EVIL STAR

About

Evil Star is a horizontal scroll strategy leisure arcade game, you just need to use the left and right button to control the spaceship! You need to operate your spaceship to avoid asteroids, collect energy balls. Steam clouds and leaderboards supported, compete with your friends now!

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

59%

Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

music2 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

Fun, simple, and addictive gameplay that serves as a great time-killer.
Good graphics and music, with a variety of spaceships that have unique abilities.
Offers a surprising amount of strategy and unlockable content, making it enjoyable for casual gamers.

Gameplay is overly simplistic and repetitive, leading to boredom after a short time.
Limited controls and frustrating mechanics, such as clunky movement and lack of respawn invincibility.
Many players feel the game is overpriced for the content and experience it offers.

gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The gameplay is criticized for being simplistic, repetitive, and lacking engaging mechanics, making it feel tedious and shallow. While some players may find it suitable for achievement hunting, the overall experience is deemed unsatisfactory compared to better alternatives available.
- “+ progressive gameplay”
- “I bought this for the achievements (I am a compulsive achievement hunter) and that's the only reason I have 8.7 hours of gameplay.”
- “I can't recommend this game, except if you want to play the same game for hours with simplistic gameplay.”
- “It may be an arcade game, but it is shallow and has very repetitive gameplay... with no engaging mechanic to speak of that you can actually control, let alone predict.”
- “The gameplay is so tedious that you might as well play it if you suffer from insomnia.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's graphics are appreciated for their fun and simple art style, complemented by good music and a variety of spaceships with unique powers. However, many users feel that the backgrounds, often just screenshots from the game, lack visual impact and that there are superior options available with better overall graphics and gameplay.
- “Fun, simple, and addictive gameplay, and I am a fan of the art style.”
- “The graphics and the songs are good; there is a choice of multiple spaceships with different special powers.”
- “The game has cards and backgrounds, but most of the backgrounds are just screenshots from the game and it won't 'wow' you with its graphics.”
- “You can get much better games for far less, with better graphics, better gameplay, and better cards and backgrounds.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is initially enjoyable and complements the graphics well, but it quickly becomes repetitive and annoying over time, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The graphics and the songs are good; there is a choice of multiple spaceships with different special powers.”
- “The music is engaging and adds a great atmosphere to the gameplay.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of collecting orbs for new spaceships to be tedious and frustrating, especially for those who struggle with the game. This repetitive gameplay can feel excessively drawn out, making it a potential remedy for insomnia rather than an engaging experience.
- “Collecting orbs to buy new spaceships can take a while and feel somewhat tedious and frustrating as you progress if you're not good at the game.”
- “The gameplay is so tedious that you might as well play it if you suffer from insomnia.”