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Cult of Galaxy presents Star Heretic

Greetings space travellers, and welcome to the world of Kinoko, Star Heretic! With Blackhole wreaking havoc across the Milky Way, and the goddess Galaxy nowhere to be found, our universe is a dangerous place to travel alone… but fear not! Kinoko and his starsprite friends are here to guide you safely.

Ready to explore? Read up on our game, Star Heretic, get up-to-date on our comics, check out what we’ve been up to in our blog, or go off on your own and discover the world of Star Heretic!

Latest updates

Starsprite mechanics and more! Published by James on 31/05/2026

This month has been another interesting month for the development of Star Heretic, full of interesting new challenges. We implemented the mycopod enemy, with all its unique mechanics and kill conditions, and we developed more abilities for starsprites, including a few for the pink and purple ones…

Bringing a world to life Published by James on 30/04/2026

It’s been a couple of months since our last proper update, which means that we’ve got even more to share this month on such exciting topics as enemy animation and mechanical improvements, starsprite behaviours, combat and skill trees, environment art, worldbuilding, and more!

We’ve moved! Published by James on 14/03/2026

As of this afternoon, I’ve completed the process of moving the Star Heretic website over from cultofgalaxy.com to starheretic.com – making starheretic.com the new official home for all things Star Heretic!

Expanding combat encounters Published by James on 28/02/2026

I’ve spent the entire month of February working on some of Star Heretic’s most crucial features, but with Chel having been really quite busy with the character animations, I’ve had to tackle these on my lonesome thus far. What matters for now is that they work, and it’s progress…

Abilities and items Published by James on 31/01/2026

It’s often remarked that January feels like the longest month, and it definitely has felt like it this year. Was New Year really only a month ago? Still, if we’re a full month now into 2026, then that makes it time for another monthly update on all things Star Heretic and Cult of Galaxy!

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