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A lone heroine battles an alien threat in side-scrolling arenas, combining elemental cores, weapons, and gear across roguelite runs.
Released 08 Sep 2025
Mix Elemental Cores
Dash Through Arenas
Choose Branching Paths
Star Fire is a love letter to classic arcade side-scrollers, reimagined with roguelite progression, modern action polish, and that “just one more run” itch. It’s fast, punchy, and all about no-pressure fun with tight combat, slick movement, and endless ways to cause chaos.
Developed by Ethereal Fish Studio · Published by Indie Herb Games
In a futuristic setting facing an alien threat, you control a heroine fighting through side-scrolling combat arenas. Each run sends you along branching paths through stages filled with enemies and bosses.
Fight with a chosen weapon using attacks, skills, dashes, and dodges. During a run, collect elemental cores and gear, then combine matching elements and equipment effects to shape your build.
Runs also offer random rewards, events, secret rooms, and challenges. Resources carried back to the base unlock weapons, skins, and permanent upgrades, while higher difficulty levels add further challenges.
Players who enjoy the game often highlight its brisk combat and the fun of experimenting with elemental-core and gear combinations, especially when a build comes together. Weapon variety, unlocks, and the urge to start another run also recur in positive reviews. Others find the combat or runs repetitive, criticize balance and difficulty spikes, or wish the story and overall content were more substantial.
Star Fire is a quick-to-pick-up, action-packed roguelite built for fast, satisfying gameplay — no steep learning curves, no overcomplicated systems. It combines the precision of side-scrolling action with the unpredictable buildcraft of roguelites, offering tight feedback, responsive movement, and random skill progression.
Dodge, dash, and unleash combos with satisfying precision. The core controls are simple, but leave plenty of room to master your moves. Every move feels good — because every hit counts.
Every stage, every loadout, every enemy lineup is different. With randomized skills and branching paths, no two runs play the same — keeping things fresh, surprising, and addictive.
With eight elemental types, multiple primary and secondary weapons, and a wide range of hero abilities, each run gives you the freedom to try something new. Customize your gear, mix elements, and develop a combat style that feels right for you.
Secret rooms. Random events. Weird mini-challenges. There’s always something unexpected waiting — and often, it pays off big.
Collect resources from each playthrough to unlock badass new skins, powerful weapons, and permanent upgrades that crank up the chaos every time you play.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Steam Deck | Verified |
| Achievements | 51 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| AI disclosure | Some parts of the App and Store page may feature AI generated content. |
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| Website | Official website |
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