Stardust Origins

Stardust Origins is a story-driven, top-down 2D space adventure with RPG elements and mining management. After your deceitful father hurls you into an unknown part of space, you explore an expanding, procedurally generated universe and try to find your way home and confront him. You trade, complete main and side quests, survive, mine and fight across unique planets populated by alien lifeforms and other characters.

Explore the universe

You can explore planets on foot rather than remaining in space. Each planet has its own lifeforms and places to visit, as well as space stations where you can trade ordinary items, rare artifacts and alien technology. You can discover new star systems, encounter humanoid and alien NPCs, and uncover the story of an ancient alien race. You can also help local enforcement keep planets safe.

Trade and mine

Space stations let you buy and sell goods, including ore, cargo, livestock and passengers. You can trade commodities between systems, mine asteroids and planetary surfaces for rare minerals, and buy new ships. A stock market lets you buy and sell shares, while planetary mines can generate ore for sale on markets. You can build and maintain mining stations to supply ore.

Ships and combat

Hostile ships make fights unavoidable. You use your ship and its upgrades to protect yourself and what matters to you. The game offers over one thousand types of ships, each with numerous upgrades to suit your play style.

Choose your path

You can take on different roles as you explore the universe:

• Trader: buy and sell commodities between systems.
• Passenger carrier: transfer passengers between systems.
• Livestock hauler: transport livestock carefully between systems.
• Pirate: attack traders and ferries, loot their commodities and avoid local law enforcement.
• Miner: mine ore and search for rare gems and minerals, or establish mining operations on planets.
• Explorer: discover new star systems, reveal the story of an ancient alien race and try to find your way home.