StarVaders

StarVaders

Steam Deck Verified

Pengonauts · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Apr 30, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $17.49.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
While there's a few tidbits of story here and there, worldbuilding consistency certainly isn't one of the strong points.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Rewards get better, gameplay looks flashier, and you pull off some awesome combos - and I don't feel that awful "sweaty" feeling where you feel like you're on overdrive all the time.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack sounds nice but features only a few tracks (kindof similar to StS in that regard, one per level, one for its boss), it'll get repetitive sooner rather than later.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Don't feel overwhelmed by the art style and busy game-trailers (which I don't think do the game justice) This is a must buy for any Roguelike fan.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The game works superbly on Steam Deck too, which is a bonus.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters96 reviews
Gameplay77 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Steam Deck14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty62 reviews
92%
Combat24 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend
Interface7 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
100
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.