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Starminer

Starminer

Design and build a massive interstellar fleet in this simulation sandbox. Strip space of its minerals for profit, but stay alert: your greed attracts the alien. Master deep base-building and deploy warships to protect your empire in immersive real-time space.

Released May 27, 2026 Developer CoolAndGoodGames Platforms Windows Early AccessSandboxSpace SimEconomySpace
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

73.1%positive1,887 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“UPDATE: Okay, fair is fair. While I still think this game misses on several early game issues, once you figure it out it is actually quite enjoyable. If you like base-building and sci-fi games this does a pretty good job of scratching that itch. The structural possibilities…”

— a player, Steam review · 128 hrs played
Recommended · 43 found this helpful

“It's crazy how many people write negative reviews on this game. So the Devs took a break. Cry me a river. Most people have less than 10 hours and are saying don't buy, don't buy. Shoot. I've spent 133 hours and I still haven't left the Sol system by choice. I've maxed research,…”

— a player, Steam review · 158 hrs played
Not recommended · 32 found this helpful

“While I have enjoyed the game. I'm going to stop playing until they fix some of the many serious bugs. The answer to seemingly every problem is "save and reload the game", which sometimes work. Drill rigs vanish from ships. Ships suddenly say "No Energy" and stop working when…”

— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

2,384all-time peak
0 500 1k 744 avg · Jun 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

58achievements
5.9%median completion
0.0%rarest: VETERAN MERCENARY
99.8% of players 78.8% of players 58.1% of players 56.8% of players 53.5% of players 50.3% of players 49.3% of players 46.7% of players 45.5% of players 44.2% of players 44.0% of players 39.8% of players 38.2% of players 36.7% of players 34.9% of players 32.2% of players 32.2% of players 29.1% of players 27.3% of players 24.2% of players 22.6% of players 22.3% of players 21.4% of players 16.4% of players 12.1% of players 9.2% of players 9.0% of players 8.1% of players 6.5% of players 5.9% of players 5.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.4% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.1% of players 1.7% of players 1.1% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 99.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
99.8%CAPTAIN ON DECK — Start The Game
78.8%ROOKIE PILOT — Travel 1 Km
58.1%I CAN PLAY — Survive The Void for 2 hours
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%VETERAN MERCENARY — Complete 50 Missions
0.0%SUPREME MERCENARY — Complete 100 Missions
0.0%SOLAR SYSTEM DEFENDER — Destroy 10 enemy Motherships

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK29.99 GBP
Australia41.95 AUD
Canada35.99 CAD
Japan3,850 JPY
Brazil99.99 BRL
China109.00 CNY

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

China≈$16 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$40

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). 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 26, 2026
0.33.11.0 Beta

Final batch of updates before we update the main branch. This update includes substantial performance updates for larger battles and fixes for some of the most annoying bugs. =========================

Sep 17, 2026
Update 7 Live on Beta

Good day, Starminers! Update 7 on Beta is here. Patches 6+7 should hit the main branch in the following days. This update is another round of improvements across flight, UI, saves, loading performance

Sep 07, 2026
Patch 6 available on Beta Branch!

Beta Patch 6 is here! As mentioned in our previous update, this patch focuses on some of the features you’ve been asking for: better flight accessibility and improved tutorials (some training sections

Aug 31, 2026
Update Preview: Patch 6 Beta Incoming & Roadmap Progress

First of all, we want to apologize for the radio silence lately. We know it’s been a while since our last proper update and we should definitely keep you in the loop better. We’ve been hard at work on

Jun 24, 2026
Hotfix 0.33.7.2

============================== STARMINER 0.33.7.2 - PATCH NOTES ============================== ------------------------------------------ TWEAKS ------------------------------------------ - The hangar

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Sandbox · Space Sim · Economy · Space · Sci-fi · Trading · RPG · Exploration · Strategy RPG · Open World · Spaceships (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements58
Official sitehttps://starminer.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 32 bit Processor: Intel Core i3-10100 | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (or similar) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050 | AMD Radeon RX 560 (or similar) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: Windows compatible