Track Star

Devlog

• How I Built This — The Energy System Makes Decisions Matter
  April 03, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#update, #devlogs, #how i built this, #marketing

  This is the fourth post in a series breaking down the systems behind Track Star — a text-based track & field career sim. Post 1 covered event architecture . Post 2 covered the rivalry system . Post... Continue reading
• The Track Star Demo is Live on Steam
  April 02, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#demo, #update, #marketing

  It's a big day for my little project - the Track Star demo is live on Steam. You can download and play the demo on Steam now. How is the demo different than what's on Itch.io? The version of the game... Continue reading
• How I Built This — The Performance Formula: Turning Stats Into Times
  March 30, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#devlogs, #how i built this, #simulation, #sports, #management, #tech discussion

  This is the third post in a series breaking down the systems behind Track Star — a text-based track & field career sim. Post 1 covered event architecture and how stats map to events. Post 2 covered... Continue reading
• How I Built This — The Rivalry System
  March 28, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games

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  #update, #how i built this, #sports, #management, #devlog, #career, #simulation, #indie game, #indie dev

  This is the second post in a series breaking down the systems behind Track Star — a text-based track & field career sim. Post 1 covered event architecture , base times, and how stats map to performa... Continue reading

  
• Track Star Devlog: It's Getting Better All the Time
  March 27, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#devlog, #sports, #simulation, #updates, #indie, #text-based, #incremental, #tech discussion

  Lots of updates in the v0.7.0 version, very happy with the progress. Also some general game updates - Track Star is now on Steam — wishlist here . The v0.6.0 version here on itch remains free, but t... Continue reading
• How I Built This — Event Architecture: Base Times, Min Times, and What Stats Actually Do
  March 25, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#devlog, #how i bulit this, #sports, #text-based, #simulation, #management

  This is the first post in a series breaking down the systems behind Track Star — a text-based track & field career sim. I wanted to put out a series that explains game systems, shows a little code... Continue reading

  
• Track Star — v0.6.0 Devlog
  March 22, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#devlog, #update, #sports, #simulation, #text-based

  Before we get to the updates, wanted to drop a note on where we're headed. I'm currently building well ahead of what's posted here — the v0.6.0 version I'm putting out on Itch today is freely availa... Continue reading

  
• First 5-star rating - Thank you
  March 21, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#feedback

  Just got my first rating on the game and it was 5 stars. I'm pumped, really appreciate it. More feedback is of course welcome. I have been iterating on this game like crazy, it's a few versions ahead... Continue reading

  
• Check out my new teaser video
  March 20, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#video, #teaser

  Check it out! I am not quitting my day job any time soon to go into video editing, but I was happy with how this came out. I've also updated all the art for the game, I decided the Gen AI stuff I did... Continue reading

  
• Just Hit 100 Downloads - Thank You + Updates
  March 15, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#devlog, #updates, #milestone

  First off, thank you to this entire community for helping me on my first project. Special shout out to my friends in the Maxithlon and Hardwood discords, the GM Games community and Itch.io for making... Continue reading

  
• v0.5.0 released - New GUI
  March 10, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#devlog, #updates, #gui

  Track Star just got its biggest visual overhaul yet. The game now runs on a fully redesigned web-based frontend (pywebview), replacing the old PySide6 interface. This was a large chunk of work and the... Continue reading

  
• v0.4.0 released
  March 08, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games#devlog, #updates

  World Events System Added a three-layer world event system that fires small narrative moments each week Layer 1: training feedback — block work felt clean, a good lift session, form clicking Layer... Continue reading
• v0.3.0 released
  March 04, 2026 by Goose Hollow Games

  Track Star — v0.3.0 Release Notes Preseason Goals & Perks Each season now starts with a goals screen where you set objectives before the first meet. Hit your goals and earn perks — small but meani... Continue reading