Stardeus

Stardeus

Early access since Oct 2022

Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.

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Evaluation

Stardeus has been in Early Access since October 12, 2022, and remains explicitly unfinished. The game has had a very strong and consistent development cadence, shipping nine major named updates during Early Access: Derelict Ships (January 23, 2023), Complex Planets (May 11, 2023), the Anniversary Update (October 16, 2023), Bioverse (July 23, 2024), Hyperspace (January 23, 2025), Ship Combat (May 7, 2025), and Story & Drama (October 16, 2025). This establishes a roughly every 3–6 month cadence of substantial major content releases. As of June 2026, the developer is actively working on the next major update: a complete UI overhaul paired with a new random NPC quest system. This entered public beta testing on June 12, 2026 — just two days before today's date — with the developer reporting overwhelmingly positive feedback from testers. The UI rework was first announced in January 2026, with screenshots shared in April 2026, and the public test build is now live. This is concrete, in-progress unshipped content. The developer has been continuously communicative throughout development, with no signs of distress or slowdown. All DLC listed (the soundtrack and "The Journey" pack) have been released. The next major update is imminent based on the public beta status.
Evidence
Major UI rework entered public beta testing on June 12, 2026. The new UI removes tutorials (moving info to the Codex) and bundles with a new NPC quest system. Testers have responded overwhelmingly positively.
news post · Jun 12, 2026 source content planned
high
v0.14 Story & Drama major update released, featuring a redesigned story generation system. Developer described it as comparable in impact to the Bioverse update.
news post · Oct 16, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Released
Oct 2022

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Paradox Arc
Achievements
76
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Inspired by Factorio and Rimworld, Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the immortal AI you will have your drones repair your starship, save or exploit your human crew and travel the stars in this beautifully complex simulation of a procedurally generated universe.

With only a handful of drones at your disposal, salvage, repair and rebuild your destroyed ship and restore life support before the crew suffocates in the vacuum of space.

Design and rebuild your ship according to your own needs and desires. Balance the onboard systems of oxygen, heat and power to ensure long-term survival.

Process resources into useful components to maintain and expand your ship’s facilities. Grow crops and turn the harvest into food for your awakening colonists. Generate energy to power your ship and create a robust interconnected system.

Use and expand your massive computing power to research alien technologies. Discover new ways to survive the harsh universe and take care of or exploit your human crew.

Once powered and crewed by skilled colonists, take your ship on an odyssey to explore and mine the procedurally generated planets and systems of a vast universe.

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Live through an endless number of events and encounters introduced by the story-generating AI. Be it alien face huggers, benevolent traders or pirates: always be vigilant and deal with whatever happens the way you chose.

Last evaluated Jun 14, 2026
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