Star Claw Demo 1.1966 is now live! This is a roundup of the improvements since our September 3 update, including changes delivered in the smaller builds along the way.
Fuller, clearer special rooms
- Animated space backgrounds now fill the room without empty black patches or the old dividing outlines. Sharper detail keeps the skies clear while the dark carpet anchors the toys.
- The matching carpets are 25% wider and taller.
- Sparse crystal flecks, aurora motes and warm embers drift along the sides, with different effects for each space theme. They respect the reduced-effects setting.
- The Black Star has its familiar screen warp and rings again. Last Fling uses a gentler camera move and a smoother return to normal play.
My Room and decorating
- Refreshed the decoration collection, cabinets, furnishings and wallpaper details with clearer shapes and materials.
- Decorating stays open until you finish. Place several pieces in a row while keeping your collection's sorting, scroll position and selection.
- Move displayed decor directly. Canceling a new placement returns it to storage; canceling a move keeps the original position.
- The phone's Cat Playroom includes Shelf Mischief, Blanket Pounce, Box Hide-and-Seek and Yarn Soccer.
A simpler phone and a livelier companion
- Cat-o-bot now offers one useful suggestion and relevant shortcuts on a quieter home screen. All Apps keeps the full app list within reach.
- Guidance can point you toward ready rewards, stored decorations and companion bonds. Closing Collection, Pawcraft or Goals returns you to the phone page you opened them from.
- The hologram cat has a consistent look across the introduction, conversations, Phone and My Room, with expressive eyes, clearer dialogue and quicker signal chatter.
Charms, progression and co-op
- The Charm pouch has smoother dragging, saved sorting and reordering, and markers for new items.
- Free starter Charm choices are easier to find. Shops, early Starpath guidance and campaign planning are clearer, and co-op teams can prepare Charms between stages.
- Couch Co-op is available from Multiplayer for two people on one screen, alongside the online options.
- Stout Heart adds extra hits you can survive against bosses. In solo runs, Holy Star's Revelation lasts longer and can reveal temporary Black Stars.
Controls and polish
- Controller vibration responds to more actions, with gentler pulses and a saved strength setting.
- Improved large-room pacing, aim-beam visibility, overlay layouts, menu navigation and localized text.
Update Star Claw Demo in your Steam library to play. The public demo is version 1.1966, build 25197969. The same completed gameplay changes are also included in the updated main-game build.
Thanks for playing and sharing what feels good, what gets in the way, and what could look better.