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STARBITES

IKINAGAMES · NIS America, Inc. · 2026-05-21

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AdventureCasualRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 14, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2), Oct 16, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 16, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Oct 16, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), May 21, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Join Lukida and her allies as they uncover the truth beneath the sands of Bitter! In this turn-based Sci-Fi RPG, you'll upgrade your Motorbot, utilize the unique Driver's High mechanic, and try to escape a desert planet!

STARBITES is an Adventure, Casual, RPG, and Simulation game released in 2026, priced at $49.99, with a Mixed sentiment based on 68% of 50 reviews.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

68%
positive of 50 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
72/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (109 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)
Starbites is a turn-based role-playing game developed by IkinaGames and published by Nippon Ichi Software. It was released in Japan on October 16, 2025, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It received a western release for the same platforms, as well as for Windows, on May 21, 2026. A Nintendo Switch 2 version was released on July 14, 2026.

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  • · Top 54% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 50 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $49.99 at Steam (2026-05-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 0 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920262026Week of 2026-05-21: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support4 DLC

3 supported languages: Korean, English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2026-05-21 (Steam store data)

Census log

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