User:Rad140/List of articles and interviews

This is a work in progress list of articles and interviews about In Stars and Time. Last updated January 24 2024.

What is included: anything article-like (including videos where there are no written equivalents) from a major publication OR was shared by the dev or other official source (ISAT Twitter account, Armor Games etc.). Articles should include the author's name (where possible), publication, and date. Please note if the link is a video or in a language other than English.

Missing:

• Other awards mentioned on discord

Done from Feb 24 2024 - Dec 19 2023 from https://twitter.com/insertdisc5

Done from Feb 24 2024 - Nov 20 2023 https://twitter.com/ISAT_game

Done:

• Copied interviews from Brin's list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/171gy_XpYkbqg3SjrWRVcQhBFgYjMruXhMF5IFyl9YdQ/edit#gid=352773833
• Copy articles from Brin's sheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/171gy_XpYkbqg3SjrWRVcQhBFgYjMruXhMF5IFyl9YdQ/edit#gid=352773833

Articles

General stories about the game, including previews.

• 10 indies that might have gone under your radar this year by Heather Wald of Gamesradar+
• This time-looping adventure with Undertale vibes is one of the best RPGs I've played this year by Heather Wald of GamesRadar+
• Inspired by a classic GameCube JRPG, In Stars and Time is Steam's latest indie phenomenon, and it's got literally perfect reviews By Hirun Cryer of Gamesradar+
• insertdisk5’s In Stars and Time Released This Week by The Lodgge (Interactive Ontario)
• The Week In Games: Celestial Journeys And Deadly Dinos (video) by Kotaku Staff
• Stories of 2023 by Into The Spine
• タイムループに気づいているのは自分だけ!?『In Stars And Time』はじゃんけんを元にしたバトルが特徴的なRPG【電撃インディー#520】 (Japanese) by Dengeki Online
• New Steam RPG is an artsy Deathloop, with 9/10 reviews and a demo by Will Nelson of PCGamesN
• How In Stars and Time Perfects the Video Game Time Loop | Bytesized by Rachel Watts of Second Wind.
• In Stars and Time Looped Me In, and Didn’t Let Go by Rebekah Valentine of IGN
• In Stars and Time Indie RPG Traps Players in a Time Loop by Jenni Lada of Siliconera
• Fantasy timeloop RPG 'In Stars and Time' announced, set to release for PC in 2023 by Adam Vitale of RPG Site
• In Stars and Time, Upcoming RPG, Is Cheating Death in 2023 by Jacob Greenwood of COGconnnected
• In Stars and Time Launch Date Announcement by Deepak Chongtham of COGconnected
• In Stars and Time Looping to Release Today by Jacob Greenwood of COGconnnected
• Armor Games Studios announces In Stars and Time, a fantasy meets time loop RPG for fans of Undertale and Earthbound by Jamie Moorcroft-Sharp of Gamepur
• In Stars and Time Announced by Alex Fuller of RPGamer
• Time-looping RPG adventure In Stars and Time confirmed for Switch by Brian of Nintendo Everything, September 14 2022
• Time-loop RPG 'In Stars and Time' heads to Switch in 2023 by GoNintendo, September 14 2022
• This Undertale-Inspired Timeloop RPG Will Have You Live-Die-Repeating A Lot by Jim Norman of Nintendo Life, September 14 2022
• 『UNDERTALE』リスペクトのモノクロターンベースRPG『In Stars and Time』スイッチ版発売決定！ (Japanese) by Game*Spark, September 15 2022
• じゃんけん的な3すくみシステムとループものが融合したターン制RPG『In Stars and Time』レポ【TGS2022】 (Japanese) by Game*Spark, September 19 2022
• Upcoming indie games for 2023 and beyond by Heather Wald of Gamesradar+, May 15 2023
• Nintendo's Biggest 2023 Disappointments and Surprises - NVC 688 (video podcast) by IGN, December 1 2023. In Stars and Time is mentioned 57:00 in.
• “In Stars and Time” Demo: A Breathtaking Debut in the Realm of Time Loop Games by Alexandra Sincere of The Gamer's Muse, July 25 2023
• Ontario Titles on Forbes’ Best Indies of 2023 by The Lodgge (Interactive Ontario), January 23 2024
• Why In Stars And Time Is The Perfect Time Loop Game (video) by Indie Game Culture, February 12, 2024

Awards

Awards including nominations and "best of" lists.

• Best RPGs 2024 - top role-playing games for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Switch by Cat Bussell of TechRadar Gaming
• ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’, ‘Thirsty Suitors’ Lead 2024 Gayming Awards Nominees by Matt Gardner of Forbes
• The 16 Best Indie Games Of 2023, Ranked by Matt Gardner of Forbes
• RPG Site Best of 2023 Awards - our picks for the best of the year by RPG Site Staff
• The 151 Best Indie Games of 2023 by Press Play Gaming
• The best cozy games – Pocket Tactics Awards 2023 by Tilly Lawton of Pocket Tactics
• Canadian indie games absolutely stole the show in 2023 by Bradly Shankar of MobileSyrup
• The Indie Games Of 2023 That You Shouldn’t Sleep On By Kieron Verbrugge of Press Start Australia
• Top 5 des meilleurs jeux indé sortis sur PC en 2023 (French) by Colline Métrailler of jesuisungameur.com
• YEAR IN REVIEW: Top Video Games of 2023 by But Why Tho?
• Games of the (second half of the) year by Tim Biggs and Alice Clarke of Press Any Button
• ANNOUNCING: The Video Games Are Good 2023 GOTY Nominees by Nate and Julie of Video Games Are Good
• The Best RPG of 2023 by Kathryn Bailey of IGN. In Stars and Time received Runner-Up.
• Games of the Year 2023 ~ Editors' Awards: Izzy Parsons - RPGFan Editor Izzy Parsons awarded In Stars and Time "A New Cult Classic".
• 2024 Independent Games Festival Finalists - Nuovo Award Honorable Mention, Seumas McNally Grad Prize Honorable Mention
• Gayming Awards 2024 - In Stars and Time was nominated for "Best LGBTQ Indie Game". Awards are announced April 7 2024.

Interviews

• Writing IN STARS AND TIME — Interview with Creator Adrienne Bazir (video) by Lits Play, a Penguin Random House channel about the intersections of gaming and literature
• In Stars and Time developer on why their RPG ‘has to be frustrating’ - ‘it is art, and art should be annoying sometimes’ by Catherine Lewis of TechRadar Gaming
• In Stars and Time – Developer Interview (podcast) by David Lloyd of The Thirsty Mage
• Adrienne Bazir (In Stars and Time) (podcast) by Pixel Pizza
• dev interview with @insertdisc5 about IN STARS AND TIME (video) by jessyabeb
• Dev Interview: START AGAIN START AGAIN START AGAIN: a prologue #GDoCExpo 2021 (video) by Game Devs of Color Expo
• How found family helps us start again: the story of In Stars and Time by Nathan Ellingsworth of Pocket Tactics
• INDIE INTERVIEWS: Adrienne/insertdisc5 (In Stars and Time, Start Again: A Prologue) by Indie Games of Cohost
• The Best Role I Never Played (video) by Vixen the Reindeer
• Exclusive Interview with "In Stars and Time" Developer Adrienne Bazir (video) by JT of Indie Game Culture
• Story Craft: A Conversation with In Stars and Time's Adrienne Bazir (audio podcast) by Pixel Therapy Pod

Reviews

• Análisis: In Stars and Time (Spanish) by Hugo Rojo of ERREKGAMER
• In Stars And Time Review – Uniquely Uncompromising by Mateusz Niewierowski of GameLuster
• In Stars And Time Review by Missi the Achievement Huntress
• In Stars and Time Review by Em Stonham of Nintendo Life
• In Stars and Time review: narrative gold by Catherine Lewis of TechRadar Gaming
• Análisis de In Stars and Time para Switch (Spanish) by Daniel Jiménez of NaviGames
• In Stars & Time Breakdown! Travel Time In The Cutest Existential Nightmare! (video) by Crit Hit
• A Time-Looping Masterpiece | In Stars and Time review by Warwick, Nov 20 2023
• In Stars and Time Switch review – endlessly enjoyable by Daz Skubich of Pocket Tactics
• REVIEW: ‘In Stars and Time’ Is Peak Time-Loop Fun (Switch) by Mick Abrahamson of But Why Tho? November 20 2023
• In Stars and Time Review by Junior Miyai of RPG Site, November 20 2023
• In Stars and Time by Izzy Parsons of RPGFan, November 20 2023
• In Stars and Time Review by Alana Dunitz of GameGrin, November 20 2023
• In Stars And Time Review – Let’s Do the Time Warp Again by Yuna Briggs of Noisy Pixel, November 20 2023
• In Stars and Time Review – Not Your Average RPG by Chris Lawn of GamesHub, November 21 2023
• In Stars and Time Review – In due time by Charlie Kelly of Checkpoint Gaming, November 21 2023
• In Stars and Time Review — Take It Slow by Ty Galiz-Rowe of Gayming, November 21 2023
• In Stars And Time review: a grind of a groundhog day by Katharine Castle of Rock Paper Shotgun, December 4 2023
• PC Review - 'In Stars and Time' by Chris "Atom" DeAngelus of Worth Playing, January 5 2024