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In Stars And Time

insertdisc5 · Armor Games Studios · 2023-11-20

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RPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 20, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Nov 20, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 20, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Nov 20, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Live with the ever-present burden of being trapped in a time loop only you can know about in this turn-based RPG. Create a better future for you and your friends. Find hope where there is none left. Pray to the stars and free yourself from time.

132
playing now
97%
positive of 8.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
26h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

132 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

In Stars and Time is a 2023 role-playing video game developed by insertdisc5 and published by Armor Games Studios. The game takes place in the fictional country of Vaugarde, which is in the process of being frozen in time by a mysterious figure known as the King. The player controls Siffrin, a member of an adventuring party which hopes to defeat the King and save Vaugarde. Siffrin finds themself trapped in a time loop, which the player can manipulate to solve problems. The game features a turn-based combat system which is based on a rock paper scissors formula. It originated as a webcomic series in 2018, and was preceded by the prologue Start Again in 2020. In Stars and Time was released in 2023 for Windows and several consoles. Critics were generally positive towards the game, praising the characters and narrative, though some took issue with the looping gameplay. Following release, it received honorable mentions for the Nuovo Award and Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 2024 Independent Games Festival.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 132 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,133 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~142/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 6,151 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 175k–394k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,753 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.99 at GOG (2026-06-17) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 36 of 64 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44744720232026Week of 2023-11-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 447 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

203442026-08-11 19:00 — 106 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 52 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 77 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 75 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 44 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 90 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 126 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 111 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 193 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 173 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 87 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 171 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 140 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 95 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 147 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 140 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 103 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 203 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 129 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 106 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 150 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 91 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 100 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 133 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 86 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 86 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 148 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 90 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 132 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$11.992023-11-202026-08-302023-11-20 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-09 — best price $15.992024-06-27 — best price $15.992024-08-15 — best price $15.992024-09-10 — best price $19.992024-11-21 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-11 — best price $19.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-03-03 — best price $19.992025-03-19 — best price $14.992025-04-18 — best price $14.992025-06-03 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-14 — best price $14.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-10-07 — best price $13.992025-10-28 — best price $13.992025-11-15 — best price $19.992025-12-04 — best price $13.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-19 — best price $19.992026-03-05 — best price $19.992026-04-03 — best price $12.992026-04-25 — best price $19.992026-05-16 — best price $19.992026-06-04 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $11.992026-07-23 — best price $11.992026-08-13 — best price $11.992026-08-28 — best price $11.992026-08-30 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

578832026-06-01 — 137 pageviews2026-06-04 — 111 pageviews2026-06-07 — 98 pageviews2026-06-10 — 116 pageviews2026-06-13 — 109 pageviews2026-06-16 — 118 pageviews2026-06-19 — 97 pageviews2026-06-22 — 98 pageviews2026-06-25 — 111 pageviews2026-06-28 — 126 pageviews2026-07-01 — 132 pageviews2026-07-04 — 134 pageviews2026-07-07 — 128 pageviews2026-07-10 — 128 pageviews2026-07-13 — 136 pageviews2026-07-16 — 113 pageviews2026-07-19 — 139 pageviews2026-07-22 — 103 pageviews2026-07-25 — 105 pageviews2026-07-28 — 120 pageviews2026-07-31 — 119 pageviews2026-08-03 — 127 pageviews2026-08-06 — 104 pageviews2026-08-09 — 356 pageviews2026-08-12 — 119 pageviews2026-08-15 — 153 pageviews2026-08-18 — 136 pageviews2026-08-21 — 132 pageviews2026-08-24 — 130 pageviews2026-08-27 — 109 pageviews2026-08-29 — 107 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

4602026-08-26 20:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 10 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
83.6%
earned "Welcome to the show!"
30.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8076%43
PS5 (PlayStation)14019%44
Switch (Nintendo)1120%0
PS5 (PlayStation)7611%44
PS4 (PlayStation)3228%44
PS4 (PlayStation)1010%44

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGLGBTQ+FantasyStylizedEmotionalLore-RichStory RichAtmosphericTime Travel

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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