Star Horizon
Released May 2015
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
60% positive · 150 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Star Horizon launched on May 28, 2015 as a complete on-rails space shooter. After release, the developer shipped a soundtrack DLC on June 2, 2015, issued a gamepad fix on June 15, 2015, and delivered one feature patch on November 30, 2016 adding an aiming reticule, updated UI, and improved visuals. That November 2016 patch is the last recorded communication from Orbital Knight. There is no unreleased DLC, no roadmap, no announced future content, and no post-launch content update pattern beyond that single feature patch. The developer has not posted any updates since November 30, 2016. The game appears to have shipped as a finished product and received minor post-launch polish before development concluded.
Evidence
Feature patch adding aiming reticule, new UI elements, and updated shaders/textures. Last official developer communication on record.
Soundtrack DLC released shortly after launch — the only DLC for the game, and it is fully released.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Orbital Knight
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Key features
- Immersive action – engage in fast paced, immersive space battles
- Upgrade your ship – buy upgrades and finish your enemies in multiple, fun ways.
- Fun story - experience a mature story of a man and his AI spiced up with absurd and dark humor
- Choices & consequences – make quick decisions – do you help your friends but fail your mission? Do you aid a space merchant and engage in a fight? Consequences of your choices alter the flow of the story.
Story
A struggle between the Inter Galactic Corporation (a.k.a The Federation), which controls the entire galaxy, and the Rebels continues. You assume the role of John, a simple private space-pilot in the service of the Federation. Well.. the word “pilot” might be an overstatement. John’s ship AI – which he calls “Ellie” - takes almost all control of the ship. The space battles are coordinated by Motherships and “pilots” serve the mere role of the shooters (as the AI can’t ‘kill’).IGC is about to turn the tide of the war but an accident happens. Your Mothership is blown up into pieces which makes Ellie go crazy. It puts John into hibernation and wakes him up several years later in a completely different setting. What really happened? What is the AI up to?
Will the two - John and Ellie - change the fate of the Universe?
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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