{"id":10444,"date":"2024-10-05T19:49:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T18:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/?page_id=10444"},"modified":"2026-09-04T00:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T23:19:21","slug":"pgd-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Game Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10444\" data-postid=\"10444\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10444 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"e9dj469\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_e9dj469 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_cu0t469 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0ctc737   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Welcome to Phoenix Game Development!<\/p>\n<p>Check out Spiritus Astrum on Steam using the Link Below!<\/p>\n<p>Documentation (PDF) For Spiritus Astrum can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Spiritus-Astrum-Documentation-vs.EA1_.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Legacy Phoenix Game Development blog can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/pgd_legacy.phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blogs\/index.php\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To contact the webmaster, emails can be sent to:<\/p>\n<p>contact@phoenixgamedevelopment.com<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_g05m988 dashed  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #000;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;width: 150px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module plain text 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2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1676-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1676: Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1676-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>Spiritus Astrum has now transitioned to free.My goal is to keep the game free throughout the Early Access period, and then consider whethe or not I want to make the release period free or paid when I get to that point. This week was mostly focused on bug fixes and improvements. I added support for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-12049\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12049 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-software-and-games has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/message-in-a-bottle-free-online-game\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/sbYI1NS.jpeg\" title=\"Message In A Bottle: Free Online Game\" alt=\"Message In A Bottle: Free Online Game\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 15, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/message-in-a-bottle-free-online-game\/\">Message In A Bottle: Free Online Game<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/message-in-a-bottle-free-online-game\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have created a very simple browser based game. The idea is that players can send and receive Messages anonymously, whether they are bittersweet, thought provoking, or just fun. All messages pass through a moderation queue before being displayed. The game can be played here: Message In A Bottle It should also work on mobile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-12037\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12037 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1675-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/sGTgy9I.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1675: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1675: Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 11, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1675-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1675: Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1675-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>Spiritus Astrum should be transiting to Free early next week, so I have been working on improvements and bug fixes for the game so that it will hopefully be more stable and bug-free when the price change occurs. I have added a full-featured bug reporter to the game that allows players to submit log files [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-12030\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12030 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1674-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/P3mNS6Y.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1674: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1674: Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-04\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">October 4, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1674-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1674: Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1674-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have been mostly focusing on bug fixes, optimisations, and adding tutorial\/helm menus, etc, to the game. The learning curve in Spiritus Astrum is very steep. This is partly by design, but also partly due to lack of tutorials, etc. I have temporarily disabled Ansel and VR support. These features were working, but not fully, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-12018\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12018 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1673-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/FDjragY.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1673: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1673: Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-27\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">September 27, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1673-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1673: Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1673-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>I have spent the week improving the Early Access build of Spiritus Astrum. The community has discovered several bugs and issues which I have been working to fix. Some of the more serious issues, involving players being unable to log in to the game and players having their saves corrupted, should now be fixed. I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-12009\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12009 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1672-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/waMgAov.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1672: Early Access\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1672: Early Access\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">September 20, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1672-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1672: Early Access<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1672-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>Spiritus Astrum has now been in Early Access for a week. The launch was somewhat rocky, to say the least. There were substantially more bugs in the game than I realised, and I picked up some negative reviews and comments because of that. Once I discovered the issues that players were having with the game, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-12003\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-12003 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-early-access-is-live\/\">\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2102\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mainedited.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-11898\" title=\"mainedited\" alt=\"mainedited\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mainedited.png 2102w, https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mainedited-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mainedited-1024x604.png 1024w, https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mainedited-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mainedited-1536x906.png 1536w, https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mainedited-2048x1208.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2102px) 100vw, 2102px\" \/>                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">September 14, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-early-access-is-live\/\">Spiritus Astrum Early Access is Live!<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-early-access-is-live\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>Play on steam now: Spiritus Astrum on Steam The game is in Early Access, please report any bugs or issues either on the steam forum or by email: bugreports@phoenixgamedevelopment.com<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n<article id=\"post-11995\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-11995 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ea1 category-p-0 category-software-and-games category-spirit-of-the-stars category-spiritus-astrum has-post-title has-post-date has-post-category has-post-tag has-post-comment no-post-author \">\n\t    \n\t                <figure class=\"post-image tf_clearfix\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1671-1-day-left-until-early-access\/\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ALB1iKO.jpeg\" title=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1671: 1 Day Left Until Early Access!\" alt=\"Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1671: 1 Day Left Until Early Access!\">                                                                    <\/a>\n                                                                <\/figure>\n                    \t<div class=\"post-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-content-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date-wrap post-date-inline\">\n\t\t<time class=\"post-date entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-13\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">September 13, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div><!-- .post-date-wrap -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1671-1-day-left-until-early-access\/\">Spiritus Astrum [P0-EA1]: p1671: 1 Day Left Until Early Access!<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-meta entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/ea1\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-ea1\">EA1<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/p-0\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-p-0\">P-0<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/software-and-games\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-software-and-games\">Software and Games<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spirit-of-the-stars\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spirit-of-the-stars\">Spirit of the Stars<\/a><span class=\"separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/category\/spiritus-astrum\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"term-spiritus-astrum\">Spiritus Astrum<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"post-comment\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/spiritus-astrum-p0-ea1-p1671-1-day-left-until-early-access\/#respond\">0<\/a><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-comment\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-comment\"><\/use><\/svg>        <\/span>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n        \n            <p>Spiritus Astrum will be launching into EA early tomorrow, the 14th September. The base price of the game is 4.99 USD, and there is a 25% launch discount for the first 14 days. There may be some bugs and issues with the EA release, especially in the first few days and weeks, but I am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\n                \n            \n        <\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n        \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- \/.post-content-inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/.post-content -->\n\t\n<\/article>\n<!-- \/.post -->\n    <\/div><!-- .builder-posts-wrap -->\n                                <link rel=\"prefetch\" as=\"document\" href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/2\/\"\/><div class=\"pagenav tf_clear tf_box tf_textr tf_clearfix \"> <span class=\"number current\">1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/2\/\" class=\"number\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/3\/\" class=\"number\">3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/4\/\" class=\"number\">4<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/2\/\"  class=\"number nextp\">&rsaquo;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/page\/259\/\" title=\"&raquo;\" class=\"number lastp\">&raquo;<\/a><\/div>                <\/div>\n<!-- \/module post -->\n            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Phoenix Game Development! Check out Spiritus Astrum on Steam using the Link Below! Documentation (PDF) For Spiritus Astrum can be found HERE. The Legacy Phoenix Game Development blog can be found HERE. To contact the webmaster, emails can be sent to: contact@phoenixgamedevelopment.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10444","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"builder_content":"<p>Welcome to Phoenix Game Development!<\/p> <p>Check out Spiritus Astrum on Steam using the Link Below!<\/p> <p>Documentation (PDF) For Spiritus Astrum can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Spiritus-Astrum-Documentation-vs.EA1_.pdf\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p> <p>The Legacy Phoenix Game Development blog can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/pgd_legacy.phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blogs\/index.php\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p> <p>To contact the webmaster, emails can be sent to:<\/p> <p>contact@phoenixgamedevelopment.com<\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/widget\/2076540\/\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"646\" height=\"190\"><\/iframe>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10444"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11946,"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10444\/revisions\/11946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phoenixgamedevelopment.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}