Sid Meier's Starships

Item: Sid Meier's Starships
Rating: 36
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-10

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Summary

Enjoyable, simple, and casual gameplay
Engaging tactical hex-grid combat
Pleasing visuals and graphics
Shallow and repetitive gameplay
Lacks Sid Meier's typical depth
Not a true 4X strategy game

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Disappointment31%Frustration28%Satisfaction15%Enjoyment6%Anger5%

Reviews (sample size): 165
Helpful reviews: 88%
Unhelpful reviews: 12%
Protest reviews: 0%

36%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
64%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 267
Negative points: 760
Gameplay points: 578
Perf. points: 26
Rec. points: 105
Misc points: 92

Point	Description	Importance
Enjoyable and Fun Gameplay Description Players consistently find the game enjoyable, fun, and a pleasant way to pass time. It's often described as a good casual strategy game, offering a relaxing experience without being overly demanding. Importance 35%	Players consistently find the game enjoyable, fun, and a pleasant way to pass time. It's often described as a good casual strategy game, offering a relaxing experience without being overly demanding.	35%
Simple, Casual, and Quick Description The game is praised for its simplicity, ease of learning, and quick play sessions. It's ideal for casual players or those with limited time, offering a 'lite' strategy experience that can be completed in a few hours. Importance 31%	The game is praised for its simplicity, ease of learning, and quick play sessions. It's ideal for casual players or those with limited time, offering a 'lite' strategy experience that can be completed in a few hours.	31%
Engaging Tactical Combat Description The tactical space battles and the combat system are highlighted as core strengths. Players enjoy the strategic depth of fleet management, ship customization, and the variety of combat approaches. Importance 18%	The tactical space battles and the combat system are highlighted as core strengths. Players enjoy the strategic depth of fleet management, ship customization, and the variety of combat approaches.	18%
Pleasing Visuals and Graphics Description The game's visuals are generally well-received, described as decent, nice, and effective. Ship models and their visual changes with upgrades are also noted positively. Importance 10%	The game's visuals are generally well-received, described as decent, nice, and effective. Ship models and their visual changes with upgrades are also noted positively.	10%
Stable and Bug-Free Performance Description The game performs well on PC, with stable performance and minimal bugs or glitches, meeting player expectations for a polished experience. Importance 7%	The game performs well on PC, with stable performance and minimal bugs or glitches, meeting player expectations for a polished experience.	7%
Ship Customization and Progression Description The ability to modify and customize ships, along with other progression elements like leveling up technology and building cities, adds depth and strategic choice to the gameplay. Importance 6%	The ability to modify and customize ships, along with other progression elements like leveling up technology and building cities, adds depth and strategic choice to the gameplay.	6%
Beyond Earth Integration Description The game's connection and integration with the Civilization Beyond Earth universe are seen as a positive, offering a familiar theme and references. Importance 5%	The game's connection and integration with the Civilization Beyond Earth universe are seen as a positive, offering a familiar theme and references.	5%
Scalable Difficulty Levels Description The game offers adjustable difficulty levels, with medium and hard settings providing a good challenge for players seeking more strategic depth. Importance 3%	The game offers adjustable difficulty levels, with medium and hard settings providing a good challenge for players seeking more strategic depth.	3%
Good Mission Variety Description The variety in missions and story elements is appreciated, contributing to replayability and keeping the gameplay fresh. Importance 3%	The variety in missions and story elements is appreciated, contributing to replayability and keeping the gameplay fresh.	3%
Fair Pricing and Value Description The game's pricing is considered appropriate for its scope, often seen as a good value, especially when discounted. Importance 3%	The game's pricing is considered appropriate for its scope, often seen as a good value, especially when discounted.	3%
Potential for Multiplayer and Mobile Description Players express a strong desire for multiplayer functionality and suggest the game would be well-suited for mobile platforms like iOS. Importance 3%	Players express a strong desire for multiplayer functionality and suggest the game would be well-suited for mobile platforms like iOS.	3%

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