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Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition cover art

Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

Sabotage Studio · 2023-08-28

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AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 29, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 29, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Aug 29, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 29, 2023 (Xbox One), Aug 29, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 28, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

564
playing now
89%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
89/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (133 ratings)
33h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 44h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$34.99
steam price (US)

564 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

A prequel story set in The Messenger’s universe, it tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 564 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,077 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~135/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 306k–688k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,296 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$34.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $17.49 at Steam (2026-06-08) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 10 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.4k2.4k20232026Week of 2023-08-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,446 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 371 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,033 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7381872026-08-06 22:00 — 445 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 239 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 480 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 520 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 333 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 614 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 583 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 361 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 710 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 654 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 258 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 454 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 456 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 224 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 454 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 387 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 216 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 499 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 698 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 257 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 321 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 484 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 363 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 426 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 509 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 335 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 187 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 387 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 368 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 564 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$17.492023-08-292026-08-262023-08-29 — best price $31.492023-09-30 — best price $34.992023-11-28 — best price $34.992023-12-07 — best price $26.242023-12-21 — best price $27.992024-01-26 — best price $27.992024-02-05 — best price $34.992024-03-04 — best price $34.992024-03-21 — best price $34.992024-04-04 — best price $26.242024-06-27 — best price $24.492024-07-11 — best price $34.992024-09-30 — best price $24.492024-11-12 — best price $23.442024-11-27 — best price $23.442024-12-04 — best price $34.992024-12-19 — best price $24.492025-01-27 — best price $24.492025-03-13 — best price $24.492025-04-16 — best price $24.492025-04-22 — best price $21.182025-05-20 — best price $22.742025-06-27 — best price $22.742025-07-10 — best price $34.992025-10-01 — best price $22.742025-10-20 — best price $22.742025-12-08 — best price $22.742025-12-18 — best price $20.992026-01-19 — best price $20.992026-03-19 — best price $20.992026-06-08 — best price $17.492026-06-22 — best price $34.992026-07-09 — best price $34.992026-07-21 — best price $34.992026-08-04 — best price $17.492026-08-26 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

13002026-08-26 19:15 — 60 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 66 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 77 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 34 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 92 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 124 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 83 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 73 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 100 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
74.9%
earned "Boss Slugged"
18.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support3 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,1353%54

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

2DRPGJRPGCo-opIndieRetroFantasyAdventureLore-RichStory Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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