Starblast

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Starblast is a multiplayer survival shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Neuronality and was released on November 8, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Fun, fast paced online multiplayer arcade space shooter. Take control of your spaceship, mine asteroids, increase your stats, upgrade to different types of spaceships with improved stats and weapons. Fight against other players and collect their gems.

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Audience ScoreBased on 409 reviews

gameplay13 positive mentions

monetization14 negative mentions

Engaging and addictive multiplayer space shooter with a variety of game modes and ships.
Supports community mods and customization, enhancing long-term replayability.
Friendly, tight-knit community with active developer support and frequent events.

Severe lag and server stability issues affecting gameplay experience.
Game balancing issues including overpowered ships and unfair death penalties.
Toxic community behavior and lack of effective in-game communication tools.

gameplay
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Starblast is generally praised for its straightforward, accessible mechanics, rewarding skill and teamwork with engaging and varied modes that cater to both casual and competitive players. While some find the grind and progression system tedious or occasionally unbalanced, the cooperative play and fast-paced arcade-style shooter combined with resource management create a fun and immersive experience. Minor bugs and occasional pacing issues exist, but overall the gameplay remains compelling and enjoyable for extended sessions.
- “It's a great gameplay loop that rewards skills and teamwork.”
- “Starblast consists of 4 core game-modes: team deathmatch, survival mode, invasion, and pro deathmatch, with 2 sub-game-modes: modding space and custom games. Each game-mode features a different objective with the same easy-to-learn core mechanics, allowing for games to be simple yet exciting every time, while also requiring minimal prior experience.”
- “The fast, fun gameplay, the cool 3D graphics, satisfying character upgrades, awesome sounds, and cooperative team play!”
- “Pretty game with very bad gameplay.”
- “Matches also take forever with no real climax. It has a runaway leader problem with no catch-up mechanics.”
- “Seriously unfair gameplay compared to being a novice or a pro. Even when you know what to do, you still can't do much. Do not buy this just because of how it looks; you will regret it, trust me.”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
39%
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The graphics received mixed feedback, with many criticizing the mobile version's simplistic, low-quality 2D visuals that lack meaningful improvement options, especially compared to typical PC game standards. However, some users praised the game's graphics as good or enhanced for its genre, highlighting enjoyable visual design and competitive, fun 3D elements in certain versions. Overall, the graphics are seen as adequate or slightly better than typical io games but not visually impressive for a PC gaming experience.
- “Great graphics and very competitive.”
- “The fast fun gameplay, the cool 3D graphics, satisfying character upgrades, awesome sounds, cooperative team play!”
- “The soundtrack is nice, the visuals are very good in my opinion, the server browser or "galaxy map" is also really cool.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the mobile app, all this does is scale up the simplistic low quality vector art assets used to make the mobile app, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the mediocre 2D visuals.”
- “Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
monetization
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization of Starblast offers a free-to-play browser version with ads, while the Steam version, priced around $10, provides an ad-free experience along with cosmetic customization, private servers, and custom matches. Many users appreciate the Steam purchase mainly for removing ads and improving performance, though some view it as a cash grab since the core gameplay remains largely unchanged. Overall, the paid version adds convenience and extra features but is considered reasonably priced given the game's genre and origins.
- “Solid game, playable for free on a browser (and recommended, as playing on Steam's only benefit is no ads, which is solved by an adblocker).”
- “The Steam edition offers several more features like ship customization, private servers, beta features, and most importantly, no ads.”
- “Starblast is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it were a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs (although this is also available for free as a browser game).”
- “It is free with limited features, but infested with ads.”
- “Played it many hours on Google Chrome for free, only purchased on Steam to avoid the advertisements and lockups from using ad blocker.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor is often derived from chaotic and unpredictable player interactions, leading to moments of laughter amid intense gameplay. However, the community's immature and disruptive behavior, including trolling and griefing, can detract from the overall experience.
- “You'll either be running for your life, or laughing as you blast other players into oblivion.”
- “Amazing game, community is trash but it's funny.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is highly praised for its captivating intro song that leaves a lasting impression and enhances the gaming experience. The overall soundtrack is well-liked, complementing the visuals and gameplay without causing any lag or connection issues.
- “The intro song is playing in my brain; it gives me chills every time I start the game.”
- “The music is also amazing, and I have had no lag or connection problems ever.”
- “The soundtrack is nice, the visuals are very good in my opinion, the server browser or 'galaxy map' is also really cool.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding through mining is often seen as tedious and frustrating, with moments of enjoyable farming quickly overshadowed by challenges like spawn killing and setback mechanics. However, new game modes and mechanics have been introduced to reduce or eliminate the monotony, though there are suggestions for further improvements to balance competition and farming.
- “Mining is tedious to the point where you just want to log off.”
- “Grinding is inconsistent: one minute you're happily farming gems, and the next you get spawn killed and lose progress, making the fun dependent on chance.”
- “They could improve grinding by coding gems to not drop if multiple players are nearby, encouraging fighting instead of teaming or farming.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is generally stable with few glitches and simple controls, but its lack of recent updates has led to several unbalanced, repetitive, or poorly supported game modes, resulting in diminished player engagement and issues like buggy features and declining player bases in many modes.
- “The game suffers from a current complete lack of updates, making it dry and less engaging. Multiple game modes are unbalanced or problematic: Team mode is dominated by an unbalanced meta with healer spamming making the strongest ship almost immortal; Survival mode has practically no gem drops; Invasion is repetitive and requires a strong team which is hard to find; PDM mode’s point system can be easily exploited; Alien intrusion has issues with lack of players and overpowered farming aliens; Nautic series is unbalanced; Battle Royal has had no changes in over three years and is basically dead; Capture the Flag is buggy; Rumble has poor maps; and the multi-class ship tree and Survival suffer from bouncing lasers issues. Various competitive and popular game modes like Starblast Racing Championship and Starblast Dueling Championship are also dead or unpopular.”
- “Capture the Flag is a buggy mess, hindering gameplay and player enjoyment.”
- “Many game modes suffer from balance issues and lack of player base, which negatively affects gameplay quality and stability.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect is not clearly detailed, but users highlight enjoyable cooperative and PvP experiences, suggesting an engaging and interactive game environment.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is tense and competitive, driven by the engaging concept of spaceships battling over gems, which keeps players constantly on edge.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization delivers stable performance with no major issues, though its visual quality remains modest and similar to the previous web version without significant enhancements.