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Bladestar

Bladestar

Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.

Released Jan 15, 2016 Developer Fair Weather Studios Platforms Windows ActionShoot 'Em UpSci-fiArcadeFast-Paced
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

71.2%positive111 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Manta cuts debris Pirates swarm the asteroid fields Galaxy holds firm”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

36achievements
2.7%median completion
2.2%rarest: Traitor
4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 4.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
4.5%Max Blaster — Build a level 10 Blaster
4.4%Max Cannon — Build a level 10 Cannon
4.3%Max Missile — Build a level 10 Missile
Rarest badges of honor
2.2%Traitor — Hidden achievement
2.2%Pirates! — Hidden achievement
2.2%Explorer — Have Level 4 Energy Pilot Skill

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 12, 2018
Steel Shadows is now available!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11544693/67ac2ebcaf3322ec230edf643cf3869597fbdac1.png It has been a long road, and now Steel Shadows is available! Dive back into the

Nov 24, 2018
FREE Steel Shadows Beta is now live!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11544693/f8026e399d2f2683900be80cfa42951b370d1c90.png Great news! A free demo of Steel Shadows is now live. Go ahead and check out th

Jun 14, 2018
Announcing Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11544693/c33a64567b5b015eba9b855192f8a6f18d6d3ac9.jpg Fair Weather Studios is proud to announce Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows. Cont

Jan 02, 2018
Bladestar - Version 1.1

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11544693/7d79ca5aedf26e814bc0d33a742a85975d441e8a.png Greetings Pilots! Today we have a patch for Bladestar that adds additional

Jan 02, 2018
Bladestar - Version 1.1

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11544693/7d79ca5aedf26e814bc0d33a742a85975d441e8a.png Greetings Pilots! Today we have a patch for Bladestar that adds additional

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Shoot 'Em Up · Sci-fi · Arcade · Fast-Paced · Space · Shooter · Indie · 2D · Procedural Generation · Difficult · Controller (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Official sitehttp://www.fairweatherstudios.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or newer Memory: 2 GB RAM