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Derelict Star

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

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gate
Publisher
Luminous Tree Games
Release
April 2, 2026
122 days ago
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Very Positive147 reviews95.9%

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About the Game

Poor planning has put you in a tough situation: your spacecraft is nearly out of power and an abandoned derelict freighter is your only chance for survival. Can you overcome the tricky obstacles that await you and collect enough power to make it out alive?

Note from the developer:

I am obsessed with platformers and the minute details of how they control and I wanted to create a game that features the things I love most in the genre:

  • a focus on exploration in a large non-linear world

  • simple and intuitive controls that are hard to master

  • movement that highlights both momentum and pixel precision

I spent countless hours hand-crafting challenges and tweaking the physics for this game until they felt perfect to me, and I hope you enjoy what I've created.

– ❤️ gate

Features:

  • Over 500 screens to navigate and explore in a large contiguous world

  • Learn mechanics and controls through intuitive gameplay -- no explicit tutorials or unnecessary hand-holding

  • No permanent upgrades: objectives can be tackled in any order, gated only by your improving skill as a player

  • Tons of optional secrets and collectables. Retrieving them all will be a challenge, even for platforming experts

  • In-game hint menu and assist options for players that want more help or guidance​

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