Astral Lords

An action roguelite combining alien swarm combat with base building

Dark Dimension · Published by 量子艺界（QUANTUM ARTS） · Released Jun 5, 2026

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 108
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 months ago; Jul 22, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX960; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Astral Lords?

You play an imperial operative colonizing alien star sectors in this single-player, 2.5D action roguelite. Each run combines shooting swarms and dodging bullets with randomized upgrades and construction of turrets, resource facilities, or unit-producing buildings. Between runs, you spend gathered resources on your headquarters to unlock technologies, units, and buildings.

For you if...

+you enjoy mixing fast shooting with defensive planning
+you like choosing randomized upgrades during repeated combat runs

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer
−you prefer shooting without construction or resource management

What players say

79% of 108 reviews are positive

Players praise the shooting and base-building combination and the hand-drawn art, but criticize limited build variety and shallow progression. A recent reviewer also reports missing translations and units getting stuck or failing to act.

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Astral Lords system requirements

Minimum: GTX960, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows10
Processor: Intel Core i3
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX960 4G
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does Astral Lords have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Astral Lords 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
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese.

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