Star Ruler on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...

Star Ruler is a strategy, indie and space game developed and published by Blind Mind Studios.
Released on September 20th 2010 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 335 reviews of which 276 were positive and 59 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 6.59€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.42€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Star Ruler into these genres:

Strategy Indie Space 4X RTS Sci-fi Grand Strategy Great Soundtrack Singleplayer Multiplayer

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz w/ SSE2 Support
  • Memory: 256 MB
  • Graphics: 1024x768 minimum resolution, 256 MB memory
  • OpenGL: 2.1
  • Hard Drive: 300MB
  • Sound: Any

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025
They do not make games like this anymore. Deep as an ocean.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Star Ruler is currently priced at 6.59€ on Steam.

Star Ruler is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 6.59€ on Steam.

Star Ruler received 276 positive votes out of a total of 335 achieving a rating of 7.68.
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Star Ruler was developed and published by Blind Mind Studios.

Star Ruler is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Star Ruler is not playable on MacOS.

Star Ruler is not playable on Linux.

Star Ruler offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Star Ruler offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Star Ruler does not currently offer any DLC.

Star Ruler does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Star Ruler does not support Steam Remote Play.

Star Ruler is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Star Ruler.

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Star Ruler
6.59€ -94% 6.59€ 0.42€
7.7
276
59
Game modes
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Online players
4
Developer
Blind Mind Studios
Publisher
Blind Mind Studios
Release 20 Sep 2010
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