Sea of Stars to get 3-player couch co-op update

Sea of Stars is an indie RPG from Sabotage Studio – the team that brought you 2018’s excellent retro action-platformer The Messenger. Launching to near-universal acclaim last year, Sea of Stars ultimately went on to win ‘Best Indie Game’ at the 2023 Game Awards. That said, the title looks set to get even better with a surprise couch co-op update.

Sharing an 8-second teaser, Sabotage Studio officially announced ‘Single Player+’ – a new upcoming mode which “allows for three players to journey together in Sea of Stars.”

This update will switch up the gameplay quite a bit, with the team explaining: “Staying true to the game’s core turn-based roots, each player will engage in traversal and combat with a new ‘Co-op timed hits’ mechanic as they embark with friends on Sea of Stars’ grand adventure.”

Given the complexity of this update, the team have not shared a release date, simply stating that “The new mode is currently in development and more details are set to be released soon.”

In other news, the team also revealed that Sea of Stars has officially surpassed 5 million players; an impressive increase of 1 million since December last year.

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to this update? What was your favourite indie game from 2023? Will you be hopping back in for some jolly couch co-op? Let us know down below.

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