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Starmancer
From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“The artwork is beautiful and the game premise is fun. However, there are a lot of issues and not enough explanations on how things are done. I would wait to purchase until things are more updated in this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Unfortunately seems unfinished and abandoned.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Was a really fun game. But the last update broke he game and then was abandoned.”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch 0.4.0: NPC Villagers, Random Events, and Performance Improvements
Sorry for the radio silence, I've been going through a divorce and it's quite stressful. Anyway, here's a new patch that really fills out the core gameplay and sets the stages for end-game goals (aime
Patch 0.3.1 - The Sounds of the Void
0.3.1 - The Sounds of the Void Added so many sounds. Warping is now performed in real-time in the void. Greatly improved the Job Matrix, use it for all your job needs. Increased starting colonist cap
Patch 0.3.0: The Pirate Incursion Update
Added pirates and mutiny You can now change many gameplay settings when starting a new game, including: permadeath, colonist speed, and damage multipliers. You can also change these settings at any ti
Patch 0.2.20: The Into Breach Update
Many objectives in the tutorial now have a video showing you exactly what to do. Airlocks in derelict stations are now locked, and must be breached with a security guard. Heads, in Jar and Corpses can
Hotfix for 0.2.18 (crafting fix)
Quick hotfix Fixes Fixed a bug where colonists wouldn't craft at machines when they should have Fixed a bug where colonists would attempt to craft at machines when they should not have Colonists will
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Indie · Pixel Graphics · Sandbox · Management · Atmospheric · Colony Sim · Sci-fi · 2.5D · Space · Building · Strategy · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.playstarmancer.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 64-bit Processor: 2.0 ghz DualCore CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible GPU DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space