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Starless

Petr Sapozhnikov · 2022-08-25

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?

92%
positive of 52 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$7.99
steam price (US)

In the stealth-action game Starless, you play as a colonist stranded on a malfunctioning space Ark, filled with dangerous monsters. As you navigate the dark corridors, you must use caution and strategy to survive. In the stealth-action game Starless, you play as a colonist stranded on a malfunctioning space Ark, filled with dangerous monsters. As you navigate the dark corridors, you must use caution and strategy to survive. The Ark is part of a flotilla heading to a distant planet, but disaster strikes when the crew becomes infected with a mysterious virus, and the life support systems fail.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 51% of 26,310 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 52 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2026-08-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days · $6.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620222026Week of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.99$1.592022-08-252026-10-082022-08-25 — best price $7.992023-01-05 — best price $7.992023-02-21 — best price $7.992023-03-16 — best price $6.392023-04-04 — best price $7.992023-05-16 — best price $6.392023-06-01 — best price $5.992023-06-19 — best price $5.992023-07-07 — best price $5.992023-07-24 — best price $7.992023-08-25 — best price $7.992023-09-05 — best price $7.992023-09-18 — best price $7.992023-10-26 — best price $5.592023-11-01 — best price $5.592023-11-06 — best price $7.992023-11-21 — best price $5.592023-11-28 — best price $7.992023-12-15 — best price $5.592024-01-05 — best price $7.992024-01-19 — best price $3.992024-02-10 — best price $7.992024-02-19 — best price $7.992024-03-05 — best price $3.992024-03-15 — best price $4.002024-03-26 — best price $7.992024-04-17 — best price $3.992024-05-08 — best price $7.992024-06-05 — best price $3.992024-06-27 — best price $3.592024-07-12 — best price $7.992024-07-25 — best price $7.992024-08-10 — best price $7.992024-08-21 — best price $7.992024-09-10 — best price $7.992024-10-28 — best price $3.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992026-07-20 — best price $2.392026-10-01 — best price $1.592026-10-08 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Italian

Player tags

2DSpaceHorrorSci-fiShooterStealthTop-DownAdventureDifficultExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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