Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Game
Game2022
Citizen Sleeper
Developer Jump Over The Age
Citizen Sleeper is a 2022 role-playing video game by Jump Over the Age and published by Fellow Traveller for macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 5 May 2022. It was also released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 31 March 2023. A port for Nintendo Switch 2 was released on 25 June 2026. A sequel, titled Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, was released on 31 January 2025. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
495 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
288 positive · 36 negative
95% range 85–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 288 | 36 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 52 | 3 | 77 |
| Lemmy * | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Mastodon * | 5 | 0 | 11 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
7,360 of 7,908 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 229 yes, 31 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 260 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (9,850 of 10,662 positive).
Players praise the writing, atmosphere, and emotional impact of the game. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note that the gameplay mechanics become repetitive or meaningless over time. [4][5][6] A few players criticize the lack of meaningful choices and role-playing depth. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
Citizen Sleeper is well written, polished, and engaging. It's also fatally flawed. There are multiple mini stories that can be done simultaneously, and the game is set up to provide the outward appearance that your choices matter. The flaw is that the choices you make in one story don't impact the others. So you can be a mob enforcer, a mercenary, and a murderer... and also a babysitter. You can raid the corporate …
- [14]
Your body needs constant maintenance. You have no family and need to build up from square one. The medicine you need to live is very expensive and hard to get. You have a past life that you can't quite remember well. You have to go out of your way to not stand out, so nearly everything you do poses some risk. You're constantly stalked and harassed by various people. Your basic rights are constantly called into …
- [1]
This might be the greatest narrative writing I have seen in a while. We all know these moments in gaming, when we see a block of text and feel tired of having to read. Never, ever, did I skip a single one of them. After one block of text, I just forget that I'm reading and I almost feel like I'm on the Station myself. The music carries you through the beautiful writing and the captivating characters you get to meet …
- [4]
Pretty good. The writing, atmosphere, and art is overall great, but I have some major problems with this game. The mechanics stopped mattering for me after about 1/3 of the game. I had so many resources and my skills were high enough that I didn't really have to care about managing my energy, condition, or resources. It just became something boring I had to do to get more of the story. The episodic updates felt …
- [2]
I wasn't expecting this. I've had it in my library for a while and ignored it. Finally played it today and was blown away. The writing is excellent and I was really attached to the characters. I hated having to make choices where I would lose people I cared about by going a different path. The music is very emotional and perfect for the game. It takes the great writing to another level. The art style is also really …
Summarised from 34 of the 423 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
88% of the 260 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Citizen Sleeper. The complaint that keeps coming up: gameplay becomes repetitive and easy after the midpoint. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Citizen Sleeper received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. At its release, Polygon named Citizen Sleeper among the best games of 2022. Reviewers praised Citizen Sleeper's writing, with a number of reviewers remarking on the well-drawn characters found in the game. The Guardian's Lewis Packwood called the writing "gloriously evocative and compelling" and noted that the picture that is painted in the game feels "intriguing and unique." Polygon's Alexis Ong called the game's ability to remove the player from chasing concrete objectives as part of the plot its "greatest strength.". IndieGameReviewer wrote "The dual layer of a virtual ghost world…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 495 · most liked firstWelcome to SIGNET CITY... 👁️A first person fungalpunk RPG from (me) the creator of Citizen Sleeper ◼️YOU ARE A PARASITE ◼️Manipulate your hosts, feed on their emotions ◼️Discover a strange city of biotech and brutalist architecture Support the game and WISHLIST now on Steam 🙏 bit.ly/SC-Steam
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm so happy to share that Citizen Sleeper 2 releases Jan 31st 2025!🚀 Play our dice-driven RPG on PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Gamepass in less than 2 months! Wishlist now to be notified the moment the game goes live 💫
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper 2 has gone GOLD! 🥳 The game is complete 💫 This journey started back in 2020, and it will hit its biggest milestone on the 31st of Jan when the sequel goes live! Thank you for all the support and love, this sequel wouldn't exist without it. Wishlist now: bit.ly/CS2Steam
neutral · AI labelView post →If the only three games that came out this year were Clair Obscur, Death Stranding 2, and Citizen Sleeper 2, it'd still be a historically good year for video game soundtracks
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper 2 is the first must-play game of 2025. A success on every level.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's been exactly one week since Citizen Sleeper 2 launched! 😶 Across Game Pass, Steam, Switch and PS5 we've had 150k+ players... which is incredible. A huge thanks to @blackysan.bsky.social and @amosroddy.bsky.social + thank you all for your kind words and encouragement at launch 🙏
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to praise Citizen Sleeper 2, releasing tomorrow. The sequel gets ambitious, using the 1st game’s dice mechanic to push gripping knife-edge systemic missions off-station across space. It’s not just more of the first game and I appreciate where it pushes its own mechanics forward. Pick it up!
positive · AI labelView post →If you have been playing Citizen Sleeper 2 over the weekend don't forget to leave us a review on Steam (or Xbox if you are on gamepass). It helps us a lot, and I really appreciate all the feedback and excitement around the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →A nice piece from @lewispackwood.bsky.social on Creative Bloq exploring my process and the tools I use to make games. If you’ve ever been curious how making a game like Citizen Sleeper 2 solo works, this is for you: www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
neutral · AI labelView post →In an absolutely WILD year for indie games I am honored for Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector to be among the nominees for ✨BEST INDIE✨ at the Golden Joysticks! If you enjoyed the game, please consider giving it your vote 🙏 👉Vote here: goldenjoysticks.com
neutral · AI labelView post →So so proud that Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector has been nominated for two BAFTAs! ⭐British Game ⭐Game Beyond Entertainment That takes the number of BAFTA noms for the series to 6 😁 You can see the rest of the nominees here: www.bafta.org/awards/games/
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper 2 received the "Code the Rights - Best Game 2025" award from Amnesty International earlier today, at the CEEGA Awards in Poznań 🥳 It recognizes "games that address human rights topics in an innovative way" and it's a really cool initiative: www.amnesty.org.pl/code-the-rig...
neutral · AI labelView post →Jacob Geller on Citizen Sleeper 2: “Citizen Sleeper 1, in 2022, was my number two game of the year, and this is as good if not better”
neutral · AI labelView post →Heading for the first anniversary of Citizen Sleeper 2 next week (time just doesn’t stop does it 😅) this means: 🚫 no more Game Pass, play now or buy forever Xboxers! 💫 something cool will definitely happen but its a secret
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector goes physical! 🚀 Get the game on a Switch 2 cart (also compatible with OG Switch) OR Get CS 1 and CS 2 in a special Helion Collection double pack for PS5! Available to pre-order now on @fangamer.com www.fangamer.com/collections/...
neutral · AI labelView post →let's say i was going to record a review for Citizen Sleeper 2 (the follow up to one of the best gaming experiences of 2022) on the @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social Gamescast - what questions would you like me to answer about the game?
neutral · AI labelView post →Massive shout out to @barrettcourtney.bsky.social for playing Citizen Sleeper 2, seeing the light, and helping me get it into our Top 10. Such a great game!
positive · AI labelView post →Good morning, bluesky! I thought with Citizen Sleeper 2 imminent (just a couple of weeks away) I'd repost my @jumpovertheage.com interview on how the original digital game relates to tabletop things. Read!
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector developer Gareth Damian Martin talks about the game with Cameron Kunzelman. www.pastemagazine.com/games/citize...
neutral · AI labelView post →What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ?. Some games I'd rather play on PC for various reasons (immersion, control scheme, etc), but then some games felt just right to play on the Deck, Blasphemous, Pentiment, Citizen Sleeper... I'm looking for more games like that, ideally 20-30 hours to complete, easy to pick up and put down, and good performance
neutral · AI labelView post →So so proud to see Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector make the @baftagames.bsky.social longlist in the "British Game" and "Game Beyond Entertainment"! 🥳 It's going to be a long wait to find out if we make the nominee list next March 😅 Full list here: www.bafta.org/stories/best...
neutral · AI labelView post →In honour of the criticism that modern game music is less weird and experimental, here are 4 games since 2020 that might change your mind: - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Promise Mascot Agency - South of Midnight - Citizen Sleeper Game composers are amazing. 🔥🎼🎵 What are your 4?
neutral · AI labelView post →This project was long in the making but it's so good to see the results. This is Citizen Sleeper: Cycles of the Eye, a solo tarot-based companion RPG to the video game, designed by me and Gareth Damian Martin
neutral · AI labelView post →Out now on PlayStation Plus Game Catalog: ⚡ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind 🧟 Dying Light 🚀 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector ❄️ Snow Bros. Wonderland …and more. Full details: play.st/4wD0tLu
neutral · AI labelView post →Shout-out to @jumpovertheage.com ! It's not a day chosen at random, since their latest game, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, is out today (with excellent reviews). Gareth has already graced us with successful sci-fi games, including In Other Waters (2020) and Citizen Sleeper (2022). 🔥
neutral · AI labelView post →The first(?) Citizen Sleeper-like launches in a few weeks! Have had my eye on this and the demo was very much its own game with its own strong vibes. Definitely recommended for Sleeper fans 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →Trying out new Citizen Sleeper 2 associative taglines: - It’s Mass Effect with Dice! - Baldur’s Gate 3 skill checks: the game -Firefly but Mal is really sick and a robot
neutral · AI labelView post →Now that I’m on the other side of playing through Naughty Dog’s catalogue, I finally have the mental bandwidth to play new games First game of 2025: Citizen Sleeper 2
neutral · AI labelView post →My first review for VG247 is Citizen Sleeper 2 and wow WHAT A GAME.
positive · AI labelView post →Uhhhh... is Citizen Sleeper a cozy game? Should a game where one is constantly stressed out on time and feeling behind and always needing meds be cozy? Cuz it's kinda cozy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper is well written, polished, and engaging. It's also fatally flawed. There are multiple mini stories that can be done simultaneously, and the game is set up to provide the outward appearance that your choices matter. The flaw is that the choices you make in one story don't impact the others. So you can be a mob enforcer, a mercenary, and a murderer... and also a babysitter. You can raid the corporate office of the major organization on the station, get caught, and then get a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interested in solo #TTRPGs? It’s your lucky day! A new issue of The Soloist is out with: 🛰️ Tabletop Citizen Sleeper 🐭 Fantasy mice 🎲 5 New solo games 💰 Summer sales 🍯 Game jams 📝 Interviews ➕ And more!
neutral · AI labelView post →The Citizen Sleeper journey has been ridiculous and something I’m still taking in. My next videogame is not a Citizen Sleeper game but it has been intimately shaped by the past 6 years of work on the series. CS 2 marks a kind of end, but as the game says: “one thing ends, and something new begins”
positive · AI labelView post →Your body needs constant maintenance. You have no family and need to build up from square one. The medicine you need to live is very expensive and hard to get. You have a past life that you can't quite remember well. You have to go out of your way to not stand out, so nearly everything you do poses some risk. You're constantly stalked and harassed by various people. Your basic rights are constantly called into question. You're innately talented at committing cybercrime. So basically this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally got around to play Citizen Sleeper. It made me cry. 10/10, a perfect game.
positive · AI labelView post →There were two games I really loved this year that I want to draw your attention to. The first was Citizen Sleeper 2 by @jumpovertheage.com, which was the best written game I played all year. This game touched me so profoundly, I wrote a 2,000 word essay on it... www.katclay.com/hope-in-the-...
positive · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper is $5.99 on GOG buff.ly/40aeUYH also on Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →I have recently beat Citizen sleeper, and played part of Citizen Sleeper 2 so I decided to give one of the characters the treatment. ((Recommended game, CS1 is free on PS+ rn))
positive · AI labelView post →Congratulations to @expedition33.bsky.social for winning Best Game or Interactive Work at the Hugo Awards tonight! 🚀 This year's nominees were outstanding. We're proud to have Citizen Sleeper 2 stand beside them 💛
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm so happy I can finally share this. I interviewed @jumpovertheage.com ahead of Citizen Sleeper 2's release later this month. It's a really tremendous game everyone should seek out and try. www.engadget.com/gaming/citiz...
neutral · AI labelView post →I just finished this game during a time of war in my country, daily the sounds of bombs and fear of death to myself, my family and loved ones. Many of which left the country for refuge elsewhere, while I chose to stay, no different from the sleeper in my adventure. This game is a wonderful take on how life passes us by, people come and they go, events happen around us by forces often we don't understand that wish for nothing but to fuel its self interest at any cost. I hope for a better…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - Launch Trailer This sequel to the neat 2022 sci-fi game releases tomorrow on PC, Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. And the reviews are, unsurprisingly, excellent. A great space adventure awaits us.
neutral · AI labelView post →Sleeper Zero | Citizen Sleeper That moment in the Greenways really stayed with me for a long time. What a game. #CitizenSleeper #fanart #spoilers
positive · AI labelView post →Here’s me on Citizen Sleeper 2. It’s good to be back in this world. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/j...
positive · AI labelView post →Really enjoy the ideas, media and events Giovanni brings into conversation with Citizen Sleeper 2 in this review. A really rich reading of the game 🙏
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper 2 is coming soon! Loved the first game, can't wait to play this sequel.
positive · AI labelView post →A very dishonest "TTRPG-dice based" game where you basically play a Visual Novel with extra steps. The cycle and dice mechanic is only there to give an illusion of choice for the players and to hide how shallow the game is. Story wise it's nothing great but i like the side story about a hidden AI that basically fused to the station and lives within the plants and mushrooms which was cool. Every choice has no effect so you can play as whatever/whoever you want and got ZERO repercussions. A…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun throwback of the day, the “Project Sidereal” teaser for the game that would become Citizen Sleeper: youtu.be/lJqbZSDOBE8?...
neutral · AI labelView post →You're going to to fail in Citizen Sleeper 2. It's a game where you fail, and that's ok. Thank you to @jumpovertheage.com for talking to me about your game! It was such an honor. youtu.be/B_Dlck93Syo
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 game #17: Citizen Sleeper 2 What a beautiful series, what a beautiful game. I like to sit w things before I decide, but I could see this surpassing the original for me. I didn’t want to put it down from moment one. S tier right time, right place game. I will be watching this dev for more
positive · AI labelView post →GOTY 2025 (Citizen Sleeper 2) launches January 31st on Xbox Series, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC. Also Game Pass Day One. store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/... youtu.be/oHJwLlQesT0?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper! a very good game! OH MY GOD THIS IS THE 49TH OF 50 REVIEWS I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALMOST DONE!!! nebula.tv/videos/innue...
positive · AI labelView post →Shocking no one, I absolutely adored Citizen Sleeper 2. The sequels build so masterfully on the special parts of the first game; everything just feels bigger and better. Nothing cooler than going on space adventures with my crongly crew. Wrote about it more if u care: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
positive · AI labelView post →Congratulations! The shortlisted nominees for 'Best Narrative' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are... Citizen Sleeper 2 Dispatch Old Skies The Drifter The Roottrees are Dead Wednesdays A massive thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
neutral · AI labelView post →Pixel Daily #250 #Dice "Alright Sleeper, how are you feeling?" I wanted to do a dice game I don't see much about. If you like Sci-Fi VNs with interesting dice mechanics, check out Citizen Sleeper ^^ #pixelart #ドット絵 #aesprite #CitizenSleeper #pixel_dailies @pixeldailies.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →Citizen Sleeper 2 will be the last Citizen Sleeper video game, but the series may live on elsewhere.
neutral · AI labelView post →The writing, music and atmosphere all seem really good. At first. Despite being a role-playing game there really is no role to play. The game makes all the choices for you. You are forced to be a yes-man to every character you meet no matter what, even if they seemingly are acting against your interests (Feng, I'm looking at you). Often even when you are seemingly presented with a choice on how to accomplish a task it is either A: meaningless and changes nothing (slightly different "success"…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'Citizen Sleeper' creator Damian Martin has said that 'Citizen Sleeper 2' will be the last game in the series. He will focusing on a Citizen Sleeper tabletop game after Citizen Sleeper 2's launch later this month. www.eurogamer.net/citizen-slee...
neutral · AI labelView post →So this Citizen Sleeper game... Solid af. I feel extremely inspired every time I stop playing. I'm not even that deep into the game yet I don't think. Can't wait to see where it takes me, and how it shapes me creatively.
positive · AI labelView post →21st game beaten of 2025: Citizen Sleeper This isn’t my typical game. I enjoy a few narrative games each year, but I’m 90% fantasy over sci fi. But timing w the right mood for exactly this kind of game made for a wonderful experience. Really enjoyed the choice based gameplay, will be back for 2!
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