How many people are playing StarFear Playtest right now?

StarFear Playtest has 0 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 1 and an all-time peak of 1 on 7 Sep 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of StarFear Playtest?

1 concurrent players on 7 Sep 2026.

When was StarFear Playtest released on Steam?

StarFear Playtest was released on Steam on 31 Aug 2026.

StarFear Playtest Events

10 announcements · from StarFear Playtest’s Steam news feed

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Game update4 Sep 20262026.09.04 Patch NotesTutorial Redesign · The tutorial has been rebuilt from scratch as the opening for the story · Game systems are now taught within the context of a real mission · HUD instructions with highlighting of the required action to help with ramp-up Hints · Hints about one thing on screen now point right at it instead of opening a modal · New hints for extract zones and for fast weapon swapping · The Sta…Game update15 May 2026Balance Pass for Final Playtest WeekendAs we move into the final weekend of our first playtest, it's clear the act 1 difficulty is still too high, so we're addressed it in two ways: · Nerfing Act 1 Soldiers · Reworking Upgrades (run meta progression) to much more significantly increase your power Balance • Act 1 boss HP reduced 25% • Sniper turret damage 65 → 60 • Act 1 soldiers nerfed: less health, slower projectiles, slower fire r…

Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
4 months ago	Game update	Minor Update General • Added framerate cap setting Bugs • Fixed Blink costing more fuel than normal for mouse users • Fixed framerate cap not reapplying on scene/connection state changes • Fixed run economy graph desyncing across runs and multiplayer • Fixed clicking launch counting toward the store tutorial hint • Fixed font size on end game screen	—
4 months ago	Game update	Playtest First Week Update General • Added run economy graph showing fuel earned/lost across missions • Added hub slider for choosing how much fuel to bring on a run • Added "Hold Shift to split" hint on stack split tooltips • Performance improvements with many enemies on screen Balance • Act 1 boss stays rotation-locked 25% longer after a charge attack • Level ship spawns now scale with player count and scatter across s…	—
4 months ago	Game update	Minor Update Added missing glyphs for rebinding keys · Find-it story objectives are less placeholdery	—
4 months ago	Game update	Minor Update Players can now rebind keyboard keys (thanks Devlin!)	—
4 months ago	Game update	Minor Update Added experimental controller support for flying the ship only - no menu/inventory support · Loot chance now scales somewhat with increased player count · Fixed an issue where Bruisers / Enforcer Captain would sometimes not have a shield	—
4 months ago	Game update	Minor Fixes • Fixed players carrying tutorial state into the hub • Fixed bindings for a few ships	—
4 months ago	In-game event	Playtest Goes Live Tomorrow at 10am EDT We're very excited to turn it on and see who (not counting our mother) turns out to play! Prizes At the start of the Playtest, we have three Steam leaderboards for you to compete in: · Hub Gauntlet Best Time, a short race to help you practice piloting, but there are no rules in terms of what loadout you use to complete it! · Best Run (Solo and Co-op separately), looking the pilot who finds vict…	22994791