Star of Providence
Top-down bullet-hell roguelite with changing weapons and escalating boss fights
Team D-13 · Published by Team D-13, Bigmode · Released Jun 7, 2017
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 3,371
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 12 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 8
- peak 24h 23
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Aug 1, 2026
What is Star of Providence?
You pilot a ship through procedurally varied floors of an abandoned facility, shooting enemies, dodging projectiles, and choosing weapons and upgrades. This top-down shooter follows the ship's search for wealth, power, and pieces of the past as it descends through floors with different traps and enemies.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dodging dense bullet patterns in top-down shooters
- +you want repeated runs with different weapons and upgrades
- +you seek harder boss challenges beyond an initial clear
Not for you if...
- −you prefer forgiving combat over precise dodging
- −you expect upgrades to carry you through difficult fights
- −you dislike repeating runs to learn boss patterns
What players say
97% of 3,371 reviews are positive · 100% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the responsive shooting, weapon variety, and escalating boss challenges. Some complain that later fights are too punishing and that upgrades do too little to distinguish runs.
Screenshots and trailer
Star of Providence system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Vista, 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- 2+ GHz
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 25 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 52
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Native resolution not supported
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Roguelite
- Bullet Hell
- Shoot 'Em Up
- Action Roguelike
- Indie
- Pixel Graphics
- Action
- Difficult
- Roguelike
- 2D
- Dungeon Crawler
- Top-Down
- Shooter
- Singleplayer
- Replay Value
- Procedural Generation
Recent updates
- Aug 1, 2026 · Minor Update - August 1st, 2026
- Jul 15, 2026 · Minor Update - July 14th, 2026
- Jul 13, 2026 · Minor Update - July 12th, 2026
- Jul 11, 2026 · July 10, 2026 Hotfix
- Jul 6, 2026 · Hotfix - July 6th, 2026
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