Stellar Survivor

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Stellar Survivor is a single player and multiplayer strategy game. It was developed by Sticks & Stones and was released on June 20, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Stranded on an alien planet, you must defend your Powercore! Use your weapons to fight hordes of alien enemies and strategically use traps in this new FPS tower-defense survival game!

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Audience ScoreBased on 118 reviews

graphics9 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

Unique blend of tower defense and FPS gameplay offering a fresh experience.
Good visual design with appealing sci-fi aesthetics and decent graphics for an early access game.
Strong potential for cooperative multiplayer and further content expansion, with responsive developers engaging the community.

Game is currently very bare bones and unfinished, featuring many bugs, glitches, and broken mechanics such as poor enemy AI that does not attack the player.
Limited content with only one main map, repetitive gameplay, lack of game modes, and monotonous enemy variety, leading to low replay value in its current state.
Lacks basic quality-of-life features such as control customization, mouse sensitivity options, FOV sliders, and proper sound design making gameplay less enjoyable.

graphics
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are generally praised for being good and visually appealing, especially given its early access status, with smooth performance and a unique aesthetic. However, some users report issues such as nausea and lack of variety, indicating the visuals alone may not fully elevate the overall experience.
- “The graphics in this game are really quite good, which at least makes the game look more appealing.”
- “Graphics look really good for an early access game, but lacks variety.”
- “Very high potential: decent graphics and gameplay as well as oddly good performance for an Unreal game.”
- “Somehow the graphics make me nauseous in a way no other game does.”
- “This game is far the worst thing I ever played; not even playable with really bad, slow paced graphics.”
- “Can't wait for multiplayer to play with my friend who's also running on bad integrated graphics.”
gameplay
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay shows promise with an interesting blend of tower defense and FPS elements, but currently feels repetitive, clunky, and limited due to a lack of variety in game modes, weapons, and missions. Early access status explains the minimal content and some bugs, but improvements and additional features are needed to make the experience more engaging and polished.
- “I love tower defense games; the addition of FPS gameplay is a welcome one.”
- “Needs additional game modes, guns, building, and enemies, as well as some serious gameplay clean-up, but at its core, I believe this could become a really fun experience once polished a bit.”
- “Good gameplay, just not much to do, but it's in early access, so this isn't really an immediate problem.”
- “Very repetitive and clunky mechanics.”
- “Janky animations, boring gameplay, and tedious currency collection.”
- “Needs additional gamemodes, guns, building and enemies, as well as some serious gameplay clean-up, but at its core I believe this could become a really fun experience once polished a bit.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect is criticized for being minimal and unengaging, with only one mission available and little to no backstory provided. Players find the mission repetitive and boring, noting a lack of variation and reward, which contributes to a stale gameplay experience.
- “Now of course, it seems stale right now, as it lacks music in gameplay, there are no control settings yet, no variation in loadout, and only one mission, but again this came out a little over a week ago, so it would be unfair to call it a lacking game.”
- “Story - why not give a bit more backstory?”
- “In 2.6 hours I managed to find a dozen bugs, glitches and easy ways to win both missions.”
- “The game has only one mission, which is very boring.”
- “Why not give a bit more backstory?”
- “The reward for beating a mission is just a plain boring 'mission complete' text.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is noted for its effective contrast, featuring dramatic tracks during gameplay waves and calm tunes during intermissions, enhancing the overall experience. However, some users find the in-game music lacking or stale, particularly during gameplay and tutorials, where the absence of music reduces immersion. Sound effects for player statuses also receive criticism for being insufficient.
- “Dramatic music during waves and calm music during intermissions would be great.”
- “Consider your sound at least 40% of the experience, the music between the waves works well, but the necessary sounds for certain statuses for the player are not as good.”
- “Tutorial felt straight up scary because I didn't get any music.”
- “Now of course, it seems stale right now, as it lacks music in gameplay; there are no control settings yet, no variation in loadout, and only one mission.”
- “Consider your sound at least 40% of the experience; the music between the waves works well, but the necessary sounds for certain player statuses are not as good.”
- “The tutorial felt straight up scary because I didn't get any music.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is currently hindered by numerous bugs and glitches encountered within a short playtime, affecting mission balance. While it shows potential, the overall experience remains somewhat unstable and requires further refinement.
- “In 2.6 hours I managed to find a dozen bugs, glitches, and easy ways to win both missions.”
- “Still a little buggy but definitely has potential, just have to wait and see which direction it goes.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game shows strong potential with decent graphics and gameplay, and while it delivers surprisingly good performance for an Unreal engine title, overall optimization still needs improvement.
- “Very high potential: decent graphics and gameplay as well as oddly good performance for an Unreal Engine game.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding is criticized for its tedious and monotonous gameplay, compounded by janky animations and repetitive currency collection.
- “Janky animations, boring gameplay and tedious currency collection.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the game's humor to be very funny and enjoyable.