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StarRupture Delayed to January 2026 Early Access to Incorporate Playtest Feedback

Postponement will allow Creepy Jar to leverage insights from more than 158,000 playtesters, backed by half a million wishlists, to refine its planetary survival experience playable solo or in four-player co-op.

Open-world space game StarRupture gets surprise delay after huge playtest
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Overview

  • Creepy Jar confirmed StarRupture will launch in Steam Early Access on January 6, 2026 after postponing its originally scheduled Autumn release.
  • A two-week open playtest drew over 158,000 participants and pushed the game past 500,000 Steam wishlists, prompting the studio to add development time.
  • Playtest engagement included a 91% positive feedback score, a peak of 6,701 concurrent players and nearly 200,000 hours of livestream viewership.
  • Developers plan to use community feedback to refine core mechanics ranging from resource gathering and factory building to combat and cooperative play.
  • Set on the planet Arcadia-7, StarRupture challenges players—alone or with up to three others—to build bases, gather resources and survive alien threats.