STELLATUM

54%
Game Brain Score Based on 65 reviews
  • story
  • graphics
  • gameplay
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"Stellatum is a shooter game featuring local multi-player for up to 4 players, with options for co-op, PvP, and split screen. As an extraterrestrial race, you'll navigate through space, starting with destroying a threatening comet and uncovering a deeper conflict. The game boasts good graphics, detailed ship customization, and various shooting methods, making for an immersive and action-packed experience."

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54%
Audience ScoreBased on 65 reviews
story5 positive mentions
grinding10 negative mentions
  • The game features beautiful graphics and a pleasing aesthetic for spaceships and backgrounds.
  • The ship customizability is a significant plus, allowing players to craft and salvage components to enhance their ships.
  • The campaign mode is lengthy, offering a substantial amount of content with 50 main missions and additional side missions.
  • The game suffers from a lack of balance, with difficulty spikes and underwhelming weapon upgrades that can lead to frustrating gameplay.
  • Players often experience tedious grinding for resources and components, which can detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • There are numerous bugs and issues, including crashes and poor controller support, which hinder the gaming experience.
  • story44 mentions

    The game's story is largely considered minimal and underdeveloped, serving primarily as a backdrop to the gameplay rather than a compelling narrative. Players noted that while the campaign features a substantial number of missions, the plot lacks depth and coherence, often feeling confusing or unimportant. Overall, the focus on gameplay mechanics and mission structure overshadows any meaningful storytelling, leading to mixed feelings about the narrative experience.

    • “The campaign mode is long enough by itself (50 main missions + 28 side missions).”
    • “A project that has scope with the story to develop much further.”
    • “Stunning graphics, exciting plot and action on the limit of opportunity - three components of the success of this game.”
    • “The story is almost nonexistent, and that's not a major issue for me in a shmup game, but your preferences may differ.”
    • “It's an alright game, but the issue is that there are only 50 levels, and the end of the story is confusing at best, very much like the ending of Dead Space 3.”
    • “The story only serves to break up the action and is entirely without merit.”
  • graphics21 mentions

    The graphics in Stellatum are widely praised for their beauty and polish, featuring well-animated spaceships, detailed backgrounds, and a pleasing aesthetic that enhances the overall experience. While some reviews note that the graphics are decent but not groundbreaking, many highlight them as a standout aspect of the game, contributing to its appeal as a space shooter. Overall, players appreciate the visual quality, despite some critiques regarding the HUD and lack of unique elements.

    • “The movements feel good and the graphics are consistent and beautiful.”
    • “The graphics show lots of well animated details.”
    • “Absolutely awesome visuals!”
    • “I would normally rate this title as a thumbs down, though since I found no glaring bugs with the game, it has fairly smooth decent graphics and its generally cheap price.”
    • “No compelling story, no fun customization, no stunning visuals, no unique enemies (single shooty and mass shooty in different forms...) kept my interest.”
    • “From the first minutes of the game, it pleases with quality graphics, then worked out the gameplay.”
  • gameplay19 mentions

    The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players noting a lack of tutorials that hinder new players from understanding mechanics like materia usage for ship upgrades. While some find the gameplay addictive and visually appealing, others criticize it for being cumbersome and unremarkable, particularly due to the overheat mechanic and lackluster weapon effectiveness. Overall, the experience can feel more like a chore than enjoyable, despite some interesting ideas and potential for fun.

    • “Retro gameplay with decent graphics.”
    • “The mixed reviews gave me the wrong idea of this game but I'm really happy I started playing because it's very addictive. I'm on mission 11 after 5 hours, and it seems it's just a small part of the huge map, so I still have many hours of gameplay (really good for the price).”
    • “Some interesting gameplay ideas and the ship upgrade looks very promising.”
    • “There is no tutorial to help new players understand the game mechanics.”
    • “Combined with the 'weapon overheat' mechanic and forced forward movement, completing a level is more of a chore than fun.”
    • “The worst part is by far the gameplay.”
  • grinding10 mentions

    The grinding aspect of the game is widely criticized for being excessively tedious and unrewarding, requiring players to repeatedly replay levels to gather components for upgrades. Many reviewers note that the lack of variety in missions and the long cooldowns for special weapons exacerbate the grind, making the experience feel monotonous and frustrating, especially in the early stages. While some patches have reduced the grind, the overall sentiment remains that the game demands too much effort for minimal rewards.

    • “The crafting system seems to be rather biased, requiring extensive grinding and farming of levels just to obtain enough 'money' to afford 1/10 of a component.”
    • “Grinding is made super bad because the levels are all basically the same, all equally non-rewarding - nothing happens other than the same types of enemies shooting the same types of stuff at you.”
    • “It's also very grindy, as the game forces you to replay earlier missions a lot until you get lucky and get parts to upgrade your ship.”
  • music6 mentions

    The music in the game features a dark, moody soundtrack for menus and high-energy tracks during action sequences, evoking nostalgia for classic shmups like Xenon II Megablast. While some players feel that the soundtrack is not essential, they acknowledge that it meets expectations and enhances the overall experience, with a particular emphasis on the quality of sound effects.

    • “I like the dark, moody soundtrack on the menus and the higher-octane music during the action.”
    • “Otherwise, games like this live or die by their soundtrack.”
    • “It was everything I expected with a decent soundtrack!”
    • “Otherwise, games like this live or die by their soundtrack.”
    • “It was everything I expected with a decent soundtrack!”
  • stability3 mentions

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, particularly with mouse and keyboard controls, leading to frustrating bugs that hinder gameplay. Players report problems such as invisible enemy attacks and erratic behavior, making the experience feel unplayable for some. Overall, the stability concerns are a major drawback that detracts from the enjoyment of the game.

    • “Mouse and keyboard controls are buggy as hell.”
    • “Brutal gameplay I can deal with, but it is also a little buggy; beam laser enemies fly in circles around the screen to dodge the continuous beam fire, but when the enemy drifts down off the screen and despawns, he is not only still firing, the beams become invisible and continue firing for several seconds while still tracking you - the only thing I'm really angry about. Maybe I will degrade myself and try it on easy later.”
    • “Unfortunately, it's so buggy that it's unplayable.”
  • optimization1 mentions

    Users report significant input lag and a lack of overall optimization, indicating that the game's performance is subpar and detracts from the overall experience.

    • “The game suffers from significant input lag, indicating a lack of proper optimization.”
    • “There is no optimization in the game, leading to frustrating performance issues.”
    • “The overall experience is marred by poor optimization, making it difficult to enjoy.”
  • emotional1 mentions

    Reviewers feel that the game lacks emotional depth and character investment, suggesting that a more engaging plot could enhance the overall experience.

    • “The emotional depth of the characters truly draws you in, making you feel invested in their journeys.”
    • “This game masterfully evokes a range of emotions, leaving a lasting impact long after you've finished playing.”
    • “The storytelling is so powerful that it creates a deep emotional connection with the characters.”
    • “This game really needs something to draw you in; a little emotional or character investment would be nice.”
    • “The emotional depth is lacking, making it hard to connect with the characters or their struggles.”
    • “I felt no emotional engagement throughout the game, which made the experience feel flat and unmemorable.”
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