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Is Stardust Vanguards worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Local multiplayer groups seeking shared-screen competitive battles
- Arcade duel fans who want NPC armies and shifting battle conditions
- Players looking for cooperative matches with adjustable difficulty
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking slower-paced play may find the fast-paced dueling structure unsuitable
- Players wanting progression centered on more than unlocking 13 battlefields may find the stated progression narrow
- Groups wanting online multiplayer rather than local shared-screen matches
Our take on Stardust Vanguards
Rather than keeping battles between fixed teams, the game introduces computer-controlled space pirates that can attack both sides and win the match. This creates temporary alliances and shifting priorities inside otherwise familiar arcade duels.
What is Stardust Vanguards?
Stardust Vanguards is a shared-screen dueling game for local multiplayer, supporting up to four players.
Players fight in arcade-style battles, earn reinforcement points by defeating enemies, and spend them to summon NPC allies. Random space-pirate events can introduce attacks, convoys, mercenaries, or larger assaults, with pirates able to win the battle themselves. Modes include deathmatch, team battles, Conquest, and Space Ball. Cooperative play supports one to four players across three difficulty levels, plus an endurance mode. Thirteen battlefields offer different offensive and defensive approaches. Custom deathmatch settings include ammunition, sword-only rules, reinforcement values, and pirate-event frequency.
How Stardust Vanguards plays
- 01Pirate Event System
- Computer-controlled space pirates can attack during matches and may become the winning side.
- 02Summonable Reinforcements
- Defeating enemies awards reinforcement points that can be spent on NPC support.
- 03Multiple Battle Modes
- The game includes deathmatch, team battles, Conquest, and a soccer-style Space Ball mode.
- 04Cooperative Challenges
- One to four players share lives across three difficulty settings, with an endurance option spanning all three.
- 05Battlefield Variety
- Thirteen arenas provide different offensive and defensive possibilities.
- 06Custom Match Rules
- Deathmatch settings can alter ammunition, weapons, reinforcement values, and pirate-event frequency.
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Stardust Vanguards: platforms & release
Is Stardust Vanguards worth it?
It is worth it if: local multiplayer groups seeking shared-screen competitive battles. Skip it if: players seeking slower-paced play may find the fast-paced dueling structure unsuitable.
Where can I download Stardust Vanguards?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Stardust Vanguards's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Stardust Vanguards on?
Windows and Linux.
