Fit check
Is Derelict Star worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want exploration in a large non-linear world
- Players who enjoy momentum-based movement and navigation puzzles
- Completionists seeking optional secrets and collectables
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking permanent upgrades or progression systems tied to exploration
- Players who prefer straightforward stages over a non-linear world with difficult movement control
- Players looking for combat-focused gameplay rather than platforming and navigation
Our take on Derelict Star
The defining constraint is that objectives are not locked behind permanent upgrades. Progress depends on learning the movement and overcoming obstacles, so the freighter’s structure turns player skill into the main form of progression.
What is Derelict Star?
Derelict Star is a momentum-based platformer set aboard an abandoned freighter.
Run, jump, and navigate obstacles across more than 500 screens in one connected, non-linear world. Movement combines momentum with pixel-precise control, while navigation puzzles require planning because leaving an area can be harder than entering it. Objectives can be approached in any order, with progress restricted by developing player skill rather than permanent upgrades. Optional secrets and collectibles provide additional challenges. The game teaches its mechanics through play instead of explicit tutorials, and includes a hint menu and assist options for players seeking more guidance. The story premise centers on a spacecraft running low on power and a search for enough power to escape.
How Derelict Star plays
- 01Connected World
- More than 500 screens form a large, continuous area to explore.
- 02Momentum Movement
- Platforming combines carried movement with precise positioning.
- 03Skill-Gated Objectives
- Goals can be attempted in any order without permanent upgrades restricting access.
- 04Optional Collectibles
- Hidden secrets and collectables add challenges beyond the main objectives.
- 05Guidance Options
- An in-game hint menu and assist settings provide additional help.
Derelict Star compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while Derelict Star centers on momentum-based platforming, navigation puzzles, and a large non-linear freighter. Jusant focuses on climbing tools, stamina management, and reaching the top of a tower, rather than Derelict Star’s platforming challenges and skill-gated objectives.
Derelict Star: platforms & release
Is Derelict Star worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want exploration in a large non-linear world. Skip it if: players seeking permanent upgrades or progression systems tied to exploration.
Where can I download Derelict Star?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Derelict Star's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Derelict Star on?
Windows and macOS.
