Starbeard Jolly Good Games Limited FOR THE BEARD! Starbeard is a roguelike romp that turns match 3 puzzles on their head, combining tactical tussles and c… $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsFOR THE BEARD! Starbeard is a roguelike romp that turns match 3 puzzles on their head, combining tactical tussles and community developed content, all with characters that’ll leave you starry eyed. In this constellation matching, bug crunching adventure, players will explore beautiful levels and challenge beastly bosses. The evil Gnomad wants to destroy the environment with his insatiable gluttony, whilst his pansy of a brother is out to get filthy rich. Despite this, players will spread gardens throughout the Galaxy with the colourful and crazy powers of the Starbeard Gnomes, and can also create a gnome of their own design! FEATURES + The World's Greatest: Complete 15 achievements, place in the global leaderboards and rank in the daily challenge! + Rank up your Gnome by best increasing difficulty levels and winning the coveted Beard Badges! + Art from the Heart: A unique, vibrant and charming art style + Know your Gnome: 12 different playable characters, each with special powers + Match 3 unlike ever before : Unique battle system combining tactical and RPG elements + Bring a green thumb: Tons of challenging levels to test even the most seasoned Gnome + A strong in-built community: Players create their own designs for the game and we integrate the best! + The Brits are coming! The game is laced with British humour and references that we can all raise a cuppa to! + Portrait orientation for casual one-handed gameplay + No ads, timers, or other freemium shenanigans Starbeard is updated regularly with new characters, levels and game modes! If you need help with your game, please reach out to us at [email protected] Join the Beardy Bunch! Share your character designs at: www.facebook.com/starbeardgame or @starbeardgame Information Seller:Jolly Good Games Limited Genre:Adventure, Puzzle Release:Oct 14, 2019 Updated:Jan 17, 2020 Version:1.3 Size:323.1 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starbeard/id1188480720 Son of Anarchy likes this. sugimulm Well-Known Member Aug 28, 2010 2,457 46 48 The last time zone for iOS game releases :( #2 sugimulm, Oct 15, 2019 Highly recommend! Played the beta and just oozes with polish and fun Der Khan likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #3 ste86uk, Oct 15, 2019 This does look good and interesting. yankeeblue000 likes this. Jolly Good Games Member Jul 30, 2019 24 9 3 Female London #4 Jolly Good Games, Oct 15, 2019 Last edited by a moderator: Oct 15, 2019 We just released our game on Apple devices world wide and Android will be showing up later today! We used so much feedback from the guys that tested for us here on TA and you can see for yourself in the release version. FOR THE BEARD! Starbeard is a roguelike romp that turns match 3 puzzles on their head, combining tactical tussles and community developed content, all with characters that’ll leave you starry eyed. I n this constellation matching, bug crunching adventure, players will explore beautiful levels and challenge beastly bosses. The evil Gnomad wants to destroy the environment with his insatiable gluttony, whilst his pansy of a brother is out to get filthy rich. Despite this, players will spread gardens throughout the Galaxy with the colourful and crazy powers of the Starbeard Gnomes, and can also create a gnome of their own design! FEATURES + Art from the Heart: A unique, vibrant and charming art style + Know your Gnome: many different characters, each with special powers + Inverse Tetris? : Unique battle system combining tactical and RPG elements + Bring a green thumb: Tons of challenging levels to test even the most seasoned Gnome + A strong in-built community: Players create their own designs for the game and we integrate the best! + The Brits are coming! The game is laced with British humour and references that we can all raise a cuppa to! + Portrait orientation for casual one-handed gameplay + No ads, timers, or other freemium shenanigans Starbeard is updated regularly with new characters, levels and game modes! If you need help with your game, please reach out to us at [email protected] Join the Beardy Bunch! Share your character designs at: www.facebook.com/starbeardgame or @starbeardgame TheSilveryWolf and yankeeblue000 like this. Capronissimo71 Well-Known Member Sep 5, 2011 1,305 137 63 Male Italy #5 Capronissimo71, Oct 15, 2019 Downloaded! Jolly Good Games likes this. Jolly Good Games Member Jul 30, 2019 24 9 3 Female London #6 Jolly Good Games, Oct 15, 2019 Thank you x ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #7 ste86uk, Oct 15, 2019 How does the matching work on this game? Is it just by switching position of one at a time to create a match or more like dungeon raid or more recently grindstone where you trace your finger across as many as possible that do match and link up? Jolly Good Games Member Jul 30, 2019 24 9 3 Female London #8 Jolly Good Games, Oct 15, 2019 Neither! You take shapes from the bottom and move them around to match 3 or more horizontally and vertically - this charges your characters abilities which you activate for different effects (including destroying enemies, tiles, spiders...) ste86uk likes this. orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #9 orangecan, Oct 15, 2019 It’s a very well put together game with a lot of charm but it really didn’t grab me at first - not entirely sure why not, It felt a bit clunky and the mechanics a bit strange (despite the perfectly good tutorial) - but then everything clicked and now I’m loving it, if you’re a fan of a match 3 style puzzler give it a go it’s a nice take on the genre. TheSilveryWolf, Der Khan, raravan and 2 others like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #10 ste86uk, Oct 15, 2019 Thank you for the information. What kind of RPG elements does the game have? orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #11 orangecan, Oct 15, 2019 I haven’t quite worked out what you keep at the start of your run either - I’ve restarted twice and I don’t seem to have kept anything, I know it’s a rogue but I was expecting some kind of upgrade. I know you unlock more characters as you go along though, even though I’ve not got them yet. You get a shop every few levels which give you coins to let you buy skills and upgrade them, but they don’t seem to carry over. still really enjoying it, if not even more despite the lack of carry over upgrades, but with the caveat that I’m finding it pretty tough on occasion - you’ve got to really think about some moves, and there’s a fair bit of thinking ahead going on. I’m not even sure calling it a match3 does it enough justice, there’s a lot to think about from stopping gems reaching the bottom to moving your character to killing pests. if the devs back on here again, i can’t quite work out the ladybird behaviour patterns can you help please? I think some kind of bestiary would be helpful to remind people. Just quality for me, it’s up there with Grindstone as one of the best recent puzzlers. Der Khan likes this. TheRealist82 Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2016 140 28 28 #12 TheRealist82, Oct 16, 2019 There is a Bestiary! Der Khan likes this. ramzarules Well-Known Member Sep 13, 2014 2,112 128 63 Greece #13 ramzarules, Oct 16, 2019 Hi! Like the above posters i am also curious, what are the rpg elements and what is the progression like( do you keep your upgrades unlock characters etc) ? This looks like a very polished match3, but is it a true match3Rpg so i can smash the buy button? stubbieoz and Jolly Good Games like this. sugimulm Well-Known Member Aug 28, 2010 2,457 46 48 The last time zone for iOS game releases :( #14 sugimulm, Oct 16, 2019 it’s not a true match 3, it’s different but fun. Hard to fully explain, but you match 3 to remove, but can only move from the end piece to another row, hope I made it clear, lol Der Khan likes this. Jolly Good Games Member Jul 30, 2019 24 9 3 Female London #15 Jolly Good Games, Oct 16, 2019 Thanks everyone - we just got android out the door too http://bit.ly/StarbeardGP Der Khan Member Aug 6, 2019 6 1 3 #16 Der Khan, Oct 16, 2019 Hi There! Im the main designer on the project. Glad to hear you managed to get into it! Figuring out how to teaching the game wasn't easy! Let me know things you are enjoying and anything you feel could be improved! Der Khan Member Aug 6, 2019 6 1 3 #17 Der Khan, Oct 16, 2019 Hiya! Makes me very happy to have the game compared to Grindstone! Ladybirds randomly choose one of the four directions to move each turn. A bestiary is a great shout! We have a very sparse enemy section in the Gnome Tome that we are hoping to expand on in future updates, but in the meantime we could compile a small wiki. Definitely let me know things that ur enjoying and anything thats bothering you about the game. We love the feedback!!!! stubbieoz Well-Known Member Jun 23, 2015 1,880 358 83 Male Grey haired gamer NSW Australia #18 stubbieoz, Oct 17, 2019 I’ll add my voice to those asking what are the rpg elements? Also is it confirmed that nothing carries over when your character dies? Thanks. ste86uk likes this. Der Khan Member Aug 6, 2019 6 1 3 #19 Der Khan, Oct 18, 2019 Thanks for the interest! The RPG elements exist in so far as you are unlocking characters and gaining new powers, but the game is a roguelike, so your character starts out with a clean slate when they die. Over the course of the game you do unlock new powers and enemies that get added to the mix so that future runs become progressively more intense. Hope that answers your question! ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #20 ste86uk, Oct 18, 2019 It’s a shame that nothing carries over I like the games where your eventually getting stronger from run to run and feel like your getting somewhere rather than just start all over again everything the same every time. dlt0rre and stubbieoz like this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
We just released our game on Apple devices world wide and Android will be showing up later today! We used so much feedback from the guys that tested for us here on TA and you can see for yourself in the release version. FOR THE BEARD! Starbeard is a roguelike romp that turns match 3 puzzles on their head, combining tactical tussles and community developed content, all with characters that’ll leave you starry eyed. I n this constellation matching, bug crunching adventure, players will explore beautiful levels and challenge beastly bosses. The evil Gnomad wants to destroy the environment with his insatiable gluttony, whilst his pansy of a brother is out to get filthy rich. Despite this, players will spread gardens throughout the Galaxy with the colourful and crazy powers of the Starbeard Gnomes, and can also create a gnome of their own design! FEATURES + Art from the Heart: A unique, vibrant and charming art style + Know your Gnome: many different characters, each with special powers + Inverse Tetris? : Unique battle system combining tactical and RPG elements + Bring a green thumb: Tons of challenging levels to test even the most seasoned Gnome + A strong in-built community: Players create their own designs for the game and we integrate the best! + The Brits are coming! The game is laced with British humour and references that we can all raise a cuppa to! + Portrait orientation for casual one-handed gameplay + No ads, timers, or other freemium shenanigans Starbeard is updated regularly with new characters, levels and game modes! If you need help with your game, please reach out to us at [email protected] Join the Beardy Bunch! Share your character designs at: www.facebook.com/starbeardgame or @starbeardgame
How does the matching work on this game? Is it just by switching position of one at a time to create a match or more like dungeon raid or more recently grindstone where you trace your finger across as many as possible that do match and link up?
Neither! You take shapes from the bottom and move them around to match 3 or more horizontally and vertically - this charges your characters abilities which you activate for different effects (including destroying enemies, tiles, spiders...)
It’s a very well put together game with a lot of charm but it really didn’t grab me at first - not entirely sure why not, It felt a bit clunky and the mechanics a bit strange (despite the perfectly good tutorial) - but then everything clicked and now I’m loving it, if you’re a fan of a match 3 style puzzler give it a go it’s a nice take on the genre.
I haven’t quite worked out what you keep at the start of your run either - I’ve restarted twice and I don’t seem to have kept anything, I know it’s a rogue but I was expecting some kind of upgrade. I know you unlock more characters as you go along though, even though I’ve not got them yet. You get a shop every few levels which give you coins to let you buy skills and upgrade them, but they don’t seem to carry over. still really enjoying it, if not even more despite the lack of carry over upgrades, but with the caveat that I’m finding it pretty tough on occasion - you’ve got to really think about some moves, and there’s a fair bit of thinking ahead going on. I’m not even sure calling it a match3 does it enough justice, there’s a lot to think about from stopping gems reaching the bottom to moving your character to killing pests. if the devs back on here again, i can’t quite work out the ladybird behaviour patterns can you help please? I think some kind of bestiary would be helpful to remind people. Just quality for me, it’s up there with Grindstone as one of the best recent puzzlers.
Hi! Like the above posters i am also curious, what are the rpg elements and what is the progression like( do you keep your upgrades unlock characters etc) ? This looks like a very polished match3, but is it a true match3Rpg so i can smash the buy button?
it’s not a true match 3, it’s different but fun. Hard to fully explain, but you match 3 to remove, but can only move from the end piece to another row, hope I made it clear, lol
Hi There! Im the main designer on the project. Glad to hear you managed to get into it! Figuring out how to teaching the game wasn't easy! Let me know things you are enjoying and anything you feel could be improved!
Hiya! Makes me very happy to have the game compared to Grindstone! Ladybirds randomly choose one of the four directions to move each turn. A bestiary is a great shout! We have a very sparse enemy section in the Gnome Tome that we are hoping to expand on in future updates, but in the meantime we could compile a small wiki. Definitely let me know things that ur enjoying and anything thats bothering you about the game. We love the feedback!!!!
I’ll add my voice to those asking what are the rpg elements? Also is it confirmed that nothing carries over when your character dies? Thanks.
Thanks for the interest! The RPG elements exist in so far as you are unlocking characters and gaining new powers, but the game is a roguelike, so your character starts out with a clean slate when they die. Over the course of the game you do unlock new powers and enemies that get added to the mix so that future runs become progressively more intense. Hope that answers your question!
It’s a shame that nothing carries over I like the games where your eventually getting stronger from run to run and feel like your getting somewhere rather than just start all over again everything the same every time.
