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Star Saviors

Star Saviors

Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

Released May 6, 2016 Developer Sharpened Edge Studios Platforms Windows Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionIndieSpace
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-10-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

82.0%positive1,682 reviews
Recommended · 29 found this helpful

“At first glance the game looks like something made in 1995 and upscaled to HD. The price is also suspiciously low. But don't let that fool you, because Star Staviors is a surprisingly decent and well made indie shmup, with a lot to offer. The game is clearly inspired by some of…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 37 found this helpful

“Getting this out of the way first: As of me writing this I've beaten the game once on normal story mode, so anything I say will be based on that. EDIT: I've tried out the other game modes as well and have written about them below. I'm not the world's greatest shmup player, but I…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 21 found this helpful

“Aside from the really creepy human faces, and the blerb's insistence that this is "the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam", it's not terrible. But I don't get a feeling of... impact from it. The sound design doesn't support the visuals enough, so I'm left feeling…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-04 via SteamCharts.

986all-time peak
0 100 200 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 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 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 157 avg · Jul 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 2026-10-20.

100achievements
5.2%median completion
5.0%rarest: It's A Platinum World
13.0% of players 11.2% of players 9.8% of players 9.8% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 8.2% of players 7.9% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 13.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
13.0%Unscathed And Easy — Complete a single mission with 100% hull remaining in story mode on easy difficulty
11.2%Not Even Close — Complete a stage with less than 10.00% hull remaining in story mode
9.8%Easy & Evil — Destroy the evil UFO in story mode on easy or harder difficulty
Rarest badges of honor
5.0%It's A Platinum World — Get at least 15 platinum multipliers during a single game in survival mode on normal or harder difficulty
5.0%Mass Destruction — Destroy a total of 250 000 enemies
5.0%Supreme Chainer — Destroy a total of 200 000 enemies while in break mode

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99current · sampled 2026-10-20 11:41 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US1.99 USD
UK0.79 GBP
Australia2.95 AUD
Canada1.00 CAD
Japan90 JPY
Brazil1.95 BRL
China5.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$0.4 Japan Canada China UK US Australia≈$2.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 07-25 08-10 08-28 09-14 10-01 10-20

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 25, 2016
Saviors On Sale Now On Steam!!!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/314450/

Jul 11, 2016
Big Sale for Star Saviors!!!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/314450

Jun 27, 2016
Add Road Redemption to your Wishlist!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/300380/

Apr 25, 2016
Big Sale on Star Saviors this week!!!

Inspired by Ikaruga, Raiden, and Radiant Silvergun, Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflex

Apr 18, 2016
Subterra!!!!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=645384534

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsShoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Action · Indie · Space · Great Soundtrack · Arcade · Strategy · 2D · Singleplayer · Sci-fi · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play Together
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements100
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS or Intel HD 3000 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 550 MB available space