---
title: "Starfighter: Eclipse"
description: "You are Helios, the newest fighter aboard the starship Kepler. Join Cain, Abel and the crew from Hamlet Machine's webcomic, Starfighter, on board a brand new, i"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/96/79196.jpg"
---

# Starfighter: Eclipse

![Starfighter: Eclipse](https://t.vndb.org/cv/96/79196.jpg)

**Aliases:** Starfighter Visual Novel

**Developer:** Date Nighto / NightmareLand Games

**Release date:** May 21, 2015

**Platform:** Windows, macOS, Website

**Language:** German, English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian

**Rating:** 6.4/10 (80 votes)

## Description
You are Helios, the newest fighter aboard the starship Kepler. Join Cain, Abel and the crew from Hamlet Machine's webcomic, Starfighter, on board a brand new, interactive adventure.

Your mission: join an Alliance surveillance team with Selene, your newly-assigned navigator, to investigate a derelict alien spacecraft. But when you return from the away mission, something is amiss, and it's up to you to figure out why. Along the way, you can interact with Starfighter characters new and old, and maybe attract the attention of your favorite!

Navigate the difficult politics of the Kepler as you explore the beautiful sci-fi backgrounds designed by Hamlet Machine and the Date Nighto team. Play through all the routes to unlock sexy scenes and bonus art!

[From [Date Nighto](https://web.archive.org/web/20150915065112/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse/)]

## Characters
### Helios
Helios is the newest fighter aboard the starship Kepler. He joins an Alliance surveillance team with [url=/c33377]Selene[/url], his newly-assigned navigator.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Undercut
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Fighting
- **Clothes:** Dog Tags
- **Subject of:** Avoidable Death (obsolete)

### Abel
Abel is a navigator and the main character of the webcomic. He pilots the Reliant. Abel is in a romantic relationship with his fighter, [url=/c33375]Cain[/url] and an unwitting participant in The Shady Plan.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Ethan
- **Hair:** Blond, Multicolored, Dyed
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult, Scar
- **Subject of:** Mind Control

### Cain
Cain is a fighter for the Federated Alliance. He is involved in a Shady Plan that involves his ship, the Reliant, and his crewmate and lover, [url=/c33376]Abel[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Blue, Multicolored
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Subject of:** Avoidable Death (obsolete)
- **Personality:** Protective, Jealous

### Deimos
Deimos is a fighter assigned to the starfighter Equinox. He is a confidant of The Shady Plan and known for his almost perpetual silence.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Eye Covering
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Personality:** Taciturn

### Hayden
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult

### Selene
Selene is the assigned navigator of the newly-arrived fighter [url=/c33374]Helios[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length, Multicolored
- **Body:** Young-adult, Dark

### Amaru
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Body:** Young-adult, Dark
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Athos
Athos is partnered with his navigator, [url=/c33426]Porthos[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Encke
Encke is the lead fighter aboard the Alliance battleship Sleipnir. He's a no-nonsense leader who cares about his men and his partner, [url=/c33430]Keeler[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short, Mohawk
- **Body:** Young-adult, Dark
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Ethos
Ethos was recently assigned to the Tiberius as a replacement navigator . He has concerns that he and his fighter [url=/c33427]Praxis[/url] are not getting along.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Higgins
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Bun
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Role:** Technician
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Keeler
Keeler is the lead navigator aboard the Sleipnir, a battleship from Earth. Keeler has an unknown medical condition that threatens to interfere with his duties. He has been assigned to [url=/c33423]Encke[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short, Braid
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Luna
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Ponytail, Long
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Medical Officer
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short
- **Body:** Adult
- **Role:** Medical Doctor, No Name
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Orlova
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Short
- **Body:** Young-adult
- **Role:** Technician
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Patel
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Short
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Phobos
Phobos is the navigator for the starfighter Equinox. He is very resentful of [url=/c33376]Abel[/url], and seems to be very controlling over his fighter, [url=/c33379]Deimos[/url].

- **Gender:** Male
- **Alias:** Jules
- **Hair:** Blond, Short
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Porthos
Porthos is a navigator stationed aboard the Sleipnir and close friend of [url=/c33425]Phobos[/url]. He seems to share Phobos' dislike of their fellow navigator, [url=/c33376]Abel[/url]. He pilots the Pharaon, and is partnered with his fighter, Athos.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Blond, Short, Mohawk
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Praxis
Praxis is the fighter assigned to the starfighter Tiberius. He was saved by the Reliant's crew during a recent Colteron attack on the Alliance Space Station, however he lost his left eye and his navigator in the battle. Afterward, [url=/c33429]Ethos[/url] was reassigned to the Tiberius.

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Eyepatch
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

### Valentina
She is Helios's sister and a fighter.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Alias:** V
- **Hair:** Black, Shoulder-length
- **Body:** Pale, Young-adult
- **Role:** Full Sister
- **Engages in:** Not Sexually Involved

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220427201606/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse#)
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594890/)
- [Itch](https://datenighto.itch.io/starfighter-eclipse)

## Releases
### English
- **2014-03-26**: Starfighter: Eclipse - Kickstarter Prototype
- **2015-05-21**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220427201606/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse#)
- **2016-06-20**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594890/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1594890/info/), [Itch.io](https://datenighto.itch.io/starfighter-eclipse)

### German
- **2015-05-21**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220427201606/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse#)
- **2016-06-20**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594890/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1594890/info/), [Itch.io](https://datenighto.itch.io/starfighter-eclipse)

### Spanish
- **2015-05-21**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220427201606/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse#)
- **2016-06-20**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594890/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1594890/info/), [Itch.io](https://datenighto.itch.io/starfighter-eclipse)

### French
- **2015-05-21**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220427201606/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse#)
- **2016-06-20**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594890/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1594890/info/), [Itch.io](https://datenighto.itch.io/starfighter-eclipse)

### Japanese
- **2015-05-21**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220427201606/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse#)
- **2016-06-20**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594890/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1594890/info/), [Itch.io](https://datenighto.itch.io/starfighter-eclipse)

### Russian
- **2015-05-21**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20220427201606/https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse#)
- **2016-06-20**: Starfighter: Eclipse - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594890/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/1594890/info/), [Itch.io](https://datenighto.itch.io/starfighter-eclipse)

## Tags
ADV, Space, Male on Male Sex, Romance, Boy x Boy Romance, Spaceship, Science Fiction, Male Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Future, Multiple Endings, Map Movement, Love Triangle, Bad Ending(s), Protagonist with a Face, Sex in Public Places, Side Portraits, Anal Penetration, Dark Skinned Characters, Game Over, Missionary Position, Blowjob, Handjob, Mind Control, Starship Combat, Twin Blowjob, Possession, Dark Skinned Hero, Literary Adaptation, Voyeurism, Doggy Style, Group Sex of Several Males, Deepthroat, Threesome Ending, Frot, Black and White, Jealousy, Standing Sex, Seme Protagonist, Uke Protagonist, Protagonist with a Sprite, Only Same-Sex Sexual Content, Boy x Boy Romance Only, Selective Coloring, Male on Male Sex Only

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