Starry Knight

Released Dec 2021

Walk in Van Gogh’s paintings. Fight with the struggle that he went through in his life. Unveil the destiny of the starry, starry knight.Starry Knight is a 2D boss rush game focusing on unique boss design and emotional experiences.

83% positive · 143 reviews

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Steam Updated 9 Oct 2026 $2.99

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Evaluation

Starry Knight launched on December 15, 2021, and Peace Blvd Games has continued developing it well beyond its initial release. The game has received three major content updates: an early Arena Mode preview/feature patch in December 2024, the full Arena Mode launch on September 23, 2025 (V2.0), and The Reaper — a third playable Arena Mode character — added on March 11, 2026. This establishes a sustained pattern of major updates roughly every 6 months. The most recent major content shipped on March 11, 2026, approximately 6.5 months before today (September 24, 2026), which sits right at the edge of the historical update window. The developer has not announced specific future content, but they also have not indicated that development is winding down or complete. No DLC listings or other announcements point to upcoming content, but equally nothing signals that the update cadence has ended.

Evidence

V2.0 update added The Reaper, the third playable character for Arena Mode, with new mechanics and combat styles.

news post · Mar 11, 2026 source content shipped

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V2.0 launched Arena Mode — a new game mode unlocked after completing the story, featuring 3 playable characters and endless waves of enemies.

news post · Sep 23, 2025 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

Peace Blvd Games

Publisher

Peace Blvd Games

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Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Emotional Colorful Combat 2D Souls-like Action 2D Fighter Hand-drawn Atmospheric Action-Adventure Old School Controller Linear Indie Adventure

About this game

Walk in Van Gogh’s paintings. Fight with the struggle that he went through in his life. Unveil the destiny of the starry, starry knight.

Starry Knight is a 2D boss rush game focusing on unique boss design and emotional experiences.

All visual material of this game is from Van Gogh's paintings.
Fun and challenging boss fight with unique battle mechanics and boss design.
Gain new abilities after defeating bosses.
Besides carefully designed normal difficulty, game provides easy mode for casual players, and a hard mode for players who are looking for challenges (with bosses having new moves and player having all the abilities).

Beat the story on any difficulty to unlock Arena Mode! Choose from 3 unique characters to face off against waves of enemies, hone your combat skills, and prove your mastery.