Planned Release Date: March 2025

About This Game

Astropods: Starside Glaze is a 2D Fighting Platformer with endless mobility and combat potential! Starring as Hemi and Acro, swap between them at any time to utilize their unique attacks and physics within various environments.
Astropods combines platform fighter combat with platformer styled levels, alongside nonlinear progression and perk customization, to create a dynamic combat-platforming experience unlike anything else!

GAMEPLAY

• Experience speedy platform fighter gameplay within this nonlinear singleplayer adventure!

• Utilize knockback alongside high mobility to maintain combos and maximize damage!

• Swap between Hemi and Acro with the press of a button, each with their own unique physics and attacks.

• Discover, and equip unique badges to further specialize your playstyle!

FEATURES

• Enter one of 7 stages at any order to obtain their unique Star Badge and utilize their unique abilities!

• Check out 5 different challenge stages that'll reward you for utilizing more advanced techniques!

• Explore through the stages to discover over 20 powerful regular badges which boosts the capabilities of both characters!

• Befriend the loveable(?) Zooka, who can share valuable tips and tricks, or give more insight on your situation, served with some banter on the side.

• Check out side modes like Boss Arena and Stat Rush Randomizer to further explore your combat and mobility potential through alternate scenarios!

STORY

An excerpt from our lovely, yet lonely Zooka.

"Hi lovelies, Zooka here!

Our planet is suffering right now! Our source of aura and dreams, the Waterfall of Dreams, has gone missing! How is that even possible?! Well, we must investigate because I am obviously a great and caring person!

Unfortunately, I can't do it myself. My specialty is intelligence, so I'm not fit for field combat. Can't use my big brain to knock these guys out, after all. However, I offer personal life advice, and special facilities that help improve oneself and their skills! Aren't I so great?? Now go stop these menaces to society, while I hide...I mean, assist from the backlines!

...don't look at me like that! I'm helping tons with things like onboarding and education..."