- December 13, 2024
- Spunky Studios
Starboard
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About Starboard
Starboard is a single player hack and slash game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Spunky Studios and was released on December 13, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.
Starboard is a first-person, action/adventure game filled with nail-biting fights, daring escapes, and stylish parkour. Use a magic tether to swing and launch yourself through space like an acrobat or throw enemies and objects to turn the tide in battle. Wall-run, slide, and leap to elude foes, and bust out your trusty sword to attack head-on.







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Reviews
- Engaging pirate-themed atmosphere with well-done voice acting and appealing music.
- Core mechanics are fun and rewarding, including a unique swagger gauge encouraging constant movement.
- Level design offers clever and entertaining platforming with generous checkpoints and replay value through achievements.
- Controls are often unresponsive and janky, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- Lack of a proper save system prevents returning to last checkpoints after quitting, which detracts from overall enjoyment.
- The game suffers from technical issues such as freezing and optimization problems, making it run poorly on some systems.
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay is enjoyable with fun core mechanics and an innovative swagger gauge that rewards continuous movement, though some control issues and rough combat and parkour mechanics leave room for improvement.
“It's a decent game if a bit janky in its controls; hopefully, future installments will have more refined combat and parkour mechanics.”
“Core mechanics were really fun, and the swagger gauge was a great concept rewarding constant movement.”
“It's a decent game but has janky controls; hopefully, future installments will feature more refined combat and parkour mechanics.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Starboard is a hack and slash game with science fiction theme. Common tags for Starboard include free to play, first-person, 3D, linear, aliens and others.
Starboard is available on PC and Windows.
Starboard was released on December 13, 2024.
Starboard was developed by Spunky Studios.
Starboard has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Starboard for its gameplay.
Starboard is a single player game.
Similar games include Big Hops, Mother Hub, Bubsy 4D, Demon Tides, Grimhook and others.










