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Issue #2 - Your Official Once Upon a Galaxy Newsletter
Andrew Parnell
May 11, 2025
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Help Us With a Review!
App Store reviews are one of the most powerful ways to support a growing indie game like Once Upon a Galaxy. They don’t just make us smile — they actually help the game show up for more players, since both Apple and Google weigh them heavily in their rankings.
If you’re enjoying your time in the galaxy, we’d be incredibly grateful if you took a moment to leave a quick review. It means the world to our small team, and it really helps us grow.
Challenge Recap: Name This Captain!
Thanks to everyone who submitted names for our mysterious panda captain — we absolutely loved the creativity (and chaos) you brought to the forest. Here are three of our favorite responses:
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Keep those ideas coming — we’ll have more art (and more naming chaos) for you in a future issue!
Community Challenge #2: Cute Critters Hunt!
We love sneaking adorable little details into the artwork of Once Upon a Galaxy — and now it’s your turn to spot them! We've picked out 12 of our favorite hidden critters from across the game. Some are fuzzy, some are feathery, some are just plain odd!
Can you figure out which character art each of these cuties comes from?
Post your guesses on our Discord, Reddit, or Bluesky using #PlayGalaxy. We’ll shout out some of our best critter-hunters in the next issue!
Strategy Snippet: It’s a Secret 🤫
“Secret Rares are some of the most powerful cards you can get in Once Upon a Galaxy. They can really help turn a losing run around, or take an already strong board over the top for that glorious first place trophy.
To maximize your chances at seeing one in a game, there are a few little tricks I try to follow. Firstly, I always try to keep at least one Legendary character on my board even if it doesn’t fit that well with my strategy so if I ever see a True Love’s Kiss I’m ready to go. That means sometimes I keep a Conan around even after he’s finished his quest for example.
Also whenever you have a spell doubler like Two-Headed Wizard or Genie’s Lamp, keep in mind that a single Kiss can take you from Epic all the way up to Secret Rare!
Finally, don’t be afraid to make the whole team go Secret Rare if you get a card like Wonder Box. It may seem like you’re breaking up your sweet synergies, but the Secret Rares are so strong that you’ll usually end up with a crazy powerful board when you go for it!”
Motherly Love Athena Skin Free Giveaway
At Once Upon a Galaxy, our mothers helped shape who we are as game designers, players, creatives and people. We are a team of Mom and Dad gamers with a desire to make games that the whole family can enjoy together.
This weekend only (Fri, May 9 – Sun, May 11), we're giving away the Motherly Love skin for Athena—featured below in Tales from the Galaxy! Claim it for free in the app and honor the hero moms in your galaxy.
Tales from the Galaxy
Motherly Love
In the glowing reaches of the galaxy where myths shimmer into life, Athena rides her celestial owl through starlit battlefields — fierce, radiant, eternal. Yet even the goddess of wisdom is humbled by motherhood. Her daughter, born of stardust and spirit, flies not in her shadow but beside her, charting constellations of her own. They spar among comets, whisper strategy between moons, and share quiet laughter over shattered temples.
One carries the shield of ages. The other, the spark of what's next. And always, circling above them, the luminous owls watch — silent witnesses to the bond between stars, legacy, and love.
Dev Streams
Want to come play games with the Devs of Once Upon a Galaxy? Join us live on Twitch at 2pm EST every Tuesday.
April Leaderboard – Top 10
Congratulations to the top 10 players from our wins leaderboard for April!
angelosdog — 1,049
Thenian — 997
Kazen — 662
Daphin89 — 564
Posey — 564
Comely — 545
Ikarus — 526
JinduJun — 522
Maton — 518
Unagi — 480
Stay Connected
Until our next edition, see you in the stars.