DarkStar One
| App ID | 12330 |
| App Type | Game |
| Store Name | Darkstar One |
| Developer | Ascaron Entertainment ltd. |
| Publisher | Strategy First |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Last Changenumber | 30519994 |
| Last Record Update | 11 August 2025 – 00:07:16 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 14 February 2008 – 00:00:00 UTC ( |
Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.
Additional Information
| Developer | Ascaron Entertainment ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_url | pc/darkstarone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamedir | DarkStar One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | DarkStar One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| icon | steam/games/icon_DarkStar One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NoServers | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/darkstar-one?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| primarycache | 12331 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | eStateAvailable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| serverbrowsername | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GameManualURL | http://storefront.steampowered.com/Manuals/12330/index.php | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| developer_url | http://www.ascaron.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| InstallScript | installscript.vdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Strategy First | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 14 August 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 14 February 2008 – 00:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Original Release Date | 14 August 2006 – 07:00:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 26 February 2025 – 16:55:42 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Bink_Video SDK, Granny_3D SDK, Lua SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First seen on SteamDB | 20 March 2013 – 07:42:19 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes |
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| trailer_name | Darkstar One Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 12330/954/32748b0eb0ab5e6fdc0e112884e653e29474cf34/1751245955/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 12330/954/32748b0eb0ab5e6fdc0e112884e653e29474cf34/1751245955/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_av1 | 12330/954/32748b0eb0ab5e6fdc0e112884e653e29474cf34/1751245955/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 12330/954/32748b0eb0ab5e6fdc0e112884e653e29474cf34/1751245955/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 12330/954/32748b0eb0ab5e6fdc0e112884e653e29474cf34/1751245955/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 18:00:44 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 4 players right now
- 6 24-hour peak
- 78 all-time peak
17 May 2015
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- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 149 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~42.2 k by VG Insights
- ~65.3 k by Gamalytic
- ~258.5 k by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 14 February 2008 | Steam Release | - |
| 20 October 2021 | ⇄ Indiegala: Old School Legends Bundle | - |
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DarkStar One had an all-time peak of 78 concurrent players on 17 May 2015.
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