Stardeus

Space colony sim about rebuilding a broken ship with drones

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

Indie RPG Simulation Strategy Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 1,559
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 24; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 16, 2025

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

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

87% of 1,559 reviews are positive

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.

Screenshots and trailer

Stardeus system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 76
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Ukrainian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Korean, Italian, Hungarian.