Blocks Beyond The Stars

Blocks Beyond The Stars

Blocks. Spaceships. A whole universe to explore.
AdventureSandboxSurvivalOpenWorldVoxel
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DeveloperJuMaVe Games
PublisherJuMaVe Games
Blocks. Spaceships. A whole universe to explore.
AdventureSandboxSurvivalOpenWorldVoxel
Play Online
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Overview

A 3D space crafting adventure for explorers and builders. Command your own ship across procedurally generated planets, mine rare resources, uncover the mysteries of the VEGA protocol, and build massive bases alone or with your friends.

Blocks Beyond the Stars is not a traditional indie game - it is an exploration of what is possible with Generative AI today. It was created by a father and his 10-year-old son:

  • Justus (10) is the "Lead Product Manager". He imagines the universe, requests features (from corrupted planets to hover speeders), and acts as the strict lead playtester.
  • Marcel (Dad) uses his professional software engineering background to prompt, orchestrate, and integrate those ideas using modern AI tools.
  • Verena (Mom) handles the game balancing and tests the multiplayer.

100% of the assets in this game were created using AI. The game is fully playable in 14 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) and grows with free updates several times a week - open the "What's new?" panel in the main menu to see the latest.

The whole journey - how a 10-year-old's dream became a real game, built entirely with AI - is also a book and audiobook (German and English), and a daily AI-generated dev podcast recaps every change: see the project website.

We are currently looking for support with our open-source project.

https://www.blocksbeyondthestars.com/

Key Features

  • Fly your own ship between procedurally generated block planets - lava, ice, ocean, jungle, desert, crystal, fungal and floating skylands, with continents, canyons, cave tunnels, ringed planets and asteroid belts
  • Fully destructible worlds: mine every block, build anywhere - rotate blocks, design your own shapes, paint your walls
  • Build your own spaceship in-world, or fly one of the ready-made designs
  • Survival systems: oxygen, energy, hunger, temperature, day/night, weather with wind and per-planet gravity
  • Uncover the mystery of the VEGA protocol with your voiced ship AI
  • Tame creatures, fight bandits, hunt bounties and hidden treasures
  • Homestead: beds, campfires, furniture, sealed rooms that hold air, greenhouses and factories
  • Pixel-paint your astronaut and save up to eight outfits; in-game editors for ships, avatars, stations and towns
  • Play solo in the browser or co-op with up to 12 players - trade with other players, keyboard, gamepad and touch
  • Free, open source, playable in 14 languages