago

Will it be on steam aswell? I want to play it on my steam deck :)

beetlina.bsky.social•19 days ago

WOOO! YAHOO!! YIPPEEE!!!

zaratustra.bsky.social•19 days ago

i've learned one more fact about three-man, thank you

surlaw.bsky.social•19 days ago

I love the clay models so much

paratriad.bsky.social•19 days ago

Apple Quest Monsters DX was a huge inspiration I keep revisiting and I'm so glad you're making similar stuff in terms of monster designs again. This looks so good!

casualrad.itch.io•19 days ago

congrats on the release buddy 🙏👏 💪 I'm so excited to play! 🤩

neoscottie.bsky.social•16 days ago

loved this game, thank you very much!!💖

lenna.gay•10 days ago

Oh my god more amazing looking OHRRPGCE stuff in 2025? This looks wonderful getting it asap 😌

hexatona.bsky.social•3 days ago

Woah this looks Neato! What did you make it in?

splendid.land•3 days ago

it was made in OHRRPGCE!

mametchi.bsky.social•19 days ago

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!

bonisdead.bsky.social•19 days ago

Ay! Can't wait to play it 👀

retrofossil00.bsky.social•16 days ago

📌

ponett.dog•18 days ago

found every creature and had a great time along the way! your creature designs are always the best, love all their little behaviors

afuzzygal.bsky.social•19 days ago

it was a very cute journey. Best way to spend my friday afternoon fs

redtrianglegames.bsky.social•18 days ago

Every second I played this game I was surprised. There's a distinct mastery of animation at play and you expertly used the ohr in ways people will study for years. Outstanding job, it felt deeply important. What a great game.

queenkomodo.bsky.social•3 days ago

As someone who’s in love with the concept of being a fantasy scientist, I need this. Thank you

ayeryhoy.bsky.social•18 hours ago

I'VE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR THIS SINCE I SAW YOU POST ABOUT IT 9N TWITTER AHHHHH

splendid.land•13 hours ago

omg this is actually a different game if you're thinkin' of amazing treasure valley! but i am gonna be working on that a lot now!

mawosicdn.bsky.social•19 days ago

Knowing you, that will be one hell of a experience that will give me hope for humanity and games in the future just like Franken

Thanks mam

chiwamii.bsky.social•3 days ago

oh it has this earthbound x moon feel, im digging it 💕

solarpower46.bsky.social•16 days ago

I love the little dog that's made out of glass

solarpower46.bsky.social•19 days ago

this is going to blow up just you wait

afuzzygal.bsky.social•19 days ago

please do not blow up mister subn

splendid.land•19 days ago

this is a scary message to recieve from The Sun

eremes.bsky.social•18 days ago

i played through it all and got every single animal, i teared up at shape's dialogue... thank you for making this and for sharing it with all of us!!! you're one of my favourite artists and biggest inspirations!!! i want to feed sylvia some birdseed out of my palm

king-of-sudestty.bsky.social•12 days ago

📌

cobysoftco.bsky.social•18 days ago

Such a wonderful game, congratulations on releasing it!

I was very moved by the true ending, and loved the message so much. Is there any way we can read the lyrics for Sylvia's song?

kirbsauce.bsky.social•3 days ago

Game is peak

kirbsauce.bsky.social•3 days ago

Btw I discovered all 61 animals in one day

kirbsauce.bsky.social•3 days ago

!SPOILERS AHEAD IF YOU HAVEN’T PLAYED IT!

Yeah there’s 61, one is what happens when you fuse 2 existing animals, and the actual 61st is a plus-size ethereal lady named shape

Shape is kinda sexy tho-

jackal27.bsky.social•19 days ago

LETS GOOO

mdashow.bsky.social•18 days ago

I haven’t found every animal, but quite a few. (I’ll have to return for another mission.) Super creative! 💛

obsessivelooter.bsky.social•16 days ago

You know they the GOAT 😤😤

naiza.bsky.social•12 days ago

📌

tofupixel.bsky.social•17 days ago

it was really good thank you

dadadjacent.bsky.social•19 days ago

lets go! im hyped

teatov.xyz•18 days ago

Yoo so cool! Reminds me a bit of Moon RPG. Is there some inspiration maybe?

maddiemewmew.bsky.social•18 days ago

yuri

maddiemewmew.bsky.social•18 days ago

yaoi

moonstonecanyon.bsky.social•18 days ago

I wanted to write something here personally so here I go.

I played through the entire game yesterday on call with some very close friends of mine, and I collected every creature as well. I really really liked this game, esp its character designs and the writing/flavor texts as well. (1/?)

moonstonecanyon.bsky.social•18 days ago

And the messages near the end of the game were very personal and sweet... at the very least, you reached me with your world and ideas and I really liked what you created. I remember your art and character doodles back from when you did a lot of Megaman art (and the MM Sprite Game) (2/?)

moonstonecanyon.bsky.social•18 days ago

You've grown so much as an artist and gamedev, it's honestly very inspiring to me. I want to create my own videogames one day, that are very much my own flavor of "Me", akin to how your game very much reminded me of your lovely characters. This was a really relaxing and sweet experience overall(3/4)

moonstonecanyon.bsky.social•18 days ago

also shoutouts to Yuri and Yaoi (4/4)

splendid.land•18 days ago

thank you so much, this was lovely to read! i hope you can make a nice video game of your own! there's a lot of software that you can use without much coding knowledge, if you make anything i'd love to play it!

seansamu.bsky.social•18 days ago

Just finished getting all the animals. Loved it!

Is there anywhere people can listen to the OST?

punkitt.bsky.social•19 days ago

EXTREMELY excited to check this out!!!!

leyawn.bsky.social•19 days ago

this looks incredible! i can’t wait to play

metagamemike.bsky.social•18 days ago

NEW SPLENDIDLAND GAME LETS GOOOO

trevorverges.bsky.social•18 days ago

Oh shit wattup chief

metagamemike.bsky.social•17 days ago

🤝

coelacanis.bsky.social•18 days ago

I just played this today and found all the animals! Really lovely work, I had a smile on my face the whole time. Thank you for making it, bravo to you and everyone else involved!

janitoad.bsky.social•18 days ago

omg yay I'm so excitedd

vtuberloveslug.bsky.social•19 days ago

Excited to play this!!

tarofel.bsky.social•3 days ago

i JUST got around to this (sorry but ive been slow on even playing franken but i will soon!)
it's awesome and i love and the feeling i get from all the little parts makes me wiggly and happy i love it!!

socks-withsandles.bsky.social•19 days ago

genuinely amazing game, would love a full release of the music, sylvia’s song was delightful :)

pastelfloss.bsky.social•19 days ago

this looks very fun!! :3

shonem.bsky.social•3 days ago

oh hek yeah

1throwawayaccount.bsky.social•3 days ago

this looks interesting

garbagefilth.bsky.social•19 days ago

yes!!!

kirbymassattack.bsky.social•19 days ago

oh what beautiful little fellas

cryptidcuisine.bsky.social•19 days ago

lighthorse,...

recme.bsky.social•18 days ago

definitely gonna try this out! curious question: is the premise inspired by linda cubed on ps1?

miluette.com•18 days ago

Fruit zone 🥭🍎🍉🍇🍅🍓

jeishineedstoleave.bsky.social•14 days ago

I sense a two-frame walkcycle... earthbound

livvyglizzy.bsky.social•18 days ago

woahhhh this looks so sick!

charnoog.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wait, is this from the guys that did Franken? Or is it just the same engine or something?

splendid.land•3 days ago

it's from the Me who did franken!

charnoog.bsky.social•3 days ago

Aight, I'm sold. 10 pounds going your way in a sec and I'll be playing your game after work :)

lunaterra.bsky.social•3 days ago

This was such a wonderful game, I love Sylvia and Shape so much, it was such a lovely and heartfelt experience 😭 ❤️

agentmace.bsky.social•14 days ago

Is Formless Star Steam Deck compatible? :0

splendid.land•14 days ago

i have no idea... steam deck runs on linux right ? it does have 2 linux versions so maybe one of them would work!

agentmace.bsky.social•14 days ago

Yup, Steam Deck's OS is linux-based. It can run Red Dead Redemption 2 and Tears of the Kingdom so it'll be able to run it :0

palplaces.bsky.social•18 days ago

Woah!!!!

beeshrooms.bsky.social•18 days ago

Lighthorse my beloved

madygcomics.bsky.social•15 days ago

This looks so so so good!

parasitescholar.bsky.social•16 days ago

Played this game today and it was so cute and fun!! I love all the designs a ton especially the pc baby apple boy and the 61st animal who has a great concept (that hair!!) So well done, glad I stumbled onto your art and I'm excited to see more in the future!

lonelystar25.bsky.social•16 days ago

This looks great, I wish it was on steam tho :c

dracononite.bsky.social•16 days ago

this was so charming and fun to play! I found all 61 animals and the ending made me laugh. are you going to upload the soundtrack anywhere?? I'd love to listen to it 💛

peachscythe.bsky.social•17 days ago

Loved playing it! As always thank you for making such great games, they inspire me to learn more about OHRRPGCE so I can make my own games! I can’t wait for Amazing Treasure Valley!!
Also I couldn’t find animal #54 :(

splendid.land•17 days ago

thank you!! a hint... try going to the hot biome and seeing if your crewmates are there!

missmorri.bsky.social•11 days ago

I had an absolutely wonderful time streaming this game, finding all the creatures and reading their descriptions. There’s so much love packed into every inch of Formless Star, and at the end, some heartfelt words I truly needed to hear. Thank you so much for sharing what you’ve made.

requinoesis.bsky.social•6 days ago

Your creativity is captivating, you are an inspiration for me to one day have the courage to create a little game!

The message at the end was something I needed to hear at that moment, thanks a lot for this lovely and unique experience! ✨

maraganger.bsky.social•19 days ago

aw nice, gonna play it asap !

mrselachidon.bsky.social•12 days ago

This was such a wonderful little game!

justthemoon.bsky.social•19 days ago

Finished the game in its entirety wjole I was in a vc with a friend! It was a really fun experience and we both laughed a lot at most of the jokes that were thrown at us
But I have to ask, sometimes the screen turns a different tint and it stays that way, is that intentional?

justthemoon.bsky.social•19 days ago

It does go back to normal when I re-enter the ship, but the different tint sometimes makes it hard to see the animals in their entirety and I can't tell if it sticking through-out was intentional or not, so just wanting to make sure!

splendid.land•19 days ago

there's 4 different palettes, it changes after each 15 you find and unlocks it as a new option whenever you create a new world! if visibility is made poorer though, i may update the palettes later

legion-s.bsky.social•19 days ago

i thought it was an effect that certain "cutscene animals" cause lol

justthemoon.bsky.social•19 days ago

It was a bit hard to see at times without the standard colors, especially with the greenish tinted palette, so that's the main reason I was asking (and if you were to update it, it'd be very appreciated)
But thank you for letting me know!

eunaoseibrother.bsky.social•16 days ago

great sprite work

keepsakesz.bsky.social•19 days ago

GREATNEWS!!!!@@@

fertilealien.bsky.social•19 days ago

this game was so excellent! I think my favorite animals were Sylvia, Shape, the Fusion Dragon, Betsy, the Aortans, and S&P!
I loved Sylvia's song too! So cute <3 would you ever consider releasing the soundtrack on its own?

trevorverges.bsky.social•18 days ago

S&P legit made me flinch

fertilealien.bsky.social•17 days ago

it startled me so bad that it automatically became a favorite, lmfao

splendid.land•19 days ago

thank you! I'd love to release the soundtrack on bandcamp or somethin! I'll ask everyone who made music for the game if they'd b cool with it!