- Anniversary Update! Available now! - 12 November 2024
Hello from Stardust Collective! It has been 1 year since the launch of Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures! We wanted to give a special thanks to all of you for following us this whole time, it means a lot to us. We've just released our Anniversary Update (1.2.0), here's a quick overview of some of the big changes: - Balance changes across all difficulty modes, making the game a much better experience for all difficulty modes - Added a new hint system for unlocking alternate routes, viewable in the Pause Menu - Full passes over all levels to iron out bugs, removing potential soft-locks, improved enemy AI, and many more tweaks, changes, and bug fixes - Added many new dialogue lines for many characters to better react to different situations, giving way more useful tips and hints throughout gameplay - All characters now express a wide range of emotions and personality in response to the story and d…
- Quick bugfix - 25 January 2024
Fixed an issue where the tutorial could not be completed when on story mode
- New Gameplay Difficulty Options! - 22 January 2024
Patch 1.1.0 Added difficulty options! When you start or continue your Adventure, you can select which difficulty you want to play the game! There are 4 difficulty options, Story, Easy, Normal and Hard. Details about each mode can be seen on the Adventure menu. We are still going to be fine tuning the difficulties, so do give us your feedback. Kamney Belt (Level 2a) We have fixed the soft lock at the end of the Kameny Belt level We received some reports that people are getting incorrect dialogue after shooting down the enemy scanning ship. We've tried to improve this but there's still some edge cases we need to fix, so expect another patch soon to further improve this. Fixed some miscellaneous Achievements not unlocking. Reverted the seasonal Christmas cockpit theming. Added QA playtester names to the game credits. Allow options to either launch the game in OculusVR or SteamVR which shou…
- Winter patch! - 23 December 2023
A small winter theming patch with some bug fixes! Bombs are now presents Ziggy (and some other characters) put on their christmas clothes PAL hung up some christmas lights in the cockpit Escaping Okamahina should be more consistent Fix some performance issues Fix some other small bugs We're still working on our next update which will fix more bugs and add some more difficulty options!
- Nominate Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures for VR Game of the Year! - 22 November 2023
A massive thank you to our players who have played Ziggy from the Stardust Collective team! If you enjoyed your time with Ziggy and your adventures through the cosmos! Please nominate us for VR Game of the Year! Your vote for us for VR Game of the Year would mean so much to us! We are hard at work on our first big content update, coming soon! We will be adding additional difficulty modes, with meaningful changes for each, and are addressing feedback from our community! This is just the start of Ziggy's adventure, and we hope you will be along for the ride! We have lots more in store, so stay tuned!
- Patch Notes - 1.0.1 - 14 November 2023
Hey Cosmonauts, this is a small patch to fix the biggest bugs that we have encountered so far. As always please do contact directly or through our social channels for any issues that you are having! PATCH NOTES Fix Steam achievements! Enable reflections on objects outside the ship Remove developer menu (we didn't mean to commit this, but is this something people still want?) Make more dialogue in the tutorial skippable, allowing the tutorial to take a lot less time Fix height callibration to have the correct height more consistently Fix getting stuck in 5a (Okamahina) core. This was an inconsistent issue, so we haven't confirmed that it is entirely fixed. If you still get stuck to report it. Fix invisible enemies sometimes appearing. This was an inconsistent issue, and so we haven't confirmed that it is entirely fixed. If you still see invisible enemies, do report it to us. Fix battle c…
- Fix crash on launch - 9 November 2023
Some people were experiencing a crash on launch so we're rolling back to an earlier version! If you were experiencing a crash on launch hopefully this shall fix it for you so update and try again
- IT IS TIME — ZIGGY LANDS 9TH NOVEMBER 2023 - 26 October 2023
Soon has finally arrived — slip on your helmet and join Ziggy in the vacuum of space right here on Steam at the 9th November 2023! Launch will see a 10% discount (valid until the 16th November 2023) so make sure to grab your copy early! The development of this game has been a challenge and some of the most fun that we've had in our professional careers, and we can't wait to finally deploy Ziggy to the public. What started as a small flat-screen gamejam game has grown into a fully fleshed out VR cockpit experience that we hope you all enjoy. It doesn't end here though! We'll be cooking up more updates and content to bring your way so stay tuned and make sure to follow all of our socials if you want to keep up to date. Follow us on Discord Follow us on Twitter Follow us on YouTube Follow us on TikTok Thank you to all our followers and anyone who has supported us over the years leading up…
- CALLING ALL COSMONAUTS 🚀 - 24 October 2023
This is a final call to finish up development and testing with some internal hand-picked playtesters on the PCVR platform! We're on the hunt for a small group of passionate gamers who are willing to volunteer some of their time over the next couple of weeks to squash bugs and give final feedback for the game. If you are interested in helping out then please follow the link to the Discord server or the tester sign-up sheet for further details below! 👇👇👇 STARDUST DISCORD 👇👇👇 TESTER SIGNUP Playtesters are to be picked during this week (no later than the 27th October 2023) and successful candidates will be emailed directly. Ideal candiates will have a rig that includes at minimum a GTX 1060 (though a lower model GPU won't be disgregarded as it can help stress-test the game). Slots for testing are limited so be sure to sign up fast! We are looking to cover a range of headsets You will…
- 👽 Final Teaser Trailer 👽 - 20 July 2023
The final teaser trailer before release for Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures is here! Watch as you fly through trecherous environments, fight back against the evil empire, and utilise your small green friend to try and escape!
- Dreamhack Beyond Livestream - 13 October 2022
During the duration of dreamhack we have a prerecorded livestream featuring gameplay commentary showcasing some of the levels of the game, and our latest trailer. Also during dreamhack we will have our demo live which we hope you enjoy Stardust Collective Team
- VR Fest Demo NOW LIVE - 17 July 2022
Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures is going to be in the Steam VR Fest with a demo available! Before jumping into the cosmic world of Ziggy make sure to check out this gameplay video with Alex, one of the programmers on the game, as he talks you through the current state of gameplay :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20EHmZcHzi8 Good luck out there cosmonaut and we hope you enjoy playing! o7
- Next Fest | Developer Stream #2 - 20 February 2022
One of our developers: Alex, is going live to showcase the game and chat about the game's development. Come see our current state of development, what we're working on at the moment, and ask any questions about the game!
- Next Fest | Developer Stream #1 - 20 February 2022
One of our developers: Alex, is going live to showcase the game and chat about the game's development. Come see our current state of development, what we're working on at the moment, and ask any questions about the game!
- Limited Edition Ziggy Plush! - 18 February 2022
https://i.imgur.com/n2PQpYV.png Onwards to adventure! The adorable and squishy hero of Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures is here once again, now in plush form! WARNING: Cuteness of your alien may drive you to madness. Upon depletion of life please expel out of your closest airlock. Stardust Collective cannot be held liable for any squealing, squelching, or smushing during the extraction process. As an extra bonus, when purchasing the Ziggy Plush* you will also receive an exclusive in-game costume for your alien buddy! A costume that mirrors your real-life friend, stitches and all. Redemption codes for this additional content will be e-mailed to you when the game has released on Steam. * Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures is not included in the purchase of the Ziggy Plush ✨ BUY ZIGGY NOW ✨
- Over One Year of VR Game Development! - 8 November 2021
Join Co-Founder and Programmer, Alex Clarke, as he looks back on the last year of Ziggy development and highlights all the great things we've been working on!
- Dream Hack Beyond Steam Stream - 29 July 2021
One of our developers: Alex, is going live to showcase the game and chat about the game's development. Come see our current state of development, what we're working on at the moment, and ask any questions about the game!
