Little-Updates!

Little-Known Galaxy: AVAILABLE NOW!!!

Join Space Alliance today to start your journey!

Hi Everyone!

It has been a long journey for us to get here, and now it’s time for your journey to begin. Little-Known Galaxy is now available!

A huge THANK YOU to all of you for your support, encouragement, and feedback. It’s because of you the game has continued to grow past our dev days into something extra super special.

SPACE ALLIANCE NOTES:

• Remember the game has full controller support and is 100% Steam Deck compatible. We’re just waiting our turn for verification.

• Your demo save will work in the full release if you want to pick-up where you left off.

• If you play the game, please consider leaving a review. Leaving a review means that we get to reach a larger audience and find other gamers who might like the game too.

• We’re going to continue supporting the game, so if you find bugs or any issues, we will do our best to make it right. Feel free to reach out or find us on Discord to let us know.

• One of the best compliments we can receive is sharing the game with a friend, co-worker, or family member. Indie games grow through small acts like these. Carbon and I are just two people, and we appreciate it more than you will ever know.

Enough from us, go play the game! We truly hope you all enjoy the game, and look forward to following all of your wild space adventures in Little-Known Galaxy.

🩷 With love,

Carbon & Kay

2024/5/20

Little-Known Galaxy: Launching May 20th, 2024

It's happening!

That’s right. We’re in the final stages of our beta testing and are content locking today. We will only be fixing bugs and perhaps correcting a few typos for the next few weeks. Carbon and I will spend most of our time playtesting ourselves and making sure the game is as bug-free as we can make it for you.

We also cut together a fun quick announcement trailer to share in our excitement! YouTube Teaser!

Here are some things you might want to know as we gear up for launch…

Are you still going to update the game and add new content?

It definitely is our priority to support the game post release as long as possible. We will not be making major changes to the game before launch to avoid introducing bugs that might ruin the experience. New content updates might be a little slower, as we will need more time to playtest before releasing them to larger audiences.

Are you going to support other platforms or languages?

Perhaps, if we reach a certain level of interest and can acquire some funding to do these things. We have not ruled out anything yet.

Will my demo save work with the full released game?

Yes! Continue your journey or start again. Whatever you prefer!

Other things we wanted to mention…

The game is fully Steam Deck and controller compatible. We do not have control over official Steam Deck Verification, but we want to get the word out as much as possible that it was 100% designed to be used on Steam Deck too.

Thanks everyone for supporting Little-Known Galaxy so far! Carbon and I are beyond excited to share the game with you in May!

🩷 With love,

Carbon & Kay

2024/4/29

Farming Fest, Updated Demo, and Big News Coming…

Celebrate farming games and more dev updates.

Farming fans unite next week for Steams Farming Fest, starting 4/29. To celebrate, we’ve updated our Little-Known Galaxy demo with many of the user requested features from Steam’s Next Fest, including…

Faster player speed.

Crew locator.

A smart workbench crafting bin for faster construction.

More customization options.

New keyboard and scrolling controls.

All the beta updates from February, March, and April.

Speaking of April updates, here are some of the quality-of-life features suggested by all of you, that we added this month!

Ability to name storage bins.

More sorting options for inventory, storage, and friendship windows.

Even more items you can create using the machines on your deck.

New SFX sliders for controlling footsteps and the typing only sounds.

Extended captain bonuses every quarter.

Space views from the windows of your beginning level quarters.

Adding creep target images for bulletin missions.

Bulk-buying and confirmations for store lists.

Recipe stats preview when cooking dishes in kitchen.

And of course, polishing, tuning, and fixing a few bugs.

All of these changes are also in the demo so check it out if you haven’t played already.

Finally, we have some REALLY, REALLY, BIG NEWS coming on Monday, April 29th to kick off Farming Fest. Stay tuned here, or join our Discord to be the first to hear the update!

-Kay

2024/4/26

Developer Update - More Requested Features

Working our way through the feedback list.

It's hard to believe it has already been a month since our last update, but we have not slowed down!

Last month we added in even more of the most requested features and updates while continuing to fix bugs, fine tune the game economy, and have some fun of course. We are listening to all of your feedback, so even if your notes didn't make this round of updates, we are still actively working to incorporate as much as we can before launch.

Now to the good stuff... here are some of the new updates making their way through beta testing now!

Crew Locator - Now you can see the deck where any crew is located. (Thanks to all of you!)

New Skin and Eye Colors - The consensus was -> more alien skin & eye colors.

Grass Piercing - In later planets, grass can now be pierced with an upgraded Laser Blaster charge.

Renaming - Ship, Xeno, and even your Captain names can now be renamed in case you want to switch things up.

More Keyboard Controls and Inverted Scrolling - Expanded controls/options for every preference.

Tons of small adjustments:

More polished customization menu.

Store opening times on map.

Prevent important cine skipping.

Smarter logic for first event.

New decoration items.

Better planet object render sorting.

Smarter eating logic.

Tuned missions.

Tuned enemies.

Tuned restoration ray.

Polishing dialogues and story continuity.

Bug fixes.

And there is even more on the way! Just to note, we have not updated our demo quite yet. It takes a little time away from development to polish and push out a stable demo. Our plan is to update the demo closer to the end of April in case you want to see some of these new improvements for yourself.

Thanks again to all of you, we have an awesome community supporting us. We really appreciate every one of you.

Come say hi on Discord too if you want to stay even more connected. <3

-Kay

2024/3/28

Developer Update - Demo Feedback Blast-Off

Fun new features and requests in development.

Demo notes underway!

Hey all. We have been super busy. Steam Next Fest went great. The response was overwhelmingly amazing, and you have all blown us away with your support! Carbon and I have been collecting feedback, suggestions, and comments from all of you and have been putting things into action since then. While we certainly have more we want to polish and update, here are some of the more fun highlights we've gotten to so far...

Speed Boost - Player run speed has increased.

Spaceboard! - Added the ability to ride your own hovering spaceboard because we know one run speed boost is just not enough! Much faster movement speed around the ship if you get this upgrade later in the game.

Workbench Storage Bin - A specific Workbench Storage Bin has been added and attached to the workbench. This smart bin is designed to automatically use the items held within when crafting from the workbench. The refrigerator also works this way in the kitchen now too.

New Hair - Added a few new hair options to the start of the game.

Post Release System - Set up system to unlock post release content better when specific story moments have already passed. This really helps to future proof save files after new content is added later.

SFX levels, adjustments, and fixing our grammar

Now, these are NOT IN THE DEMO yet. They will be tested out in the beta game version first, but we just really wanted to share. All of your thoughts, ideas, and encouragement is actively making the game better. Thank you all so very much!

More to come soon!

-Kay

(LEAP DAY!) 2024/2/29

Little-Known Galaxy - Livestream #2

Join the developers and watch a livestream of the game!

Hello again!

Let's keep the fun rolling with a second Little-Known Galaxy livestream.

Join our Space Alliance adventure and meet some of your crew as we explore the Little-Known Galaxy and work towards solving your official Captain's mission. Q&A with the dev team and listen to production commentary while watching gameplay.

If you haven't tried the demo yet, give it a go... it's a blast! Remember following & wishlisting helps us grow our audience and swing by Discord to tell us all your thoughts and comments on the game.

02.08 @5:00PM PST/@10:00AM JST

See you soon!

Carbon & Kay

2024/2/08

Little-Known Galaxy - Livestream #1

Join the developers and watch a livestream of the demo!

Hey everyone!

As part of Next Fest, Little-Known Galaxy will be livestreaming a playthrough of the demo!

Join Space Alliance and CPU as they introduce you to your new ship and mission. Q&A with the dev team and listen to production commentary while watching gameplay.

Don't forget to follow and wishlist Little-Known Galaxy, try out the demo yourself, and give us your feedback on Discord!

02.06 @10:00AM PST/@6:00PM GMT

With love,

Carbon & Kay

2024/2/06

Demo Now Available!

Gearing up for Next Fest with an early demo release.

Play the demo today!

Join Space Alliance and CPU as they introduce you to your new ship and crew. Explore the Grey Planet and uncover the first clues to solving the mystery of the Relic. Get to know you crew, get settled in, and enjoy this slice from the beginning of the game.

Little-Known Galaxy will also take part in Next Fest starting February 5th @ 10AM PT. We're looking forward to meeting new people and showcasing the game in a couple of livestreams we're planning right now. More on the livestreams to come next week.

Download the demo today for a sneak peek before the festival... and don't forget to wishlist, follow us right here, or join us on Discord.

More to come soon!

-Carbon

2024/1/26

Developer Update - Improvements and Additions

Expanding Features and Polishing!

Another developer update! Another big patch!

The two of us took advantage of the holiday by expanding some of our features and packing in quality of life improvements requested by beta-players. The one we are probably the most excited about is our decorations expansion. Now you will have the ability to... PUT STUFF ON TABLES! It is a small detail that actually adds a ton of fun to the game. Being able to add about 500+ items/decorations on top of your tables adds SO much creativity to your play spaces. Here are some other highlights from our beta updates...

• NEW ability to display your items & decorations on table tops now!

• NEW table lamp decorations items.

• NEW Auto-Feeder upgrade option for Xeno Pods, to help raise even more Xeno pets.

• NEW food items added that can be processed from your machines.

• Improved method to pick up your crops.

• Improved combat mechanics. (Pausing enemies when needed.)

• Improved advanced versions of machines to be even more useful now.

• Improved tool stats for Laser Blaster, Shovel, and Microbe Detector.

• Lots of small tuning adjustments in loot drops and prices to make things feel even better.

• Improved tuning for gift giving benefits with your crewmates.

• Bug fixes, dialogue fixes, and many, many smaller details of course...

We are excited to share all of these improvements, which will be coming your way soon in the upcoming demo.

Please join us on Discord for more detailed and frequent updates. Also please consider wishlisting if you have not.

Thanks everyone, have a great weekend!

-Kay 

2024/1/5

Developer Update - Demo Coming Soon

The LKG demo is officially under construction!

Hi everyone,

Big news for those waiting to get their hands on Little-Known Galaxy. We are officially working on a LKG Demo!!

It will be a slice from the very beginning of the game that lets you experience exactly what it will be like to start out as a new Space Alliance Captain. You'll get to dive into the story, meet your crew, wander around your ship, explore the Grey Planet, craft, farm, engage in combat, decorate, and everything else in the full game for those first few weeks on the Grey Planet. The game speaks for itself, so getting the game to all of you is a dream for us. We are so excited to share!

Of course, the demo will only be able to feature some of the gameplay experiences. That's just the nature of RPGs. 🫠 The full game is not short, and couldn't possibly all fit into one demo experience. It's an epic adventure with a lot of planets to visit, characters to meet, and many, many features to unlock as you play.

Kay and I will keep you updated with an exact Little-Known Galaxy Demo release time as we progress. Thank you for you support. We couldn't do it without you!

And please wishlist us here or follow us on Discord too if you haven't already.

-With love,

Carbon

2023/12/15

Developer Update - What's New

Game Polishing and Fun Improvements!

Developer update here! We have been super busy since our last one.

Carbon and I have put out seven game improving patches in total so far, based on our beta-tester feedback. Some bug fixes, some polish, and a ton of extra quality-of-life suggestions. Those quality-of-life improvements are particularly fun since they just make the game better and more intuitive for all future players. Here are just a few examples…

• Enemy behavior polish to make laser blasting creeps more fun.

• Extra inventory controls for more flexibility in how you want to interact with your items.

• Extra hints for keeping track of planet resources in the Space Navigation Map.

• Tuning numbers to balance all the machines, recipes, energy, and items to feel more fun.

• Some special room decorations added by request.

• Longer in-game days, so you have more time to do more stuff and take your time.

• Typo fixes. There is a ton of dialogue to comb through and now it is much more cleaned up.

• Even better Steam Deck support with a few extra nice Steam Deck specific touches.

• Extra code side fixes to make things more robust and safer for any future improvements as well.

The overall feedback from beta-players, especially ones that have completed the story, is just amazing. It makes us soooo happy that the game is making them happy! It is incredibly fun to watch new players experience this cozy goofy story for the very first time.

We are still trying to spread the word about Little-Known Galaxy, so if you want to help us share the game we'd be thrilled! Please wishlist if you haven’t already, and join us on Discord for more detailed and frequent updates. We’d love to chat with you too.

Thank you endlessly for the support! You all make it more fun for us!

Back to it! :)

Kay

2023/12/04

Developer Update - Beta Testing Underway

Working hard on Beta Tester feedback!

2023/11/09

The Steam Page is LIVE! 

Hi Everyone. The Little-Known Galaxy Steam page is live, and you can visit it now! Carbon and I are so excited to get things started! We are a two person dev team that has been working on LKG for many years. We have many fun surprises to share, so join our Discord community to stay up to date on the latest news.

-Talk to you soon!  -Kay

2023/10/30

Little-Known Galaxy is coming to Steam

Hi. We are testing the game as much as possible now and hoping to get a lot of play testers involved too.  Once the game is feeling as bug free as it can be, it will first be available on Steam.  

-With love, Carbon

2023/08/11

Little-Updates

Hello everyone! We will be using this section to post LKG game updates as they come in.  When updates, bugs fixes, or new features are added to the game, we will do our best to post what's included in each version here.

-Love, Carbon

2023/08/01