PCGame

Stardeus

Space colony sim about rebuilding a broken ship with drones

Kodo Linija · Published by Paradox Arc · Released Oct 12, 2022 · Early Access

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 1,511
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 23 in 30 days
Players
134
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 day ago
Nov 6, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Stardeus?

You play as a shipboard AI in a space colony simulation, directing drones to rebuild a broken starship and keep its hibernating human crew alive. Manage oxygen, heat, power, and production, then travel through procedurally generated star systems to mine resources and respond to encounters.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing interconnected ship systems and resource production
  • +you like rebuilding a ship with automated drone workers
  • +you want space exploration alongside colony management

Not for you if...

  • −you want hands-on control of individual crew members
  • −you prefer immediate action over gradual resource management
  • −you expect hands-on exploration of planets

What players say

85% of 1,511 reviews are positive · 78% of 23 in the last 30 days

Players praise ship building, drone automation, and early progress through research. Complaints include tedious resource grinding and repetitive late-game encounters. Some longtime players say recent changes to travel and resource collection have made progression less enjoyable.

Players over time

▲ +655% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 167 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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How many players finish Stardeus?

8.4% of Steam players have unlocked «The End», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Stardeus screenshot 1

Stardeus system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM64
Graphics
DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 capable GPUs with Compute Shader support
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space

Recommended

Memory
8 GB RAM

Does Stardeus have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Stardeus run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
76
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Korean, Italian, Hungarian.

Does Stardeus use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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