Ostranauts

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Blue Bottle Games · Flight · Aug 3, 2026

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Ostranauts?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
17% of themes are praise17% are divided66% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sure it might be realistic but who cares about realism, realism serves to make the gameplay more involved or interesting, not to strip back interesting elements (insert the todd howard saying "oh starfield is realistic IRL you woudnt find anything on random planets).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I haven't once had difficulty with personnel combat in the game thusfar.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay105 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
40% still recommend
Steam Deck
67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
47% still recommend
Bugs
38% still recommend
Story
50% still recommend
Interface
48% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Graphics
67% still recommend
Performance
36% still recommend
Optimization
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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