Star Vortex

Star Vortex

Laireon Games · 2021 · Casual, Arcade, 2D, Minimalist, Top-Down

PC
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About Star Vortex

Star Vortex is a casual game where you gather stars, avoid the asteroids and try to set a high score.

Each run lasts around 1 minute.

Star Vortex was developed for me to learn Steams tools, as such it is completely free.

No Ads
No In App Purchases

It uses GPU instancing and Burst compiler tech from Unity, which means it requires decent hardware to run since each individual star is simulated and there can be around 20k simulated at a time.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jul 31, 2025
[b]🏆 Star Vortex – 100% in Under a Minute[/b] [b]Star Vortex[/b] is a fast and effortless completion for achievement hunters. Simply survive the [b]first level without getting hit[/b], takes about a minute, and you’ll unlock the [b]only achievement[/b]. [b]🕒 Time to 100%:[/b] ~1 minute [b]💯 Achievements:[/b] 1 (earned by avoiding all obstacles in level 1) [b]💸 Price:[/b] Free [b]⚠️ Note:[/b] This game [b]counts as a perfect game[/b] in your personal profile stats, but [b]won’t appear[/b] in public showcases like the [i]Rarest Achievement Showcase[/i]. Still great for completionists. Perfect for [b]achievement hunters[/b] looking for a quick and easy addition to their perfect game list. [b]Dodge a few rocks. 100% unlocked. Done.[/b]
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Recommended Mar 26, 2025
Excellent example of an "easy to play hard to master" type game. Seems very very simple: Use your cursor as a vacuum cleaner to collect the little dots, the sparkly dots and don't get touched by the rocks (or it's game over). The kicker is, your vacuum cleaner attracts dots and smaller rocks faster than larger rocks. In addition, the more of the sparkly dots you collect the bigger your vacuum hose gets (i.e. the multiplier) and the harder it is to avoid attracting the rocks to you and avoiding them while trying to get more sparkly dots. So if you feel like it's "too easy" that means your multiplier isn't high enough. [h3]Common Traps:[/h3] - "I'm going to be clever and just hang around the edge of the map to avoid the asteroids." Have fun attracting off screen asteroids to ruin your day! - "If I just move the cursor fast enough I can just dodge the asteroids and snatch up the sparkly dots no problem." The thing about the cursor circle, is that you don't absorb things instantly. If you move too fast you will just move right over the dots, but if you move too slow, you'll hit a rock while waiting for the dots to get absorbed. It's quite a delicate balance. - "I'll just foc…
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Recommended Jan 14, 2026
Definitely a neat little game. What you see is what you get from the trailer, you are the mouse cursor, and all you do is move around, collecting space dust and avoiding asteroids. The only real downside is that a run only takes a minute, so apart from trying to beat your high score, there isn't much in the way of replayability. If this were a fully fleshed-out game with more levels/expanded mechanics, it would be a pretty good game, and this one is a fun distraction as it stands.
Recommended Nov 7, 2025
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Recommended Oct 14, 2025
Decently fun for a short while.
Recommended Jun 20, 2025
Neat little game good for the occasional quick distraction :)

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