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Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy

Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy

Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander.

Released Jun 4, 2015 Developer Black Lab Games Publisher Slitherine Ltd. Platforms Windows StrategyAdventureSimulationSpaceTurn-Based
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

75.2%positive161 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a tactical space combat strategy game developed by Black Lab Games and published by Slitherine Ltd. that offers a thoughtful and highly strategic take on fleet warfare in a futuristic science-fiction setting. Rather than emphasizing…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is a great game, how come it does not have sequel : (”

— a player, Steam review · 113 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2022-11 via SteamCharts.

149all-time peak
0 25 50 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 26 avg · Jun 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

24achievements
10.7%median completion
0.2%rarest: Between the Squids and the People
83.4% of players 64.0% of players 63.5% of players 63.4% of players 54.0% of players 27.7% of players 27.5% of players 27.0% of players 21.8% of players 15.4% of players 13.4% of players 11.4% of players 10.7% of players 6.7% of players 5.8% of players 4.0% of players 3.1% of players 2.6% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 0.2% of players 83.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
83.4%Remnants Bane — Destroy a Renmant in Campaign
64.0%Laser Focus — Destroy an enemy with a laser beam
63.5%Missiles Away — Destroy an enemy with a missile
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Between the Squids and the People — Evacuate civilians from the Boardwalk
1.0%Sinking Station — Evacuate workers from DM3
1.2%Broken Chain — Recruit the intelligence officer

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jul 05, 2016
Award!

An excellent news coming from Space! Star Hammer has been awarded as "the Best Game in the Western Australian Screen Awards"! A huge congrats to Black Lab Games for having brought a breath of fresh ai

Jul 05, 2016
Award!

An excellent news coming from Space! Star Hammer has been awarded as "the Best Game in the Western Australian Screen Awards"! A huge congrats to Black Lab Games for having brought a breath of fresh ai

Oct 19, 2015
Star Hammer has been updated to Version 1.1.26! Manta light cruiser available!

http://www.slitherine.com/img/MX_SH_Manta_discount_spotlight.jpg Sometimes you just need to zero the hostiles completely; demolition, destruction, absolute tactical oblivion. That’s where the brand ne

Oct 19, 2015
Star Hammer has been updated to Version 1.1.26! Manta light cruiser available!

http://www.slitherine.com/img/MX_SH_Manta_discount_spotlight.jpg Sometimes you just need to zero the hostiles completely; demolition, destruction, absolute tactical oblivion. That’s where the brand ne

Jul 28, 2015
Star Hammer gets another update!

Patch 1.0.9 for Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is now available! This patch fixes a number of bugs reported and adds a couple of new features as requested by the community. Players will now be abl

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAdventure, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Adventure · Simulation · Space · Turn-Based · Tactical · Aliens · Singleplayer · Replay Value · Turn-Based Tactics · Sci-fi · Turn-Based Combat (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements24
Official sitehttp://slitherine.com/games/shvp_PC
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Vista, 7, 8, 10 Processor: 2.0Ghz or higher Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256Mb DirectX 9 Compatible Graphics Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card