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Shares resource trading with Star Nomad.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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Players who liked Star Nomad also play
The closest matches to Star Nomad: VoidExpanse, Star Nomad 2, Battlevoid: Harbinger, Objects in Space, and Asteroid Bounty Hunter. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares ship upgrading with Star Nomad.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
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Objects in Space
Why this: Same retro mood as Star Nomad.
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Gaia Beyond
Why this: Shares ship upgrading and mining with Star Nomad.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Huy Phan
- Price: $0.99checked Nov 2
- 50% of 28 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Great value for the price
- Reactive universe reacts to player choices
- Retro charm with modern polish
- Chill
- Contemplative
- Retro
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Star Nomad
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Starpoint Gemini 2
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Star Nomad.
About Star Nomad
The closest matches to Star Nomad: VoidExpanse, Star Nomad 2, Battlevoid: Harbinger, Objects in Space, and Asteroid Bounty Hunter. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Star Nomad is your kind of game, the closest matches are VoidExpanse, Star Nomad 2 and Battlevoid: Harbinger — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and retro, and single out its mining and piracy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Star Nomad: Explore, trade, fight & plunder in this tribute to classic sandbox spacesims of old.
Is Star Nomad worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 28 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.3 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Reactive universe reacts to player choices
- Retro charm with modern polish
- Simple mechanics hide deep challenge
- Tactical piloting matters in late game battles
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Cut and Paste from itunes, complete with spelling mistakes, grinding and pointless fetch quests. Otherwise could've been a decent game if the dev team supported the game beyond the itune release though it seems common now that you can…”
“I bought this since I'm a fan of the old elite game. The game description made it sound good but it is pretty bad. I should have read the reviews before buying. At 0.99 cents one can't expect too much. The graphics look cheap. The controls…”
People who play it also play: VoidExpanse, Star Nomad 2, Battlevoid: Harbinger
Frequently asked about Star Nomad
Can I run it?
How much does Star Nomad cost?
Star Nomad is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Star Nomad?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Nomad are VoidExpanse, Star Nomad 2, Battlevoid: Harbinger.
Who developed Star Nomad?
Star Nomad was developed by Huy Phan.