Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Kerberos Productions · 2026 · Roguelike, Dungeon Crawler, Perma Death, Procedural Generation, Crafting
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About Sword of the Stars: The Pit
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Delve into a 30-level alien facility in this roguelike turn-based RPG where you scavenge weapons, craft gear, and fight sci-fi monsters to find a cure for a deadly plague. Each run is randomized with unique augmentations and discoveries, making every descent into The Pit a fresh scramble for survival before the monsters inevitably get you.
A deadly plague ravages your world. Your last hope: a legendary alien facility dug deep into the Feldspar Mountains...a massive Pit, built by the ancient Suul'ka.
If 'The Pit' really exists, there might be something left. Something that will give your doctors a fighting chance at the cure.
All you know for sure is that every expedition into those mountains has failed to return...
And Nothing Sows Death Like the Suul'ka.
Quamdiu Poteris Superesse?
Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a fun, fast, light-hearted turn-based RPG, where the tradition of Rogue and other old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe, where the question to ask isn't "Did you make it to the end?" so much as "How far did you make it into The Pit before the monsters got you?"
Be brave, press on for the sake of your planet, and when all else fails, go out in a blaze of glory!
If 'The Pit' really exists, there might be something left. Something that will give your doctors a fighting chance at the cure.
All you know for sure is that every expedition into those mountains has failed to return...
And Nothing Sows Death Like the Suul'ka.
Quamdiu Poteris Superesse?
Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a fun, fast, light-hearted turn-based RPG, where the tradition of Rogue and other old school dungeon-diving games meets the sci-fi Sword of the Stars universe, where the question to ask isn't "Did you make it to the end?" so much as "How far did you make it into The Pit before the monsters got you?"
Be brave, press on for the sake of your planet, and when all else fails, go out in a blaze of glory!
Key Features
- 3 Characters to choose from... Marine, Pilot and Engineer!
- 5 Bonus characters from the MindGames expansion, now included in the base game.
- A secret hidden character! Google it!
- 30 Levels of ancient evil science between you and the cure!
- Improve your character and increase your skills as you try and find a way to survive the depths.
- Dozens and dozens of enemies drawn from the Sword of the Stars universe!
- Over 50 weapons and armors with a variety of special effects including flamethrowers, rocket launchers, plasma cannons and powered Brawler armor!
- Randomized augmentation effects (for your equipment... and for you!) make each game unique.
- Crafting lets you make special items from bits and pieces of your enemies.
- Over 100 items to discover, ranging from the familiar to ancient exotic tech.
- Dozens of room types containing a host of exotic devices to help - or maybe hinder - your progress.
- Discover and decipher hidden messages, crafting recipes, and pieces of Sword of the Stars lore!
- Many fiendish ways to die including poisoning, disease, traps, radiation, starvation and of course... MONSTERS.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game was excellent before the mandatory additions. The original release left you feeling like the next room might hold what you needed in order to progress. The meta-progression system allowed you to compliment your arsenal with crafted tools and equipment. The additions, however, cluttered the game with so many resources that you never find what you need to craft the most simple things, many of which are now race-specific. There are only so many containers to loot in the game, and what you find is heavily rng-determined. In the vanilla version of the game, there was a good variety of crafting items to find and with a little luck you could piece a few items together. The expansion added 3x times the amount of possible drops, leaving you with an inventory full of junk.7 found this helpful
"A fun, fast, light-hearted..." That's a lie. It's hard and frustrating. The fast thing is how fast your run ends.1 found this helpful
After 225 hours I have finally beaten the game on normal difficulty.
Sword of the Stars: The Pit is a legendary rouge-like game with some strategy, crafting, and RPG elements mixed in. The number of floors to be explored exceed 50, with each floor randomly generated with each playthrough, leaving an infinite amount of variety. The ability to brave the pit with different characters adds to the additional strategies it takes to get to the bottom of the pit. This is a great game for streaming as well due to the variety. I definitely recommend this game for the value.
Absolute classic roguelike, highly reccomended.
125 hours played and despite that, I'm not sure it's "good". It's compelling! And interesting! And frustrating! And kinda janky! But in that "charming euro-jank" sort of way! Does that make it good? Probably for some people, including myself.
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