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Starminer

72% positive of 1,842 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by CoolAndGoodGames.

About the game

Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.

Tagged by players

  • Spaceships
  • Space Sim
  • Trading
  • Mining
  • Flight
  • Strategy RPG
  • Economy
  • RTS
  • Aliens
  • Space
  • Sandbox
  • Base Building

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I really love the idea of this game, but it really needs some time to cook. Seemingly basic things like moving colonists between modules on your ship, Splitting stations after you've combined them, a T1 constructor to send energy to a new build, etc etc. There are work arounds for most of these things, but, noting is really intuitive or clear. Hopefully they continue QoL things, and I'd jump right back in.

    35 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    It's a great simulator of piloting a space ship, mining, grinding, and researching. All the good stuff. Sure, there are many QoL things that can be added, but the game is already fun to play. The mechanics are fun. It is enjoyable to figure things out and find solutions to problems.

    11 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

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