StarMade

Wait68%

Mixed · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Schine GmbH · Space · Dec 4, 2014

Player review score
68%
Mixed
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles0 of 9

Should I buy StarMade?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 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
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is the ideal model of what early access devs should be as the game I bought nearly 4 years ago has completely changed for the better and has reached complex levels of crafting, combat and economy that it did not have when I originally bought it.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It may not have the graphical grandeur of Klingon Academy but the systems controls are simple and easy to use in combat.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer servers often have custom pirates so there is lots of room for variety.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
First, the visuals have improved greatly from my prior review, and the game overall looks pretty nice.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you have friends who like co-op building then multiplayer can be fun.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It was easy to reach end-game status within a few hours, reducing the need for resource harvesting and crafting.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay82 reviews
Combat38 reviews
Multiplayer37 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
53% still recommend
Bugs
32% still recommend
Interface
46% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Story
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Stats

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$14.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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