Buy it if you like
- Combat: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Multiplayer: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 837 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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ability to pretty much travel anywhere within range and the fact that combat can only take place above planets means that intercepting enemy fleets is practically impossible, and there's no way to create choke points or turtle.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Stars in Shadow follows the traditional 4X formula — explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate — with a focus on streamlined mechanics and accessible design.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's like MOO2 but way better graphics, design, and art and everything.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is also REALLY hard on max difficulty with marathon speed (slow as snails research, pop growth and so on) and maximum raiders. but very fun.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, in spite of the game's excellent art and character design the game suffers from a number of mechanical issues that just suck the fun out of the experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack also does its job of getting you lost in the universe for hours, which is all it really needs to do.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat68 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Characters6 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface59% still recommend
Story80% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer88% still recommend
Crashes0% 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
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$24.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.
6 points recordedtoday · $24.99
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