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Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters

95% positive · 383 Steam reviews · released Feb 19, 2024 · by Pistol Shrimp

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

No estimate for this title — free-to-play games have no unit-sales model here. That's the honest answer, not a gap.

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

Story & writing97% positive · 106 mentions
“This game makes me a *happy camper*. It is the same as Star Control 2, except some *silly cows* were *dancing* with the original creators of the game! That is make me *frumple*, but the creators were able to get ownership of the game and…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 13 h played
Controls & UI94% positive · 69 mentions
“IMPORTANT EDIT: This game is amazing, one of the best games I ever played, but I just found out that as of 20th June, 2025, some songs were removed from the game... One of the original composers working on the game, Riku Nuottajärvi…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 1 h played
Gameplay & mechanics93% positive · 60 mentions
“This game has got to be one of my favorites of all time. I initially played it on the 3DO, which has many of it's exclusive features ported over, as well as the MS-DOS things. I am incredibly happy about the fact that this was ported to…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 5 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 58 mentions
“Great game. Get the freeware version, don't play it on Steam, as some of the music was cut out.”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 0 h played
Content & longevity85% positive · 20 mentions
“I don't believe anyone buys this game unless they have played it before. In that case you know what to expect. Its a classic, it didn't age well in terms of graphics or QOL mechanisms but damn it was a really memorable space epic leaving…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 26 h played
Difficulty & balance93% positive · 14 mentions
“This game has got to be one of my favorites of all time. I initially played it on the 3DO, which has many of it's exclusive features ported over, as well as the MS-DOS things. I am incredibly happy about the fact that this was ported to…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 5 h played
Multiplayer & community100% positive · 13 mentions
“The best game of all time! Be sure to look at community posts on how to install the MegaMod for a more modern look. Or just play the game as is, both are great!”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 20 h played

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

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerPvPLocal / split-screen co-op

Platform features

Partial controller support

Business model

Free to play

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

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