Between the Stars

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Isolated Games · Space · Mar 7, 2024

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.89−67%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
106
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Between the Stars?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 138 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 134 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 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
25% of themes are praise8% are divided67% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
138 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The writing was interesting, a couple very unbelievable characters took me out of it at times, but it was a narrative-heavy game and it kept me engaged through the end.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
134 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is very fun to actually do, but it's not varied.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphically, the game looks awesome in its best configuration, but a very strong graphics card will be needed to afford these views.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story138 reviews
Combat134 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
92% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
57% still recommend
Audio
63% still recommend
Bugs
45% still recommend
Interface
26% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Crashes
15% still recommend
Controls
40% still recommend
Performance
78% 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 Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$9.89$29.99−67%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.89

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