Fit check
Is To the Stars worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want a fast-paced space game
- Players who enjoy competing to capture enemy territory
- Players interested in choosing among alien factions with distinct abilities
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking slow, highly granular strategy rather than quick races for objectives
- Players looking for a story-led adventure with detailed character development instead of territorial competition
- Players who want a historical military setting
Our take on To the Stars
The galaxy-spanning premise is delivered through a focused loop of building ships, capturing territory, and reactivating monuments in sectors. The description gives the factions names and distinct abilities, but says little about how those differences shape play.
What is To the Stars?
To the Stars is a fast-paced tactical game about moving between planets and constellations.
Players build ships on planets, launch them into space, capture enemy territory, and race to reactivate derelict alien monuments. Activating the monuments in a sector gives control of its constellation, and controlling constellations is the route to ruling the galaxy. Players can choose among alien factions such as the Sasharkpas, Fringlots, and Practwomms, which have distinct abilities. More factions become available as players progress. The gameplay combines ship building, territorial conquest, monument activation, and competition to control sectors in a whimsical space setting.
How To the Stars plays
- 01Planetary Ship Building
- Ships are built on planets and then launched into space.
- 02Monument Activation
- Reactivate the monuments in a sector to control its constellation.
- 03Distinct Alien Factions
- The Sasharkpas, Fringlots, and Practwomms have unique abilities, and more factions unlock through progression.
To the Stars compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on large-scale World War II battles and direct control over units, while To the Stars centers on ship construction, territorial competition, and monument activation. Xenonauts uses turn-based squads to defend Earth from an alien invasion and recover technology; To the Stars instead focuses on controlling constellations and playing as alien factions.
To the Stars: platforms & release
Is To the Stars worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want a fast-paced space game. Skip it if: players seeking slow, highly granular strategy rather than quick races for objectives.
Where can I download To the Stars?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens To the Stars's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is To the Stars on?
Windows and macOS.
