fiGames / Stellar Fury

1 Sept

eleven twelve. #shmups #stg #indiegame #arcade #itchio

29 May

Not the hardest but really fun to dodge so it stays #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame #arcade

26 May

Rough draft on a new boss pattern #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame #arcade #retrogaming

23 May

This is an *old pattern* from maybe 2022 or 2023 I was proud of it then but now I feel it's prescriptive and breaks the flow. Doesn't exercise the core gameplay. It's actively "unfun" to dodge thru. Gonna have to take my medicine and remove this. #shmups #stg #gamedev

22 May

Reworked the 1up item drop visual. It's glowing and gold now... way more enticing. It now drop down instead of bouncing around the screen - creating more pressure to grab it. Also now grants a very small amount of iframes on collection #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame #arcade

21 May

Working on the 4b true boss. Also remove the "point containers" that drop medals from all bosses and have them drop from enemies that pop in. This forces the player to be at a certain point to get it. They also give 0.5 seconds of iframes now. #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame #arcade #retrogaming

19 May

About wrapping this guy up... at least the easier version. #shmups #stg #gamedev #arcade #retrogaming #indiegame

19 May

4b boss - probably the easier variant... too few bullets for this late in the game but I like the patterns. Will need to figure out how to ratchet it up. #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame #retrogaming #arcade

16 May

Wrapped up the 4b level revamp. The original design of the level was 3+ years old and a rough draft at that. I've improved in shmups and shmup design a lot since then. #stg #shmups #indiegame #gamedev #arcade #retrogaming

14 May

Nearing the end of level 7/4b revamp. The hard line bullet patterns tend to restrict flow and limit design options. They can feel "unfun" to dodge. I've purged most from the design, but decided to keep this one. #shmups #stg #gamdev #retrogaming #arcade #indiegame

12 May

Remembered I needed to make an easy version variant so the the current one became the easy version and I made the regular version harder. also check out the highly illegal dodge at the 6 second mark 😆 #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame #bullethell #retrogames #arcade

12 May

Easier version can be handled with run of the mill bullet streaming.. adding the bullets on the side give the pattern a bit more spice...

11 May

Finally getting over writers block I've had for a minute. #shmups #stg #arcade #retrogaming #indiegame

19 Jan

Are you ready for it? #shmups #stg #arcade #retro #gamedev

16 Jan

Now working on the high rank enemy spawn placements. #shmups #stg #arcade #retro #gamedev #indiegame

16 Jan

In actual play, high rank only can be maintained if you are sealing enemies and destroying them at close range. I do try to make sure routing is still feasible though like this... even though in a practical playthru all these spawns aren't likely to occur.

14 Jan

Slowly increasing the density and viciousness of level 4b. #shmups #stg #arcade #retro #indiegame

9 Jan

Takes hours making encounters dense... I've spent several on this ~15 second section. Still not in love with it yet. You have to make sure that it feels fun and the patterns are readable. Not just the individual patterns - but the ones that emerge from multiple enemies #shmups #stg #retro #arcade

8 Jan

Cropped in on the action #shmups #stg #retro #arcade

7 Jan

Made another update to the demo -some bug fixes but mostly work on level 2a. Found a lot of encounters felt "choppy". Check out the updated demo on #itchio #shmups #stg #gamedev #retro #arcade #indiegame

7 Jan

BK @stellarfury · 23s Typically I find a few things result in "unfun" encounters. *Bullet lines that block off movement too much *Spawning multiple higher HP enemies at the same time.

7 Jan

my solution is to take line patterns and break them up (i.e. a dashed line) to allow more dodging opportunities. For higher HP enemies, stagger their spawn times to create a nice flow. Multiple large high HP enemies at the same time I find to be too much of a slog.

6 Jan

Just did a quick patch that fixed a number of bugs - including the broken caravan mode. Reminder Stellar fury demo contains a full caravan mode. This will be free forever. Encourage everyone to go try it out. #shmups #stg #arcade

youtube.comStellar Fury - Failed Run 1/6/2026 - Caravan ModeYouTube video by fiGames / Stellar Fury

6 Jan

Forgot how vicious I made it... here's a failed run video upload: youtube.com/watch?v=TcoX... in addition to regular scoring, it has a time bonus that is Time Remaining * 50,000 * Average Rank

1 Jan

New Year, new demo. Updated public demo of Stellar Fury is available on the #itchio page #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame #NewYear2026

13 Oct 2025

Can't believe it took me this long to figure it out. Massive bullet visibility boost by simply having the entire bullet (and glow) sit on black instead of transparent. Better contrast against the bg. #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame

6 Oct 2025

Interesting feeling route. Gotta do this little dance on the edge of a knife. The midboss will timeout and if you don't get enough dmg you won't kill it otherwise. Easier to dodge going to the far edge but you won't dmg it there. #shmups #stg #gamedev #indiegame

3 Oct 2025

Feel like this guys needs one or two more moves... but maybe not. idk. #shmups #stg

youtube.comThe Shmup SanctuaryYouTube video by The Hidden Fortress

3 Oct 2025

If you haven't seen The Hidden Fortress' latest vid. It hits hard - go take a listen! youtube.com/watch?v=S0JO... #shmups #stg

18 Sept 2025

First section of level 4 in #Eschatos can suck it. Seriously most troublesome part of the game I've encountered. Very route heavy. Also, uploaded a new video about my experiences with Eschatos. Made it to Level 6 (starting with 2 extends at level 4) #shmups #stg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=otC8...

18 Sept 2025

youtube.comPlaying Eschatos as two seperate gamesYouTube video by fiGames / Stellar Fury

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18 Sept 2025

Also Earthion OST rules: bravewave.bandcamp.com/album/earthi...

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17 Sept 2025

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17 Sept 2025

These might be patterns sufficiently scary for the level 4a secret boss. #shmup #stg #gamedev

17 Sept 2025

Adding some randomized shots on top of a predicable pattern is a good way to spice it up. It's delicate though...

14 Sept 2025

Added section indicators (both popup and in the side panel hud). Should make it easier if you want to jump over to practice a section (and actually know what section you want to practice). My time with Eschatos reminded me that I wanted to do this. #shmups #stg #gamedev

youtube.comDefeat the final boss of your heartYouTube video by fiGames / Stellar Fury

10 Sept 2025

Defeat the final boss of your heart #shmups #stg www.youtube.com/watch?v=yozx...

Some people really like tea. There are tea houses they can go to to sample different flavors and varieties of tea. People have their own tools for preparing and consuming tea. Brewing tea has a particular process and everyone has their own techniques. #Shmups #stg

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I'm going to go start a new tea house that offers this new elevated and revolutionized tea with the bean from the coffea plant.". These tea lovers give is new "tea" a sample and say "wait, isn't this just a grubby cup of coffee?"

But the frothing demand for this new "tea" increases and now when tea lovers talk about tea, everyone just pictures a grubby cup of coffee.

Everything is fine in the world of tea lovers until one day someone enters the tea house and says that they are going to make a new, better tea from the bean of the coffea plant.

Tea lovers exclaim, "Hey! That's tea at all!" and ask "There are lots of fine tea here to sample would you like to try some?" and this person says "No thanks, I don't like flavor or experience that those teas provide.

youtube.comDifficult games are not hard to makeYouTube video by fiGames / Stellar Fury

6 Sept 2025

Got some thoughts on making hard games #gamedev #shmups #stg #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT-h...

28 Jan 2025

More work on the updated title intro #shmups #stg #indiegame #gamedev

23 Jan 2025

Mockup/Rough copy of updated title art. #shmup #gamedev #indiegame #stg

22 Jan 2025

Dying in a shmup is already punishment enough. I decided to add some mechanics to make it feel less bad. #stg #gamedev #indiegame #shmups

22 Jan 2025

Add a bomb effect/screen clear when you respawn. Dying flush with resources can actually yield MORE points than a regular or special screen clear giving the option for an intentional death for scoring benefit.

9 Jan 2025

Little less jank, little more bullets #bullethell #shmup #stg #gamedev #indiegame

8 Jan 2025

Committing to at least 15hrs of scheduled game dev time a week - really what you gotta do when you have a kid. 2025 has got to be the year I finally finish this game #gamedev #stg #arcade #shmups #indiegame