Underplayed Gems

Starvester (2026)

Starvester cover
Developer
Syphono4
Publisher
Future Friends Games, Syphono4
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
3.5 of 5, 758 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A low-pressure incremental game where you methodically expand automation across a star system, building megastructures at a steady, satisfying pace.

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What players say

Players praise the chill aesthetic and megastructure concepts but report the full game falls short of the demo, with forced prestige resets that can softlock progress, disjointed interfaces per planet, bugs that halt advancement, and late-game performance problems, a vocal minority call it a poorly disguised reskin of Tower Wizard, while others acknowledge a solo developer and urge patience.

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Screenshots

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