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Starlite: Astronaut Rescue - Developed in Collaboration with NASA

Starlite: Astronaut Rescue - Developed in Collaboration with NASA

Experience the thrill of standing in the boots of a future astronaut on Mars in the world of Starlite.Participate with your crewmate in a single-player 20 minute mini-adventure that soon turns into more than you bargained for on the Red Planet.

Released Jan 27, 2014 Developer Project Whitecard Studios Inc. Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureRPGSimulationSpaceShort
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (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.

37.3%positive193 reviews
Recommended · 45 found this helpful

“It's a decent mini-adventure game. Unlike some other "unsatisfied people", It is quite enjoyable. Although, the only thing that really was out of place, was the "action-adventure music". (It wasn't bad, but it felt like it didn't belong there.) The voice acting is quite nice and…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 101 found this helpful

“A 20-minute look into the bleak future of United States space exploration if we continue cutting NASA's budget and failing to educate our citizens in math and science compared to other countries. It's a little-known fact that, during the development of Starlite: Astronaut…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 16 found this helpful

“Woah, well, that was short! Looking over a few of the reviews, there's not a lot I can contribute to this. I was expecting something like TakeOnMars, but what this is, seems to be a short demonstrator for, a generic 'mission'-based physics/maths tutorial for kids, themed around…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 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 2026-09-27.

1achievements
50.5%median completion
50.5%rarest: Starlite: Astronaut Rescue Complete
50.5% of players 50.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
50.5%Starlite: Astronaut Rescue Complete — Complete Starlite: Astronaut Rescue!
Rarest badges of honor
50.5%Starlite: Astronaut Rescue Complete — Complete Starlite: Astronaut Rescue!

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.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US2.99 USD
UK1.99 GBP
Canada3.29 CAD
Japan298 JPY
Brazil6.29 BRL
China15.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$1.2 Japan China Canada UK US≈$3.0

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.

Sep 17, 2015
About Those New Reviews..

The recent reviews show the game isn't fairing well long term, and we won't release it into any more bundle packs, because surprise to me, playing it for 25 cents or so generates a lot of negativity c

Sep 17, 2015
About Those New Reviews..

The recent reviews show the game isn't fairing well long term, and we won't release it into any more bundle packs, because surprise to me, playing it for 25 cents or so generates a lot of negativity c

Jan 28, 2014
Multiplayer Level in Development

We are going to add Mars Orbit G-Ball to Starlite: Astronaut Rescue! This mini level will include: multiplayer text to voice microgravity moves beautiful Mars orbital setting. vehicle mechanics We hop

Jan 28, 2014
Multiplayer Level in Development

We are going to add Mars Orbit G-Ball to Starlite: Astronaut Rescue! This mini level will include: multiplayer text to voice microgravity moves beautiful Mars orbital setting. vehicle mechanics We hop

Jan 27, 2014
Linux Version!

You asked so here it is! The Linux version has been pushed to Steam and should be available shortly (if not already). Enjoy!

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, RPG, Simulation
Player tagsAdventure · RPG · Simulation · Space · Short (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements1
Official sitehttp://www.star-rangers.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 2000 or higher Processor: Pentium III or higher Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 64 MB ATI Radeon/NVIDIA GEForce 4 DirectX: Version 9.0b Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Windows compatible