Aluna Rift Steam news

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• Review score100% positive
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• Release dateNov 27, 2025
• DeveloperBen Lowther-Saul
• Publisherdigiggle Games

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Ben Lowther-SaulPublisher: digiggle Games

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Aluna Rift Steam news

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• Aluna Rift | Steam Deck Compatibility - 19 December 2025

  ALUNA RIFT IS COMPATIBLE WITH STEAM DECK!Whilst waiting for official verification from Steam (which to be honest, may be quite some time, if at all) - I thought it worthwhile to clarify that Aluna Rift is fully compatible with the Steam Deck.Here is a video that my friend kindly took the time to record of him playing the game on his Steam Deck.KEY STEAM DECK COMPATIBILITY FEATURESDisplay and ResolutionRuns at the Steam Deck's native resolution (1280 x 800)Achieves a solid and stable 60 frames per second at all timesWhen playing in handheld mode the UI size increases to improve legibilityCan run in "docked mode" when connected to a larger monitor or TVController SupportFully supports Steam Deck's physical controlsUI prompts (controller glyphs and text strings) adjust accordingly for the Steam DeckThis includes adjusting to suit Bluetooth connected gamepadsSeamlessnessThere are no device…

• Game Update | Patch | Version 1.0.02 - 17 December 2025

  OverviewAnother minor patch but with some important bug fixes and quality of life improvements!Feedback about the way the ship rotates has been gladly received. Users now have the option to enable "constant rotation" in Settings > Controls. When this option is enabled, holding the left / right input will make the ship rotate in that direction indefinitely. The rotation is always relative to the ships "local space" (i.e. "left" is always left regardless of the ship's current rotation). Disabling this option reverts to the default behaviour of the ship facing towards the most recent input direction relative to the world space.Thank you to everyone that has bought the game and taken the time to report bugs and feedback! I appreciate you all.Bug Fixes:Fixed a bug with the Phase Shift meter on the player HUD not being in sync with increased Phase Shift Frequency stats after upgrading your sh…

• Game Update | Patch | Version 1.0.01 - 6 December 2025

  OverviewA minor patch addressing some bugs and adding some improvements based on player feedback. Thanks so much to everyone that has bought the game so far, and for all or your bug reports and feedback. You're all awesome!Bug Fixes:Fixed a bug with the Zazoul boss not resetting correctly on occasion, causing it to not take any damage and block player progression.Fixed a bug with some UI elements displaying the wrong information when hovering / clicking them in the Game Settings menu.Fixed a bug with Player 1 and 2's Ship Upgrade UI's overlapping with each other on occasion.Fixed a missing localisation string in Spanish in the Game Settings menu.Feedback Changes:Added an "always face crosshairs" option to Game Settings following player feedback.Added some extra lasers to Zazoul to remove some "safe spots" during the boss fight.Reduced the difficulty of the "Wall Pinch" random encounter…

• Aluna Rift Ignites its Thrusters to Launch on Nintendo Switch and Steam Today - 27 November 2025

  \ 27th November 2025 - Today marks the official release of Aluna Rift, a high-stakes sci-fi action shooter that blends simple mechanics with satisfying gameplay. Developed solely by creator Ben Lowther-Saul, Aluna Rift puts you at the helm of a small but nimble spacecraft.“If your initial impression of the game is ‘This just looks like Asteroids (1979)’ - that would make sense!” - says Ben. “I was actually asked to ‘recreate Asteroids in Unity’ as part of a job application a few years ago. What I submitted for that had a lovely game-feel to it and I enjoyed making it so much that I decided to evolve it into its own unique take on the original masterpiece. I was desperate to complete and launch a game entirely on my own, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do just that.” Initially equipped with the most basic of weapons and a built-in “bullet-time” evasion technique known as…

• Demo Patch Notes - Version 1.0.07 - 26 November 2025

  Fixed custom control rebinding which had broken entirely at some point, it's now working fully as expectedFixed some issues with the user losing control of the KBM when changing from Gamepad to KBM controls via the Pause Settings MenuFixed a bug with the user being unable to re-engage with a different controller at the "Press Any Button to Start" title screen after completing the gameEnsured "The Pinch" minigame doesn't appear in Practice ModeFixed a bunch of UI layout issuesFixed a bug with Text Popups (i.e. when you collect an upgrade) randomly breaking and no longer appearingFixed a bug with the Dual Fire permanent upgrade not being enabled immediately

• Launch Date Announcement! - 11 November 2025

  Enormous boss fights, co-op chaos, and insane challenges await\ 11th November 2025 - Ben Lowther-Saul (a solo Indie Game Developer using the studio name ‘digiggle Games’) is delighted to confirm that their neon-coated love letter to classic arcade games - Aluna Rift - will officially launch on Steam and Nintendo Switch on November 27th 2025. “The game actually started life as part of a job application” admits Ben. “I was asked to ‘recreate Asteroids (1979) in Unity’ over the course of a few days, and something about what I delivered really struck a chord with me. Everything just snowballed from there really! I challenged myself to evolve that initial work into its own unique fully fledged game”. Supported by an intoxicating original soundtrack and gorgeous ever-changing cosmic backdrops, Aluna Rift fuses old-school arcade action with several modern-day gaming influences. Weapon upgrades…

• Demo Patch Notes - Version 1.0.06 - 6 October 2025

  Fixed a bug with certain Random Encounters causing the game to soft-lockFixed a bug with Battle mode Waves to Win setting causing a soft-lock

• Demo Patch Notes - Version 1.0.05 - 24 September 2025

  Fixed an issue with waves no longer spawning after you had triggered all of the random encounters during a runFixed an issue with "Upgrades drop less but last longer" and "Upgrades drop more but last less" not behaving as expectedMinor tweaks to Boss introduction flowFixed some layout issues on the Game Over UI

• Demo Patch Notes - Version 1.0.04 - 3 September 2025

  Maxing out a stat using an ultra upgrade will correctly fill the graph bar nowPermanently firing cannons will correctly trigger during the Gorlok Boss fightImprovements to Game Over and Rollover Rewards flowShip upgrade stats will now correctly reset in full on a new runImprovements to X'akil Boss Fight weapon patternsIncreased threshold to trigger a maximum score multiplier invincibility statePlayer ships will now spin out of control when a Boss scream resets their positionImproved UX when app loses and regains focus during a boss cutscene or at the ship upgrade screenImprovements to the way asteroids split into piecesBalancing changes to X'akil boss fightMajor fixes and improvements to control rebindingImprovements to background assets generation

• Demo Patch Notes - Version 1.0.03 - 22 August 2025

  Demo patch notes Version 1.0.01Player ship should no longer be frozen on game start if you exited a previous game during a respawn sequence,Demo should no longer freeze after you defeat both bosses,The enclosing walls should no longer de-spawn prematurely causing a soft lockDemo patch notes Version 1.0.02asteroids and enemies should no longer get into a stuck state whereby they don't move,using the Rebirth upgrade will now correctly disable depth of field blur,the Rebirth upgrade will no longer trigger every game after you acquire it,starting rewards will now displaying the correct icon and/or description text,your ship's stats will correctly reset to default at the start of a new game now,enemy sauces with dual or triple fire weapons will correctly face the player before firing now,enemies can no longer fire their weapons when they're not visible on the screenDemo patch notes Version 1…

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