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 is a polished and enjoyable idle experience with great graphics and a clean UI.
- It offers a good balance of active and idle gameplay, making it easy to pick up and hard to put down.
- For its low price, the game provides a decent amount of content and potential for future updates.
- Combat feels unbalanced and unrewarding, leading to a sense of being underpowered throughout the game.
- Progression can become tedious and predictable, with minimal changes after the initial hours of gameplay.
- The game suffers from a lack of content and variety, making it feel repetitive and boring over time.
- gameplay10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a lack of surprises and new mechanics, as most features are introduced early on, leading to a repetitive experience focused on incremental upgrades. While there are some enjoyable aspects, such as the pursuit of upgrades and a clean user interface, the overall mechanics are deemed simplistic and fail to offer significant gameplay variety, resulting in a limited engagement over time.
“Gameplay is generally the same throughout, but I found it enjoyable trying to get new upgrades/unlocks.”
“A simple spaceship-themed idler with classic crafting mechanics.”
“Nice clean UI and easy to learn mechanics.”
“One of the nice things about other idle games is that they throw a surprise or a new mechanic every now and then to keep the game fresh, and I didn't feel that in this game.”
“The game just pretty much gives you all mechanics in the first couple of hours, then it's just incremental upgrades as far as I've played.”
“Most of the upgrades are pure stat bonuses without significant options for gameplay change.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding in the game to be tedious and unfulfilling, with combat lacking a sense of reward. The requirement to keep the game open for offline XP progress adds to the frustration, as much of the gameplay involves idle grinding rather than active engagement. Overall, the endgame feels prolonged and lacks new content, making the experience feel drawn out and monotonous.
“The game is grindy but not in the best way, and more importantly, combat doesn't feel rewarding.”
“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.”
“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 in the game are generally praised for their quality, with users highlighting the well-executed visuals and user interface. Many find the graphics to be a standout feature, contributing to an enjoyable gaming experience.
“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 game's previous bugs, particularly noting that the main challenge stemmed from a glitch, which adds an amusing twist 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.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % 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.”
