Hades' Star

Hades' Star

Parallel Space Inc · February 27, 2019 · Free to Play, Space, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Sci-fi

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About Hades' Star

✦ AI summary

Build a space empire across a persistent galaxy by colonizing planets, establishing trade routes, and researching alien artifacts while managing your own star system. Battle other players in time-limited star events ranging from intense 5-minute dogfights to epic 5-day corporation wars, each offering unique rewards and strategic depth.

A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.

Hades' Star — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

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Hades' Star is a leisurely-paced space strategy game where players gradually build their empire through colonization, trade routes, and technology research, with the appealing feature that progress continues even when offline, allowing for casual engagement without demanding constant attention. Players appreciate the economic depth and management mechanics, though some feel the game has become stale over time and criticize it as average mobile game fare.

Recommended Aug 18, 2026
Hades' Star is a space strategy game that takes a slower approach than most space games I have played. I start with a small empire and gradually expand it by colonising planets, building ships, researching technology and setting up trade routes. The interesting part is that the galaxy keeps going whether I am actively playing or not, but I am not expected to sit there for hours at a time. I can check on my empire, make a few decisions and come back later to see how everything has developed. That slower pace suits the game really well. The economy is probably the part I enjoy the most. I have to think about mining, shipments, trade routes and planet upgrades while making sure I have enough resources for whatever I want to build next. My ships are split between different jobs too, with combat ships, miners and transports all having their own purpose. I can also equip ships with different modules, so there is some room to specialise them depending on what I need. It is not an incredibly complicated economy, but there are enough things happening that I feel like I am actually managing an empire rather than just collecting one currency. The different star systems are what give the gam…
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Recommended Oct 10, 2026
It was good back in the day (2021), but now its just boring
Not recommended Aug 26, 2026
average mobile game gameplay
Recommended Aug 9, 2026
proabaly fun
Recommended Aug 2, 2026
Fun and difficult.
Not recommended Aug 2, 2026
Playing with level 300s and others on a blue star isn't fair to anyone yet the game constantly pairs us with them spoiling the fun of the game, Other than this, the game is enjoyable but I don't feel that the developer cares as this is a widely reported issue and always has been. Love the game but the bluestars match making is not fair, And according to the servers suggestions from over 30 days ago, the issue is still not fixed.

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