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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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“A large and complex colony simulation game like Stardeus cannot be developed without the help of early community feedback. Similar games (RimWorld, Factorio, Oxygen Not Included) had great success with Early Access, and we will do our very best to make Stardeus a worthy addition to the list of exemplary Early Access titles.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Until approximately Q1 2027”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“More content and better balance is expected in 1.0. (compared to v0.15 which is currently in the experimental branch in game betas)”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“As of today, the version in the "experimental" branch is very close to what will ship in 1.0 release.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The price will either stay the same or be slightly increased. If the price will increase, it will be notified in advance.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community feedback will play an integral role in choosing the roadmap and feature priorities. We want to build a game you will want to play, and we will listen to what you have to say!

You can (and should!) use the "Report a Bug" button to open an in-game feedback form, and report bugs and suggestions. This feedback system will send us a screenshot and your save along with any internal errors that may have occurred, so we can reproduce bugs easily and fix them within days. This feedback system is used extensively during closed alpha playtesting with major success.

If you're up for a more active discussion, join the official Discord server.”
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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.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support, ARM64
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 capable GPUs with Compute Shader support
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.13+
    • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs with Compute Shader support
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    Minimum:
    • OS: Almost Any Linux Distribution, SteamOS+
    • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan-capable, Nvidia and AMD GPUs with Compute Shader support
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
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