‘Tis the season to be jolly at Phoenix Online as we open our store again for a holiday-fest of savings, especially if you want to play games for real money!
Use code HOLIDAY50 when you checkout from today to Sunday, December 27 to get 50% off of our whole library of games!
Be sure to check our Facebook and Twitter for notice of flash sales on individual titles to save even more!

Have a mobile device for gaming?
Our mobile games are joining in with their own discounts, too! No code needed!
So if you’ve been wondering when Gabriel Knight iPad version or Morningstar Android is finally discounted, wait no longer. We’ve got you covered.
Just check the iTunes App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon Appstore today.

Happy Holidays from Phoenix Online Studios!

Looking ahead to a shopping rush during Black Friday?  We at Phoenix Online are saving you the lines and hassle by opening our sale early!

Starting TODAY and going through the Thanksgiving weekend, get 50% off our whole library of games with the code BLACKFRIDAY50.

So you can be thankful at being alive with Powell in Morningstar, indulge in excess of superpowers and turkey-antics with The Supreme League of Patriots, steal for your spread in Quest for Infamy, or just go catch up on the classics with Cognition and Moebius.  Not to mention shadow hunting in Gabriel Knight and The Last Door! (And that’s not even the whole list. 😉 )

Save Thanksgiving for hanging out with the people you care about… US!  Okay okay, your folks can come, too.

Happy Turkey Day from all of us at Phoenix Online Studios!

Phoenix Online Publishing and Red Herring Labs today announced that the developer’s atmospheric sci-fi adventure, Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock, has been released for mobile platforms on iOS and Android today. Crash-landing on the isolated alien landscape of Deadrock, a planet that appears deceptively empty and benign, Powell’s dangerous mission of exploration and survival begins as he seeks to repair his ship and escape the planet’s destructive gravity well. The game can be found in the Apple iTunes Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/morningstar-descent-to-deadrock/id998943480?mt=8) and the Google Play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.postudios.msdd) for just $3.99. The game is also available for PC & Mac on the Phoenix Online Store (store.postudios.com), Steam, and other online retailers. Check out the new trailer here: https://youtu.be/QWafNS0zdUE

Crash-landed on a desolate, alien planet, gamers will discover that what should have been a routine work-for-hire job for Powell has become a deadly mission to save the merchant vessel Morningstar and her crew. With one man dead and the captain gravely injured, Powell is on his own to repair the ship and find a way to escape the strange gravity well of the empty planet they’ve landed on. If the situation weren’t dire enough, the only signs of life on the planet are the remains of a much larger and better equipped ship and her crew, all dead, and not by natural means. What—or who—brought down these ships and is killing their crews? Why? And can Powell find a way off-planet before he shares the same fate?

Key Features 

• Experience the remastered immersive sci-fi adventure, packed with gorgeous HD graphics, detailed puzzles and scenes, and an all-new, streamlined interface for mobile platforms
• Explore haunting landscapes and gorgeous cinematics, all in beautiful high definition
• Uncover the mystery of Deadrock through intriguing puzzles and gripping storyline
• The alien planet of Deadrock comes alive with full voice acting and engrossing sound effects

In celebration of Halloween, we here at Phoenix Online are setting up the cobwebs and jack-o’-lanterns and slashing our prices in half to boot!

All this week, enjoy at least 50% off all our games on the Phoenix Online store!

And if you’re really in the spooky spirit of the holiday, we’ve brought in some voodoo magic to give you Gabriel Knight 20th Anniversary Edition for 60% off and The Last Door: Collector’s Edition Season 1 for 75% off! Just in time to get ready for the upcoming Season 2 …

Enjoy your Halloween! Our tricks are your treat!

Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock is an indie atmospheric adventure game developed by Red Herring Labs. Players take control of Powell, a space trader who crashlands on the Desert planet of ‘Deadrock’ and must now navigate through the wrecks of two starships and the aforementioned planet hoping to find a way to escape.

However, even the most veteran space explorers may need a little help now and again. For that reason we created the Official Morningstar Walkthrough. (continue reading…)

The immersive sci-fi adventure game, Morningstar: Descent To Deadrock is available now for PC and Mac on Steam, The Humble Store and the Phoenix Online Store with a demo available now. (continue reading…)

Art and music generally go hand-in-hand when trying to evoke certain feelings and moods in the player’s subconscious and Morningstar is no exception. Paradoxically, while the planet of Deadrock is devoid of all life the sights and sounds are anything but dead. Both help to enhance the feeling of being alone on a barren hunk of rock floating around in an infinite cosmos. (continue reading…)

Morningstar is what is known as an “escape game”. What this means is that you are trapped somewhere and your primary goal is to find a way to escape your current situation. In this case you’re stranded on a deserted planet with no means of getting off it from the start. That’s the catalyst for exploring your surroundings and figuring out what to do to get the ship back up and running. Otherwise there wouldn’t be much of a story. What you do find out while wandering around, though, add significantly to the plot. (continue reading…)

Morningstar was originally released as a Flash game in May 2009 on Newgrounds and Kongregate. While a lot has remained the same, in particular the story and most of the locations, just as much has changed between then and the upcoming updated release. We’ll be taking a look at these differences here. (continue reading…)

Morningstar uses a first-person interface, meaning that the entire game is seen through the eyes of our protagonist Powell. More precisely, it’s seen through the visor of his suit’s helmet display system. As such, you never see what he looks like and you’re only able to tell that he’s male by the voice-over. Without it, Powell could be either gender. It would be hard to figure this out otherwise even if it was in a third-person viewpoint as the visor is darkened from the outside as shown in Captain Novak’s sprite sitting in the ship’s cockpit. (continue reading…)