Short daily sessions, play at your own pace
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the game has kept me logging and playing 30-45 minutes daily for months, with no end in sight. Perfect amount of daily upkeep”
Steam review · 22.2 h played ↗
Hades' Star
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Parallel Space Inc2019RTS · 4X · Strategy
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A very slow, timer-gated, mobile-style space strategy game that is free and not pay-to-win, with co-op, PvP and a strong community. Skip it if you want fast progress or loved the pre-Dark Nebula game.
Great for
Patient players who want short daily sessions, long-term progression and a corp to play with
Main risk
Long timers and a grind that feels like waiting or paying, plus a Dark Nebula overhaul veterans hate
What players love
Not pay-to-win, free to play
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Regarding P2W, this game is extremely anti-P2W, and it's never worth spending money to advance except to support the developers.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Deep tactical PvE and PvP modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“There is a strange sense of chess to this game, especially in White Star matches.”
Steam review · 76.3 h played ↗
Great community and corporation play
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Quite possibly one of the best communities in gaming. This game is filled with helpful and intelligent players.”
Steam review · 2119.2 h played ↗
Cross-platform progress with mobile
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“its save compatibility with mobile devices. I love that no matter where I am, I can use any of my devices to quickly pick up the game”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Runs well, including on Linux
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“works quite well under GNU/Linux right out of the box with great performance and is quite relaxing”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dark Nebula update ruined the game for veterans
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“then the core mechanics/systems of the game were gutted with the dark nebula "update" and the game is now a heaping pile of trash.”
Steam review · 463.4 h played ↗
Extreme timers and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Within 20 minutes of playing I was running into 1hr+ walls at every turn.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Pay-to-win and monetization pressure
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it's designed to be frustrating and encourage use of real cash to progress”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Unfair blue star matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Playing with level 300s and others on a blue star isn't fair to anyone yet the game constantly pairs us with them”
Steam review · 365.4 h played ↗
Repetitive and shallow gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“There is very little strategy and you will be doing the same two things over and over again with zero variety or choice in how you acquire resources.”
Steam review · 105.1 h played ↗
No updates, dead or abandoned game
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“No updates anymore. The community is nice, but hard to enjoy a broken game, even with good people.”
Steam review · 409.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista SP1+
ProcessorCPU with SSE2 support
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10 compatible
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows Vista SP1+
ProcessorCPU with SSE2 support
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 10 compatible
Storage500 MB available space
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