POPOCA STAR FACTORY - July 17, 2026 - Star Stuff, named one of the Best Approachable Games in the Thinky Awards, is now joining Exothermic, a new publisher focused on supporting sci-fi games.
In Star Stuff, players program a very cozy cast of robots while jumping into the puzzle action themselves, solving over 150 handcrafted levels inside a delightfully whimsical star factory. It’s automation with a human touch, programming without intimidation, and probably the only workplace where resetting the universe after a mistake is considered acceptable procedure.
“Hey it’s a great game,” said one of the developers of Star Stuff nonchalantly.
“I have loved this game and gotten extremely frustrated by individual levels since it launched two years ago,” said Megan Carriker, Founder and Command Director of Exothermic. “I can’t wait to bring that frustration joy to more players globally.”
Ánimo Games is continuing to support Star Stuff as well as new games through their new entity CouchGames, a browser-based platform for friends to play curated co-op games together. The team is actively bringing butts into couches for delightful play sessions.
Star Stuff will also be featured in the upcoming SAAM Arcade hosted by the Smithsonian. This year’s SAAM Arcade features indie games brought to you by women in the field of video game development in celebration of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital.
For more information, please check out the media kit assets here. Star Stuff is available currently on Steam.
About Ánimo Games
Ánimo Games makes lovable puzzle adventures & strives to broaden the appeal of thinky video games.
About Exothermic
Exothermic is a sci-fi gaming community and publisher supporting the next generation of games. The current model wasn’t working for indies so we made a new one. Find out more at exothermic.co and come join us - we love meeting our fellow sci-fi nerds.