Star Realms

Buy87%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Wise Wizard Games, LLC · Deckbuilding · Mar 8, 2016

Player review score
87%
Very 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
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Star Realms?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game manages to find a really good balance between ease of learning and depth of mechanics.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is more than capable of playing the game at the hardest difficulty setting.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In the physical game, it's an absolute blast to take on Challenge cards with 1-3 friends, go 2v1 with Command decks, play in Emperor mode (3v3), or get a whole party of 4 or more (biggest game I ever played was 12 people) involved in a free-for-all shootout.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The included Core Deck is the most balanced and easiest to learn, provides almost limitless replayability, and unlocks online multiplayer.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Play this for the fun solo campaign, but stick to the tabletop version for PvP if you can.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Art and graphics complements the setting, you can admire the artwork by zooming in on the cards.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay48 reviews
Difficulty36 reviews
Co-op30 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Story22 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
100% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
67% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
70% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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