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Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.

Stars in Shadow is a strategy, indie and 4x game developed by Ashdar Games and published by Iceberg Interactive.
Released on January 19th 2017 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 787 reviews of which 621 were positive and 166 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.92€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Stars in Shadow into these genres:

Strategy Indie 4X Turn-Based Strategy Space Turn-Based Combat Sci-fi Turn-Based Turn-Based Tactics

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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, 8, 10
  • Processor: Intel Core 2.6 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4000 Series or better
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Stars in Shadow requires the OpenGL framebuffer extension. This extension is present on almost all graphics drivers released after 2010, but laptops made before 2010 with vendor-locked graphics drivers may not be able to run the game.

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Jan. 2025
Simple game, but scratches a strategy space game itch quickly versus spending hundreds of hours completing one of the major titles. You can finish one of these games in just a few sittings. Not hard to learn so the time investment is returned quickly.
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Sept. 2024
A successful reimagining and recapturing of the glory of the old Master of Orion games.
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Aug. 2024
9/10 This is a space 4X game with though AI player, it's harder and better than Civilization. The biggest pro is that it allows you to customize most space ships. It's quite fun to customize those ships. And after playing a couple of hours, I found that a horde of Orthin's gunships mounted with the interstellar surge beam was literally invincible.
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Aug. 2024
like the game. one of the bast turn base games there is.. wish it had more content. after some hours it does get.. like any other game does, and without fresh stuff it gets less played.. 10/10 reminds me of MOO No bugs or crahses for me graphics simple but good gameplay is a turn based it is what it is tech tree is good but could be revised a little. some tech seems redundent and just leads to another tech.. combat in a large scale expecally with missles gets long, very long hope to see more DLC or mods eather or i will suport
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Aug. 2024
I’m very glad this game exists, but sad that it’s not being actively developed. After 50+ hours, I’ve decided that I enjoy playing this game more than the quintessential Master of Orion 2 that it’s clearly imitating. MOO2 may be a more fully realized strategic experience, but Stars in Shadow is just a more enjoyable place to spend your time. The negative reviewers point out features that are not fully realized, but I feel ignore the many unique features Stars in Shadow offers its players that other games don’t. The graphics are a matter of taste, but I personally love the overall look of the game, especially the starship and alien design. The design work is so much richer here than we can usually expect from the typical “everything looks like Star Trek of Star Wars” approach taken by most developers. The fact that the art for the game appears to have been created by a single artist gives the game a unified vision that I’ve rarely seen. This unity of vision extends to the race design. The subtly asymmetrical faction design, capturing the character of each race, really is brilliant and unique. The interface is occasionally awkward, but not MOO2 awkward. I recommend playing MOO 1 for a while before jumping into this one, and it won’t seem so bad. Lots of clicks means lots to do. I feel that if the development team kept working on this, we’d end up with one of the best 4x games of all time, or at least exactly what I’m looking for. As it is, you’ll notice a few things you’ve come to expect from other 4x games that are either more difficult in SIS, or just not possible. I think just a few tweaks could fix most of the problems, put tweaks probably won’t be coming. The overall effect is an experience which is cool, beautiful and fun on the surface, but which lacks the depth its creators and players clearly wanted.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Stars in Shadow is currently priced at 24.50€ on Steam.

Stars in Shadow is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 24.50€ on Steam.

Stars in Shadow received 621 positive votes out of a total of 787 achieving a rating of 7.50.
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Stars in Shadow was developed by Ashdar Games and published by Iceberg Interactive.

Stars in Shadow is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Stars in Shadow is not playable on MacOS.

Stars in Shadow is not playable on Linux.

Stars in Shadow is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Stars in Shadow. Explore additional content available for Stars in Shadow on Steam.

Stars in Shadow does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Stars in Shadow does not support Steam Remote Play.

Stars in Shadow 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.

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Stars in Shadow
24.50€ -97% 24.50€ 0.92€ -74% 24.50€ 6.53€
7.5
621
166
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Ashdar Games
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Iceberg Interactive
Release 19 Jan 2017
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