PCGame

Star Conflict

Free-to-play space combat with customizable ships and multiplayer battles

Star Gem Inc. · Published by Gaijin Network Ltd · Released Feb 27, 2013

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationFree To Play

Reviews
Mostly Positive
73% of 15K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 23 in 30 days
Playing now
31
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Star Conflict?

Star Conflict is a multiplayer space combat game set in a galaxy divided among empires and mercenary groups, where ancient alien ruins have been discovered. You pilot and customize ships in PvP battles, take on PvE missions alone or with others, and explore open space to complete quests, collect items, and craft equipment.

For you if...

  • +you like fast space dogfights with different ship roles
  • +you want both competitive battles and cooperative missions
  • +you enjoy open-space quests and crafting ship upgrades

Not for you if...

  • you prefer slower combat to fast space dogfights
  • you want an offline single-player experience

What players say

73% of 15,231 reviews are positive · 78% of 23 in the last 30 days

Players praise the ship combat, customization, and visuals. They complain about costly paid ships, lengthy grinds, uneven matchmaking, and sparse PvP lobbies. Many recent reviewers also discuss an announced server shutdown.

Screenshots and trailer

Star Conflict

Star Conflict system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
2.3 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo / 2.5 GHz, AMD A6-9220
Graphics
512 MB, NVidia / AMD Radeon / Intel (HD 3000, HD 4000) with support for Pixel Shader 3.0 (AMD Radeon X1000 not supported)
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
8.5 GB
Notes
Broadband Internet connection

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
2.3 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo / 2.5 GHz, AMD A6-9220
Graphics
1024 MB, NVidia GeForce 650 / AMD Radeon HD 5750
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
8.5 GB
Notes
Broadband Internet connection

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
213
Steam features
Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • 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

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Russian. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese.

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