STOP. THINK. SHOOT. SURVIVE. TOP-DOWN TACTICAL BULLET HELL ENTER THE CHRONOSPHERE OUT NOW IN EARLY ACCESS ON STEAM
MELBOUNE, MAY 25, 2026 – Developer Effort Star and publisher Joystick Ventures are extremely proud to release their top down roguelike shooter that combines turn-based strategizing with real-time action, Enter the Chronosphere, into Early Access today on Steam for $14.99!
The team has also partnered with other excellent action games such as Arco, Enter the Gungeon, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate, and others, for Steam bundles where players can obtain an extra savings if they own a partnered game. Visit Enter the Chronosphere’s Steam page to see all the bundles available and if a game in your library can get you a discount by completing your bundle.
- What to expect in Enter the Chronosphere: Move-when-you-move tactical mastery: you may be in bullet hell, but you’ll have time to plan through some truly slick maneuvers
- Five biomes, each with their own weapons, gear, bosses, and unique challenges: explore areas with inspirations ranging from Australiana to the classic sci-fi insect hive
- Three playable characters: select from Marcia (last human in the whole universe), Urtar (a bear!), or Lillypilly (a cool frog)
- Procedurally generated chronospheres: every run begins with a selection between three procedurally generated spheres, which will have different missions and modifiers
About Enter the Chronosphere
In Enter the Chronosphere, nothing moves until the player does. Between turns, bullets hang frozen in mid-air and enemies wait, showing their next move. Act, and everything moves together. Shoot, move, reload, dodge roll, use an ability. Stop, and everything else does, too.
Features:
Six characters bring their own abilities, from Urtar’s enemy-launching Kinetic Surge to Marcia’s clutch dodge roll, plus unlockable tactics that any crew member can use.
Every biome brings unique enemies, objectives, and items.
Gear and skills from different worlds stack into crazy builds that shouldn’t work as well as they do.
Unlock new abilities, threats, and secrets in the game’s between-run hub, The Starseer
For more information on Enter the Chronosphere, visit https://www.joystickventures.com/portfolio/enter-the-chronosphere.
Find the game on Steam.
About Effort Star
Effort Star is an indie game developer based in Melbourne, Australia with a gameplay-first approach to design. Their penchant for facilitating individual play styles is paramount to their game design philosophy, promoting learning and player growth via personalized gameplay to creatively solve procedural problems and overcome in-game obstacles.
About Joystick Ventures
Joystick Ventures is a California-based investing and publishing company whose main goal is to encourage indie developers to stay honest and promote experimentation to push the limits of game design across all genres, styles, and geographies. They are most known for titles like StarVaders, Antonblast, Lost in Play, Mandragora, Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!, and upcoming games including Enter The Chronosphere, Trailblazers, WILD Tactics, and Runeomicon.
