Idle Stellar

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Idle Stellar is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Noody Games and was released on September 27, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

In "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!

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Play Modes

Single-Player

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58%

Audience ScoreBased on 52 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding10 negative mentions

The game features enjoyable resource gathering and combat mechanics, providing a fun experience overall.
Graphics and UI are well-designed, making the game visually appealing and easy to navigate.
The game offers a good balance of active and idle gameplay, allowing players to engage with it at their own pace.

Progression feels 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 and inconvenient tab navigation.
There is a lack of content and variety, with limited planets and enemies, making the gameplay feel shallow.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
56%
19%
The gameplay is characterized by a grind for levels to unlock new resources and enemies, with a maximum playtime of around 10 hours. While some mechanics encourage active engagement, they can also be automated, leading to a repetitive experience with minimal gameplay variation. The game features a straightforward UI and easy-to-learn mechanics, but many upgrades offer only stat bonuses rather than meaningful changes to gameplay.
- “A simple spaceship themed idler with classic crafting mechanics.”
- “Nice clean UI and easy to learn mechanics.”
- “Most of the upgrades are pure stat bonuses without significant options for gameplay change.”
- “Terrible game mechanics.”
- “Gameplay is generally the same throughout, but I found it enjoyable trying to get new upgrades/unlocks.”
grinding
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to the lack of offline XP progress, which necessitates keeping the game open for resource gathering. Many feel that the idle grinding leads to misleading game time estimates, as significant portions of playtime involve leaving the game active in the background. Overall, the end game is perceived as drawn out, with little new content to engage players after initial hours of play.
- “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.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The graphics in the game are generally praised for being well-executed, with a strong user interface and appealing visual elements. Players find the graphics to enhance the overall enjoyment of the game, contributing to its fun and engaging atmosphere.
- “The graphics, UI, and many elements are well done.”
- “Really fun game, cool graphics and lots to do.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The game features no music, which has been consistently noted by users in their reviews.
- “No music.”
- “No music.”
- “No music.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is derived from the irony of a significant challenge being caused by a bug, which players find amusing despite it being fixed. This unexpected twist adds a layer of comedic relief to the overall experience.
- “It apparently has been fixed, but knowing that the only real challenge existed because of a bug is hilarious to me.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game features no microtransactions, allowing players to progress without the need for constant gameplay or leaving it running continuously.
- “No microtransactions, and you don't need to leave it running on your computer 24/7 to progress.”