Stranger Things: Starcourt Mall was an experience developed by The Gang Stockholm and sponsored by the show Stranger Things.
The experience released on April 16, 2021, after being soft-launched. The experience was closed on May 5, 2021, because the game was in beta and are making an updated event for the show's upcoming Season 4, which would be delayed until early 2022 shortly after the game's soft launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This led to speculation that the game's release date would also be pushed back to adjust for the show's production delay; however, it is likely that this delay did not affect the game's development timeline whatsoever. QA testing finalized on June 16, 2021, and the game launched on the following day for final tests.[citation needed] The game relaunched with noticeable upgrades, including a price drop on many of the game's accessories and various bug fixes and gameplay improvements towards the Ice Cream, Slingshot, and Demogorgon minigames. The experience was officially launched on June 22, 2021, with some bug fixes, 6 new bundles and a new accessory. The experience was closed on March 27, 2023.
Gameplay[]
The experience resembles many locations from the Stranger Things' Starcourt Mall. The objective is to explore the Starcourt Mall world and complete quests the character gives to the player for Star Coins. They could have also been purchased with Robux. Star Coins could then have been used to purchase four marketplace items from the in-game Accessories Shop and 6 bundles from the in-game Costume Store.
Due to a lack of maintenance, the event eventually stopped working, with Star Coins and daily missions not loading, the bundle shop not showing, the Starcourt Badge not showing up in the item shop, and the accessories being replaced with non-existent prizes.
Minigames[]
Name | Objective | Good Rank Reward | Great Rank Reward | Amazing Rank Reward |
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Delivery Dash | Get the ranks Good, Great or Amazing | 10 Star Coins (+ coins collected) | 25 Star Coins (+ coins collected) | 35 Star Coins (+ coins collected) |
Name | Objective | Good Rank Reward | Great Rank Reward | Amazing Rank Reward |
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Hi-Score Slingshot | Get the ranks Good, Great or Amazing | 10 Star Coins | 25 Star Coins | 35 Star Coins |
Name | Objective | Reward |
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Escape Hawkins Lab | Escape as a survivor or capture everyone as the Demogorgon | 20 Star Coins |
Name | Objective | Winning Reward | Losing Reward |
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Dueling Dice | Win or Lose the round | 35 Star Coins | 10 Star Coins |
Daily quests[]
Name | Reward |
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Cast Ambush 5 times in Dueling Dice. | 100 Star Coins |
Cast Fireball 5 times in Dueling Dice. | 100 Star Coins |
Play the Hawkins Lab Escape twice. | 100 Star Coins |
Teleport 3 times as the Demogorgon across all games of Hawkins Lab Escape. | 100 Star Coins |
Play Hi-Score Slingshot 3 times. | 100 Star Coins |
Play Delivery Dash 3 times. | 100 Star Coins |
Roll 3 Critical Hits across all games of Dueling Dice. | 200 Star Coins |
Cast Ice Storm 12 times in Dueling Dice. | 200 Star Coins |
Cast Ensnaring Strike 12 times in Dueling Dice. | 200 Star Coins |
Cast Lightning Arrow 12 times in Dueling Dice. | 200 Star Coins |
Defeat 5 opponents in Dueling Dice. | 200 Star Coins |
Hit 20 Demorgoron and Demodog targets without missing in a single game of Hi-Score Slingshot. | 200 Star Coins |
Eliminate 7 Survivors as the Demogorgon across all sessions of Hawkins Lab Escape. | 200 Star Coins |
Updates[]
- On April 16, 2021, the game went public and the event officially began after a soft-launch.
- On April 17, 2021, the game received many major bug fixes, such as fixing a teleport bug with the "Escape Hawkins Lab" minigame.
- On May 10, 2021, the game was closed.
- On June 17, 2021, the game was reopened with improvements and a free hat upon joining.
- On June 22, 2021, the event was officially launched and the game was updated with 6 new bundles and a new accessory.
- On October 10, 2021, many major bugs, such as not being able to buy the Starcourt Badge, were fixed.
- On November 3, 2021, the accessories shop items were replaced with Will the Wise Cloak, Steve's Baseball Bat, and Demogorgon Legs, although they are not purchasable
- On March 27, 2023, the game was permanently shut down, officially ending the event and making all items unobtainable.
Marketplace items[]
Obtainable[]
Note: Star Coins are an in-game currency.
Name | Image | Price |
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Starcourt Badge (Stranger Things) | ![]() |
50 Star Coins |
WalkieTalkie (Stranger Things) | ![]() |
1600 Star Coins or 240 Robux (previously 3000 Star Coins and 240 Robux) |
Eleven's Headgear (Stranger Things) | ![]() |
1600 Star Coins or 240 Robux (previously 3500 Star Coins and 350 Robux) |
DustinHat | ![]() |
Granted for free upon joining the game for the first time |
Hawkins High Backpack (Stranger Things) | ![]() |
1100 Star Coins or
320 Robux |
Steve's Scoops Ahoy Costume | ![]() |
2750 Star Coins or
800 Robux |
Robin's Scoops Ahoy Costume | ![]() |
2750 Star Coins or
800 Robux |
Eleven's Starcourt Splatter Costume | ![]() |
2750 Star Coins or
800 Robux |
Will the Wise Costume | ![]() |
3350 Star Coins or
1000 Robux |
Demogorgon Costume | ![]() |
3800 Star Coins or
1150 Robux |
Hazmat Suit | ![]() |
2400 Star Coins
or 720 Robux |