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Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~
"Starweaver Express" is a unique visual novel that blends poetic storytelling with dreamlike visuals. As the mysterious transfer student Tsubaki Ueshima, you'll step into a cloistered academy and follow the paths of girls searching for starlight, love, and meaning.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~ is a slow paced atmospheric episodic visual novel centered on school daily life, dream sequences, symbolic metaphors, with soft yuri element and fragmented storytelling. It’s developed and published by Atelier Ueshima Erika and…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“长版非常多要素非常齐全的氛围作,音乐美术演出跟文笔配合的非常好,结局神 非常非常喜欢 (spoiler hidden) 以严肃阅读黑塞,宫泽贤治和普鲁斯特”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 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 2026-10-18.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Ver 1.0.2 Update
Dear players, Ver 1.0.2 of Starweaver Express is now available. This update adds text size options, expands the number of save slots, and fixes several issues. Here are the details: New Added a “Text
Thank You for 100 Reviews!
A starwoven tale composed of signs, metaphors, and symbols— Starweaver Express has now been available for 10 days! So far, the game has received more than 100 player reviews , with an overall Steam ra
High-Quality Version of the Original Soundtrack Now Available
Dear Players, Based on player feedback and our original update plan, the original soundtrack (OST) for Starweaver Express has now been upgraded to high-quality lossless audio in FLAC format, replacing
Character Sticker Pack・Vol. 1
Starweaver Express has now been available for 5 days! Have you finished the story yet? Have you unlocked all the achievements? H-Huh?… Don’t tell me…? A-Anyway, let’s take a little break first! This t
Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~ Is Out Now!
Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~ is now available on Steam! The complete experience takes approximately 12–15 hours and supports Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements . The base game is priced at
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Anime · Visual Novel · Story Rich · Choose Your Own Adventure · Surreal · Adventure · Retro · Atmospheric · Emotional · Dating Sim · RPG · Cute (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | https://www.hoshiorigakuen.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10+ Processor: X64 architecture with SSE2 support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable GPUs DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space