Sabotage StudioAug 28, 2023$34.99USView on Steam ↗

Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

Adventure RPG Indie Fantasy Exploration JRPG Multiplayer Co-op

Estimated lifetime revenueHigh confidence

$10.4Mgross

$6.2Mlow → high range$17.7M

Net to developer$6.9M

Most likely between $6.2M and $17.7M. On 8 games checked against developer-reported sales, our median error is 11%. How we estimate →

Across 4 stores

Full table →

Store	Price	Score	Revenue · chart
Steam	$34.99	88%	approximately $10.4M
PlayStation	$34.99	94%	—
Xbox	$34.99	90%	—
GOG	$17.49	86%	#40

Matched by title. Prices and chart positions are each store's US storefront; Epic charts worldwide. * critic score.

Reviews

What players mention

Themes across 1159 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.

Story & quests

71% · 421

Gameplay & combat

68% · 399

Visuals & world

74% · 382

Value & content

Player reviews (1,165)

Not recommended17h played13 found helpfulMay 2026

A dullards dream of competence. It's hard to conceive of the fact that these are the same guys behind the messenger, I stopped playing halfway through.

Recommended52h played13 found helpfulJun 2026

[h1]A Few Combos Short of Greatness[/h1] First of all, I'll just say it straight out: I enjoyed it, a lot. That includes the DLC, which definitely ups the combat challenge by a decent amount. In hindsight, though, the game really took me for a ride. My enjoyment started out neutral, climbed during the early game, then dropped hard around the midpoint as I grew increasingly frustrated with the timing mechanics. Once I finally mastered it - or at least became as accustomed to the combat as I could, my enjoyment shot back up and stayed there until the end. The presentation certainly helped. The pixel art is great, the OST is decent, there's no need for grinding, and the various QoL features, especially those related to difficulty adjustment, were much appreciated. There are also quite a few references to classic JRPGs that I appreciated. That doesn't mean I don't have issues with the game, however. Some are relatively minor, such as multi-fire locks having no real counter outside of Soonrang, which is unfortunately a Combo move that consumes two bars every time it's used. Another annoyance is the inability to run from encounters. By the endgame, when you're mostly cleaning up remaining content, some item or relic that allowed escaping from fights would have gone a long way toward reducing frustration. My biggest complaint, however, is the story. Sea of Stars suffers a ton from being a prequel to an existing narrative. Almost none of the sentient antagonists ever truly face consequences for their actions. The heroes defeat them, sure, but as most of them suffer from a severe case of "you-can't-kill-me-I'm-in-the-sequel" syndrome, never permanently. Their inevitable escapes felt extremely uncathartic, especially since I never finished The Messenger. In the end, I'd call Sea of Stars a very good game, just not a great one. Though I'll admit many of my criticisms, particularly those regarding the story, are highly subjective. Nonetheless, despite my misgivings, I still ended up enjoying it quite a bit. And it gets an easy recommendation if you enjoy JRPGs.