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Star Nomad 2

Star Nomad 2

A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.

Released Dec 14, 2015 Developer Huy Phan Platforms Windows · Mac RPGSimulationSpaceStrategyIndie
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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

71.0%positive155 reviews
Recommended · 118 found this helpful

“Short version : If you like Space Rangers 2, SPAZ, Escape Velocity (tho not that story driven), Starpoint Gemini 2, Starsector, you will like this game (and it's price). Star Nomads 2 basically is true to its store description: 2D sandbox simulator, with meaningful economy, good…”

— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs played
Recommended · 53 found this helpful

“As an indie gamer and fan of space games, this title delivers! There are many aspects you will find familiar from titles like Space Rangers 2, Gratuitous Space Battles, and SPAZ, but it brings its own unique take on space and combat to classify it as a game of its own. I’ll…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Not recommended · 52 found this helpful

“If you want a nice 2d space sim where your can spend the odd hour shooting up pirates, this is a fine game. I actually like the combat, it reminds me of Beat Hazard. The problem comes when you hit late game. I'm 45 hours into a playthrough, level 55 of 60, and NOTHING I DO…”

— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2022-07 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

129all-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 28 avg · Dec 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 2026-09-28.

20achievements
0.4%median completion
0.1%rarest: Dimensional Addict
1.4% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 1.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
1.4%Exterminator — You eat Scum & Pirates for breakfast!
1.0%Dogfight Specialist — Fast & furious got nothing on you!
1.0%Frigate Fragfest — Frigates are just another statistic...
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Dimensional Addict — E-Warping gives you a major high!
0.2%Expendables — Sacrifices for the greater good... You!
0.2%Contra Lord — Empires drown under your contrabands!

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 14, 2018
Introducing: Nomads of the Fallen Star

Edit: The steam page is now live! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011070/Nomads_of_the_Fallen_Star/ A happy holidays greetings to all, I've been toiling away the past 2 years or so on the next gam

Dec 22, 2016
Holiday Greetings & Video Tutorial

Greetings Pilots, It's been a year already since release, how time flies! I just wanted to give a heads up, the game will go on a 50% sale for the holiday season. If you've been on the fence, it's a g

Dec 22, 2016
Holiday Greetings & Video Tutorial

Greetings Pilots, It's been a year already since release, how time flies! I just wanted to give a heads up, the game will go on a 50% sale for the holiday season. If you've been on the fence, it's a g

Oct 23, 2016
OSX/MAC Build Ready!

It was always my intention to port the game over for MAC gamers too (I also get some Escape Velocity fans contacting me about it!), but there were some major incompatibility within my game engine with

Oct 23, 2016
OSX/MAC Build Ready!

It was always my intention to port the game over for MAC gamers too (I also get some Escape Velocity fans contacting me about it!), but there were some major incompatibility within my game engine with

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsRPG · Simulation · Space · Strategy · Indie · Open World · Sandbox · Sci-fi · Rogue-lite · 2D · Cyberpunk · Top-Down Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements20
Official sitehttps://halfgeekstudios.wordpress.com/star-nomad-ii/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ 32bit Processor: Duo Core 2Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 3000 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 600 MB available space Sound Card: Onboard or better Additional Notes: Native 1920 x 1080 resolution (Full-HD, 1080p), up/down scale at 16:9 ratio.