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Stardust Demon

resnijars · 2024-10-23

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 23, 2024 (Linux), Oct 23, 2024 (Mac), Oct 23, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A retro story-rich metroidvania filled with unique and diverse abilities, and quirky, charming aliens and demons. Algol is witness to a catastrophe that sends the universe into disarray, uncover a mysterious evil plot and find many hidden rooms that test your skills.

83%
positive of 82 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 64% of 13,539 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520242026Week of 2024-10-23: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-26: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$7.992024-10-232026-08-252024-10-23 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-01-21 — best price $19.992025-02-28 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-06 — best price $19.992025-05-13 — best price $19.992025-06-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-26 — best price $19.992025-09-08 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-15 — best price $19.992025-11-24 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-14 — best price $19.992026-02-27 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-20 — best price $19.992026-05-30 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-18 — best price $19.992026-08-25 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Player tags

FMVCuteRetroLGBTQ+SurrealCartoonyOld SchoolStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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