Stellar Wanderer

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Stellar Wanderer is a single player open world role playing shooter game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Dreambuilder Studios and was released on February 18, 2016. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Stellar Wanderer is a beautiful space opera set in a vast open-world universe.

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75%

Audience ScoreBased on 975 reviews

story47 positive mentions

monetization36 negative mentions

Engaging and immersive space RPG with smooth controls and good graphics.
Offers a vast open world with exploration, trading, combat, and RPG progression.
Developer is responsive; game has a compelling storyline and voice acting.

Game is very difficult, especially escort and combat missions; enemies often overpower the player early on.
Fuel system and energy throttling add frustrating waiting times; also intrusive ads that require payment to remove.
Controls can be clunky or too sensitive, with issues on some devices and poor targeting mechanics; some game-breaking bugs and crashes.

story
298 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
77%
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The game's story offers an engaging space adventure with decent writing and well-organized missions, but it is relatively short and often overshadowed by repetitive, difficult, and linear primary missions. Players frequently face frustrating mission designs, including strict time limits, compulsory combat-focused quests, and bugs that block progression, limiting exploration and side mission freedom. Despite its potential and immersive elements, many wish for a longer, more varied storyline with better mission balance and more open-ended gameplay.
- “I've played the game for about a week and have finished the main storyline; needless to say, it was amazing. Gameplay is decent, graphics are good, story not so much but still alright.”
- “Awesome game, the story plot is really awesome!”
- “The storyline is top-notch.”
- “After just 2 or 3 days I'm now at a primary mission I cannot possibly complete, and there is no way to reject the mission.”
- “The primary mission 'special gift for a special friend' is literally impossible to do.”
- “Highly restricted to following the crappy primary mission, with little ability to play around and explore.”
graphics
90 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
74%
23%
3%
The game's graphics are generally praised for being good, immersive, and impressive given its size and platform, with many users finding them smooth and aesthetically pleasing. Some note the graphics feel retro or slightly outdated compared to newer titles, but the overall visual experience is engaging and complements the gameplay well. A few users mention occasional graphical glitches or areas needing improvement, but the visuals are widely viewed as a strong aspect of the game.
- “The gameplay is fun and challenging, the graphics are great, and I find the gyroscopic controls to be easy to use.”
- “This game is the best I have played in a long time, the graphics are just amazing.”
- “Smooth controls, excellent graphics, all in all a good space combat simulator.”
- “The graphics are poor and the controls are bad to be honest.”
- “Graphics are very low and every jump pops up 'Stellar Wanderer', which is irritating like ads. More detail work on ships is needed, such as visible equipped weapons and the ability to name ourselves and other characters.”
- “The graphics are shocking; it's almost like the game, meant for PC, is being awkwardly run on a phone.”
gameplay
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally praised for its fun, immersive, and realistic mechanics with good controls and smooth combat, complemented by impressive graphics and voice acting. However, some users find mission variety limited and repetitive, with occasional bugs and control issues that can impact the experience. Overall, it offers rewarding gameplay if you master the controls, but a few frustrations and a desire for more dynamic content are noted.
- “Great controls that feel rewarding when mastered, smooth gameplay and an extensive open world aspect.”
- “Spent a few missions tweaking the controls, got the hang of it.. gameplay became very rewarding quickly, combat is good, trading works, story is decent, mining.. keep up the good work devs!”
- “The gameplay is fun and challenging, the graphics are great, and I find the gyroscopic controls to be easy to use.”
- “The other downside is that the missions are quite repetitive, so the gameplay gets stale after a short bit.”
- “Having issues with escort mission(s) and primary mission gameplay.”
- “Couldn't get 5 seconds of continuous gameplay without the screen jumping all over the place.”
monetization
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
7%
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Players widely criticize the game's monetization for intrusive, frequent, and forced ads, alongside restrictive fuel/energy timers that hamper gameplay unless paid to remove. Many express frustration with microtransactions pushing pay-to-win elements and high costs to eliminate ads, dampening overall enjoyment despite the game's core qualities. Some suggest offering a one-time purchase option to permanently disable ads and reduce pay pressure for a better experience.
- “So far I haven't encountered any significant reasons to make any in-app purchases because the ads are well placed.”
- “Some fun space game flying about, sure... but you upgrade your ship with credits and can buy credits with microtransactions - that will never sit right with me.”
- “Forced to watch ads, I refuse to buy fuel (match energy in other games) or suck out to pay-to-win extortion.”
- “Decent game, but plagued by unskippable ads and limited 'fuel' currency, which kinda breaks the experience quite a bit.”
stability
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from numerous bugs and frequent crashes that severely impact stability, including freezing, glitches in combat, and mission-breaking issues. These problems lead to loss of progress, poor performance, and frustration, making the overall experience unstable and unreliable despite its potential.
- “I blew through all 5 without even getting through a mission because of all the glitches that weren't there 2 years ago.”
- “Buggy, crashes a lot and missions do not work properly, poor control scheme.”
- “I would like to rate it - but it doesn't work right on a stock S8+; screen freezes after two seconds and then it completely stops.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is often praised for its epic and beautiful composition, enhancing the vastness of space atmosphere. However, many users find it too loud, which interferes with hearing character dialogue and voiceovers. Opinions on sound quality are mixed, with some criticizing voice acting and sound effects, while others appreciate the overall audio experience despite volume issues.
- “The vastness of space and the musical score makes it feel pretty epic.”
- “Brilliant game for Android, it's like having Rebel Galaxy on your phone, absolutely love this game. The music is a bit too loud though, making it a bit difficult to hear the characters speak, but other than that, very well made.”
- “And the music is beautiful.”
- “The music is too loud and it makes it difficult to hear any character speech.”
- “Brilliant game for Android, it's like having Rebel Galaxy on your phone. Absolutely love this game, but the music is a bit too loud, making it difficult to hear the characters speak.”
- “Needs way too much work. Voice acting is dreadful, and music and sound effects are just as bad. Huge waste of time.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is generally seen as tedious and time-consuming, requiring careful class selection to manage it effectively. However, some veteran players find it manageable and rewarding, especially when investing in new ships, despite the repetitive nature. Overall, the grinding detracts from the experience but is offset somewhat by the game's appealing space RPG elements.
- “The RPG mechanics are okay but too grindy, so choose your class wisely.”
- “Tedious is an understatement, though if getting past that a decent space flyer, think less involved Freelancer.”
- “All the polish of a good space shooter RPG but incredibly tedious.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the game's replayability potential but suggest adding more content and making story and side missions replayable to enhance it further. Improved control options are also recommended to boost overall playability.
- “Are you guys planning on adding more content? There is so much potential and it helps with replayability of the game.”
- “The game is great! Can you make the story and side missions replayable please?”
- “Replayable!”
- “Are you guys planning on adding more content? There is so much potential, and it would help with the replayability of the game.”
- “The game is great. Can you make the story and side missions replayable, please?”
- “At least an option for bigger touch controls would make it much more playable.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is well-optimized, running smoothly without frame rate issues or stuttering on devices like the Galaxy S10, though some minor graphical flickering may occur. Overall, performance is stable and reliable.
- “Using a Galaxy S10, the game runs with no issues regarding frame rate and no stuttering.”
- “The storyline, graphics, and performance are excellent.”
- “Game runs smoothly with minimal flickering.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor is generally well-received, with users finding it funny and enjoyable.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive space setting, effectively reminiscent of games like Galaxy on Fire. Players appreciate the engaging environment that complements ship and weapon upgrades, enhancing the overall experience.

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Stellar Wanderer is a open world role playing shooter game with science fiction theme.

Stellar Wanderer is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

On average players spend around 10 hours playing Stellar Wanderer.

Stellar Wanderer was released on February 18, 2016.

Stellar Wanderer was developed by Dreambuilder Studios.

Stellar Wanderer has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Stellar Wanderer for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

Stellar Wanderer is a single player game.

Similar games include Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD, Space RPG 3, Second Galaxy, Wings of Steel, Modern Warplanes: PvP Warfare and others.

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