Stars End

Stars End

Released Jan 2023

Stars End is a sci-fi survival sandbox set on the wild frontier of a distant star system. Play solo or host your own server as you craft, build, and battle to survive in a galaxy shaped by danger, discovery, and your own grit.

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Evaluation

Stars End launched on January 8, 2023 and received frequent updates through 2023, with the developer posting regularly about new features, bug fixes, and milestones. A February 2023 post declared the game's foundation complete and expressed plans to "expand Stars End for years to come," with promised future content including new vehicles, NPCs, territorial warfare, improved planet content, and enhanced graphics. The most recent substantive development update was Update 95 on October 17, 2023, which focused on bug fixes and polish. After that point, the developer went completely silent on development matters. The only post since then is a Steam Summer Sale discount announcement on June 25, 2026 — nearly two and a half years after the last real update. That promotional post contains no information about game development, future content, or the studio's plans. Prior to the silence, the developer was shipping feature patches and updates at a very active cadence — sometimes multiple times per month. The abrupt halt in substantive communication, combined with previously announced but unconfirmed content goals, raises real uncertainty about whether development is continuing. No official statement has been made explaining the silence, confirming the game is complete, or announcing upcoming content.
Evidence
Update 95 released, focused entirely on bug fixes and polish. This is the last substantive developer communication about the game's development.
news post · Oct 17, 2023 source development ongoing
high
Developer declared the game's foundation complete and promised to 'drop non-stop new content' and 'expand Stars End for years to come,' including new vehicles, NPCs, and territorial warfare.
news post · Feb 27, 2023 source content planned
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jan 2023

Media

Details

Publisher
indie.io
Achievements
25
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Welcome to the final frontier — where survival isn’t a right, it’s a fight.

Stars End is a player-hosted/solo sci-fi survival sandbox set hundreds of years in the future, in a star system colonized by humans escaping a dying Earth. What was meant to be a second chance has become a lawless frontier — a place where every scrap, bullet, and building must be earned.

Out here, you’ll wrangle resources from dangerous planets, fend off alien wildlife (watch out for bears), and build your own base — be it a frontier shack or a fortified space station. Explore procedurally generated worlds on foot, horseback, or by starship, then blast into orbit and continue the fight in space.

Play solo or host your own server as you stake a claim in a persistent galaxy where survival is tough, but freedom is yours to take. Whether you're settling the land or raiding for loot, Stars End gives you the tools — and the grit — to shape your own path.

Features

  • Procedurally Generated Planets – Each world is unique, with varied biomes, threats, and resources to uncover.

  • True Survival Experience – Battle alien wildlife, endure hostile environments, and scavenge for the materials needed to stay alive.

  • Build Your Base, Your Way – Construct rugged cabins, fortified outposts, or advanced space stations with a deep crafting and construction system.

  • PvE and PvP Combat – Engage in tense FPS-style battles against AI factions or rival survivors.

  • Explore Land and Space – Traverse the terrain by vehicle or horse,  then seamlessly launch into orbit aboard your personal starship.

  • Solo or Player-Hosted Servers – Play alone, with friends, or open your world to others via custom servers.

  • Persistent Open World – Build, explore, and take on story-driven missions across procedurally generated planets in a  sci-fi sandbox.

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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