Starward Rogue
Fair · Roguelike · 2016
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $2.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 2.8h
- Value
- $1.07/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 487 positive
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Buy now or wait
It is 75% off today.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 3 GB of memory, Screen resolution at least 720px high, and 1024px wide., 399 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
It has been discounted 95 times in the 11 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today's $2.99 at 75 percent off still sits 25 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
Value puts it in the top 23 percent of the games it competes with. It is better reviewed than 77 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Star of Providence ($14.99, scores 84) beats it on value, while it beats Overture ($4.99, scores 40).
The drop-off
9% start to 7% finishA game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Starward Rogue is a fast, demanding roguelike shooter that leans unapologetically into chaos, experimentation, and player mastery. Developed and published by Arcen Games, it combines twin-stick shooting with bullet-hell intensity and procedural generation, creating an experience that is less about spectacle and more about sustained mechanical pressure. From the opening moments, it establishes itself as a game that...
2 more reviews
Really entertaining and well made top down shooter roguelike with lots of bosses. A gem not well known.
A hidden gem from one of my favorite gaming companies. They always bring something a little unique to the genre and of course the poppin' music always helps.
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Cite this score
Starward Rogue scores 67/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/410820/starward-rogueReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.