Starmancer on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.

Starmancer is a indie, pixel graphics and sandbox game developed by Ominux Games and published by Chucklefish.
Released on August 05th 2021 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 983 reviews of which 645 were positive and 338 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.4 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Starmancer into these genres:

Indie Pixel Graphics Sandbox Management Atmospheric Colony Sim Sci-fi 2.5D Space Building Strategy Singleplayer Artificial Intelligence Exploration Survival Isometric Base-Building Early Access Simulation Space Sim

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7, 64-bit
Processor: 2.0 ghz DualCore CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible GPU
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 500 MB available space

MacOS

OS: MacOS 10.13 High Sierra
Processor: 2.0 ghz DualCore CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU
Storage: 500 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 64-bit
Processor: 2.0 ghz DualCore CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU
Storage: 500 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

I've accumulated over 469+ hours in the 4 years i've had this game (as of writing this), going from one of the original starter stations and trading ship, to the current 0.4.0 build on the earlier_access branch, and Starmancer has become one of my comfort games to play. Do updates take a while? Yes, but keep in mind that it *is* just a 2-man dev team, and though they don't always post every update and thing they're working on, they *are* still working on it even with all the stuff going on in their own lives. Seeing how far it came, from the original, janky, maniac-induced m*rder-spirals that could happen because of a broken machine (I see you, billboards, you can't hide from me!) and the old tutorial with a final quest you can't actually complete, to the current gameplay with systems inhabited by bots, slimes, and straggler spacefarers, containing all sorts of items and relics and gear in the various themed 'dungeons', fearing a zombie or pirate incursing and hoping i find a pod of space whales or a trader... it's great, and I cant wait to see the final product when it comes out. I know a lot of people are upset because the last update had been in July 2024, and we didnt see the 0.4.0 update until March 2025, but all I ask is that people please be kind, and just be glad that this isn't like another game I have thats taken 10 years to get out of Alpha with all sorts of redacts to the game content(cough7DTDcough). Also, there's alot of us on the discord server as well, and I (and a bunch of others) are happy to help anyone out if they need or have questions

Nov. 2024

So, it's very complicated. HOWEVER, that's its selling point and why I actually love it. Even though there are some things here and there that could be improved like the building systems and crew members, those have already been fixed for the most part. I'll try to update this review if I find anything new that I'd like to add. Happy playing! I'm not getting paid to write a positive review, I promise!

Oct. 2024

I have over 300 hours in this little abandoned game called Starship Theory. This could be a sequel, honestly. Starmancer seriously scratches my itch for more of this kind of base building sim. It's quite good but has a steep learning curve. Expect to die a few times or more until you learn the mechanics. There are still lots of bugs and crashes, but it is early access.

July 2024

Ok hear me out, let the dev cook. Would have been all too easy to abandon the game after the majority of the player base left, but the dev seems to be carrying on with releasing new mechanics and stuff. The base game is really solid and the late game becomes meta with unlocking more cosmetics and new ways to optimise the game flow like building the perfect house in craft of mine. The only thing it needs is more sauce and ways in how you construct the house, plus how the world interacts with it.

July 2024

Review written in haste because I feel this game has been boned in Steam somehow and it deserves help. Good writing, cute, funny good graphics Excellent tutorial clear, non pixelated ui qol, can pick up colonists (like Dungeon Keeper), tell them what to do (unlike every other one of these damn games), helpful tooltips Something seems fishy about the Steam "Mixed" review score. Look for yourself. Cheats, in-depth challenge customization, newbie hints, it's almost like they WANT you to enjoy playing this. IMO: ignore the top 2 negative reviews.

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14.79€

6.4

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338

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Developer

Ominux Games

Publisher

Chucklefish

Release 05 Aug 2021

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