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Fixed clothing texture glitches
2.98.405 Fixed texture glitches on some clothing items that were introduced when upgrading to Unity 6.3.
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Rising Star 2
Also known as Rising Star 2, rising star 2, rising-star-2
Start a band, and take on the world in this music industry simulation/role-playing game. Success doesn't come without hard work, and making connections in your local music scene is the only path to stardom.
Last update
8 Aug 2026
Players now
24
Latest update
Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
25 updates
July 2026
- Project upgraded to Unity 6, including MacOS Silicon Version2.98.403 Upgraded project from Unity 2020 to Unity 6.3, mainly to enable MacOS Silicon builds and extend longevity of the project. • Fixed some UI issues with the print shop's graphic designer controls when on a screen…
June 2026
- Minor bug fixes, and Pittsburgh gets some loveJune 17, 2026 Fixed position of "Add Text" button on CD designer screen. • Fixed bugs that prevented properly leaving a bar/club or studio when traveling to a different city by using the map. • Increased text size in se…
May 2026
- "Plastic Surgery Disasters" DLC now availableNo longer compromise on your band's appearance of hired musicians.
- Bug fix and new "Notes" feature.2.98.396 - May 17, 2026 • Fixed bug with loading an auto-saved game if a gig was played in a theater or arena on Saturday, then you immediately traveled to a different city using the map button (not driving to the edge…
- Minor update for bugs reported through in-game bug reporter2.98.393 - May 14, 2026 Player.log files are automatically included with bug reports, so players no longer need to hunt them down in the file system when troubleshooting bugs.
November 2025
- v2.98.390 Update - New tour optionsNovember 8, 2025 Added tour options: "Minimum distance between cities" & "Maximum gigs per area". Fixed a building model in Mexico that wasn't displaying properly.
October 2025
- Latin American Spanish language added, Mexico DLC released
- Rising Star 2 Mexico Expansion DLC Coming Soon!Rising Star 2 Viva Mxico I'm just waiting for the translations to be delivered, and then you'll be able to bring your band to the land of the sun!
- Unity devs forced to release unstable updates due to security hole
September 2025
- 20 Years of Shady O'Grady's™ Rising Star Cover ArtI recently came across the original CD-ROM in which artist Hugh Jamieson delivered the original Shady O'Grady's™ Rising Star cover art. It's dated 9/22/05, which means as of two days ago it's been 20 years since he crea…
- Update fixes "no touring bands" issue.Adjusted logic for finding touring bands, allowing touring bands to be found when player band popularity is less than 1.0.
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Achievements
Community progression
Top picks from 129 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- It's...a SongWrite a song.93.7%
- Now You're A MusicianBuy your first instrument.93.3%
- ExperimentalBuy your first effects processor.86.3%
- New on the SceneWatch a gig.85.9%
- Stage FrightPlay a non-battle gig.76.8%
- Let's Make Music TogetherHire a musician.76.6%