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Valheim Lead Developer Reveals Solo-Developed Space Survival Sandbox Starpath at BitSummit PUNCH
Jonathan Smårs, lead engineer and designer on Valheim, announced and showcased his new solo project Starpath at BitSummit PUNCH. The game is a hard sci-fi space survival sandbox aiming to deliver a realistic depiction of space. In interviews, Smårs described balancing solo development with family life as a father of five, and expressed a desire to make players contemplate the meaning of life through the experience.
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4Gamer combined a play report and interview in one piece, while Game*Spark split the hands-on preview and developer interview into two separate articles, with the interview piece focusing more on Smårs's personal life and development motivations.
What we know
- Starpath is a hard sci-fi space survival sandbox being developed solo by Jonathan Smårs, lead engineer and designer on Valheim
- The game was announced and demoed at BitSummit PUNCH, where press were able to play a hands-on preview build
- Smårs described the project as a shift from medieval fantasy to realistic space, with an emphasis on authentic depiction of the cosmos
- In interviews, Smårs said he develops the game at night while raising five children, and wants the game to make players reflect on the meaning of life
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