Return to Planet Zoveka 2026
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Return to Planet Zoveka: Awaiting Launch Clearance
Hi everyone, Today, 29 October: The ship is packed. The family is ready. Launch control still has the clipboard. We're very close, but the game is still awaiting Steam's final build review. The review is taking longer than we'd planned, so launch is on hold until we get the green light. The latest follow-up concerns the optional HDR display setting in the game's Config menu. We've added an on/off ...
Steam News · Oct 21
New Community Thread: Tips to Get Started
The game can be hard if you are new, and getting your first mining operation moving is no easy task! Our new Tips to Get Started community thread is now live to help you get going! It covers practical ways to earn credits faster and make those first upgrades count: dust purity, processor queue size, 10-second record bonuses, borrowing, the Meteor Miner, cargo capacity and automated deliveries. 👉 R...
Steam News · Oct 20
Two Leaderboards. Two Winners. Win the Full Game!
Can you finish Steam Next Fest at the top? To celebrate Return to Planet Zoveka taking part in Steam Next Fest, I'm giving away two copies of the full game—one for each of our two leaderboard challenges! Download the free demo, find your strategy, and see how far you can push it. DUST RUSH CHAMPION Herd, merge, and collect your way to the highest score on the demo's Dust Rush leaderboard. Make eve...
Steam News · Oct 19
We're in Steam Next Fest! Come Play the Demo
How much can you build from a handful of cosmic dust? An expanding mining operation? A way home for a displaced family? Come find out! Return to Planet Zoveka is taking part in Steam Next Fest, 19–26 October! The free demo is ready for you to jump in, experiment, and make a little cosmic chaos of your own. I'm Jaco, the developer behind the game. This is a big moment for me, and I'd love you to be...
Steam News · Oct 2
We’re getting ready for launch!
It’s getting close, and I can’t wait to share this next chapter of Return to Planet Zoveka with you! We’re joining Steam Next Fest from 19–26 October! Come try the demo, check in, and say hi. I’d love to hear how your adventure is going. Behind the scenes, we’re putting the final polishing touches on the game. Working with local artists to fine-tune the graphics and music has been an amazing part ...
Steam News · Aug 18
The Pre-Release Demo Is Now Playable!
The free pre-release demo for Return to Planet Zoveka is now playable on Steam.It is a generous early-to-mid-game slice: herd and merge cosmic dust, expand the family mining operation, unlock upgrades, and start automating. The Dust Rush Challenge Arcade mode is fully playable, too.The demo is still developing, and your input will help guide the road to release. Tell us what is fun, unclear, too s...
Steam News · Jul 29
Celebrating the Artists and Musicians Behind Return to Planet Zoveka
Creating the world of Return to Planet Zoveka is a collaborative effort, and we have been fortunate to work with a wonderfully talented group of visual artists and musicians.Bringing a game to life takes far more than ideas and code. Its worlds need atmosphere and identity, its characters need personality, and its music needs to capture the emotion and energy of the experience. Skilled artists and...
Steam News · Jul 27
Our Public Demo Is Almost Ready!
We’re excited to share that the public demo for Return to Planet Zoveka is progressing well and is almost ready!We’re incredibly proud of what we’re putting together, and we can’t wait for you to experience it.Our current target is to make the public pre-release demo available around during August 2026. As we continue with final polishing and testing, this timing may shift slightly.Watch this spac...
Steam News · Jul 6
Invantage Studios Is Now On YouTube
Hello from sunny South Africa!We have opened the new Invantage Studios YouTube channel you can find here:This will be our home for regular video updates around Return to Planet Zoveka: gameplay captures, development progress, trailer clips, feature spotlights, and the occasional look behind the scenes as the game keeps growing.If you would like to follow the project in motion, please check in ther...
Steam News · Jun 18
The Fun Part You Don’t See: Optimising Return to Planet Zoveka
Most players will never notice the quiet little systems running underneath Return to Planet Zoveka, keeping the game fun and smooth.When the game is running well, you should be thinking about space dust mining and surviving the strange little mess we have left for you to solve. You should not be thinking, “Ah yes, excellent memory management.”But we are thinking about it. A lot.At Invantage, we us...