Urustar

Game Design From Outer Space

Ciao! We are Urustar, an independent game development studio based in Genova, Italy. We craft any kind of game, from board to digital. You are very welcome to our planet: browse as you please.

Our Missions

Dervish Derby
Dervish Derby: The Board Game

Dervish Derby is a board game for two players.

Asso 91
Asso 91

Asso 91 is a two-player dogfight game inspired by the Italian aviator Francesco Baracca.

So You Wanna Be a Game Designer?
So You Wanna Be a Game Designer?

This is a guide for every game designer to-be.

The Wrong Lizard
The Wrong Lizard

A game about general elections in Italy. Make your choices, every day.

Anheuristic
Anheuristic

You are exploring a dying world: its heart wants to feel emotions before the last beat, and this is totally up to you.

Zwan
Zwan

A game inspired by Bosch and his artworks to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death.

Messages from Outer Space

Clairvoyance: A Look at a Great Strategy Game

Even if in its beta phase this is one of my favourite strategy games, for lovers of the genre defenitively something not to miss!

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Clairvoyance | Strategy Game
Project Management 101: Basecamp

Our complicated relationship with 37signals’ Basecamp, since 2007. But also about their Suite and the new Basecamp.

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Basecamp Logo
NDA: A (Tiny) Company’s Nightmare

With an NDA a client ties your hands and shuts your mouth about their projects. But when it’s about your game design idea you can do nothing to protect it.

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Does an NDA protect your ideas?

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United States of Europe: A Dream We Pursue

European Federalists are calling for action in Firenze on May 11th. Here’s what we think about the United States of Europe political project.

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United Europe Flag
Why I Hate and Love Guacamelee

Guacamelee could have been a great game. But it falls short on something a game designer should pay attention to.

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Guacamelee
Project Management 101: Paper-Based Time Tracker

We don’t use time tracker software, just a paper-based time tracker, pens and coloured markers to highlight each task we face during our workday.

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The Emergent Task Planner

Crew

We are an indie studio, but most importantly we are four people. If you want to get to know us, here’s our story. You can also find out what the name Urustar means.

What We Do

We design and make games for every platform. We love digital games, board games, pervasive games and we try to bring our love into our projects.

How We Work

If you are considering our expertise for a project of your own, maybe you want to check our ethics manifesto. If you find a common ground, we’ll be happy to hear from you.

Clients and Partners

Even if we are indie, we do a lot of contract work and we also team with other people and companies in order to create the best we can – for our clients and for our players.

Experimental Zone

Stand back, we're trying science!

Dervish Derby
Asso 91
Hotot
ETLF