# Expedition Astra — Press Kit *Last updated: May 10, 2026* --- ## Tagline **Secure hostile asteroid sites in true zero gravity.** *ZERO-G · VR · DEEP SPACE · ASTEROID WARFARE* --- ## Factsheet | | | |---|---| | **Game** | Expedition Astra | | **Developer** | Solo independent developer — Ankit Raj Gupta | | **Publisher** | Light Year Interactive Inc. | | **Genre** | Space combat · Simulation · VR | | **Platform** | PC — VR and standard display | | **Input** | VR headset · Game controller · HOTAS (planned) | | **Status** | In development | | **Release** | TBA | | **Steam** | https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746770/Expedition_Astra/ | | **Website** | https://www.expeditionastra.com | | **Discord** | https://discord.gg/Eat7Pw9DQk | | **Press contact** | contact@expeditionastra.com | --- ## Descriptions ### Short (≈30 words) Expedition Astra is a physics-based VR space combat game. Secure hostile asteroid sites in true zero gravity — drift, fight, dock, and pull resources from the rock itself. ### Medium (≈90 words) Expedition Astra is a physics-based space combat game built for VR cockpit presence. You are alone in deep space, approaching silent asteroid sites where old machines have taken control. In true zero gravity, every maneuver matters — rotation, drift, and momentum decide whether you survive the approach. Skim crater walls, lock onto threats with headset-based targeting, dock with old survey craft, and press your REX module against the asteroid until it fractures. The dark hides threats. The Firefly drone is the only thing that sees for you. ### Long (≈300 words) You are alone in deep space, approaching silent asteroid sites where old machines have taken control. Your instruments are limited. The dark hides threats, and every maneuver matters in true zero gravity, where rotation, drift, and momentum can decide whether you survive the approach. Expedition Astra is a physics-based space combat game built around the rock. Combat happens close to the surface. Craters hide weapons. Rovers patrol the surface. Hover ships pull the fight into open zero gravity. Use Smart Newtonian control for careful drift and precise alignment, then switch to Vector Flight when the engagement gets close and you need the ship to respond. The asteroid is the battlefield, and it is not empty. Rovers crawl across the rock, cutting off safe paths near the surface. Hover ships patrol above, fast enough to turn a quiet approach into a moving fight. Heavy projectiles can break machines apart, but they also throw debris across the field. Fire carelessly, and the space you need to fly through becomes harder to survive. When you find a resource-rich asteroid, press the front-mounted Regolith Extraction Module — REX — against the surface and hold contact until the rock fractures. Rare metals burst into space. Back out before the debris field damages your ship. In VR, you sit inside the cockpit, look around the asteroid field, aim with your headset, and judge distance through motion and scale. A small drone called Firefly follows your gaze and lights whatever you are looking at. In the shadow of an asteroid, it is the only thing that sees for you. The game is also playable on a standard display with a game controller. HOTAS support is planned. --- ## Key Features - Physics-based 6DoF spacecraft control in true zero gravity - Combat built around hostile asteroid sites — craters, rovers, and hover ships - Radar signature system with stealth-based approaches - Hands-on asteroid sampling with the REX (Regolith Extraction Module) - Precision docking with old survey craft and mission vessels - Firefly autonomous light drone for pitch-dark environments - Headset-based targeting — look, lock, and fire while your hands stay on flight control - Built for VR, also playable on standard display with a game controller - HOTAS support planned for a future update --- ## About the Developer Expedition Astra is a one-person project by Ankit Raj Gupta, shaped by a love of space, physics, and distant worlds. The goal was to make the game mechanics feel grounded in realism without losing the fun — zero-gravity flight, manual docking, weapon impact, drifting debris, and the act of touching the asteroid itself. That curiosity shaped the REX system, inspired by missions like OSIRIS-REx and the question of what it might feel like to get close to one of these tiny worlds and pull something from the surface. The game is in active development under Light Year Interactive Inc. and will launch first on Steam — wishlist now to follow along. --- ## What's in this Kit ``` press-kit/ ├── content.md This file — all written copy ├── index.html Open this in a browser for the visual press page ├── logos/ White and black logo variants (1920×1920, transparent) ├── key-art/ Hero key art (1920×1080) ├── trailer/ Game trailer (MP4, 1920×1080, ~39s) ├── animations/ Seven feature WebM clips — looping previews └── screenshots/ ├── cockpit/ Interior VR / HUD shots ├── combat/ Threats, engagements, hover ships, rovers ├── extraction-docking/ REX surface sampling + docking with survey craft ├── exteriors/ Cinematic ship-over-asteroid landscape ├── firefly/ Firefly drone hero shots (bright + pitch-dark) └── subjects/ Clean asteroid renders and isolated subjects ``` --- ## Editorial Use All assets in this kit are cleared for editorial coverage — reviews, previews, features, videos, articles, and social posts about the game. Please credit *Light Year Interactive Inc.* and link to the Steam page where possible. For interview requests, custom assets, or anything not covered here, write to **contact@expeditionastra.com**. --- ## Contact **Press & creator inquiries:** contact@expeditionastra.com **Community / Discord:** https://discord.gg/Eat7Pw9DQk **Website:** https://www.expeditionastra.com **Steam:** https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746770/Expedition_Astra/