Starward Industries

Starward Industries is an independent Polish game development studio founded in Kraków in 2018. It creates premium games for PC and modern consoles, combining narrative design, atmospheric environments and distinctive science-fiction imagery. Its approach brings experienced developers together around ambitious projects with focused production scopes, positioned between independent development and larger AA productions.

The studio was established by developers and production leads with backgrounds at CD Projekt RED, Techland, Reality Pump and Bloober Team. Its work spans pre-production, prototyping, game direction, world-building, 3D art, level design, technical animation and platform optimization. Unreal Engine development and detailed environmental design support its emphasis on visually expressive worlds.

From literary science fiction to survival adventure

Its debut game, The Invincible, launched on November 6, 2023, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with worldwide publishing handled by 11 bit studios. Based on Stanisław Lem’s 1964 novel, the first-person narrative adventure takes place on Regis III and explores philosophical science-fiction themes through exploration and storytelling. Its visual identity draws on atompunk and retro-futurist design, including analog technology and an imagined future shaped by an earlier technological era.

The studio’s second project, Into the Fire, was previously developed under the codename Dante’s Ring. It moves into action-adventure and extraction survival, placing players on an erupting volcanic island in the Pacific. The design centers on surviving 30 days amid wildfire dynamics, lava flows and mysterious anomalies, extending the studio’s environmental storytelling into more active survival systems.

As of November 2026, Into the Fire remained in active development, with gameplay presentations and Steam playtests supporting preparations for Early Access. Alongside this new production, the studio continued promotional activity for The Invincible. Together, the projects show a developing portfolio that connects speculative settings and strong visual direction with different forms of player interaction, from philosophical exploration to survival under environmental pressure.