StarRupture Enters Early Access: Release Times, Price, Platforms, and Features
- Sagar Mankar
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
Polish studio Creepy Jar is officially launching StarRupture into Early Access today, January 6, 2026, at 14:00 UTC. The game combines first-person survival mechanics with factory automation and intense combat against alien threats, marking a new direction for the developers best known for their work on Green Hell.
StarRupture takes clear inspiration from established titles in the genre, particularly Satisfactory's 3D factory automation and exploration systems, along with Factorio's logistics and rail-based pull systems.
However, Creepy Jar has added their own spin by introducing skill-based FPS combat against waves of hostile alien creatures and dynamic environmental cataclysms that continuously reshape the game's planetary landscape. The result is an experience that blends the methodical planning of factory builders with the adrenaline of defending your base against relentless hordes.
Release Times
Los Angeles, USA - Jan 6, 6:00 AM PST
New York, USA - Jan 6, 9:00 AM EST
London, UK - Jan 6, 2:00 PM GMT
Warsaw, Poland - Jan 6, 3:00 PM CET
São Paulo, Brazil - Jan 6, 11:00 AM BRT
Beijing, China - Jan 6, 10:00 PM CST
Tokyo, Japan - Jan 6, 11:00 PM JST
Sydney, Australia - Jan 7, 1:00 AM AEDT
Story & Setting
The game's setting places players in the role of a prisoner sent to explore and exploit a mysterious alien world. Your sentence involves extracting resources, constructing elaborate bases and production chains, and surviving against both the planet's harsh elements and its aggressive wildlife.
Each completed mission rewards players with unique building blueprints, gradually unlocking more advanced construction options and capabilities. The open world is designed to be vast and filled with secrets, including abandoned bases that contain valuable loot and disturbing lore about the planet's history.
What sets StarRupture apart from similar games is its dynamic world system. Recurring elemental cataclysms constantly alter the terrain, creating extreme temperature shifts and reshaping the landscape through destruction and regeneration. This means that players need to adapt their strategies and base designs to survive these periodic upheavals, adding an extra layer of challenge beyond the standard resource management and enemy encounters.
The game supports both solo play and online co-op for up to four players. The automation systems feature the innovative pull logistics that fans of Factorio will recognize, implemented through rail systems that efficiently transport materials across your industrial empire.
Price and Platform
Edition: Standard only (no DLCs or special editions at launch)
Launch Price (20% off):
$15.99 / €15.99 / £13.59 / 51.99zł
$19.99 / €19.99 / £16.99 / 64.99zł
For its Early Access launch, StarRupture is available exclusively on PC through Steam.
Gameplay
Core Pillars: Exploration, Base-Building/Automation, Combat/Survival.
Exploration: Vast, dynamic open world reshapes via cataclysms—discover biomes, resources, secrets. Vehicles/tools for traversal.
Base-Building: Extract/mine resources, build complex factories (automation chains: mine → process → assemble). Tech tree unlocks machines, defenses. Rail systems with innovative "pull" logistics.
Combat: Skill-based FPS vs. alien hordes (solo or defending base). Guns, melee; survive waves/raids.
Co-op: Seamless up to 4 players—build/fight together.
Survival: Manage hunger/thirst? (implied via harsh planet), tech progression.
Feels like Satisfactory with Factorio-style automation + Subnautica-esque alien threats.
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