Idle Stellar
- September 27, 2024
- Noody Games
- 10h median play time
Get on SteamIn "Idle Stellar," take on the role of a space explorer, gathering resources, battling factions, and recruiting crew members. Mine asteroids, harvest clouds, and salvage wrecks for valuable materials. Upgrade your ship, crew, and gear to enhance your gathering and combat abilities, with options for both active and idle playstyles. Engage in battles for experience, loot, and glory, and level up to unlock new mechanics and perks. Your journey to bring stability to the cosmos awaits!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features enjoyable gameplay with a mix of active and idle elements, making it engaging for players.
- Graphics and UI are well-designed, providing a clean and polished experience.
- The game offers a variety of progression mechanics, including resource gathering and combat, which can be rewarding.
- Progression can feel slow and repetitive, with minimal changes after initial gameplay, leading to boredom.
- The game suffers from performance issues, such as running at low frame rates after extended playtime.
- Content is limited, with only a few planets and enemies, which may lead to a lack of long-term engagement.
- gameplay8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a grind for levels to unlock new resources and enemies, with a maximum playtime of around 10 hours. While it features enjoyable mechanics and a clean UI, much of the gameplay remains repetitive, relying heavily on stat bonuses from upgrades rather than offering significant changes. Players can automate certain aspects, but the overall experience is described as simplistic and lacking depth.
“A simple spaceship-themed idler with classic crafting mechanics.”
“Nice clean UI and easy to learn mechanics.”
“There are some mechanics that reward active play, but they can also be automated with upgrades. New resources and enemies are locked behind levels, so you need to grind levels to progress in the game.”
“Most of the upgrades are pure stat bonuses without significant options for gameplay change.”
“Gameplay is generally the same throughout, but I found it enjoyable trying to get new upgrades and unlocks.”
- grinding5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to the lack of offline experience progression, which necessitates keeping the game open for resource gathering. Many feel that the idle grinding can be misleading in terms of actual game time, as it often requires players to babysit the game without significant new content after the initial hour. Overall, the drawn-out endgame contributes to a sense of frustration with the grinding mechanics.
“I don't like how there currently is no offline XP progress, forcing you to leave the game open while grinding a resource/enemy to gain XP.”
“Fifth, game time is a little misleading as there is a lot of idle grinding (where you leave the game active in the background while you do something else).”
“The end game is pretty drawn out, so I estimate another 10 hours of active play and many more inactive/grinding.”
- graphics3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are generally praised as good, with well-executed visuals and user interface elements that enhance the overall experience. Players find the graphics appealing and a contributing factor to the game's fun and engaging nature.
“The graphics, UI, and many elements are well done.”
“Really fun game, cool graphics, and lots to do.”
- music1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game features no music, which may impact the overall atmosphere and player experience.
“There is no music in the game.”
“The soundtrack is completely absent.”
“I was disappointed by the lack of any musical elements.”
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users find humor in the fact that a significant challenge in the game stemmed from a bug, which has since been fixed, highlighting the irony of the situation.
“It apparently has been fixed, but knowing that the only real challenge existed because of a bug is hilarious to me.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -300 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game features no microtransactions and allows players to progress without the need for constant online play, making for a more user-friendly monetization model.
“No microtransactions, and you don't need to leave it running on your computer 24/7 to progress.”
“The monetization model feels exploitative, pushing players to spend money to enjoy the game fully.”
“I was disappointed to find that many features are locked behind paywalls, making it hard to progress without spending extra.”
“The constant prompts to purchase in-game currency really detract from the overall experience.”
