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StarVaders

97% positive of 3,793 Steam reviews

To finish: 2 h
Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, itch.io

Made by Pengonauts. Published by Joystick Ventures, Beep Japan.

About the game

Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

Tagged by players

Roguelike Deckbuilder
Mechs
Deckbuilding
Board Game
Card Battler
Turn-Based Tactics
Card Game
Difficult
Turn-Based Strategy
Turn-Based Combat
Roguelite
Visual Novel

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

Recommended
This is a combination of ideas I never knew I wanted, but I'm glad I discovered it. A Roguelike that combines Space Invaders with Mega Man Battle Network and surprised me in the best ways possible. To summarize the gameplay for those unfamiliar with the games mentioned: you find yourself on an 8x5 grid, where the bottom 3 rows are your area and the 5 above them belong to the enemies. A certain number of enemies are…
32 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 7 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I really like the game's core idea, and maybe it's just my lack of skill at this one in particular, but the difficulty feels unfairly hard, like I'm making no real progress beyond the easy stuff. I don't want to NOT recommend the game, though, because it is a REALLY good idea and style for a roguelike card game, just maybe not for me. I can, however, HIGHLY recommend their newest game, Dice Invaders; it fixes all…
6.2 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
After playing several deck builder games, I find Star Vaders rather boring. In the 5 hours I've played, I used too many of the same cards and fought too many of the same bosses or even fights. I never lost a run, which is good on one hand, as there is no unfair RNG involved, but on the other hand it's just too easy, even on the hardest difficulty. There is a large variety of enemy types, but it rarely matters much,…
4.2 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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