Catch a Falling Star

Catch a Falling Star

Alister Software · March 30, 2016 · Casual, Indie, Relaxing

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Catch a Falling Star price by region

Catch a Falling Star costs £0.49 in the United Kingdom, €0.55 in Europe (EUR), $0.66 in the United States, $1.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.39 in Canada, A$2.80 in Australia, zł3.05 in Poland, NZ$3.19 in New Zealand and R$7.95 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Catch a Falling Star offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.49 −73% £1.79 £0.49 2
Europe (EUR) €0.55 −74% €2.09 €0.55 4
United Statesyour region $0.66 −67% $1.99 $0.66 3
Georgia (USD) $1.99 $1.99 — 1
Canada CA$2.39 CA$2.39 — 1
Australia A$2.80 A$2.80 — 1
Poland zł3.05 −63% zł8.35 zł3.05 2
New Zealand NZ$3.19 NZ$3.19 — 1
Brazil R$7.95 R$7.95 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Catch a Falling Star

✦ AI summary

Catch falling stars into your basket and deposit them on screen edges to score points while dodging ice hazards, wind effects, and managing your space across three beautiful themes. Unlock 22+ unique basket designs and power-ups as you climb the leaderboards in this charming, stress-free arcade experience.

Catch a Falling Star is a casual and relaxing game where the aim is to catch falling stars and score points. A fun and relaxing game with beautiful graphics and soothing music - perfect for when you want to play something, but don't want to think too much.

Features
  • 3 Beautifull themes each with their own music
  • 22 Extra baskets to unlock and catch stars in style
  • Catch falling stars to score points
  • Your basket fills up as you catch stars, but only once you deposit on either side of the screen, you score the points
  • Avoid falling ice, which slows you down and take up valuable space in your basket
  • Wind blows from either side, pushing objects in that direction
  • Various power-ups, like a speed boost, extra life, no wind, etc.
  • Avoid hazards like lose a life, slow basket, fast stars, more ice, etc.
  • Catch star coins, with which you can unlock more basket space, additional baskets (more than 20 designs), more themes, or one-use power-ups for while you play
  • Submit your score to our online leader boards
  • Controller support

So, if you are looking to sit back and relax, why not catch some stars!

Catch a Falling Star — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Feb 21, 2026
Make this a drinking game and you are golden.
9 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 19, 2026
Tried playing this originally in 2017 and quite frankly the only reason I tried picking it back up again in 2018/2024 was because I wanted to try and complete it.... but it genuinely is so boring I lost interest immediately. Decided to literally force myself to 100% it today so it could stop sitting in my library as uncompleted. Not to mention if you uninstall the game all the progress you had with unlocking baskets/ wallpapers/ coins/ ect completely gets deleted which is a huge motivation killer. Especially with how hard and tedious it is to get coins here, I honestly thought it was harder to get coins than actually reach 5k points. I also don't understand why there's only one achievement where it tells you to [i]save[/i] coins but the rest are to spend them...? I definitely agree with others that I've seen say it should be changed to spend that many rather than save them. Cute game in premise, but it genuinely as I said is so very boring and I would not recommend it.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 30, 2026
As the name suggests, CATCH A FALLING STAR is a 2D game about catching stars - or pug and android faces depending upon the level selected - and includes 45 Achievements to collect. We control a basket at the bottom of the screen and stars randomly fall downwards from the top. At the beginning things are relatively slow but speed up the higher score we gain. Controlling the basket is simplicity itself with the A and D keys to control left and right movement respectively. We start off with 3 lives and these are reduced whenever we miss a star, although to assist us there are numerous power-up tokens falling too which add (usually) temporary bonus effects. These can be either beneficial or detrimental in effect and include everything from adding / subtracting lives, coins and even adding wind strength and direction (making object movement more unpredictable) which adds nicely to the challenge. Very soon chunks of ice fall as well and these can be shunted with our basket to add to our overall score. Some even add coins to our total. Once our basket is full we move to the extreme edges of the screen to empty it, with the longer distance giving a double bonus score. Once …
Recommended Jul 30, 2026
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Recommended Feb 24, 2026
Catch a Falling Star, developed by Alister Software and published by Back To Basics Gaming, is a straightforward arcade-style game built around a single, easy-to-grasp concept: move a basket and catch falling stars. Designed as a casual, pick-up-and-play experience, it embraces simplicity over complexity and aims to provide a relaxing distraction rather than a deep strategic challenge. The game positions itself as a lightweight score-chasing title that players can enjoy in short sessions without a steep learning curve. The core gameplay revolves around lateral movement across the bottom of the screen as stars descend from above. Your objective is to catch these stars before they fall past your reach, gradually filling your basket. Once filled to a certain threshold, you must deposit the collected stars at designated sides of the screen to secure the points. This added deposit mechanic introduces a mild layer of risk management, as holding too many stars without banking them leaves you vulnerable to losing progress if you miss key catches. The system is intuitive and immediately understandable, allowing players to focus on timing and positioning rather than mastering complicated ru…
Not recommended Jan 25, 2026
I don't know how to play this one. It's harder than Dark souls

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