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Starward Rogue

A twin-stick roguelite with bullet-hell combat and expanding catacombs

Arcen Games · Released Jan 20, 2016

ActionIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 299
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jan 29, 2024
Minimum PC
Screen resolution at leas…
3 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Starward Rogue?

A single-player, top-down roguelite shooter in which you control a head taken from a Space Hydra and mounted in a mech. In each run, you explore rooms, shoot enemies, dodge projectiles, and fight bosses, leveling up and buying upgrades along the way.

For you if...

  • +you like experimenting with perks and passive item combinations
  • +you want adjustable difficulty rather than a fixed challenge

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer slow combat with few incoming projectiles
  • −you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer

What players say

90% of 299 reviews are positive

Players praise the precise controls and the range of weapons and mech abilities. An older negative review criticizes balance changes for making enemies tougher and weapons weaker, saying they slow combat.

Screenshots and trailer

Starward Rogue screenshot 1

Starward Rogue system requirements

Minimum: Screen resolution at leas…, 3 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Starward Rogue?

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP2 or later
Processor
2.2Ghz CPU
Graphics
Screen resolution at least 720px high, and 1024px wide.
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
400 MB available space

Does Starward Rogue have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Starward Rogue run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
80
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Starward Rogue 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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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