Wx3 Labs

Wx3 Labs, LLC is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The studio was founded by Kevin Lin and began public activity in 2008, releasing a series of Flash games including PlanetDefender, Lost Crypts, and the original Starcom browser game. These early browser titles established the studio's interest in accessible action and exploration gameplay, which continued through 2013. After the Flash era, Wx3 Labs shifted its focus to PC game development. In 2018, the studio released its first PC title, Starcom: Nexus, a space exploration action role-playing game that won a dedicated player base. In the game, players take on the role of the commander of a small survey ship and must explore, fight, and negotiate with alien races while upgrading the ship into a powerful battlecruiser. Building on this, Wx3 Labs released the sequel Starcom: Unknown Space in early access in 2022. The game sends players through a newly discovered wormhole into an unknown star system, where they must unravel the mystery of the force that brought them there and find a way home. Starcom: Unknown Space was upgraded to its 1.0 official release in September 2024 and launched on Steam. Wx3 Labs operates as a small independent studio, with Kevin Lin as founder and owner. The company is privately held and self-publishing, and its games are distributed digitally to a global audience. Its brand identity is closely tied to the Starcom series and the studio's long history in space exploration and action RPG design.

Wx3 Labs, LLC was founded by Kevin Lin and began releasing Flash games in 2008. The studio's early catalog included PlanetDefender, Lost Crypts, and the original Starcom web game, which were distributed as browser-based titles through 2013. These games laid the groundwork for the studio's later focus on action and exploration. In 2018, Wx3 Labs released its first PC title, Starcom: Nexus. The game is a space exploration action RPG in which the player commands a small survey vessel and must explore, fight, or befriend aliens while transforming the ship into a powerful battlecruiser. It became the studio's most popular title and established the Starcom brand. A sequel, Starcom: Unknown Space, was released into Early Access in 2022. The game begins with the player thrown through a newly uncovered wormhole into an unknown galaxy, where they must explore, fight or befriend aliens, and unravel the mystery of the forces that brought them there in order to find a way home. Starcom: Unknown Space graduated to a 1.0 release in September 2024 and is available on Steam. Wx3 Labs is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and operates as an independent, self-publishing studio. Kevin Lin serves as founder and owner. The studio continues to develop and support the Starcom series.

• 2024

  Starcom: Unknown Space graduates to 1.0 release in September.

• 2022

  Starcom: Unknown Space released into Early Access.

• 2018

  First PC title, Starcom: Nexus, released.

• 2008

  Wx3 Labs founded by Kevin Lin; begins releasing Flash games.

Independent, self-publishing studio focused on space exploration action RPGs.

• PlanetDefender

• Lost Crypts

• Starcom (original web game)

• Starcom: Nexus

• Starcom: Unknown Space

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