Lyr Lab · Indie games for Android
Games that grow.
Lyr Lab is a small game studio for Android: calm idle games with plenty of depth, lovingly crafted graphics and fair rules.
What began as an after-work side project is now the studio’s first game: Protostar.
The first game
Protostar
Idle Drones · for Android
A young star, a small drone swarm and an abandoned base at the edge of the system.
Your drones mine asteroids and hurl the chunks into the star. They pass through its glowing core, break into ever smaller shards and burn up. With every chunk the star grows, and over many hours a simple ember becomes a radiant plasma sphere with an aura and a liquid core.
Gameplay
One star. One swarm. Hours of depth.
Protostar starts small and becomes bigger, more beautiful and more layered with every Nova. You make the decisions, your drones do the work – even while the game is closed.
A swarm that works for you
Mining drones, tugs and tankers fly to the asteroids on their own, mine, refuel at the base and drop their cargo into the star as they pass by.
From ember to masterpiece
At first the star is unremarkable. Over time it gains nebulae, an aura, a corona and a liquid core until it fills the entire screen.
Nova
Once the star is full, you trigger a Nova: it quakes, sheds its shell and rises to the next stellar class. Your yield grows permanently and new upgrades unlock.
Base and satellites
Your base survives every Nova. With core matter you expand rooms, satellites and the hangar, making each new run faster.
Expeditions and gear
Send combat drones on expeditions, secure sectors and bring back parts. Turn them into gear you can even see on your drones.
Fair play
No shop, no real-money currency, no pressure. Optional video ads give small bonuses, and a one-time purchase removes ads completely.
Screenshots
This is Protostar
Red dwarf: the swarm grows
Hypergiant with collector swarm
The base: expand rooms with core matter
How it works
Four steps that keep getting bigger
Mine
Drones fly to the asteroids and collect ore; rare types are worth more.
Feed
The chunks plunge into the star, shatter and earn credits for upgrades.
Nova
Once the star is full, it erupts and rises to the next stellar class.
Expand
Core matter grows your base, and every run gets faster.
“Protostar should be rewarding without ever having to pay. And it should be beautiful just to watch.”
– Lyr Lab
Community
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Questions, ideas or found a bug?
Just write to me – in English or German. I read every message and usually reply within one business day.
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The fastest way to reach me: questions, feedback and Protostar news in the community.