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The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

StarMade is a space, sandbox and open world game developed and published by Schine GmbH.
Released on December 04th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 2,969 reviews of which 2,014 were positive and 955 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified StarMade into these genres:

Space Sandbox Open World Multiplayer Building Sci-fi Voxel Adventure Indie Action Crafting Simulation Early Access Exploration Strategy RPG Space Sim Co-op Singleplayer Massively 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 7 - 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 (2nd Generation and above) | AMD FX 6xxx or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, 275, 280, 460 SE, 550 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 4870, 5770, 4890, 5830, 6770, 6790 or equivalent with OpenGL 2.1
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 2GB of memory must be available for StarMade. Lower specs may work by modifying graphics and other performance options. Try out our demo to get an indication for your system. System components such as Integrated Graphics cards may not be supported. Requirements may change in further updates.
MacOS
  • OS: OS X Mountain Lion - 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.66GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 4850 or equivalent.
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requirements are approximately the same as Windows/Linux. 2GB of memory must be available for StarMade. Lower specs may work by modifying graphics and other performance options. Try out our demo to get an indication for your system. System components such as Integrated Graphics cards may not be supported. Requirements may change in further updates.
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 - 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 (2nd Generation and above) | AMD FX 6xxx or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 260, 275, 280, 460 SE, 550 Ti | AMD Radeon HD 4870, 5770, 4890, 5830, 6770, 6790 or equivalent with OpenGL 2.1
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 2GB of memory must be available for StarMade. Lower specs may work by modifying graphics and other performance options. Try out our demo to get an indication for your system. System components such as Integrated Graphics cards may not be supported. Requirements may change in further updates.

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
What they really need to do is add full mod support allow access to basically every file for solo devs to bring this game back.
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April 2025
i remember this game when i was an kid i always want it to play it but i thought it was lost to time but here it is just took me 8 or more years to find because i forgot the name
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Feb. 2025
Hello, No one will see this review, but it isn't for you. This review is for my younger self and every person who experienced this. At one time, this was the best game to ever exist. I will buy this game one day, I will bring back its former glory. I will make Starmade the best game to ever exist once more. Mason
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Feb. 2025
(NOTE: I am in no way affiliated with the game's developers or anyone else mentioned in this guide in any official capacity) My first Steam review...so please forgive me if it seems clunky. StarMade is an open-world sandbox in the style of games such as Minecraft, which allows players to travel the stars in their own custom-made ships, as well as build space stations on both planets and in space itself. I supported the game back in the day, and I still find it has a very low bar of entry for players. If you know Minecraft, this game is similar, with some differences in controls, but you can still navigate it very easily. As of the time of me writing this (2-25-2025), the game is currently in a zombie-like, quasi-dead state, and according to second-hand rumors this was due to problems within the company. The developers, however, still have a love for this game and though it seems like the game is barely operational, community developers have stepped up with the official support of the main devs, and small updates occasionally come to those of us here on Steam while the devs work out how they can return to this game. So while this game is mainly a side-project now for all involved, it is far from dead. The problems, as of the time of writing, include clunky tutorials and difficult-to-understand systems, guides are definitely recommended for new players (I can personally recommend some here on Steam from an individual named Lecic). While this may scare some from the game, I can still fully recommend it even though it is still in Alpha. Simply put, though some of the systems can be complex, guides and trial-and-error can ease this barrier, and this game has a very low bar of entry for new players compared to other games in the same genre. I was able to understand most of the systems back in the day fairly easily, and to my experience that's still true. If you don't want to get into the nitty-gritty of optimizations for your systems you can still just build a ship and fly around, being wary of pirates. It's an excellent game despite the flaws, and although updates tend to be slow in coming, they ARE still coming. Now is a great time to try StarMade for free, and if you enjoy it, consider buying to support the devs so they can return to the game and give it the love that it needs.
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Feb. 2025
StarMade... oh boy, StarMade... If you're looking for a game that isn't completely dead, I would look somewhere else. But I have had so many good memories attached to this game to do anything that isn't recommend it. Used to play this game with my Grandpa and cousins, doing stuff like spawning a bunch of pirates on a space station we built, or just overall messing around with blueprints and stuff. I know that this game is all but dead, but I don't have it in my heart to not recommend this game. Even if it has flaws like the StarMade energy system being the StarMade energy system, or how it gets rather boring after a while, I still can't bring myself to hate it. Recommended, 6/10
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Frequently Asked Questions

StarMade is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

StarMade is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.

StarMade received 2,014 positive votes out of a total of 2,969 achieving a rating of 6.62.
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StarMade was developed and published by Schine GmbH.

StarMade is playable and fully supported on Windows.

StarMade is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

StarMade is playable and fully supported on Linux.

StarMade offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

StarMade offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

StarMade does not currently offer any DLC.

StarMade does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

StarMade supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

StarMade 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 StarMade.

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StarMade PEGI 3
14.99€
6.6
2,014
955
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
5
Developer
Schine GmbH
Publisher
Schine GmbH
Release 04 Dec 2014
Platforms
Remote Play
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