StarMade

The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

StarMade is a space, sandbox and open world game developed and published by Schine GmbH.
Released on December 04th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 2,964 reviews of which 2,012 were positive and 952 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.


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Requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 - 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 (2nd Generation and above) | AMD FX 6xxx or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, 275, 280, 460 SE, 550 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 4870, 5770, 4890, 5830, 6770, 6790 or equivalent with OpenGL 2.1
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 2GB of memory must be available for StarMade. Lower specs may work by modifying graphics and other performance options. Try out our demo to get an indication for your system. System components such as Integrated Graphics cards may not be supported. Requirements may change in further updates.
MacOS
  • OS: OS X Mountain Lion - 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.66GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 4850 or equivalent.
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requirements are approximately the same as Windows/Linux. 2GB of memory must be available for StarMade. Lower specs may work by modifying graphics and other performance options. Try out our demo to get an indication for your system. System components such as Integrated Graphics cards may not be supported. Requirements may change in further updates.
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 - 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 (2nd Generation and above) | AMD FX 6xxx or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, 275, 280, 460 SE, 550 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 4870, 5770, 4890, 5830, 6770, 6790 or equivalent with OpenGL 2.1
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 2GB of memory must be available for StarMade. Lower specs may work by modifying graphics and other performance options. Try out our demo to get an indication for your system. System components such as Integrated Graphics cards may not be supported. Requirements may change in further updates.

Reviews

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June 2024
StarMade Review Overview: StarMade, a voxel-based sandbox game, has the potential to be the "Minecraft of Science Fiction." However, it seems the community has let the developer down by not providing constructive feedback and often disagreeing with the developer's direction. Gameplay and Mechanics: StarMade has faced issues with balance. While not game-breaking, the contradictions in its mechanics have held the game back from its true potential. It appears that the creator might have been ready to move on to a second iteration but lost interest after the community's backlash to the rebalanced game mechanics. Survival Mode: Before the rebalance, Survival mode felt more like a semi-creative mode. It was easy to reach end-game status within a few hours, reducing the need for resource harvesting and crafting. The rebalance aimed to address this by limiting the ability to obtain infinite resources and currency without significant gameplay. Community Feedback: The remapping of controls after the rebalance posed a challenge for long-term players, who struggled with muscle memory. This sudden change made the game feel unplayable for some, contributing to the community's frustration. Current State: Despite these issues, StarMade remains a recommended game, especially since it's still available for free. The developer distributed it for free for over five years before marketing it on Steam, where it unfortunately lost momentum. Conclusion: StarMade is a fun and challenging game worth revisiting. Even after owning it for years for free, the enjoyment it offers is worth the purchase. If you have some free time, it's definitely worth giving StarMade another shot.
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May 2024
I would love to see more of this in the future, I can't wait for any future updates, I suggest this to anyone who is in love with learning crazy things and working with wonky mechanics. aka great graphics, great system, great physics. all around would suggest.
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May 2024
the game is a lot of fun and runs pretty good on low end computers
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April 2024
Had fun with this game a long time ago. A decent game but I guess so many other space sims that play and look a lot better for most folk including myself I guess.
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March 2024
It is getting regular updates now. It's like Avorion if you built your own ship, and minecraft in space!
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StarMade
6.6
2,012
952
Online players
8
Developer
Schine GmbH
Publisher
Schine GmbH
Release 04 Dec 2014
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