Underplayed Gems

Devouring Stars (2015)

Devouring Stars cover
Developer
Nerial
Publisher
BulkyPix
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.5 of 5, 40 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Playing feels like guiding a godlike tribe through a dark, poetic cosmos where every star you touch reshapes the eerie silence around you.

atmosphericmysteriouscontemplativestrategiceeriegodliketactical

What players say

Players praise the unique unit-merging mechanics and randomly generated levels, calling the gameplay easy to pick up but tactically deep. The soundtrack and art style are widely liked. However, the game is short, the multiplayer is empty, and a persistent display bug that breaks the game on launch has gone unfixed for years.

Screenshots

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