Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 166 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 5k 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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
166 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Starcom Unknown Space (Starcom) is a little gem of a game that focuses on exploration, ship-building and a bit of story over hardcore action mechanics.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The writing and story won't win awards but they were well done and the overall tale was imaginative.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a bit like the Space Rangers game in that way, though that game focused much more on trading with deeper combat system while this one is a bit more casual with easy real-time combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nicely polished, good graphics, athmospheric soundtrack, solid story, fluid and thorough progression.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lastly, I played on the Steam Deck (runs perfectly, BTW) using the gamepad layout.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is very good, reminscient of Vangelis from Bladerunner and at times it's quite peaceful just motoring around space exploring planets.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay166 reviews
Story101 reviews
Combat98 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface71% still recommend
Crashes75% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty91% still recommend
Controls89% still recommend
Bugs50% 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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Adjustable Text Size
- 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
$24.99
The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $24.99
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