Starling

Third-person exploration and base building with alien creature companions

Cozymos · Published by Montreal Video Game School · Released Jan 25, 2025

Adventure Casual Indie Simulation Free To Play

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 62
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Jan 26, 2025
Minimum PC: DirectX 11 GPU; 8 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Starling?

Starling is a free, single-player, third-person exploration and base-building game set across alien worlds after a disaster wrecks your space station. You explore with a jetpack and gather supplies by mining, cutting trees, and fishing. Repairing stations aboard your ship unlocks refining, crafting, trading, and farming.

For you if...

+you prefer steady progression over intense action

Not for you if...

−you want cooperative exploration or shared base building

What players say

79% of 62 reviews are positive

Players praise the relaxed exploration and base building. Some criticize awkward menus and controls, while others report frame rate drops and limited content.

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Starling system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD 2.5 GHz or superior
Graphics: Any DirectX 11 or 12 compatible card
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Starling have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Starling run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Starling 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam