This was so charming and fun to play, in and of itself its such an innovative way to approach design, the world feels so alive and the characters are so sweet. I loved every aspect of this game.
The animations are perfect and I felt more and more touched by the game the closer I got to finding all 61 animals, thank you so much for making this beautiful masterpiece.
I'm so charmed by this game; my heart is so touched that I'm at a bit of a loss for words. What a lovely little (and genuinely inspirational) experience. Thank you Shape, and a big thank you to each and every person who contributed to this game- I'm so grateful for your efforts, your creativity, and to have been able to play it!
Just finished this up and really enjoyed it! It was really nicely polished from the animation to the music to the UI. I really vibed with the overall feel of the game. Although the game play did feel a tad tedious by the end the music and artistry were more than enough to keep my attention until the end. Really awesome to see how you've progressed from my last purchase Apple Quest Monsters. Can't wait to see future games of yours!
Nice little game, really enjoyed. Just a heads up, don't know if it was a bug or not, but on the Linux version, the character is auto moving to the left.
Thank you so much for making this!! I really loved wandering around and meeting all the animals. The spritework, animation and colours were all lovely - I enjoyed just moving my character around the screen cause of how charming it all was.
And, the final conversation really moved me too! I draw and create quite a lot, almost always just for myself, but I’ve been trying to share a little more recently. I do love the process of working on stuff that makes me smile without anyone else in mind, but I’m sure there’s a healthy balance there. For what it’s worth, I’ve enjoyed your art for a while now & it’s been a pretty significant inspiration to me, so I’m really glad you have chosen to share some of it with the world! Look forward to seeing whatever you make in the future :)
a truly charming and lovely game from the heart. getting older, it gets harder to pick which games to play, with so little time on your hands. ive been struggling with it more recently since last yr. i was super delighted to find out splendidland was working on another game apart from the highly anticipated amazing treasure valley!! esp one about hanging out with monsters (one of my fave genres!!) you never know what to expect, and pushing others to create and true to themselves as well...i have so much more i could say. but truly..wonderful. thank you to splendidland and the team that made this. thisll be on my mind for a very long time
Oh, my gosh. This was such a delightful experience. I definitely teared up a bit at the end! I just love the characters. I found all 61 animals and loved the little twist at the end, but also the endearing payoff. Oh, and the lovely surprise tune you get when befriending Sylvia just enhanced the overall experience, even more. Thank you so much for this game!
THIS GAME WAS SO AWESOME!!! Me and my friend had a wonderful time playing it. The sprites and animation were so charming and delightful. I love this strange little planet!!! (i also love the franken references too, hehe)
I’m assuming you’re referring to the colorful person at the end. That would be Shape, the being that created the formless star and the animals that live on it. She is #61. I found her after finding all 60 other animals. :)
Wanted to put a spoiler tag, fumbled around a bit. the deleted post is mine, haha
You know, when you made Mega Man Sprite Game I started following you for your sense of humor, which to this day almost perfectly matches mine. Just the humor though. That was about it. Then from time to time I would see you mentioned as a designer of a few other things I liked and thought "well, that's neat". What I'm trying to say is that I've never really seen your more serious work (serious as in not a complete shitpost). Anyway, the point. The point is that I like this. I really, really, REALLY like this. The ending - the whole talk with Shape - it was such a touching metaphor and resonated with me on a pretty personal level. And honestly, I think it kinda made me take a step back and say "this person has an AMAZING artstyle, just beaming with creativity". I love this. I want to see more.
Honestly, I downloaded this game out of boredom and spite, and the cover was so eye-catching! I loved space and astronomy, too! I spent an hour finding all the animals and laughing at their abilities! This game is so fun. I loved every detail. I loved the lore, too! I hope to play another game like this on this platform—or another game by the same devs!
I REALLLLYY RWALLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY like I can't explain enough, REALLY loved this game, it's all I could ever want in a game, the characters are interesting, and cute, the aesthetics are fun, music great, and just UGHH I WANNA EAT ITTTTT amazing job, I hope to see more of your amazing work in the future, I look forward to it! I had an amazing time playing this game <3
i need to rewrite the hint for this one a little bit but #54 is "in disguise", and it only appears near the hot biome. #61 appears when you have every other creature!
So cute, loved the graphics! It definitely felt more like a walking sim, but I enjoyed seeing all the designs of the animals and their interactions. Also, Sylvia best girl fr (saved so much time traveling)
I was really drawn to this game, one of the few top itch.io games of 2025 that I really like. It's a very simple exploration game where you land on a planet that (much like Kirby's Pop-Star) doesn't look like Earth from the outside, but when you land it's full of life and color, and you discover a variety of absurdly strange and creative creatures.
Thank you for this therapeutically wholesome experience! Every time I feel down, my new instant cure is now to hole up with a hot drink and go searching for li'l guys. Cheers!
I have described a game I wanted to play for years to friends who would listen, this is that game. I'm so happy this exists and I'm so happy with all of the flourishes and details that populate it. I actually cried a few times while playing this because of how moved I was by it - it's really very beautiful. I hope one day to share some apple crumble with Anemo :)
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This was so charming and fun to play, in and of itself its such an innovative way to approach design, the world feels so alive and the characters are so sweet. I loved every aspect of this game.
The animations are perfect and I felt more and more touched by the game the closer I got to finding all 61 animals, thank you so much for making this beautiful masterpiece.
P.S. I love you sylvie <3
I'm so charmed by this game; my heart is so touched that I'm at a bit of a loss for words. What a lovely little (and genuinely inspirational) experience. Thank you Shape, and a big thank you to each and every person who contributed to this game- I'm so grateful for your efforts, your creativity, and to have been able to play it!
Just finished this up and really enjoyed it! It was really nicely polished from the animation to the music to the UI. I really vibed with the overall feel of the game. Although the game play did feel a tad tedious by the end the music and artistry were more than enough to keep my attention until the end. Really awesome to see how you've progressed from my last purchase Apple Quest Monsters. Can't wait to see future games of yours!
Nice little game, really enjoyed.
Just a heads up, don't know if it was a bug or not, but on the Linux version, the character is auto moving to the left.
Sylvia is really a great homie.
Thank you so much for making this!! I really loved wandering around and meeting all the animals. The spritework, animation and colours were all lovely - I enjoyed just moving my character around the screen cause of how charming it all was.
And, the final conversation really moved me too! I draw and create quite a lot, almost always just for myself, but I’ve been trying to share a little more recently. I do love the process of working on stuff that makes me smile without anyone else in mind, but I’m sure there’s a healthy balance there. For what it’s worth, I’ve enjoyed your art for a while now & it’s been a pretty significant inspiration to me, so I’m really glad you have chosen to share some of it with the world! Look forward to seeing whatever you make in the future :)
a truly charming and lovely game from the heart. getting older, it gets harder to pick which games to play, with so little time on your hands. ive been struggling with it more recently since last yr. i was super delighted to find out splendidland was working on another game apart from the highly anticipated amazing treasure valley!! esp one about hanging out with monsters (one of my fave genres!!) you never know what to expect, and pushing others to create and true to themselves as well...i have so much more i could say.
but truly..wonderful. thank you to splendidland and the team that made this. thisll be on my mind for a very long time
Bravo! Bravo! What a wonderful way to spend an hour
Thank you so much everyone for the support on Formless Star!
The soundtrack is now available to listen to!
Oh, my gosh. This was such a delightful experience. I definitely teared up a bit at the end! I just love the characters. I found all 61 animals and loved the little twist at the end, but also the endearing payoff. Oh, and the lovely surprise tune you get when befriending Sylvia just enhanced the overall experience, even more. Thank you so much for this game!
Can you add a button that lets me give Sylvia 20 bucks to say thanks
I was here.
thanks, Shape.
I love all of the creatures on the Formless star, they’re all unique and fun! Sylvia has my heart 🤍
THIS GAME WAS SO AWESOME!!! Me and my friend had a wonderful time playing it. The sprites and animation were so charming and delightful. I love this strange little planet!!! (i also love the franken references too, hehe)
Such a sweet game with really charming sprites, so glad I played!
Please enjoy this picture of me interrupting a normal heterosexual couple
who was the person waving at the end of the game? did i miss something or are they just there?
I finished the game (and LOVED IT :D.
SPOILERS. Find all the animals first!
I’m assuming you’re referring to the colorful person at the end. That would be Shape, the being that created the formless star and the animals that live on it. She is #61. I found her after finding all 60 other animals. :)
Wanted to put a spoiler tag, fumbled around a bit. the deleted post is mine, haha
thank you!!
I CRIED AT THE END and alot of the animations made me smile. this was so pleasant thank yu!
This was so beautiful.
I've been following you for probably a few years now, and when I heard your game was finally done I was so happy!
IT WAS EVEN BETTER THAN I'D IMAGINED!!
Thank you for making this!!!! I played it with my son and he loved it too.
And Shape, I get you.
You know, when you made Mega Man Sprite Game I started following you for your sense of humor, which to this day almost perfectly matches mine. Just the humor though. That was about it. Then from time to time I would see you mentioned as a designer of a few other things I liked and thought "well, that's neat". What I'm trying to say is that I've never really seen your more serious work (serious as in not a complete shitpost). Anyway, the point. The point is that I like this. I really, really, REALLY like this. The ending - the whole talk with Shape - it was such a touching metaphor and resonated with me on a pretty personal level. And honestly, I think it kinda made me take a step back and say "this person has an AMAZING artstyle, just beaming with creativity". I love this. I want to see more.
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!
Honestly, I downloaded this game out of boredom and spite, and the cover was so eye-catching! I loved space and astronomy, too! I spent an hour finding all the animals and laughing at their abilities! This game is so fun. I loved every detail. I loved the lore, too! I hope to play another game like this on this platform—or another game by the same devs!
YIPEEE!!11
I REALLLLYY RWALLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY like I can't explain enough, REALLY loved this game, it's all I could ever want in a game, the characters are interesting, and cute, the aesthetics are fun, music great, and just UGHH I WANNA EAT ITTTTT amazing job, I hope to see more of your amazing work in the future, I look forward to it! I had an amazing time playing this game <3
Does anyone know how to find animals #54 and #61? :0
i need to rewrite the hint for this one a little bit but #54 is "in disguise", and it only appears near the hot biome. #61 appears when you have every other creature!
Anyone find #54?
Amazing creature designs again splendidland!
Try checking in with your companions :)
Got them, thank you!
i need to rewrite the hint for this one a little bit but it's "in disguise", and it only appears near the hot biome
Got them, thanks splendidland, and thanks for making the game!
Imagine my excitement upon discovering JELLY BIOME!! 🥭🍉🍎🍇🍓🍅
Jelly biome is terrific, I share your excitement :D
This was such a relaxing and beautiful experience, thank you <3
很棒的游戏，让我感到宽慰和温暖
Relaxing and super cute! Lovely monster and character designs too. What font do you use for this? I'd love to grab it for my own art!
the font is a custom font that I made! it's kind of a small pixel re-interpretation of futura
A beautiful little game! I played it in a time of stress and it really helped me relax. Thanks for the great game!
That was lovely, thank you for sharing!
Didn't expect to like it as much as I did.
So cute, loved the graphics! It definitely felt more like a walking sim, but I enjoyed seeing all the designs of the animals and their interactions. Also, Sylvia best girl fr (saved so much time traveling)
Just 10/10. I don't even really know what to say, it's a game you just gotta see to believe.
What a wonderful game, it was so fun to explore and meet all the animals and to know the characters!! thank you for creating this game.
I was really drawn to this game, one of the few top itch.io games of 2025 that I really like. It's a very simple exploration game where you land on a planet that (much like Kirby's Pop-Star) doesn't look like Earth from the outside, but when you land it's full of life and color, and you discover a variety of absurdly strange and creative creatures.
I'll try it again another time.
Thank you for this therapeutically wholesome experience! Every time I feel down, my new instant cure is now to hole up with a hot drink and go searching for li'l guys. Cheers!
THIS GAME IS SO SILLY AND AWESOME!!!!!! AUGGHG THE GRAPHICS ARE SO JOYOUS
This was such a lovely treat! Is there any place we can buy the soundtrack?
I have described a game I wanted to play for years to friends who would listen, this is that game. I'm so happy this exists and I'm so happy with all of the flourishes and details that populate it. I actually cried a few times while playing this because of how moved I was by it - it's really very beautiful. I hope one day to share some apple crumble with Anemo :)
really fun! i love all the diversity in bioms and animals :]