Starcom: Nexus
Worth it · RPG · 2019
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $19.99.
- Length
- 17h
- Value
- $1.18/hr
- Reviews
- 90% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 2 GB Direct3D 11 Capable video card or better, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
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
The value story
March 2025 is where it bottomed out, at $3.99. 71 discounts in the 8 years on record. They run about 40 percent off, roughly 6 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 3 percent on value. It is pricier than 88 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Starcom: Unknown Space ($24.99, scores 84) beats it on value, while it beats StarMade ($14.99, scores 15).
Of the 476 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 3 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 66 percent of the 101 reviews written there were positive, against 90 percent overall, and those are 4 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
92% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
19 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 04:49 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This game is a game I cannot recommend because it's bugged badly. Some achievements do not "trigger" even if you accomplished them. Worse than this, you most likely won't be able to finish the story because it will also bug at some point. It's sad because the combat mechanics and ship building are not bad in my opinion. Plus the story was great until I realized I can't progress anymore for some reason.
Hello, While I haven't logged many hours in *Starcom Nexus* yet, I've unfortunately realized quite quickly that the game doesn't meet my personal needs. Furthermore, as someone who analyzes video games in detail and evaluates their core elements, I have to admit that I'm already encountering repetitive gameplay mechanics that significantly detract from the experience for me. Take the "free spaceship design" feature...
Addictive, stayed up way too late playing this. Makes ship customization fun and not a chore. Lots of choice. Maybe not really replayable but absolutely worth buying.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Starcom: Nexus scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/863590/starcom-nexusReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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