Starward

Starward

Steam Deck Playable

Game Blender · Mechs · Apr 25, 2024

It depends on what you're after.

It's free to play.

65%
Mixed
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 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
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Pretty good alternative for GVG. 10 hours in and already got 12 characters excluding free and borrowed ones and haven't spent any money for this.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is pretty much what you'd expect if you've played GVG, the character designs are pretty good and they play distinct enough.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
For casual PVP, I do recommend it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The movement all together is somewhat jank due to being more focused on mobile, but it still allows for comfortable gameplay on controller and mouse & keyboard.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Overall, Starward succeeds in delivering an engaging multiplayer arena fighter built around exhilarating aerial combat, stylish anime-inspired visuals, and rewarding competitive gameplay.
13 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 characters107 reviews
Gameplay53 reviews
Multiplayer49 reviews
Controls22 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization118 reviews
78%
Combat50 reviews
82%
Servers and matchmaking26 reviews
85%
Performance10 reviews
80%
Interface8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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