Starvester

Buy70%

Mostly Positive · 807 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Syphono4 · Incremental · May 29, 2026

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
28
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Starvester?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 807 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
33% of themes are praise22% are divided45% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I enjoyed playing little macro games where I would wait for planets to be further away so I could get more drones on them than the cap, very unique mechanic that added a lot of life and immersed me in the game world (which is something I've never felt in this genre of game!).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The minimalist approach to visuals helps maintain clarity while still delivering a strong sense of scale as operations grow larger and more impressive.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design also plays an important role in establishing the game's atmosphere.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay95 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
80% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
45% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend
Story
54% still recommend
Crashes
0% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.59.

6 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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