Steam news15 Jun 2026New Demo is Live - Join Steam Next Fest and play it!Hello everyone! Astra Bestiary joins Steam Next Fest with a major demo update, shaped by player feedback and beta testing and focused on making the early game smoother, clearer, and more engaging from the start. Link: For anybody that tried the game early on, the difficulty curve have been refined, making the first part of the game more enjoyable. The world has also expanded with a new town acc…
The game is fully playable on Steam Deck and currently includes the following support: · Runs at the appropriate Steam Deck resolution. · Keyboard inputs are handled through a custom button display system (with some special character limitations). · Controller glyphs currently use Xbox-style button prompts. · Performance is comparable to the PC version. The game does not yet have an official St…
New Patch 0.4.2 Live Now! Hey everyone! I'm thrilled to roll out this latest update to the demo, packed with gameplay enhancements, new languages, visual polish, and critical fixes. Your feedback has been invaluable in shaping these changes, thank you for playing and sharing your thoughts! Gameplay · Silver and Gold Beast Orbs can now be used with partners, allowing you to select specific skill…
Astra Bestiary has been successfully funded on Kickstarter and I want to thank every single person who supported, shared, or followed the project. This milestone means a lot and will help shape the game in a meaningful way. With the campaign complete, I can confirm a few big additions coming to the final release : · Character customization is now officially in the roadmap for the game. Players…
Hello everyone! The game is live on kickstarter, there are some early bird rewards for anybody interested (about 25% gone so I think there's time but don't sleep on them), check it out here: The demo has also been updated with new content and improvements. If you only played the very early builds, now is a great time to return and experience the latest version. Demo Patch notes: 0.4.0 New Featu…
Version 0.3.9.9 patch notes: New Features: · Food: Can now recover food supplies in the town by pressing C / Y button. · Stances: · Enemies now play a different idle animation according to the attack they are preparing (Ferocity, Tenacity, Cunning and Agility). · Allies also play different idle animations after the action is selected. · Skills: · Skills are now unlocked by training the specific…
Hey Everyone, finally revealed the kickstarter launch day! I'm locked in for October 7th, will tease lot of stuff this next 30 days through social media so stay tuned! By the way, the demo is back on steam! I wanted to thank everyone for the feedback once more. Demo Patch notes: 0.3.9.7 Improvements: · Difficulty toned down in the starting areas until completing the first trial, retracing later…
Hi everyone, Recently some core issues have been brought up by a few players that were previously unheard of but seem to be there from the start. I set up a survey a month ago to gather feedback from players. However players that don't stick with the game for long never picked up the survey which means there was a huge blindspot in my performance assessment. Because of this I've decided to deac…
Version 0.3.9 released thanks for the mountain of feedback! Changelog v0.3.9: General Changes: · Camp Food Overhaul: · Reduced the chance to get injured if you stay too long in the camp. · Camp now requires food per day to carry out actions. Food gets consumed when a day passes. If there's not enough food to cover the Beasts requirements tooltip displays in red. If training and rest is carried…
I wanted to thank everyone who took the time to write feedback in the forums, discord or complete the survey, this is extremely helpful to me. I'm sending another patch with fixes. Changelog v0.3.8.3: Improvements: 1. Added UI visuals for the type of environment 2. Added a way to know what base traits and skills have been unlocked for a Beast in the Status Screen. 3. Corrected location of some…
Version 0.3.8 has been posted with several improvements. Please if you can and are willing to give some feedback to improve the game take a few minutes to complete the following survey: ... Changelog v0.3.8: General Changes: · Battles now give stat increases regardless of the evolutionary stage of the Beast (stronger Beasts still give more stats). · Toggleable field abilities can be used at the…
Changelog v0.3.7: New features: · Idle Mode: whenever you're in the camp scene and you are afk or doing other stuff, the Beasts will now rest, play or train on their own, stats, health or trust increased depends on the time spent on idle mode. Improvements: · The intro and guidance during the start of the game has been greately improved. · Pause Menu now shows current objective in the Journal p…
Hello everyone, I'm excited to announce that Astra Bestiary will soon launch a Kickstarter campaign! I want to make something very clear from the start: Astra Bestiary is happening — no matter what and I'm fully committed to finishing it. The upcoming Kickstarter campaign isn't about survival —it's about reaching the full vision that Astra Bestiary deserves. With your support, I can expand it:…
Changelog v0.3.6.3 Improvements: · Improved the UI in Party Change, Backpack and Bestiary menus. · Remade the Orb use Cutscene. Fixes: · Fixed more map tiles and object clipping in some areas. · Fixed an issue with map name not updating in Trial Area. · The Previous music track will now correctly resume after a Cutscene. · Other minor polish.
Changelog v0.3.6.1 UI: 1. Can now select the Beasts' Field/Agility Skills by holding the action key (Q,E,R or LB, LT, RB) with a visual feedback bar Other: 1. Can now choose to skip the tutorials during the intro. Fixes: 1. Fixed an error with hatching egg scene sometimes blocking actions after being skipped. 2. Fixed an error with critters locking character in place. 3. Fixed several UI errors.
Changelog v0.3.6: New features: · Map: The Map Scene is accessible through the Bestiary or by pressing M in the keyboard or d-pad Up in the gamepad. May need to retrace your steps to unlock a map you already visited. · Sever Bond: Lets you release Beasts with less than 30% trust. May leave a mysterious orb behind as you sever that connection. Music: · New soundtracks in the game! Yoshi_UMR will…
Hi everyone, Posting the patch notes for the current version with some fixes and other QoL changes: General: · Pages turning animations are quicker now. · Bestiary Guides section and tutorials optimized. Battle: · Assigned action type appears as a tooltip on top of the Beast when the action is selected, can also see what action the enemy picks when the turns are processed. · Clashes now make th…
Hello! Once again thank you for the feedback and for playing the demo. I've been reviewing all comments and making adjustments. Here are relevant changes in this version: 🔧 v0.3.5 Changelog: UI: · Added the System button in the overworld menu that lets you change Options, Save or Quit. · Can now check your current party's status from the Party Change screen. Features: · Egg Potential: Some egg…
Hi everyone! I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who played the demo, shared their thoughts, and took the time to send feedback. Your comments have been incredibly helpful, I’m reading everything and using it to make the game better. Based on what you've shared, I’ve uploaded a new version of the demo with several improvements to help streamline the experience, fix bugs, and polis…
Astra Bestiary is joining Steam´s Creature Collector Fest with a free demo! Hi everyone! I’m happy to announce that the Astra Bestiary demo will be available on May 12 as part of Steam’s Creature Collector Fest! Watch the new trailer to get a first look at the world, battles, and Beasts you’ll encounter. The demo includes: · Over 40 creatures to raise and battle · 4 zones to explore · The campa…
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