StarMade is the perfect space exploration sandbox game for anyone who likes Minecraft or similar procedurally generated block voxel-based games. The downside is that currently the lack of decent tutorials in place making it hard to get into, without resorting to YouTube for every little thing. To attract players from similar genre games, StarMade needs to put in place a network of official multi-player servers which are beginner friendly while support and guidance by other veterans of the game is provided before venturing further into the hostile unknown.

As a Java based multiplayer game, StarMade can be run on all popular platforms, Windows, Linux and Mac which is a big plus. In addition by combining elements from Minecraft, EVE Online, Elite Dangerous, Empyrion and Space Engineers etc it can appeal to an already huge player base which might be looking for an alternative title to sink some time in.

Currently StarMade (alpha) is offered in the form of a free to play fully functional "demo", which shows the faith the indie developer Schine has in their product. I personally applaud the sentiment and would recommend anyone that likes StarMade to purchase it to support the developers. I will certainly be keeping an eye on how development is proceeding in alpha and will give it another try further down the line.

StarMade is the perfect space exploration sandbox game for anyone who likes Minecraft or similar procedurally generated block voxel-based games. The downside is that currently the lack of decent tutorials in place making it hard to get into, without resorting to YouTube for every little thing. To attract players from similar genre games, StarMade needs to put in place a network of official multi-player servers which are beginner friendly while support and guidance by other veterans of the game is provided before venturing further into the hostile unknown. As a Java based multiplayer game, StarMade can be run on all popular platforms, Windows, Linux and Mac which is a big plus. In addition by combining elements from Minecraft, EVE Online, Elite Dangerous, Empyrion and Space Engineers etc it can appeal to an already huge player base which might be looking for an alternative title to sink some time in. Currently StarMade (alpha) is offered in the form of a free to play fully functional "demo", which shows the faith the indie developer Schine has in their product. I personally applaud the sentiment and would recommend anyone that likes StarMade to purchase it to support the developers. I will certainly be keeping an eye on how development is proceeding in alpha and will give it another try further down the line.