You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
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Mostly Positive (18) - 77% of the 18 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Feb 2, 2022
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Stardust Origins is a story driven 2D topdown space adventure with RPG elements and a mining management game. You're not in space, you're on the actual planets. Trade, explore, do quests, survive, mine and fight in an expanding procedurally generated universe where each planet is unique and you'll encounter alien species, friends and foe. Find your way back home, to confront your deceitful father.



Whether you will embark on being an explorer, a miner, a trader or a pirate, you will encounter hostile ships and fights are unavoidable. Use your ship and your upgrades to your advantage, protecting your life and whats precious to you.



As you've hurled into unknown space by your father, every system and planet is ready to be explored. Each planet is unique and offers a vast variety of lifeforms and places to visit.



Every planet is populated with space stations, where you can trade anything your heart desire. Ordinary items, rare artifacts and alien technology. All is up for sale. Buy new and better ships, all with numerous upgrades to suit your play style.



One of the better ways to increase your wealth is to deploy and manage planetary mines. In the hands of an effective crew, your mines will generate a lot of ore to be sold on markets.

The dispute

A dispute with your father hurled you into unknown space and you are now in an unknown part of the universe. Can you find your way home and seek revenge?


  • Procedurally generated expanding 2D universe
  • Compelling story with main quests and side quests
  • Over one thousand different types of ships available. All with numerous upgrades to suit your play style.
  • Interact with a lot of different NPC's both humanoid and alien
  • Help local enforcement in keeping planets safe
  • Stock market - Buy and sell shares to increase your wealth
  • Trade in ore, cargo, live stock and passengers
  • Mine asteroids or planet surfaces to find rare and unique minerals
  • Build and maintain mining stations for other supplies of ore




    • Trader. Buy and sell commodities between systems
    • Passenger carrier. Transfer passengers between system
    • Livestock hauler. Move livestock carefully from system to system
    • Pirate. Attack traders and ferries and loot them for their commodities, avoid the local law enforcement
    • Miner. Mine ore and find rare gems and minerals. Establish mining operations on planets
    • Explorer. Discover new star systems, reveal the story of an ancient alien race and try to find your way home

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 8
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 550 or higher with 2GB Memory
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 3.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1050 or higher with 2GB Memory
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
    • Additional Notes: An SSD drive is preferred for optimal performance
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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