DemonStar

DemonStar

Scott Host · December 12, 2023 · Bullet Hell, Action, Shooter, Flight, 2D

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$2.99
lowest tracked $0.49
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DemonStar price by region

DemonStar costs $2.19 in Georgia (USD), £2.49 in the United Kingdom, $2.99 in the United States, €2.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$3.89 in Canada, NZ$4.49 in New Zealand, A$4.50 in Australia, R$10.49 in Brazil and zł13.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest DemonStar offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.19 $2.19 — 1
United Kingdom £2.49 £2.49 — 1
United Statesyour region $2.99 $2.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €2.99 €2.99 — 1
Canada CA$3.89 CA$3.89 — 1
New Zealand NZ$4.49 NZ$4.49 — 1
Australia A$4.50 A$4.50 — 1
Brazil R$10.49 R$10.49 — 1
Poland zł13.49 zł13.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

About DemonStar

After many long years, Scott Host, the creator of Galactix and Raptor Call of the Shadows, has remastered his shareware legend DemonStar - and now it comes soaring back with new game modes and revised gameplay. Originally published in 1997 and later earning the COMPUTER GAMING WORLD's "Shareware Game of the Year 1999" award, DemonStar was and still is considered by fans as one of the best 2D space shooters on PC.
- New game modes include Legacy Mode and Enhanced Mode- 60 or 120fps - Original Soundtrack by Bobby Prince- New Soundtrack by Pfeffermouse- Graphic improvements- Tate/vertical mode for vertical monitors
DemonStar is the most thrilling vertical scrolling shooter on the market! DemonStar takes shooters to the extreme with controller support, 3D rendered graphics, explosive sound effects and a brilliant soundtrack. To destroy each boss, you will have to search for many weapons such as lasers, homing missiles and many more. As you pilot your spaceship through each of the 18 progressive levels, you can build up an arsenal worthy of a match against the XIDUS empire.

DemonStar — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Aug 12, 2026
Finally, a classic, challenging space-shooter bullet hell game with catchy BGM that isn't just showing off sassy poses of templar anime girls while they're megabombing sh*t xD /s The legendary game that only cool kid PC users in the early '00s knew about because we couldn't afford a dedicated game console, unlike some of those entitled rich bully circles (lol). Instead, we had random CD free-shareware like SMYGB with a Pokemon Gold ROM in the same folder, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire SWF bootleg with your local languages, Blobby Volley, Magic Lines, and, proudly, DemonStar 3.25 Unregistered sitting on the window bar. Yeah, we were cool. We always knew that 😎️. But what’s even cooler is when the devs rerelease their games years later and make them even better. Worth the price and your time. Can't stop recommending this game to other people. The Legacy mode has its own charm for nostalgia, but I personally prefer the Enhanced version for the gameplay. If you've experienced (suffered) other bullet hell games before, believe me: change the difficulty to Insane and always play from Level 1 without using credits, so you can put your name on the high scores as a prove of your pers…
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Recommended Jun 10, 2026
One of my favorite childhood game. Runs smooth and the normal difficulty got a bit harder than i remember (or im just old).
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 4, 2026
This game is a massive improvement over Raptor in every single way. The only thing that is stupid is the readability of your ship/shots and explosions. It's bad. The fact that the remaster is worse in that category is baffling. The best way to play this game is legacy. This maybe was good in 1997, but it needs severe changes in regards to visual design for the 2023 re-release.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 13, 2026
Fun classics ftw
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 9, 2026
certified hood classic
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Recommended May 31, 2026
Played the freeware version as a kid in the early 2000s on my dad's PC. The moment I discovered it on steam I bought it. Playing the extra levels was a blast!

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