Stargaze Reviews
Gaze into the stars as a curious astronomer in this VR adventure of magic & science. Manipulate a strangely powerful telescope and influence a galaxy of planets and their inhabitants for the better. Take photos and conduct intricate research to uncover the deepest cosmic secrets.
App ID | 1344820 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | Played With Fire |
Publishers | Played With Fire |
Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only |
Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Adventure |
Release Date | 20 Nov, 2020 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | English |

32 Total Reviews
22 Positive Reviews
10 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
Stargaze has garnered a total of 32 reviews, with 22 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mixed’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
110 minutes
This is fun. I enjoyed it. There is no way it is worth £16 though. I got it on sale for £6. I had a reasonably enjoyable experience that lasted just under 2 hours.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
196 minutes
Stargaze is a fantastic game and even tells a stellar story. The player solves unique puzzles while exploring several planets. The puzzles are closely related to the type of planet the player is currently on. Each of the planets is completely different, inhabited by different creatures hiding their secrets.
The planets are beautiful and unusual. The creators of the game have created a wonderful world in which you can stay enjoying its beauty. The puzzles are interesting and philosophical.
The beauty of the graphics in Stargaze is captivating. Colorful, high-quality artwork, or rather painting, is an incredible asset of the game. The artistic value of the game is not only the visual layer, but also the sound. The music in Stargaze is exceptionally beautiful and fits the character of the game. Very intriguing is the voice of the narrator leading the player through all the planets. Some unanswered questions ending the game suggest in my opinion that the authors will create a sequel to this beautiful game. And if that happened, I think the team that produced Stargaze will make an equally great game and fix some technical imperfections in the process.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
56 minutes
Stargaze is a great game! I enjoyed the atmosphere, the view, the music, the voice introducing new tasks and telling me about his friend, scientist. Being a scientist myslef I also enjoyed the puzzles. However, sometimes I had some trouble with adjusting the controllers. I must admit I am a very beginner in VR though.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
30 minutes
Get it on sale for a short, chill puzzle experience. It doesn't really do it for me since the mechanics are not that deep, but it's really well made and perfect for showing your friend what VR can be about.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
78 minutes
Stargaze is a puzzle game, there you using the telescope to navigate around, you take pictures and write in the book of that you have fund, some pictures go in the solar system to you Left.
Game difficulty is balance fine, it more to the easy part for most.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
27 minutes
Not really great game for VR. Puzzles that require you to place patterns (signal matching) on each other almost pixel-perfectly just dont work. Maybe it would be better as just non-vr puzzle game.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
63 minutes
Interesting concept with nice art style. Telescope adjustment controls could be better. Have to apply too much force on grip buttons on Index controllers.
The reason for the negative review is the save game function is broken. Looks like this bug was first reported in 2022 but never fixed. I guess you could try to finish in one play session (although my game bugged out and that's why I had to restart to find the game did not save).
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
29 minutes
Promising game marred by tricky and fiddly controls. After a half hour of playing it on my Quest 3 I exited and it didn't save it and wanted me to repeat the whole opening tutorial which is where I bowed out. It's also annoying that you are rooted in one spot and cant just flip your thumbstick to change the direction you're facing. I want to be able to see what is behind me when I'm sitting on the sofa even if there is just a wall there. The game wasn't for me, though I liked the idea. It just needed more work so the controls would feel more fluid.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
23 minutes
Charming and cute with some good art and atmosphere. The puzzles were satisfying to solve and used a good range of options. Biggest gripe though is definitely the controls. I really really wished I could hold the telescope with both hands and exercise a more finer positioning for the camera. Using a joystick in VR never felt good to me.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
25 minutes
Wanna feeling yourself like those old long beard wizard sitting at the top of tower (in this case outer dimension) and fidget around the god's know what arcane equipment with enormous telescope? This game given you just that experience, You almost felt like Merlin (From Sword in the Stone movie).
As for what you'll get here aside a fun roll play? Well, A very unique and beautiful art style. This game is a semi 2.5D rigging animation with 3D models which are done very superb in detail.
Even by original price tag, The game still worth it, So giving it a spin and for once in every while. Pretend yourself a busy wizard.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 1
Positive