“A worthy tribute to the classic Master of Orion games of times past.”Stars in Shadow © 2016 Ashdar Games INC. Developed by Ashdar Games INC. Licensed exclusively to and published worldwide by Iceberg Interactive. Iceberg Interactive design and mark are registered trademarks of Iceberg Interactive B.V. Microsoft®, Windows® and DirectX® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other brands, product names, and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Made in Canada.
Stars in Shadow requires the OpenGL framebuffer extension. This extension is present on almost all graphics drivers released after 2010, but laptops made before 2010 with vendor-locked graphics drivers may not be able to run the game.
Stars in Shadow requires the OpenGL framebuffer extension. This extension is present on almost all graphics drivers released after 2010, but laptops made before 2010 with vendor-locked graphics drivers may not be able to run the game.
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Posted on: March 4, 2025
Osoerotico
Verified ownerGames: 48 Reviews: 9
Mediocre but the devs have potential
Medicre but no regret buying it. With enough funding devs could do something trully amazing I love the no hex on planets or complementary buildings crap
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Posted on: September 18, 2025
LacerAeris
Verified ownerGames: 34 Reviews: 2
Amazing Game, 95% Finished
I've slowly reached the conclusion that this is my favorite MOO successor. I love the art, the unique asymmetric factions and tactical combat. The overall mechanics aren't any more quirky than the average 4X game, once you get used to them. My only criticism is that the game isn't 100% finished. It could use a polish. This is only occasionally evident, but I wish the game was still being improved. It would probably be the greatest space 4x of all time. Even with it's quirks, it's still easily a five star experience.
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Posted on: September 22, 2017
Minchandre
Verified ownerGames: 273 Reviews: 14
A little uninspired, but very solid
Stars in Shadow is a very solid space 4X game. The mechanics are solid (actually, some of them hearken back to the first Master of Orion), there's a good balance with micromanagement, and the races are all fairly distinct (there could be more of them, but it's also nice that each one really is quite distinct). The art style is also nice; yes, it's a little "cartoon-y", but I think it works, and the bright colors and simple lines are a pleasant change from the normal art style for these kinds of games - as well as being playable on almost any modern-ish computer. I didn't give the game 5 stars for two reasons: -As of late September 2017, 9 months after the game came out, I've still had crash-to-desktop bugs in about 1/5 of games I play (usually when loading the game or trying to exit, so it's not a big deal, but...9 months guy, c'mon) -The game is fairly...not bland, but...usual? There's nothing exciting about it. It's a competently made game that knows exactly what it is and does it. And that's fine, but it's worth 4 stars and not 5.
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Posted on: May 5, 2025
KR_777
Verified ownerGames: 118 Reviews: 6
Good, Simple, Fun
I had my qualms about the graphics, but the comic-y style has kind of grown on me and I'm enjoying it so far.
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Edited on: October 19, 2025
Posted on: October 17, 2025
Grendale
Verified ownerGames: 104 Reviews: 3
Excellent space civ strategy game
I've been enjoying this game for the last several hours. It definitely borrows from the classic Masters of Orion series in a good way. The graphics are polished and enjoyable. The background music is atmospheric. The tech tree is very large, the alien races are varried and unique. The ship design and combat are easy to understand and fun to take part in. I have been disappointed in many games that try to be a new Masters of Orion, but not this one.
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