SkyTrace: Constellations of the Steppe

You are a nomad lost on the endless steppe, and the sky is forgetting its own names. The stars are thin tonight — fewer than your grandfather ever counted. But the old paths are still there, if you have the patience to read them.

Trace the constellations. Keep them alive. One star at a time.

─── HOW IT PLAYS ───

Draw cards from a deck of 24 Kazakh constellations. Play a card — your token walks its star path across a 7×7 grid, scoring points for every step. Build your combo multiplier, hit your stage quota, and keep going.

Between stages choose a passive upgrade. Stack the right archetype family to unlock scoring synergies.

─── TILE EVENTS ───

★ STAR — double points + boost your combo

♦ RELIC — +5 extra cards this stage

⚠ CURSE — score penalty + halves your combo

✖ SABOTAGE — lose a card + halves your combo

─── 6 ARCHETYPE FAMILIES ───

24 constellations, 18 passive modifiers, 6 families: Wind, Edge, Return, Cross, Diagonal, Celestial. Each rewards a different way of moving across the grid.

─── THE ALMANAC ───

Discover cards to unlock lore. Find all 4 constellations in a family to restore that chapter of the nomad's sky. Track your full collection in the Almanac from the title screen.

─── CULTURAL NOTE ───

All constellation names are drawn from real Kazakh astronomical heritage: Temir Qazyq (the North Star / Iron Peg), Urker (the Pleiades), Uch Arkar (Orion's Belt), and 21 more.

─── CONTROLS ───

Mouse only. Click cards to play them.

─── macOS note ───

Right-click the app → Open to bypass the Gatekeeper prompt on first launch.

Made for Kazakhstan TGJ Game Jam 2026 by Team ITDogs.