Sci-fi drone 2D platformer Nullstar: Solus launches April 16 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC

The sci-fi drone platformer Nullstar: Solus is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (via Steam) on April 16th. It will be priced at $9.99, according to publisher indie.io and developer Smash Attack Studios.

Dean Baron of Smash Attack Studios explained that they began developing Nullstar in mid-2024 as a personal project. He was thrilled it evolved into a collaborative effort with talented developers worldwide. Nullstar is a passion project for the entire team, and they’re excited to finally release it. As they say to players: remember to be fast!

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Far in the future, humanity has found incredibly powerful energy sources called Nullstars. While these strange anomalies can power whole planets, they’re also extremely unstable and could destroy everything if they overload. Powerful companies employ teams to search for the remnants of lost civilizations, hoping to salvage valuable materials from their Nullstars. You are a drone pilot tasked with exploring the ruins of a massive structure in orbit to recover what’s hidden inside.

Nullstar: Solus is a fast-paced platformer where quick reflexes are key. You’ll race through the ruins of a massive structure, dodging dangerous obstacles and old security systems as you collect valuable fragments for your company.

Key features

  • Pilot a fleet of drones into the depths of a labyrinth of steel and rust, explore the bones of a dead world and try to survive hostile environments and still-active security measures. Master your controls and environments to fly, drift, and ricochet your way to the top of global leaderboards.
  • Scav drones can navigate in any direction, but mastery of the Flight Path System is key to minimizing times. Turn off your thrusters selectively to maximize speed, and air-brake to drift around corners at impossible speeds.
  • Fast-paced, reactive gameplay that’s approachable but challenging to master. Be swift, think fast, set records, challenge rivals, then break their records again. As you improve, you’ll be able to decrypt intercepted flight logs to learn more about the world and your fellow pilots.
  • Conquer 100 levels spread across five game worlds. Progress through the ruins of an ancient world still in the process of being reclaimed by the nature it replaced, packed with evolving challenges, new dangers, and beautiful environments to explore.
  • All 100 levels have been hand-crafted with unique features, challenges, and multiple approaches; set in a detailed, atmospheric pixel-art world, and backed by a dark soundtrack featuring Amelia Jones (Hollow Knight) and Mariya Anastasova (Baldur’s Gate III).

Watch a new trailer below.

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2026-04-02 19:01