Last updated: October 30, 2026 Astra Bestiary press kit Fact sheet ========== Title: Astra Bestiary Developer and publisher: Bicho Feo (independent developer, Spain) Release: November 3, 2026 Time: 10:00 PM CET · 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST (21:00 UTC) Platforms: Steam: Windows, macOS and Linux. Steam Deck compatible. Demo: Free on Steam, Windows only. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3675910/Astra_Bestiary_Demo/) Players: Single-player Engine: Godot Engine Controller Support: Full controller support, including DualShock and DualSense Steam features: Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing Steam App ID: 3529090 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3529090/Astra_Bestiary/) Genre: 2D monster-raising and taming RPG with turn-based combat Languages: English, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, Italian, German and Portuguese (Brazil) Soundtrack: DLC on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/5304610/Astra_Bestiary_Soundtrack/) Kickstarter: 11,849 euros raised against a 6,000 euro goal, from 353 backers (October 7 to November 6, 2025) Website: astrabestiary.com (https://astrabestiary.com/) Description =========== Raise Beasts from eggs into powerful Champions in this 2D monster-raising/taming RPG. Feed, train and evolve your partners to explore a perilous, non-linear world. Master fast-paced, tactical battles, uncover the secrets of a fading world and pass on the Beasts’ legacy across generations. Features ======== - Over 150 Beasts, all animated. - Every Beast hatches from an egg. How you raise it decides whether it becomes a Tyrant, a Monarch or an Archon. - Legacy: a fallen Beast leaves Orbs with its power, and a new generation inherits it. - Every adult Beast can be ridden, by land, water or air. - An open, non-linear world: the ruins of Yselion, a fallen civilization. - Fast, tactical turn-based battles with adjustable speed. - Star Trials, tournaments and a camp with an idle mode. - Free demo on Steam and itch.io. History ======= - May 2025: The free demo arrives on Steam and itch.io, and grows with every update. - September 2025: First press coverage, on Turn Based Lovers. - October 7, 2025: The Kickstarter opens and earns the Project We Love seal. - October 23, 2025: Goal reached: the project is funded. - November 6, 2025: The campaign closes at 197%: €11,849 against a €6,000 goal, thanks to 353 backers. - June 2026: Steam Next Fest, with a new trailer. - September 2026: The release date is announced at Monster Taming Direct 2026, with a new trailer. - November 3, 2026: Astra Bestiary arrives on Steam. Credits ======= Game design, programming, writing, Beast designs, portraits, tilesets and UI: Bicho Feo. Soundtrack: Yoshi_UMR. Guest tracks and sound effects: Yannfinity. Contact ======= Press: press@astrabestiary.com Business & publishing: business@astrabestiary.com Trailers ======== - Release date trailer, Coming November 3 cut (Sep 13, 2026, 1:01): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBZ03GVHRSI - Release date trailer, Monster Taming Direct (Sep 12, 2026, 1:37): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RWa0Lvud3Q - Steam Next Fest 2026 trailer (Jun 9, 2026, 1:08): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed54ExUBe30 - Combat explained (Oct 7, 2025, 1:11): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKR4FZdepkk - Kickstarter launch date trailer (Sep 7, 2025, 2:18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Th9vLxvpc Links ===== - Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3529090/Astra_Bestiary/ - Free demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3675910/Astra_Bestiary_Demo/ - Soundtrack: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5304610/Astra_Bestiary_Soundtrack/ - Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bichofeo/astra-bestiary-monster-raising-rpg - itch.io: https://bicho-feo.itch.io/astra-bestiary - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Nf2S49V6eR - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtgkwBKrfiTj-6nuXjaO52g - X: https://x.com/AstraBestiary - Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/astrabestiary.bsky.social - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astra_bestiary_game/