Shooting Stars!

Buy81%

Very Positive · 973 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Bloodirony · Action · Jan 19, 2016

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Shooting Stars!?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 973 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 235 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 235 sampled reviews raised it
The game appears to be locked at 45 frames-per-second on my PC, which is more than enough for its simple pixel graphics, and it keeps hardware temperatures cool.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 235 sampled reviews raised it
it got good music, good sense of humor, reasonable difficulty, chuck norris and a LASER CAT!!!
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
8 of 235 sampled reviews raised it
Feels like playing Space Invaders and Galaga but offers 3 different ways to control your character; KB, mouse and controller.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 235 sampled reviews raised it
A wonderful soundtrack is also present to go along great with the graphic choice.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
7 of 235 sampled reviews raised it
Good variety of power ups and special weapons to keep you interested

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Graphics15 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
50% still recommend
Story
50% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
63% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

8 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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