Star Valor
Top-down space sandbox RPG with combat, mining, trade, and crafting
Rafael Burgos · Released Aug 3, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 3,514
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 92 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 111
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Aug 19, 2026
What is Star Valor?
This single-player, top-down action RPG takes place in a procedurally generated open galaxy where alien rulers control humanity’s survivors. You pilot and customize ships, fight, mine asteroids, trade, salvage wrecks, craft weapons, complete missions, and choose whether to join factions or remain independent.
For you if...
- +you enjoy open-ended space exploration and ship customization
- +you want mining, trading, crafting, and combat in one sandbox
- +you like progression that rewards starting new runs
Not for you if...
- −you want a long, guided faction campaign
- −you dislike grinding or sharp difficulty spikes
- −you need cooperative or multiplayer modes
What players say
88% of 3,514 reviews are positive · 76% of 92 in the last 30 days
Players praise the range of sandbox activities, ship customization, progression, and combat. Common complaints focus on grinding, uneven difficulty, limited faction story and endgame goals, while recent reviews also criticize reactor heat changes and construction systems.
Screenshots and trailer
Star Valor system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.0 Ghz
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 2.0 Ghz Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- Any GPU with 256MB memory
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 45
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- First time setup requires active internet connection
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Spanish - Spain, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Polish, Italian, Japanese.
Tags
- Space
- Sandbox
- Action
- RPG
- Loot
- Exploration
- Open World
- Mining
- Top-Down Shooter
- Sci-fi
- Procedural Generation
- Relaxing
- Top-Down
- Singleplayer
- 2.5D
- Spaceships
Recent updates
- Aug 19, 2026 · Release the Kraken! - Update 2.2.5
- Jun 20, 2026 · Update 2.2.4 (Updated on July 7)
- Nov 16, 2025 · Update 2.2.3 (Updated 23 Nov)
- Sep 8, 2025 · Patch 2.2.2 - "Armageddon" is LIVE! (updated Oct 4)
- Aug 11, 2025 · August Updates (last update: August 14)
1 DLC available.
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