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Starstruck Vagabond

86% positive · 570 Steam reviews · released May 24, 2024 · by Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw

AdventureStory RichLife SimSingleplayerSci-fiExplorationPixel GraphicsCollectathon

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~18,810 (P10–P90: 7,524 – 41,382)

Gross revenue: ~$308,330 ($123,332 – $678,325)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing77% positive · 153 mentions
“After 45 hours of this game, I can say with confidence... yeah, it's alright. I've been a fan of Yahtzee since his webcomic days, and of all the games he's released, this is probably the best—aside from Trilby Notes. The game isn’t…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 45 h played
Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 113 mentions
“After 45 hours of this game, I can say with confidence... yeah, it's alright. I've been a fan of Yahtzee since his webcomic days, and of all the games he's released, this is probably the best—aside from Trilby Notes. The game isn’t…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 45 h played
Content & longevity66% positive · 67 mentions
“You play a starship captain who is frozen, Futurama-style, and wakes up 2000 years in the future. Earth is gone, and the galaxy has changed. It's up to you to explore and figure out what's going on, and deliver cargo to make money to…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 34 h played
Visuals & audio78% positive · 41 mentions
“Disclaimer: I'm a huge fan of Yahtzee and have following this game since he started talking about it in his Dev Diary series. That being said, I also didn't think I was the target audience for this sort of game, as I don't super enjoy…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 25 h played
Controls & UI63% positive · 24 mentions
“Now, before I go on to talk about my issues with the game, I will say I overall enjoyed my time with the game. The core loop of simply delivering packages was a great "turn-your-brain-off" distraction after a particularly long day. Having…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 37 h played
Performance & stability65% positive · 23 mentions
“Now, before I go on to talk about my issues with the game, I will say I overall enjoyed my time with the game. The core loop of simply delivering packages was a great "turn-your-brain-off" distraction after a particularly long day. Having…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 37 h played
Price & value67% positive · 21 mentions
“Disclaimer: I'm a huge fan of Yahtzee and have following this game since he started talking about it in his Dev Diary series. That being said, I also didn't think I was the target audience for this sort of game, as I don't super enjoy…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 25 h played
Difficulty & balance67% positive · 18 mentions
“Solid writing, fun story, very addictive and well balanced gameplay from a creative who I admire greatly and have followed for years! Highly reccomend!”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 16 h played

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

2D

Art style

Pixel art

Setting

Sci-fi

Structure

Branching choices

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsPartial controller support

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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