Starmancer
Space station colony sim with uploaded minds and life support
Ominux Games · Published by Chucklefish · Released Aug 5, 2021 · Early Access
IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 62% of 1,052
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Mar 12, 2025
What is Starmancer?
In this single-player sandbox colony sim, you play an AI stranded in an unfamiliar star system with human minds uploaded to escape a dying planet. You build and manage a space station, grow colonists from stored minds, provide food, water, and air, assign jobs, and scavenge derelict stations while dealing with threats.
For you if...
- +you like building space stations and managing colonist needs
- +you enjoy sandbox planning and assigning specialized jobs
- +you prefer pixel art and science fiction settings
Not for you if...
- −you want a directed campaign instead of sandbox building
- −you prefer direct combat over managing colonists and infrastructure
What players say
62% of 1,052 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style and station-management concept, but many report bugs that disrupt colonists and block progress. Many also worry that development has stalled after a long stretch without updates.
Screenshots and trailer
Starmancer system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, 64-bit
- Processor
- 2.0 ghz DualCore CPU
- Graphics
- DirectX 10 compatible GPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10, 64-bit
- Processor
- 2.0+ ghz QuadCore CPU
- Graphics
- DirectX 11 compatible GPU
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Indie
- Pixel Graphics
- Sandbox
- Management
- Atmospheric
- Colony Sim
- Sci-fi
- 2.5D
- Space
- Building
- Strategy
- Singleplayer
- Artificial Intelligence
- Exploration
- Survival
- Isometric
Recent updates
- Mar 12, 2025 · Patch 0.4.0: NPC Villagers, Random Events, and Performance Improvements
- Jun 28, 2024 · Patch 0.3.1 - The Sounds of the Void
- Mar 13, 2024 · Patch 0.3.0: The Pirate Incursion Update
- Jan 24, 2024 · Patch 0.2.20: The Into Breach Update
- Dec 18, 2023 · Hotfix for 0.2.18 (crafting fix)
1 DLC available.
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