Starstruck Vagabond

Starstruck Vagabond is a story-driven work and life simulator about maintaining a transport ship and delivering cargo across space. After accidentally freezing themselves for two millennia, you wake in an unknown galaxy with a battered ship and no money. As you make a living hauling crates, explore the galaxy and recruit a crew of misfits, you become caught up in a brewing conflict.

A galaxy in turmoil

A gigantic purple egg, four star systems in size, has appeared at the galaxy’s centre, and strange egg-like beings are terrorising the galaxy. The two main authorities, Amalgam and Oniris, cannot work together to stop them, so they rely on the battered starship captain who keeps stumbling into events to act on their behalf. The overarching story unfolds as you play, with four galactic quadrants unlocking one by one as you progress.

Work across space

Delivering crates gives you access to new star systems. You load cargo, make the journey and unload it at its destination, while taking on other paid jobs in each system. These include surveying planets for Oniris Venture, cleaning buildings, answering distress calls, salvaging cargo from derelict ships, returning lost luggage, navigating asteroid belts and exterminating alien pests.

Each sector contains one hidden Upgrade Unit, which you can exchange at shipyards for improvements such as a faster engine or a larger cargo platform. Repaint shops let you customise your ship’s interior and exterior colours. Story objectives may require you to travel to a particular place or have enough money to buy a specific upgrade; you decide how to meet those requirements.

Your ship and crew

You can develop and customise your transport ship while taking on a range of other activities. New crew members join at various points in the story. Build relationships by talking with them, following their suggestions, cooking meals and buying rounds of drinks to unlock their full storylines.

There are nine potential crewmembers, but you can recruit only five in a single playthrough. The galaxy is procedurally generated, and different crew combinations can make each playthrough different. Playing again lets you experience the other crew members’ stories, as well as see how different player personality types can change events.

After the story

After finishing the story, you can continue working toward 100% completion by completing every sector’s jobs, surveying every planet and filling a museum with the galaxy’s hidden treasures. You may also find a way to reset the cycle.