Starscape

Starscape
Steam cover art
Developer(s)Moonpod
Publisher(s)
  • WW: Moonpod
  • CIS: Snowball Studios
Designer(s)Mark Featherstone
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release29 June 2004
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Starscape is a 2D space combat shoot 'em up video game developed by Moonpod games and published in 2003 as shareware. The player character is the sole remaining fighter pilot on the space station Aegis after its warp drive is influenced by aliens, ripping it into another dimension. The objective is to survive and to return.

Starscape features a plotless skirmish mode and a difficulty level where save games are automatically updated to reflect the loss of ships. Though the asteroid mining has been criticized as too tedious and time-consuming, the battle sequences and graphics have received praise.

In Russian-speaking territories, Starscape is named Космическая одиссея (literal translation: Space Odyssey) and features Russian voice acting. It was published by Snowball Studios.