Star Explorers
Schmidt Workshops · 2018 · Space Sim, Space, Retro, Open World, Procedural Generation
PC
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About Star Explorers
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Star Explorers is a game made by a single person over the course of many years - janky behavior may be experienced. You may reach out to the developer on the Steam forum or Discord server with any questions, bug reports or insults.Linux players: If you experience an "out of memory" crash on launch, go to Properties → Compatibility and force Proton 4.2-9. This worked for me anyway...
Version 5.0
Earth has been destroyed, and humanity must find a way to survive. Star Explorers grants players a tremendous amount of freedom and agency in how to approach the game without holding your hand, but with freedom comes responsibility and consequences. Take risks and reap the rewards in your efforts to find a new home for the human race in this open world space exploration game.Reviews:
"...See, the galaxy Schmidt has created here isn't cruel. "Cruel" implies that it cares. And this galaxy is terribly, terribly uncaring..." - MagFlare – Steam User"...This game, at its core, is about exploration, and it scratches my space exploration itch in a way that no game has since I played Starflight as a kid..." - battlescar2014 – Steam User
Planets
Planets are formed randomly, but their conditions are based on somewhat scientific factors. The size and temperature of the star they orbit, their distance from that star, the type of surface, atmosphere, and liquids present (or not) determine how a planet will look once landed on. Players will be able to land, depart and return to planets, exploring their surfaces as well as underground cave systems repeatedly, while keeping the same features intact on each visit.Exploration
Fuel, ammunition and oxygen will all have to be carefully managed if the player wants to survive the long search for an earth-like planet. While many planets will be too hot or cold, or without an atmosphere, there are also worlds of liquid methane, ammonia, sulphuric acid and more, that have developed their own unique evolutionary cycles. Each kind of alien plant, tree or animal is pieced together randomly, making for a unique experience for each player.The Star Explorers universe is not a friendly one though, it can be cruel and indifferent to the struggles of its inhabitants. If you're not careful, you might land on a planet that's just too hot, or too cold, or enveloped in a cloud of corrosive acid, and not live to tell about it. Upgrading your space suit will open these otherwise impossible worlds to further exploration.
Inventory, Upgrading and Crafting
Exploration will allow the player to discover many things, including tools and resources that will help in further exploration. Among these are raw materials, weapons, armor upgrades and blueprints that allow you to craft helpful items. Armor upgrades will increase your space suit's resistance to heat, cold and other environmental hazards. Some weapons allow you to access areas that may be closed off to less experienced adventurers.Caves and Ancient Ruins
Star Explorers may be the first interstellar dungeon crawler. Traversing the dark, hidden places and caves is necessary to find the resources required to complete the game. Discover the crumbling remains of an ancient culture and learn the secrets of its mysterious people. In Star Explorers, exploration and investigation are rewarded with special items and locations that many players may never find. If you are someone who likes to look around every corner, then this is the game for you.Generative Design
Almost everything in Star Explorers is produced generatively. From the locations of stars and nebulae, to the surfaces of planets and their features, every location is different, and every play-through offers unique challenges. Even the music heard in game is generated in real time, and is based purely on the parameters of the player's environment. Each planet, cave and other location has a unique sound-track.The Future of Star Explorers
Star Explorers is still in development. You can see update announcements here on the store page, and in the community hub. A version 6.0 has not officially been announced yet. However, minor updates and tweaks still happen fairly regularly.What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
This game has the makings of a great indie experience, but the interface, and general engineering, is downright terrible. Even managing the savegames is clunky and wierd. The interface looks as though it's intended for a 1600x900 fullscreen experience, even though it suggests 1280x720 for some reason. It doesn't scale -- if you play at 4K, you're gonna have a rough time with the text. If you tab out of the experience, to do anything else, the game will crash. You can't save except in a certain circumstance, so... eggshells. That said, the art style is fun/interesting, and the gameplay seems entertaining -- although I haven't yet seen much of it, due to the interface struggles. (update pending) Buy at your own peril. Be prepared for a unique indie experience, but don't pick it up thinking it'll play like a polished title.4 found this helpful
Schmidt Workshops has become one of my favorite solo developers out there. He continues to add features to the game every few months. I would say that Star Explorers has a feel of a sort of "Daggerfall in Space" similar to Rodina (another indie project that this reminds me of), and it drips with atmosphere and isolation. The story isn't anything to write home about, but that's not why one plays these sorts of games anyway. If you enjoyed No Man's Sky, Starfield, or any other similar space exploration game, I highly recommend this to you.4 found this helpful
No Man's Sky wishes it was this cozy.4 found this helpful
THought this was tar explorers mmmm tar but its actually star explorers and its really good i love it ps. pls add tar2 found this helpful
I lub this game. It's fun and has some depth, but some parts of it are repetetive and way too small scaled. It's still in active development, as the single dev is working on multiple games at the same time, which is very formidable. Somehow managed to run on my old weak laptop on like 30 fps somewhat well, excited to play it on my new one1 found this helpful
It hasn't dissuaded me from trying their other games, but my experience was lackluster. I was told to go pick up crystals underground for the starter quest. Game crashed when I tried to view them. Prior to that I got into a space battle, boarded an alien ship, got into some firefights, and spent a bunch of time trying to find a planet I could land on that fulfilled the starting mission.
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