Starlink: Battle for Atlas shifted age focus during development, allows you to explore at your own pace

The following comes from a MobileSyrup interview with Laurent Malville, creative director...

“For the team back in Toronto, this is definitely a big moment for the studio. The cool thing is every part is completely compatible. We started developing the game with the idea that it would be for players eight to 11 years old. But something funny happened during development. We had lots of instances where players’ parents or siblings saw it and said, ‘I actually want to play that.'

All spaceships have the ability to fly in space, of course, but also in low altitude on the surface of the planet, and we allow you to explore those worlds at your own pace.”