This Sea of Stars trivia quiz has 60 free questions with answers on Sabotage Studio's 2023 retro RPG. It covers the story from the first Dweller hunt to the true ending: the Solstice Warriors and their Eclipse Magic, Garl the warrior-cook, Seraï, Resh'an, the betrayal, the World Eaters and what Valere and Zale finally become. It also digs into how the game was made: the March 2020 Kickstarter, the guest composer from Chrono Trigger, the 'SNES plus plus' soundtrack, the six months spent on lighting, the day-one Game Pass and PlayStation Plus launch, the awards, the Dawn of Equinox update and the circus world of Throes of the Watchmaker. The easy questions ask who made the game and what Garl does for a living; the hard ones want the Famitsu score, the name Erlina takes when transformed, the investment fund behind the studio and the artist behind the artbook. It suits anyone who has finished the game, is midway through a co-op run, or just wants to test what they remember from the Kickstarter days. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's article on the game, the official Sea of Stars and Sabotage Studio sites, the Steam page and the studio's press releases, and each question carries the sentence that backs it up.
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Q 01Which indie developer made and published Sea of Stars?
Sabotage Studio
It was only the studio's second game, after a ninja platformer that won Best Debut Indie Game at The Game Awards 2018.
Q 02The studio behind Sea of Stars is based in which Canadian provincial capital?
Quebec City
Its second game was made by a team that grew from seven developers to twenty-five during production, in the provincial capital rather than Montreal.
Q 03What is the name of the power that only the Solstice Warriors can wield in Sea of Stars?
Eclipse Magic
It combines solar and lunar power, and outside battle it can shift the time of day to solve puzzles.
Q 04Which celestial body is Valere's elemental affinity in Sea of Stars?
Moon
Zale takes the Sun; using the right element breaks the 'locks' on an enemy's charging attack.
Q 05What are the otherworldly monsters that Valere and Zale set out to destroy called?
Dwellers
The pair start the game hunting the last known one, the Dweller of Woe.
Q 06What is the Fleshmancer, the villain of Sea of Stars?
An immortal alchemist
He and his former associate made themselves immortal together, then fell out when he turned misanthropic and began breeding monsters.
Q 07What is the profession of Garl, the heroes' childhood friend in Sea of Stars?
Warrior-cook
He is the one party member with no magic at all, and most players' favourite character anyway.
Q 08What is Seraï's occupation when she joins the party in Sea of Stars?
Assassin
She turns out to have crossed between worlds to recruit Solstice Warriors to free her home planet.
Q 09Which alchemist, discovered on Mesa Island, turns out to be the villain's rival and former associate?
Resh'an
He trained the first Solstice Warriors and cannot fight the villain's creations directly, so he only advises the party.
Q 10What did the two alchemists in Sea of Stars create together that granted them immortality?
The elixir of life
Their falling-out spawned a war fought across countless parallel universes.
Q 11Which ancient spirit, given a new body by the alchemist, fights alongside the party on Seraï's home planet?
B'st
In the true ending it also stands in for Garl during his final moments to avoid a time paradox.
Q 12What name does the Solstice Warrior Erlina take once she is transformed into a demonic being?
Elysan'darëlle
She is fought at the villain's lair after he appoints her his lieutenant.
Q 13Which fellow Solstice Warrior betrays the party alongside Erlina after their first great victory?
Brugaves
The two summon a cult that uses the fallen monster's remains to revive the Dweller of Strife.
Q 21Roughly how many backers did the Sea of Stars Kickstarter finish with?
Over 25,000
They pledged more than 1.6 million dollars, and the studio later took outside investment so it could self-publish without cutting content.
Q 22Which Chrono Trigger composer agreed to write tracks for Sea of Stars mid-Kickstarter?
Yasunori Mitsuda
Producer Phillip Barclay said the announcement gave the campaign a real boost.
Q 23How many tracks did the guest composer from Chrono Trigger contribute to Sea of Stars?
Twelve
That was the top of the range Sabotage had asked for, and included battle, boss and town themes plus Seraï's theme.
Q 14What is the title of Moraine, the senior Solstice Warrior who trained the heroes?
Headmaster
He fights beside them against the Dweller of Woe but is not among the traitors.
Q 15If the villain's monsters grow unchecked in a universe, what apocalyptic beings do they become?
World Eaters
The alternative outcome is that the Solstice Warriors ascend to godhood instead.
Q 16What do Valere and Zale become at the end of Sea of Stars?
Guardian gods
They leave their friends behind to protect the universe from an approaching World Eater.
Q 17In the true ending of Sea of Stars, how often do Valere and Zale return to visit Garl?
Once a year, on his birthday
That ending is only unlocked by finishing specific side quests and using a device built by the alchemist ally to change the past.
Q 18What is the Sea of Stars, in the story of the game named after it?
A passage used to cross between worlds
Garl spends the last of his borrowed time helping the party secure passage through it before he dies.
Q 19What kind of place is Seraï's homeland, which the party reaches after crossing the Sea of Stars?
A technologically advanced planet
She had left it to recruit Solstice Warriors capable of liberating her people.
Q 20In which month and year did Sabotage launch the Kickstarter campaign for Sea of Stars?
March 2020
The press reveal at the Game Developers Conference went ahead even after COVID-19 turned the event virtual two weeks before.
Q 24Who composed the majority of the Sea of Stars soundtrack?
Eric W. Brown
He also scored the studio's first game and performs chiptune under the name Rainbowdragoneyes.
Q 25How did Sea of Stars' composer describe its sound palette, built on Chrono Trigger's sounds?
SNES plus plus
He gave each island a signature instrument, such as pan flutes or chimes, to create a distinct atmosphere.
Q 26On what date was Sea of Stars released?
August 29, 2023
It launched on Switch, PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S all at once.
Q 27Sea of Stars was the first title to launch simultaneously on which two subscription services?
Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus
Being on both services helped it reach five million players within seven months.
Q 28How many copies did Sea of Stars sell in its first week?
Over 250,000
It had already passed 100,000 in the first 24 hours.
Q 29By November 2024, how many people had played Sea of Stars?
Six million
The figure counts subscription-service players as well as buyers.
Q 30Which award did Sea of Stars take home from Geoff Keighley's December 2023 ceremony?
Best Independent Game
At The Game Awards it was also nominated for Best Role Playing Game, losing to Baldur's Gate 3.