Star Drifter
| App ID | 485330 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Nostalgia Hound, PiGravity |
| Publisher | Back To Basics Gaming |
| Supported Systems | Windows |
| Technologies | ShiVa3D Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 29412223 |
| Last Record Update | 6 June 2025 – 07:17:54 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 1 June 2016 – 15:56:08 UTC ( |
Star Drifter is a super hard and hectic space shooter, inspired by classics such as R Type, Xenon, Galaxian, Moon Cresta and Gradius.
Additional Information
| Developer | Nostalgia Hound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Star Drifter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Back To Basics Gaming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 1 June 2016 – 15:57:02 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Action (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Action (1), Casual (4), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 1 June 2016 – 15:56:08 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 29 May 2016 – 21:10:36 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | ShiVa3D Engine, OpenAL SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Deck Compatibility |
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| restricted_countries | DE Germany |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 27 May 2016 – 19:28:54 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes |
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| store_screenshot | ss_e3d6b7622375404677c616ad83e6a3515f9bd09b.jpg | ||||||||||||||
| Assets |
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| trailer_name | Star Drifter - Big Boss trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256664842/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256664842/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256664842/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256664842/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 485330/60940/85ca91224e41eace6d1b64b64ecc5d20a3fee8de/1751291334/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 485330/60940/85ca91224e41eace6d1b64b64ecc5d20a3fee8de/1751291334/microtrailer.mp4 |
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| dash_av1 | 485330/60940/85ca91224e41eace6d1b64b64ecc5d20a3fee8de/1751291334/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 485330/60940/85ca91224e41eace6d1b64b64ecc5d20a3fee8de/1751291334/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 485330/60940/85ca91224e41eace6d1b64b64ecc5d20a3fee8de/1751291334/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256664842/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256664842/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 1 June 2016 – 15:58:24 UTC |
| trailer_name | Star Drifter - Big Boss trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256664843/movie480.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256664843/movie480.mp4 |
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256664843/movie_max.webm |
| video/mp4 | 256664843/movie_max.mp4 |
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 485330/60941/f3a936ef7bbdccd5c3ddbe8ad88cc2092d1fccaf/1751291335/microtrailer.webm |
| video/mp4 | 485330/60941/f3a936ef7bbdccd5c3ddbe8ad88cc2092d1fccaf/1751291335/microtrailer.mp4 |
| adaptive_trailers ↴ | |
| dash_av1 | 485330/60941/f3a936ef7bbdccd5c3ddbe8ad88cc2092d1fccaf/1751291335/dash_av1.mpd |
| dash_h264 | 485330/60941/f3a936ef7bbdccd5c3ddbe8ad88cc2092d1fccaf/1751291335/dash_h264.mpd |
| hls_h264 | 485330/60941/f3a936ef7bbdccd5c3ddbe8ad88cc2092d1fccaf/1751291335/hls_264_master.m3u8 |
| screenshot_medium | 256664843/movie.293x165.jpg |
| screenshot_full | 256664843/movie_full.jpg |
| all_ages | true |
| timestamp | 1 June 2016 – 15:58:42 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 4 players right now
- 5 24-hour peak
- 2,932 all-time peak
12 May 2020
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Store data
Owner estimations
- ~6.8 k by Gamalytic
- ~11.9 k by VG Insights
- ~980.8 k by PlayTracker
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User reviews history
Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 1 June 2016 | Steam Release | - |
| 27 April 2016 | ⇄ Groupees: Build A Greenlight Bundle 43 | - |
| 11 July 2016 | ⇄ Indiegala: Every Monday #119 | - |
| 27 February 2017 | ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Ultra Bundle | - |
| 28 June 2017 | ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Ultra Bundle Reloaded | - |
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How many players are playing Star Drifter right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 4 players live playing Star Drifter on Steam.
Star Drifter had an all-time peak of 2932 concurrent players on 12 May 2020.
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