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Released Oct 12, 2022 Early Access $29.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Stardeus

By Kodo Linija · published by Paradox Arc

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Reviews 1,437 Very Positive
Players yesterday 63 at the busiest moment
Owners 100K–200K estimated

About Stardeus

Stardeus is a game tagged Exploration, Colony Sim and Sandbox by Kodo Linija, released Oct 12, 2022. It has 1,437 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 100K–200K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Worlds Explorers, Deep Claims and SpaceSlog.

Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.
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Everything Steam lists for Stardeus · record updated 22 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID1380910
Release dateOct 12, 2022
Last change number40221078
Last record update22 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Kodo Linija
Publisher
Paradox Arc
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
Paradox Arc
Technologies
Unity detected

Platforms

Windows macOS Linux 64-bit
Steam Deck
Verified
Controller
Full support

Features

8
Single-playerIncludes level editorFull controller supportSteam WorkshopSteam CloudRemote Play on TVSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Related apps

Prices

Price · US$29.99
On sale0 of 41regions right now
Lowest seen · US$29.99Oct 24, 2026
Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Patch notes

4
  1. Oct 13, 2026 v0.15 is coming soon

    We're planning to release v0.15 later this month.If you want to try it early, you can switch to the experimental branch on Steam today. The update is already available there. It's still getting daily updates (mostly balancing), but it is v…

  2. Oct 16, 2025 Stardeus "Story & Drama" Major Update Is Now LIVE

    Greetings, Space Travelers! Get ready for the next level of immersion: the new Story and Drama (v0.14) major update has just dropped, and it will have as much if not more impact on gameplay as the massive Bioverse update did about a year a…

  3. May 7, 2025 Stardeus "Ship Combat" Major Update

    Greetings, Space Travelers! We are excited to announce the release of the Ship Combat major update! Let's take a look at the noteworthy changes it brings. A day in the life At last, the Stardeus Universe won't feel as lonely anymore. You w…

  4. Apr 28, 2025 v0.13 is releasing Soon!

    Hey Space Travelers! The Ship Combat (v0.13) major update is almost ready for public release! We are grateful to everyone who playtested it in the alpha branch. Your feedback and bug reports helped polish all the rough edges, as usual. We’…

Builds

14
BuildBranchUpdated
26194553experimentalOct 25, 2026
26154207experimentalOct 23, 2026
23193502publicMay 12, 2026
23193502v0_14_xMay 12, 2026
22646141old_versionApr 4, 2026
20357259v0_13_xOct 16, 2025
17586024v0_12_xMay 2, 2025
16224192v0_11_xJan 23, 2025
13976716v0_10_xMay 5, 2024
12065313v0_9_xOct 2, 2023
11284894v0_8_xJun 8, 2023
11151692v0_7_xMay 5, 2023
9699497v0_6_103_20221011Oct 21, 2022
9449127v0_6_78_20220901Oct 21, 2022

Packages & DLC

DLCs

1
IDNamePrice (US)
2165431 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

3
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
1380916 — Windows 1.13 GB 838.8 MB 4403374105659153033
1380917 — Linux 1.13 GB 837.7 MB 5448676824087635274
1380918 — macOS 1.15 GB 847.5 MB 5314822654202937094

Branches

13
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 23193502 May 12, 2026 Open
experimental The most up to date version, includes untested features 26194553 Oct 25, 2026 Open
v0_14_x Last version of v0.14.x before upgrade to v0.15 23193502 May 12, 2026 Open
old_version Previous build 22646141 Apr 4, 2026 Open
v0_13_x Last version of v0.13.x before upgrade to v0.14 20357259 Oct 16, 2025 Open
v0_12_x Last version of v0.12.x before upgrade to v0.13 17586024 May 2, 2025 Open
v0_11_x Last version of v0.11.x before upgrade to v0.12 16224192 Jan 23, 2025 Open
v0_10_x Last version of v0.10.x before upgrade to v0.11 13976716 May 5, 2024 Open
v0_9_x Last version of v0.9.x before upgrade to v0.10 12065313 Oct 2, 2023 Open
v0_8_x Last version of v.0.8.x before upgrade to v0.9 11284894 Jun 8, 2023 Open
v0_7_x Last version of v.0.7.x before upgrade to v0.8 11151692 May 5, 2023 Open
v0_6_103_20221011 Archives: launch day 9699497 Oct 21, 2022 Open
v0_6_78_20220901 Archives: pre-release alpha 9449127 Oct 21, 2022 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Stardeus

Launch options

3
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
Stardeus.exe Windows
Stardeus Linux · 64-bit
Stardeus.app macOS

Cloud saves

Space per player9.31 GB
Filesup to 10,000
Save locations4
RootPathPatternSystems
WinAppDataLocalLowKodo Linija/Stardeus/Saves/*.saveAll
WinAppDataLocalLowKodo Linija/Stardeus/Saves/*.jpgAll
WinAppDataLocalLowKodo Linija/Stardeus/Saves/*.metaAll
WinAppDataLocalLowKodo Linija/Stardeus/Saves/*.datAll

Achievements

Achievements765 hidden
Most unlocked52.2%Winch
Rarest0%Pentagram

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it
  • Winch Winch two ship sections together. 52.2%
  • One Piece Connect the wrecked ship sections back into one piece. 46.4%
  • The Morning Cup Get someone to drink Coffee. 36.6%
  • This Wasn't Here Before Discover an Egg on your ship. 34.4%
  • First Contact Meet another faction. 33.5%
  • Breached Get boarded by raiders with a Breach Capsule. 33.1%
  • Not That Kind Of Birth Hidden achievement 25.6%
  • $1x10^5 Acquire 100,000 Starcreds. 23.7%
  • Free Hugs Get a Crawler attached to a Human colonist. 23.2%
  • Joy Ride Get a Cat to ride a Cleaning Bot. 23%
  • The Terminator Weaponize a Cleaning Bot. 22.3%
  • Crypto Bro Install Starcreds mining upgrade in your Ship Computer. 18.7%
  • Found It Discover a terraformable planet. 17.9%
  • $1x10^6 Acquire 1,000,000 Starcreds. 16%
  • Rogue AI Hidden achievement 10.1%
  • Terraform Atmosphere Create an atmosphere on a planet. 8.8%
  • Terraform Biosphere Create a biosphere on a planet. 8.6%
  • Terraform Oceans Create oceans and rivers on a planet. 8.6%
All 76 achievements
  • Terraform Terrain Create terrain and continents on a planet. 8.6%
  • The End Settle your human colony in a habitable planet. 8.4%
  • Void Ripper Go through a Black Hole. 7.8%
  • $1x10^7 Acquire 10,000,000 Starcreds. 6.4%
  • I Know Who I Am Clone a Human. 6.2%
  • Crawler Taxi Hidden achievement 6.1%
  • $1x10^8 Acquire 100,000,000 Starcreds. 4%
  • No More Hope Get your Stasis Array destroyed. 3.9%
  • Elysium Turn your Stasis Array into Elysium. 3.9%
  • I'll Be Back Lose your Ship Computer. 3.8%
  • One Of Us Sell a stock at $100K loss in the Stock Market. 1.3%
  • $1x10^9 Acquire 1,000,000,000 Starcreds. 0.8%
  • Personal Touch Complete a personal request from one of your colonists. 0.2%
  • Gone Medieval Watch a colonist lose their mind and sabotage your ship. 0.2%
  • First Blood Win your first ship combat encounter. 0.1%
  • Hullbreaker Get your hull pierced by a Hullpiercer raid. 0.1%
  • Against All Odds Reach an ending in the New Beginning or Wrecked scenario. 0%
  • Never Look Back Reach an ending in the Leaving Earth scenario. 0%
  • Signed and Sealed Reach an ending in the Cargo Ship scenario. 0%
  • By Human Hands Reach an ending in the No Robots scenario. 0%
  • Blind Run Reach an ending with Fog of War enabled. 0%
  • No Mercy Reach an ending on Impossible difficulty. 0%
  • Singularity Hidden achievement 0%
  • Ghost in the Shell Transfer a human mind into a Core and install it in a robot. 0%
  • A Fate Worse Than Death Put a living brain into a Mindjar. 0%
  • Abomination Rebuild a living being out of mostly foreign body parts. 0%
  • Cyborg Install four robotic body parts into one living being. 0%
  • Who's a Good Xeno? Make a Crawler part of your colony. 0%
  • Second Chance Bring a dead colonist back to life. 0%
  • Titanic Reclassify your ship as a Titan. 0%
  • Fixed Address Reclassify your ship as a Space Station. 0%
  • Giant Slayer Defeat a Titan class ship in combat. 0%
  • Wingman Win a ship battle with an allied ship fighting on your side. 0%
  • Destroyer of Worlds Wipe out an entire space sector with a Sector Nuke. 0%
  • Multiverse Tourist Hidden achievement 0%
  • Trailblazer Reach the highest-difficulty region. 0%
  • Housecleaning Eliminate the Pirate Den. 0%
  • Hostile Takeover Eliminate the Capitalist Port. 0%
  • Antivirus Eliminate the Virus HQ. 0%
  • Loose Ends Hunt down and destroy the traitor ship. 0%
  • Safe Passage Deliver a passenger to their destination. 0%
  • Signal Traced Follow a mysterious signal to its source. 0%
  • Good Neighbors Form an alliance with another faction. 0%
  • Till Death Do Us Part Get two colonists to marry each other. 0%
  • Sworn Enemies Let two colonists come to hate each other. 0%
  • Turncoat Get a wounded raider to join your colony. 0%
  • Long Live the King Have part of your crew rise up against you in a mutiny. 0%
  • Seeing Double Get a colonist accidentally duplicated by a Teleporter. 0%
  • Cabin Fever Suffer 100 mental breakdowns in a single run. 0%
  • Rise and Shine Wake every last sleeper out of a Stasis Array. 0%
  • Genesis Complete all four terraforming stages on one planet. 0%
  • Chess Club Collect a full set of 32 chess pieces. 0%
  • Drill Sergeant Deploy an AutoDrill Rig on a planet. 0%
  • Swarm Get a Nanobot Hive up and running. 0%
  • Fungal Bloom Let Artillery Fungus spread to 300 plants aboard your ship. 0%
  • Those Are Odd-Looking Crawlers Hatch cats out of an Egg. 0%
  • It's Alive Hatch a human out of an Egg. 0%
  • Pentagram Find the derelict ship with a Pentagram Statue. 0%

Update history

Changes to the Steam record

since we started watching
  1. Oct 25, 2026 · 18:41 #40221078
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    • common.ReleaseState added released
    • common.releasestate removed
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News

  1. Jul 29, 2026 · Community Announcements Web Codex & New Translations Workflow

    What’s crackalackin’, folks! I can think of something that’s crackalackin’: The codex. We’ve all been there. You’re at work (boring). You can’t stop thinking about your Stardeus save. You think to yo…

  2. Jun 18, 2026 · Community Announcements New Stardeus UI: Behind the Scenes

    Hey everyone!I wanted to reveal a bit of history and reasoning behind the new UI update. This was the 7th iteration of the UI. The first 6 are briefly documented in the art book (The Journey DLC), wh…

  3. Jun 12, 2026 · Community Announcements The new UI is ready for public testing!

    What's up, everyone! Work on the new major update is finally entering the final phase, and this is where we need your help! Like with all previous major updates, brave explorers are welcome to try it…

  4. Apr 22, 2026 · Community Announcements UI Rework screenshots (LEAKED)

    So, we've heard a lot of feedback when it comes to the new UI!Mostly it's been about people being afraid it will be less complicated than the old UI, taking away some of Stardeus charm… We hear your …

  5. Jan 15, 2026 · Community Announcements Yes, we're reworking the UI

    As you might or might not know - we're reworking the UI. You probably have a lot of questions... So did I... however, I got the chance to sit down with spajus and ask him some questions about this so…

  6. Oct 17, 2025 · GamingOnLinux Deep colony sim Stardeus adds a huge new narrative-focused update

    Because there was always going to be some drama in deep space right? Stardeus is a spaceship colony sim that just expanded in a huge way. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/202…

  7. Oct 6, 2025 · Community Announcements The Epic Race WINNERS!!!

    Hello fellow travelers Today is a monumental day. Today is the day we announce the winners of The Epic Race. If you're not up to speed: The Epic Race was an event we held until last Friday, where the…

  8. Sep 16, 2025 · Community Announcements The Epic Race Challenge

    Introducing: The Epic Race!Whoever can get to OlausMagnus sector in the Redqueen region the fastest in the provided save will be given the opportunity to name a robot, pet or planet (that will stay i…

  9. Aug 18, 2025 · Community Announcements Story & Drama Open For Testing

    Hey everyone! I've been working hard on the Stardeus v0.14 "Story & Drama" major update over the summer and it's almost ready! It's now open for public testing. If you'd like to try it and provide fe…

  10. Jun 13, 2025 · GamingOnLinux Starship colony building sim Stardeus gets a free weekend and big sale

    Stardeus is a colony building sim set in space, where you build up your own spaceship to go off exploring and survive. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/starship-colon…

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