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StarVaders

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App ID 2097570
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Joystick Ventures, Playworks
Franchise Joystick Ventures, Playworks
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31668139
Last Record Update 14 October 2025 – 17:50:50 UTC ()
Release Date 30 April 2025 – 15:34:14 UTC ()
😍 93.47%
2k reviews
82
In-Game
+7
🎴 Roguelike Deckbuilder 🎴 Deckbuilding 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 👻 Roguelite 😓 Difficult

Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

Additional Information

Developer Pengonauts
metacritic_name StarVaders
controller_support full
metacritic_score 85
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/starvaders?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Joystick Ventures
Store Release Date 30 April 2025 – 15:34:20 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/starvaders-game.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/SP6CXHn5v4
https://space.bilibili.com/326798964?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click
https://x.com/starvaders_game
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 30 April 2025 – 15:34:14 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 25 September 2025 – 19:25:37 UTC () (1758828337)
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height_pct100
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name_localized
schinese星之侵略者
review_score 9
review_percentage 97
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 1 July 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 19000403
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-4RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 22 July 2022 – 01:07:54 UTC (), in changelist #15496615

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes

Tags

🎴 Roguelike Deckbuilder 🎴 Deckbuilding 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 👻 Roguelite 😓 Difficult 📚 Visual Novel 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🃏 Card Game 🎲 Board Game 👻 Roguelike 👩 Female Protagonist 💡 Strategy 🃏 Card Battler 🏽 2D 👾 Retro 🤖 Mechs 🧸 Cute 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 🌸 Anime 🎨 Colorful

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only) DualShock Controllers DualSense Controllers (USB Only) DualSense Controllers

Accessibility Categories

Color Alternatives Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Keyboard Only Option Mouse Only Option Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

Assets

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timestamp15 October 2025 – 20:21:58 UTC

Trailer 881016 ↴

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timestamp 30 April 2025 – 15:16:47 UTC

Trailer 771409 ↴

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timestamp 27 March 2025 – 18:27:03 UTC

User File System

Key Value
quota 95.37 MiB (100000000)
maxnumfiles 10000
savefiles
0 ↴
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/Pengonauts\StarVaders\saves *
MacOS (Override) ~/Library/Application Support/com.Pengonauts.StarVaders/Saves
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