Pixel Starships

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

SavySoda · Post-apocalyptic · May 23, 2023

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
54
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
17
Full audio17 of 17
Subtitles17 of 17

Should I buy Pixel Starships?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 73 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 44 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
27% of themes are praise9% are divided64% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Aside from the fun pixel graphics, gaining access to new weapons, crew, and other technologies, and then annihilating your opponents feels very rewarding.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They're not that long, but the narrative is very fun to play through.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its not a steep learning curve, fun for new players, & very quirky, progression in the game can be sustained for months, its a very well balanced game for all levels.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Graphics26 reviews
Story10 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
28% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
30% still recommend
Gameplay
47% still recommend
Multiplayer
43% still recommend
Bugs
17% still recommend
Interface
0% still recommend
Crashes
25% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
0% 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
  • MMO
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Includes level editor
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

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