Stellar Orphans

Turn-based deckbuilding about keeping a stranded crew alive in space

Artifex Parvus · Released Oct 7, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 146
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 months ago; Aug 25, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 960; 8 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Stellar Orphans?

A single-player roguelike deckbuilder about a crew lost in space. You build and play cards, manage limited resources, and resolve crises across runs, with card choices and moral dilemmas influencing the course of the story.

For you if...

+you prefer survival management to combat-focused card battles
+you enjoy learning demanding systems through repeated attempts

Not for you if...

−you want forgiving runs with little reliance on luck

What players say

72% of 146 reviews are positive

Players praise resource prioritization, replayability, and the sense of a story unfolding through play. Opinions split on difficulty and randomness: some say experience makes runs manageable, while critics describe outcomes as too luck-dependent. Slow loading is another recurring complaint.

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Stellar Orphans system requirements

Minimum: GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64 bits
Processor: Dual Core 3 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or higher
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Stellar Orphans have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Stellar Orphans run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish.

Does Stellar Orphans use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

In the interest of transparency, illustrations were created with the help of AI-assisted tools, used as creative support within a human-led artistic process.

The statement mentions: Art

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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam