Devouring Stars (2015)

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

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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.

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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.

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