Doom Turtle Releases Space RPG 'Legends of Starkadia' for Free on Steam
The release shows a small developer choosing to give away an unfinished project for free rather than abandon it, while using it as a preview for their next game.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Doom Turtle released the space-themed RPG 'Legends of Starkadia' for free on Steam on July 7, 2026, after two years of development. The game was planned to have over 11 explorable planets, but only the first world, 'Scrap World,' is available. The developer cited the grand vision being too large for a small team and no prospect of completion. Estimated playtime is about 2 hours. No further updates are planned.
Doom Turtle released the space-themed RPG 'Legends of Starkadia' for free on Steam on July 7, 2026, after two years of development. The game was planned to have over 11 explorable planets, but only the first world, 'Scrap World,' is available. The developer admitted the grand vision was too much for a small-scale developer, and with no prospect of completion, they released the prologue portion for free rather than discard it. Estimated playtime is about 2 hours. The development team is now working on a deck-building roguelite titled 'Welcome to Harmony,' and there are no plans for further updates to 'Legends of Starkadia.' The two games share many similarities in protagonist and character designs, and the Steam news page suggests players check out 'Legends of Starkadia' to see how it evolved into 'Welcome to Harmony.'
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