Star Garden

[Furbisms]

Anyone here interested in Star Garden? It's a new game in development that plays like a combination of the chao garden from sonic, and city trial from kirby air ride. I've been playing a lot of the free demo and it's been super fun, I'm really looking foreward to the finished release. The kickstarter for it has been doing super well, they were fully funded in about 2 hours and have been racking up stretch goals ever since.

[swamptrogg]

I've been passively following the development- it looks *really* good, and I have high hopes for it. I think it has the elements that a lot of chao garden inspired games don't really get right, and I'm also excited about the online multiplayer >:)

[armxnd.io]

Ahh! I'm so happy to have found this post! I have been keeping up with Star Garden's development from the very beginning and I'm so interested to see it's growth! I backed the kickstarter when it first launched, and it's amazing that as of rn they're already at 147k/35k.

I think it's a really cute and fun concept. Although the Air Ride aspects of it are neat, I of course was drawn in by the Chao Garden influence.

[MrsMoe]

AAAHHHHH!!!!!!

I loved the chao garden sections of both Sonic Adventure games as a kid, and it feels like I've been wanting another game that scratches that particular itch. I'm lowkey disappointed a bit that all the steam previews seem to center around the racing, but this looks like it might be able to give me exactly what I've been yearning for. Thank you for informing me about this game's existence <3

[Furbisms]

AAAHHHHH!!!!!!

I loved the chao garden sections of both Sonic Adventure games as a kid, and it feels like I've been wanting another game that scratches that particular itch. I'm lowkey disappointed a bit that all the steam previews seem to center around the racing, but this looks like it might be able to give me exactly what I've been yearning for. Thank you for informing me about this game's existence <3

If you want more chaolike games I have some suggestions!

Bobo bay: Not out yet, but there is a demo on steam and so far it is really good at being a chao-like. No action sections, but it fleshes out the a-life raising aspect really well so I don't feel like it's missing anything.

My slime garden: Chaolike roguelite. Very good roguelite gameplay, as well as some fun chill side stuff. You raise your slimes (chao equivalent) and play as them in the roguelite section of the game. There's also a fishing minigame that's really fun. No evolutions but the customization is really great. Also completely free with no microtransactions.

Wobbledogs: Really good if the thing you like about chao is seeing how they change depending on what you give them. Not a lot of people see this as a chaolike but it definitely fits in my opinion. It's so much fun to experiment and see what I get.

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To the others, yeah I myself have been waiting for this game really excitedly, the first thing I did when I woke up the day the kickstarter dropped was back it, and I never use kickstarter lol. It's the second thing I ever backed (First thing was for some software I needed that was way cheaper if I backed the kickstarter for it) So far I think the lumi raising gameplay has a LOT of potential. It's barely implemented in the demo so far but like. What's in really works for me, and I enjoy it. I think it's going to be a great thing when it's finished if I'm already enjoying the gameplay loop this much in such an unfinished state, haha. It is exactly what I never expected to want this much.

[MrsMoe]

If you want more chaolike games I have some suggestions!

Bobo bay: Not out yet, but there is a demo on steam and so far it is really good at being a chao-like. No action sections, but it fleshes out the a-life raising aspect really well so I don't feel like it's missing anything.

My slime garden: Chaolike roguelite. Very good roguelite gameplay, as well as some fun chill side stuff. You raise your slimes (chao equivalent) and play as them in the roguelite section of the game. There's also a fishing minigame that's really fun. No evolutions but the customization is really great. Also completely free with no microtransactions.

Wobbledogs: Really good if the thing you like about chao is seeing how they change depending on what you give them. Not a lot of people see this as a chaolike but it definitely fits in my opinion. It's so much fun to experiment and see what I get.

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To the others, yeah I myself have been waiting for this game really excitedly, the first thing I did when I woke up the day the kickstarter dropped was back it, and I never use kickstarter lol. It's the second thing I ever backed (First thing was for some software I needed that was way cheaper if I backed the kickstarter for it) So far I think the lumi raising gameplay has a LOT of potential. It's barely implemented in the demo so far but like. What's in really works for me, and I enjoy it. I think it's going to be a great thing when it's finished if I'm already enjoying the gameplay loop this much in such an unfinished state, haha. It is exactly what I never expected to want this much.

Thanks for the recs! I'll definitely keep an eye on them (although I've already played Wobbledogs and I love it~)

[fairyrune]

HELLO! star garden is looking fantastic. i'm not very good at the air ride-style gameplay side, but i'm still watching very closely to see how the game does! it has an adorable style. the old-tech UI is also appealing, as i'm sure it is to many of us.

i would like to add: if you're craving a train-and-race type game in a similar vein to chao gardens, i used to play duck life on school laptops. it's a flash game, but there are archives and flash emulators available!

back on topic, though - the voice actor lineup is insane for star garden! they got the original voice of shadow the hedgehog (david humphrey) to play a character! they also have some work from one of the original composers for kirby air ride (though i know very little about the series), how awesome is that?