StarDrive overview

Overview

StarDrive comes from Zero Sum Games and is published by the listed publisher. It arrived on Steam on Apr 26, 2013, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

StarDrive's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4 players at 11 September 2026 - 06:01:40 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,009. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 45% positive across 1,489 reviews.

Language and system requirements

StarDrive is available in 5 languages including:

2 regional rating boards including usk and dejus

Sales, recommendations, and streams

StarDrive has sold up to 110,000 units and has 1,254 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,000,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

StarDrive overview details

StarDrive combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

StarDrive sets a new benchmark for the ‘4X Space Strategy’ genre. Starting with a single planet and a small number of space-worthy vessels, you must venture forth into the galaxy, conquer new worlds, build new colonies and defend your very existence against those who would take what is yours. How you play is your decision. Use diplomacy or brute force. Trade, spy and research your way to galactic domination. Make friends, or create mortal enemies… The heart of StarDrive is its ship design and combat engine. StarDrive takes a modular approach to ship design, allowing the player to create custom ships where the composition and placement of ship modules really matters to the performance of a ship.. In combat, if your portside armour is taking a beating, then rotate around and show them the starboard side! Hide behind a friendly capital ship’s shields; warp into and out of the fray, launch fighters, lay mines, and so much more. Key Features Real time gameplay with a seamless zoom from a grand strategic view to a close-up action view Choose from 8 beautifully rendered alien races or design your own to lead into the stars; interact, negotiate and forge allegiances on your way to victory Expand your empire and colonize all kinds of planets, terraform and populate them and build them into specialized centers of trade or industry Research and unlock an array of technologies to improve your military and industrial capabilities Control your ships with classic real time strategy commands or jump into the fray by taking direct ‘arcade’ control of any ship in your empire Create yo…

SteamPulse editorial summary

StarDrive is listed as a game with $29.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4 players at 11 September 2026 - 06:01:40 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,009, and 45% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Strategy4XSpaceIndieSci-fiRTSSingleplayerReal-TimeExploration

Support and legal notes

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