Stardust Vanguards

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 120 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Zanrai Interactive · 4 Player Local · Jan 30, 2015

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$3.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
26
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Stardust Vanguards?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 120 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 82 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
27 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
The Co-Op was your standered survive for as many waves as possible without losing all your lives.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
24 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Stardust Vanguards is a great Local multiplayer game, but unfortunately no online multiplayer.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
19 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Moving onto gameplay, which is not only the most important factor for any game, but also the best part about this game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design contributes meaningfully to maintaining momentum and strengthening immersion without distracting from gameplay itself.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
You can try to swing your sword like a madman and get lucky, but if you watch your opponents moves and look to parry and follow up, you're almost assured the kill.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Like the sound, the graphics and presentation do a great job as well.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op27 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
50% still recommend
Story
67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
67% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$3.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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