Starside - SEP.18.2026

Happy Friday, Wayfarers!

We’re heading into the weekend, with plenty happening across the Stars Reach community! Better Together Update 8.6.0 is here, and we’re gathering for a Fireside and Boss Hunt this Sunday. Plus, there’s lots happening for our creators!

We’re celebrating the top creators from our last campaign, kicking off a brand-new Fall Creator Campaign with new rewards to earn, and dropping our new Makers: Made to Misbehave merch collection.

There’s a lot to explore, create, and get into this weekend. Let’s get into this week’s Starside! 

Find Your Crew: Better Together Update 8.6.0

• Find your crew: Create parties, chat in a dedicated Party channel, and see party members on your map while exploring the same zone.

• Find your way: The first iteration of the Galactic Map will give you an overview of the galaxy, connected sectors, and where your adventures can take you next.

• Craft more easily: Recipe Activation is being removed. If you qualify for a recipe, you’ll be able to craft it. Every recipe now has a qualification. 

• Spend less time managing inventory: New shortcuts, fractional item movement, durability indicators, and other improvements will make inventory and storage easier to manage.

Plus, Better Together includes another round of fixes and improvements across Haven, Adventure Worlds, homesteads, the Starbase, and more.

Gather Around the Fireside with Raph

Tomorrow, Saturday, at 10:00 AM Pacific on ** Twitch **.

Join Raph Koster for a conversation about what we’ve added to Stars Reach, what the team is working on now, and what’s coming next. It’s sure to be a blast!

Take On the Big Game Boss Hunt

Tomorrow, Saturday, at 11:30 AM Pacific.

Right after the Fireside, we’ll meet in Discord and head towards an Adventure World for a somewhat different sort of Boss Hunt! Bring a good pair of shoes, and be ready for loot! 

A Toast to Our Top Creators

Our last creator campaign brought Stars Reach to screens across Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok. Now we’re raising a glass to the ten creators who led the way!

Ranked by total campaign views, our top ten are:

1. GUNC_StarsReach

2. I_am_ieti 

3. The Flying Ducks - Official

4. Rahne

5. MadcapWarrior

6. mmg_live

7. Indie Patron

8. Gaming With Granite The Rock

9. ComradeNerdy

10. STONEDMERMAIDx

Each will receive a special limited-edition tumbler glass from our Makers: Made to Misbehave collection, a thank-you for sharing Stars Reach with your audiences and helping more people discover our worlds.

And to everyone who took part: thank you for creating, sharing, and bringing your communities along for the adventure.

Fall Content Creator Program!

This fall we have more fun for our Creators! Bring your audience along for your Stars Reach adventures and earn rewards through livestreams, video on demand, or both!

Our fall creator program lets you earn campaign XP to unlock in-game titles and brand new Stars Reach merch, including stickers, shirts, and hats. You can also earn game keys to share with your community as you reach streaming and video goals.

Sign up for the Stars Reach Creator Program here!

Join us on the Fall Creator Campaign!

Makers: Made to Misbehave Has Arrived

Bring a little misbehavior home.

The Makers: Made to Misbehave collection is now live in the Stars Reach store!

Find your favorite and take a little Stars Reach beyond the screen.

Shop the Makers: Made to Misbehave collection

Friends Among the Stars: Check Out Farhaven!

We love seeing fellow game developers build new worlds, and our friends behind Farhaven are getting ready to launch their Kickstarter on October 1!

Farhaven calls itself a “FriendMO”: a cooperative sandbox RPG where up to 16 friends and family can build a magical town together in their own private, persistent world. Farm, craft, build, explore, develop relationships with NPCs, and head out on adventures, with everyone’s accomplishments contributing to the community you’re creating together.

If that sounds like your kind of adventure, check out Farhaven and follow their Kickstarter now to be there when the campaign goes live on October 1!

Follow Farhaven on Kickstarter