Huge content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Not only did the game start with a crazy amount of resources, recipes, weapons, monsters and skills, but they kept adding to it!”
Steam review · 130.4 h played ↗
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%Kerberos Productions2013Roguelike · Dungeon Crawler · RPG
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A deep, brutal turn-based sci-fi roguelike with huge content and replayability, but heavy RNG, long runs and grindy crafting. Skip it if you dislike luck-driven losses.
Great for
Hardcore traditional roguelike fans who enjoy resource management, crafting and dying many times
Main risk
Heavy RNG and scarcity can doom a multi-hour run regardless of your skill
What players love
Varied classes and playstyles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The different classes handle differently”
Steam review · 108 h played ↗
Deep resource management and strategy
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Relative scarcity of resources is what separates this from many other roguelikes.”
Steam review · 1602.2 h played ↗
Great sci-fi setting and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Rather than the usual medieval magic Tolkien -esque setting, this one's closer to something like Alien or System Shock.”
Steam review · 604.4 h played ↗
Addictive, rewarding challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Just one more turn, one more level, one more run...”
Steam review · 246.3 h played ↗
Good value and ongoing DLC support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Plus, it comes at a bargain price.”
Steam review · 214.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Brutal, unfair RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“A game whose best outcome is pre-decided entirely by chance, and can possibly be "failure regardless of the skill and experience of the player"”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Too slow, long and tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Gameplay IS good, but it is too damn slow.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
Grindy, opaque crafting and recipes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it makes the player grind for the information required to beat the game.”
Steam review · 9.3 h played ↗
Durability, ammo and food scarcity
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game, in its debatable wisdom, decided that everything should have durability.”
Steam review · 39.7 h played ↗
Crashes and platform/control problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“every time I loaded the game in that exact spot, it immediately crashed, thus ruining my run”
Steam review · 61.7 h played ↗
DLC bloat and race-locked loot
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The expansion added 3x times the amount of possible drops, leaving you with an inventory full of junk.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support1.4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel Pentium 1.6 GHz or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB DX compatible card
Storage1.4 GB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows Vista / 7
ProcessorIntel Pentium 2 GHz or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB DX compatible card
Storage1.4 GB HD space
OSWindows XP
ProcessorIntel Pentium 1.6 GHz or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB DX compatible card
Storage1.4 GB HD space
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