Hoshikari: Star Hunter

Fly through an ink-wash sea of stars. Drag to lock the incoming swarm, release to loose a fan of homing light-arrows, and hunt a whole cluster in one breath.

Hoshikari is a first-person, on-rails space shooter with a Japanese ink-wash soul. You fly a craft of light through a painted sea of stars, lock the swarm that streams toward you, and loose a fan of homing light-arrows to hunt whole clusters in a single breath.

THE FEEL No twin-stick, no auto-fire. You paint your lock-ons by dragging across the screen, then release to fire. The bigger the lock, the bigger the volley - and every chained hit climbs a half-step in pitch, so a good run sounds like a rising chord. Meteors break apart in strokes of ink. It is built to be the kind of shot you want to take again and again.

HOW IT PLAYS

• Drag your finger to paint lock-ons across the meteors and drones streaming toward you. Lock as many as you can before you fire.
• Release to loose a fan of homing light-arrows. They chain through every locked target at once.
• Dodge the debris you can't shoot - your craft weaves toward wherever you aim.
• Collect star-ore to spend on your craft, and grab shields to shrug off a hit.
• Ride the overdrive to surge faster. Clear each track before the star-sea swallows you.

A SEA OF STARS TO HUNT

• Fly through distinct sectors - launch, nebula, asteroid belt, comet field, aurora, and the deep - each with its own palette, hazards and rhythm.
• Short, punchy tracks bundled by constellation, with a rising difficulty curve.
• Chase your best on every track, and unlock an endless "meteor storm" run.

UPGRADE YOUR CRAFT

• Spend star-ore at the Dock on permanent upgrades: a wider lock range, more light-arrows, a longer shield, and a better overdrive economy.

MADE TO LOOK LIKE NOTHING ELSE

• A living ink-wash night sky lit by aurora - hand-tuned, not another neon starfield.
• Real-time first-person flight with a genuine sense of speed.

MORE TO ENJOY

• 12 languages supported
• Plays in portrait or landscape
• Sound and haptics on/off, anytime
• Plays offline after install
• Made by an independent studio (PixelRyu)

Free to play, supported by ads. Watch an optional ad to revive, double your star-ore, restock stars, or boost your next run.

Lock the swarm. Loose the light. Hunt the stars.