Phantom Stars

Phantom Stars is a visual novel business management game created by Thailand game developer Triple Trio Studio. A demo of Phantom Stars was released in 24th October 2023 and featured during Hobby Horizon expo Vietnam .

## Story

A new rookie idol band consists of 8 members. Unfortunately prior the their debut stage, the band's leader, Wolf had car "accident" and sent to ICU. In order to find the culprit, the investigator push a young police detective to go undercover as new band leader to go for successful debut .

## Gameplay

The gameplay of Phantom Stars involves in storytelling and business management. The game use popular game engine Unity that specifically designed for creating visual novels, which are narrative-driven games that often feature text-based storytelling accompany with visuals.

## Characters

In Phantom Stars, the game consists of 8 primary characters and two supporting character that guides you towards investigating and managing the idol business.

* **Wolf** is one of the leader of Phantom Stars however got into "accident", making him unable to continue as the team leader.
* **Crystal** is main female vocalist in Phantom Stars with mysterious aura and tends to disappear without notice.
* **Melody** is one of female vocalist in the group who is cheerful and empathy towards others.
* **Castle** is male dancer in Phantom Stars group that notorious for being cold and centered.
* **Whisky** is female vocalist from Phantom Stars known for cheerful and loves playing video games.
* **Snow** & **Storm** is a twin dancer in Phantom Stars that always trying to compete with each other.
* **Tray** is vocalist and dancer from Phantom Stars who's good at singing and dancing.
* **Leo** is senior detective investigating behind the accident with Wolf's car accident.
* **Orpheus** is CEO of 3T Entertainment and watch the business of idol industry.

## Development

Earliest known for game development starts in 18th January 2023 when the official twitter of Phantom Stars tweeting their first post . In order to promote the game, the team participates in numerous event selling merchandise based on Phantom Stars game. On 11th March 2023 the team released a post stating they will be attending Comic Square 2023 and selling merchandise of Phantom Stars . Prior to demo release, Triple Trio Studio released a visual teaser on 13th September 2023 showcasing characters and voice acting . On 24th October 2023 Phantom Stars demo was released on itch.io prior to Hobby Horizon Vietnam event.

## Trivia

* According to the story description, the idol group consists of 8 members of which 4 males and 4 females.
* Majority of the members' name is based on their personality:
	+ The name "Wolf" is reflected upon his roles on Phantom Stars as leader of the group.
	+ The name "Crystal" is having similar attachment to her personality as shy introvert however very talented both singing and dancing.

## Official Links

* Phantom Stars Official Twitter
* Phantom Stars Official Website
* Phantom Stars Official Facebook
* Phantom Stars Official Discord Server
* Phantom Stars Itch.io Page
* Triple Trio Studio Official YouTube
* Triple Trio Studio Official Twitter

## Gallery

Visual art of Phantom StarsSnow and Storm playing video games togetherCrystal alone with her thoughtsA moment where Castle, Crystal, and Whisky having an argument.ditto.
## References

1. ↑ [1] "Thanks all Vietnamese to visit us #TripleTrioStudio at Hobby Horizon: Beyond exhibition ..." via @PhantomStarsTH1 on Twitter
2. ↑ [2] Phantom Stars official website
3. ↑ [3] "Hello stars..." via @PhantomStarsTH1 on Twitter
4. ↑ [4] "Let's join together..." via @PhantomStarsTH1 on Twitter
5. ↑ [5] "...short trailer of Phantom Stars, when a detective has to be 'The Leader of #idol group' for solving a case..." via @PhantomStarsTH1 on Twitter