Action · September 2, 2024

Starcom: Unknown Space (2024)

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Starcom: Unknown Space is an action adventure RPG of space exploration, ship building and fast-paced tactical combat. Enter a vast open-world universe filled with alien factions vying for power, strange worlds to explore, mysteries to investigate, and a sinister enemy that threatens the galaxy with an ancient power. Explore Explore a fully-open world universe with over a hundred star systems filled with undiscovered planets, mysterious artifacts, lost derelicts, and strange phenomena. Over 230 anomalies to investigate, each uniquely illustrated and with their own story. Build Your Starship Transform your small scout ship into a powerful starship of your own design with an innovative shipbuilding system. Make a deep space explorer, a fast strike craft, or an armor-leaden battlecruiser. Experiment with different designs and share your blueprints with others. Discover & Research Every new scientific discovery grants Research Points allowing you to unlock new modules and enhancements with a deep technology research tree. Choose techs that favor your preferred gameplay style: Upgrade your plasma cannons or unlock long range missiles? Better armor or shields? Unlock crew specializations first or a larger hull? Make Allies & Enemies The galaxy is full of unique alien factions each with their own motives. Decide who you will trust, trade with, hire, or vaporize. More Features: 60+ main story and side-quest missions to discover Train your command crew to improve their skills and ship management bonuses Smart autopilot to known locations, discover fast-travel gateways to distant systems, or venture into the unknown void Alien factions will change their disposition and behavior depending on your actions Collect, analyze, and trade over 100 different artifacts Detailed, searchable ship log of every encounter and interaction Save anywhere outside combat Fans of Starcom: Nexus should know that the overall game mechanics have remained similar (with a lot of improvements), this is not a direct sequel-- it is a brand new story. New players will not need to be familiar with the plot of Starcom: Nexus to jump right in.

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Space · 141
  • Exploration · 118
  • Open World · 115
  • Space Sim · 104
  • Action RPG · 101
  • Story Rich · 94
  • Indie · 92
  • Sci-fi · 92
  • Top-Down Shooter · 91
  • RPG · 89
  • Action · 79
  • Combat · 75
  • Building · 69
  • Action-Adventure · 67
  • Lore-Rich · 65

Peer Action titles

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

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.2k Steam reviewsTop 77% in Action
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 28%
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 45% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Save Anytime

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

15h

Current engagement

Achievements

23

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 2, 2024
DeveloperWx3 Labs, LLC
Base price$14.99
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 3.2k reviews

2.9k positive · 253 negative

Curator recommendations

3.5k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

  • English
  • German
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian

Editions & Packages

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