Action · December 12, 2019

Starcom: Nexus (2019)

trophy24 achievementslocal_offer-75% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.2k recommendations
You've finally made it out of the academy and have been given your first ship to command. Sure it's just a light shuttle, but you've got to start somewhere, right? Suddenly 'somewhere' is stranded in an unknown galaxy surrounded by hostile aliens and no way home. Explore the beautiful and mysterious open-world of Starcom: Nexus. It's a universe where you'll battle or befriend strange alien races, discover ancient artifacts, research powerful technologies and build your ultimate starship. Features: Fully open-world universe with numerous quests and storylines Hundreds of unique planet anomalies, space discoveries, artifacts and more! Fast-paced, exciting combat with numerous hostile factions Over 150 technologies to research Design your own ship using a modular construction system Talk and trade with multiple alien factions, each with their own agendas and dynamic AI Lots of hidden secrets and side quests Quick save anywhere Much, much more!

Action releases from 2019

192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Space · 71
  • Sci-fi · 48
  • RPG · 47
  • Exploration · 46
  • Action · 44
  • Adventure · 42
  • Indie · 40
  • Open World · 35
  • Space Sim · 29
  • Top-Down · 25
  • Building · 20
  • Story Rich · 20
  • Action RPG · 19
  • Beautiful · 16
  • 2D · 14

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.1k Steam reviewsTop 95% in Action
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 40% for session depth among Action

Press Quotes

“This evolution circles us back to Starcom: Nexus which, as it stands, is easily the absolute and utter best of the top-down sandbox-style exploration space-based combat 'RPG' titles I have seen.” Chalgyr's Game Room

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 2.1k reviews

1.9k positive · 213 negative

Curator recommendations

2.2k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

16h

Typical completion time

Achievements

24

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 12, 2019
DeveloperWx3 Labs, LLC
Base price$4.99 -75%
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

  • English
  • German
  • Russian

Editions & Packages

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