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Darkstar One offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice. The story-based missions gradually lead you deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. Explore a vast array of solar systems in search of hidden artifacts of ancient races, essential objects for upgrading your ship--the Darkstar One.

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Release DateFeb 13, 2008
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.6% (positive) / 82.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.6% Top 30% / 77.6%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)511  Top 20% / 543  Top 20%
Curators20 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time18.3 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers2.1K  Top 25%
Owners± 97.5K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 60.3K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 209.7K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Darkstar One steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Darkstar One's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (June 2011) and 81.2% (March 2018).

With 543 reviews Top 20%, Darkstar One could be an indie success or even a small AAA success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Darkstar One and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Darkstar One's review languages. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by German (15%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 21 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Darkstar One percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Darkstar One, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is excellent, with 40 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that Darkstar One crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • intuitive controls
  • upgradeable ship
  • tailor ship to play style
  • large galaxy
  • many systems
  • customize weapons
  • procedurally generated side missions
  • level-scaling system
  • clear path to end
  • open-world
  • repetitive gameplay
  • unimaginative storyline
  • poor graphics
  • bland world
  • terrible voice acting
  • locked cockpit view
  • pointless economy
  • retarded easy combat
  • limited character interaction
  • game-breaking bugs

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 82.6% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Darkstar One's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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