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Pleiades Zero

Released

GidgexDiscovered Sep 21, 2026

About the game

Pleiades Zero is a 2D maze-puzzle platformer set among the stars of the Pleiades cluster. As Beiling, wield a laser whip and laser shield. Find the path to the seventh sister of the Pleiades and uncover the truth of the universe.

Original Steam description

PLEIADES ZERO

Somewhere in the Pleiades cluster, a traveler named Beiling sets out across seven stars, each ruled by one of the Seven Sisters. To reach the seventh and final star is to reach the truth of the universe itself — a truth that will unmake everything Beiling believes about their own reality.

Pleiades Zero is a 2D maze-puzzle platformer built around movement, timing, and momentum. Every surface is a foothold: floors and ceilings all reset your jump, turning each chamber into a three-dimensional puzzle you solve by navigating the terrain. Armed with a laser whip to strike and a laser shield to survive, you'll fight, climb, and think your way toward the light of the seventh sister.

Features

  • Surface-jump traversal — bounce off any surface you touch, floors and ceilings alike, to thread mazes no ordinary jump could reach

  • Laser whip & laser shield — a two-button combat rhythm of attack and defense

  • Maze-puzzle platforming — navigation, timing, and spatial puzzles woven into every level

  • Seven stars, seven sisters — a journey through the Pleiades toward a truth that rewrites reality

Controls

  • A / D — Move left / right

  • W or Spacebar — Jump

  • Left Mouse — Laser whip

  • Right Mouse — Laser shield

  • Esc — Pause

  • Backspace — Close

Pure Open-Source & Retro DNA

Pleiades Zero was built from the ground up using an authentic, dedicated retro workflow:

• Blender 2.79: Entire game logic, real-time 2D/3D physics, and environment design.

• GIMP: Hand-crafted pixel textures, sprites, and interface art.

• MilkyTracker: Authentic tracked audio and atmospheric chiptune sound design.

Demo and release information

No demo is verified in the current check data. This does not mean the game has never had a demo; check its Steam page for current availability.

Steam demo, playtest and Early Access: what is the difference?

Information & artwork: Steam · Last checked UTC