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Steam News9 August 20261mo ago

v4 Archetype - Workshop Update, Old Stars

Workshop Support - Final Content Update New Stars now supports Steam Workshop. Icons, portraits, empire and map presets, and events are all moddable.

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  • Workshop
  • Store
  • UI and audio
  • Compatibility
addedWorkshop Support - Final Content UpdateNew Stars now supports Steam Workshop. Icons, portraits, empire and map presets, and events are all moddable. Subscribe to anything in the Workshop and it loads automatically, no setup required.
changedWorkshop Support - Final Content UpdateBrowse mods: Workshop Hub Make mods: Modding Wiki
addedWorkshop Support - Final Content UpdateThis is the final content update for New Stars. The game stays available and I'll keep fixing anything game-breaking, but development effort now moves to my next project. Thank you to everyone who played and reported bugs as it genuinely shaped the game.
changedWhat's Next: Old Starshttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4910320/Old_Stars
addedWhat's Next: Old StarsOld Stars is a new game - a fast-paced 4X space strategy game where you get the scope of an empire in the length of an evening. If the name sounds like a prequel, that's the idea: Old Stars is the game New Stars always aspired to become but never could, rebuilt with a clear identity of its own.
addedWhat's Next: Old StarsThe UI, combat system, and star systems are already rewritten from the ground up. New Stars players who want to help playtest can get a free closed-beta key - just ask. Playtesters that go above and beyond in feedback can receive the full game for free.

New Stars changes

addedNew Stars now supports Steam Workshop. Icons, portraits, empire and map presets, and events are all moddable. Subscribe to anything in the Workshop and it loads automatically, no setup required.
changedBrowse mods: Workshop Hub Make mods: Modding Wiki
addedThis is the final content update for New Stars. The game stays available and I'll keep fixing anything game-breaking, but development effort now moves to my next project. Thank you to everyone who played and reported bugs as it genuinely shaped the game.
changedhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4910320/Old_Stars
addedOld Stars is a new game - a fast-paced 4X space strategy game where you get the scope of an empire in the length of an evening. If the name sounds like a prequel, that's the idea: Old Stars is the game New Stars always aspired to become but never could, rebuilt with a clear identity of its own.

Workshop Support - Final Content Update

New Stars now supports Steam Workshop. Icons, portraits, empire and map presets, and events are all moddable. Subscribe to anything in the Workshop and it loads automatically, no setup required.

Browse mods: Workshop Hub Make mods: Modding Wiki

This is the final content update for New Stars. The game stays available and I'll keep fixing anything game-breaking, but development effort now moves to my next project. Thank you to everyone who played and reported bugs as it genuinely shaped the game.

What's Next: Old Stars

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4910320/Old_Stars

Old Stars is a new game - a fast-paced 4X space strategy game where you get the scope of an empire in the length of an evening. If the name sounds like a prequel, that's the idea: Old Stars is the game New Stars always aspired to become but never could, rebuilt with a clear identity of its own.

The UI, combat system, and star systems are already rewritten from the ground up. New Stars players who want to help playtest can get a free closed-beta key - just ask. Playtesters that go above and beyond in feedback can receive the full game for free.

Questions welcome, and a wishlist helps a lot.

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Steam News / 9 August 2026

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