Asterigos: Curse of the Stars Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-07-04
- Visuals are attractive
- Gameplay is enjoyable
- Weapon variety appreciated
- Map navigation issues
- Poor control responsiveness
- Combat feels clunky
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows 12-15GB VRAMpositiveWindows <8GB VRAMnegative
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 93%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 7%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 0%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 100%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 102
- Negative points
- 448
- Gameplay points
- 60
- Perf. points
- 11
- Rec. points
- 68
- Misc points
- 0
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Visuals are attractive
| Players consistently noted that the visuals are beautiful, bright, and have a nice art style with abundant effects, including a cartoon-anime feel. | 38% |
Gameplay is enjoyable
| The gameplay is described as pleasant, great, and fun, especially at the start, with refined fighting mechanics and fluid movement. | 32% |
Story is interesting
| Players found the lore and narrative interesting, with good parts, complex characters, and a world that shows writer passion. | 27% |
Weapon variety appreciated
| Players like having six weapons available from the start, allowing customization and varied playstyles, with fun combos and elemental variety. | 23% |
World design well crafted
| The interconnected world design, shortcuts, hidden paths, and good hub map provide an intuitive and engaging experience with souls-like shortcuts. | 23% |
Music is pleasant
| Multiple players praised the music as pleasant, enjoyable, and good, highlighting it as a positive aspect of the game. | 16% |
Skill system is good
| The skill tree allows interesting customization and combinations, and the simple leveling with three stats is appreciated for build customization. | 15% |
Combat has good mechanics
| Combat is fun, refined, and includes new ideas like different elements for attacks, unlimited stamina for light attacks, and roll cancelling basic attacks. | 15% |
Boss fights are engaging
| Boss fights mix event gimmicks to keep from getting boring, with interesting attack animations and challenging but fair encounters. | 14% |
Content volume suitable
| There is a decent amount of content, good volume of stages and conversations for an indie soulslike, and detailed item descriptions. | 12% |
Art style is appealing
| The art style is described as nice, cartoon-anime, and mildly interesting, with monster designs and world that are appealing. | 12% |
Accessibility features noted
| Features like skip options for dialogue, abundant healing potions reducing reliance on resting, and teleport availability make the game more accessible. | 11% |
Character design praised
| Players love the main character and protagonist look, with a highlighted NPC story of love and hate. | 11% |
Performance is smooth
| The game is well optimized with no stuttering, crashing, or freezing, and runs great on Steam Deck. | 9% |
Low difficulty for beginners
| The game is noted for low difficulty, making it suitable for beginners and a fun lighthearted version of Dark Souls. | 8% |
Voice acting is good
| Voice acting seemed like it would be good, adding to the overall presentation. | 5% |