The new indie platform seeks to conquer 2026 with speed, precision and a futuristic aesthetic.
In addition, it will have global leaderboards to encourage competition between players.
the title seeks to balance accessibility with technical depth
.Although their controls will be intuitive, fully mastering them will require practice and skill.
This targets both casual players and speedrunning fans.
Visually, the game opts for a detailed and dark pixel art aesthetic, showing futuristic structures in ruins devoured by nature.
The soundtrack will be composed by Amelia Jones, renowned for her work on Hollow Knight, and Mariya Anastasova, a collaborator on Baldur's Gate 3.
Creator Dean Baron explained that the project began in 2024 as a personal goal.
Over time, it evolved into an international collaboration between developers who were passionate about honoring the classics of the genre.
Thanks to its visual style, its technical proposal and its affordable price, Nullstar: Solus appears to be one of the most interesting independent releases of the year
.The game aims to consolidate itself within the growing market for precision indies and competitive platforms.
The independent studio Smash Attack Studios, together with the publisher Indie.io, will release their new title Nullstar: Solus on April 16, a frenetic precision platform that combines speed, science fiction and competitive difficulty.
The game will arrive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, with a launch price of $9.99.
The story of Nullstar: Solus is set in a distant future where humanity depends on mysterious “nullstars”, energy sources capable of powering
entire planets but also causing mass destruction.In this context, players take control of a drone pilot tasked with recovering fragments from these sources in abandoned structures full of dangers.
The narrative mixes science fiction, industrial decay and criticism of corporate power.
The game's main differentiator will be its absolute focus on speed.
Each level requires you to react quickly, master the drone's momentum and perfect each movement to optimize times.
The gameplay rewards extreme precision and constant learning.
Nullstar: Solus will include more than 100 levels distributed in
five different worlds.Each scenario will have alternative routes, unique obstacles and multiple ways to complete it.
