Shining Song Starnova

A visual novel about guiding idols through a competitive industry

Love in Space · Published by Sekai Project · Released Sep 13, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 362
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 7 years ago; Nov 8, 2018
Minimum PC: OpenGL; 1 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Shining Song Starnova?

You play as the producer of STARNOVA, a group of seven aspiring idols trying to build their careers. In this single-player visual novel, you read dialogue and make choices along different heroines' story routes, leading to multiple endings.

For you if...

+you like anime-style art and adult themes
+you enjoy drama about ambition and personal struggles

Not for you if...

−you prefer action to reading dialogue
−you expect full voice acting throughout

What players say

94% of 362 reviews are positive

Players praise the writing and character development, particularly the relationships that grow within individual routes. A more critical player finds that the stories skip over events and leave character development too thin.

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Shining Song Starnova system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1 GHz Intel or AMD Processor
Graphics: OpenGL or DirectX Compatible Graphics Card
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Shining Song Starnova have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Shining Song Starnova 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
The native resolution is not the default one
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, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 9
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Shining Song Starnova 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