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Starground cover art

Starground

Big Boy Games · 2 Left Thumbs · 2024-08-19

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 19, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Linux)

Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!

Starground is a 2024 Indie, Simulation, Strategy and Early Access game priced at $13.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 191 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 191 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$13.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 23:00 UTC (census sample)

You take the place of an intergalactic prisoner that was sent to the surface of a planet to exploit its resources for the company.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (43 reviews).
  • · Top 26% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 3.8k–8.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 191 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.99 at Steam (2025-02-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $13.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
393920242026Week of 2024-08-19: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 23:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.99$6.992024-08-192026-07-312024-08-19 — best price $8.992024-08-26 — best price $9.992024-10-17 — best price $8.992024-10-24 — best price $9.992024-11-27 — best price $8.492024-12-16 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-02-07 — best price $6.992025-02-14 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-05-16 — best price $7.992025-05-23 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-07-14 — best price $7.992025-07-21 — best price $9.992025-08-20 — best price $7.992025-08-27 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-10-13 — best price $7.992025-10-19 — best price $9.992025-10-20 — best price $13.992025-12-18 — best price $10.492026-01-05 — best price $13.992026-02-07 — best price $10.492026-02-14 — best price $13.992026-03-19 — best price $10.492026-03-26 — best price $13.992026-04-25 — best price $10.492026-05-02 — best price $13.992026-06-25 — best price $10.492026-07-09 — best price $13.992026-07-17 — best price $10.492026-07-31 — best price $13.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
18.2%
earned "SOLID"
2.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor Alternatives1 DLC

18 supported languages: English, German, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Danish, Japanese, Korean…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-07-14 (Steam store data)

Player tags

LootCo-opMiningBuildingCraftingStrategyAutomationSimulationMultiplayerEarly Access

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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