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LONESTAR
Developer Math Tide
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend! From the Steam store page
257 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
163 positive · 27 negative
95% range 80–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 163 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 8 | 1 | 47 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
835 of 929 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
86% recommend · 157 yes, 26 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 183 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,233 of 2,455 positive).
Players praise the game's deep, varied synergies and high replayability. [1][2][3] Some find the game lacks polish and has unclear mechanics. [4][5][6] A few reviewers note the game can become repetitive after many runs. [7][8]
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- [17]
This isn't a terrible game by any means. If Steam allowed 5-pt ratings, this would probably get 2 stars. Its got a solid aesthetic, and the runs are a good length (not too short, not too long). But the actual gamplay is... mundane. As other reviews note, the "cards" in this game that you play to make attacks are extremely dull. They are just a number + color combo. You want big numbers and orange. The variety of …
- [1]
I've played through 5-6 games, and each run felt very different. For example, one game I got a strength buff for being under 10hp, and then I got an event to trade Max HP for shield. So I dumped all the max HP and I was cooking. I haven't found the difficulty curve to be too hard. I think I have like a 75% win rate, and I'm now on the 5th ascension. But it's not a cake walk, and you will often need to prioritize …
- [2]
This game is amazing. I want to say it is a cross between Slay the Spire and FTL, but it isn't really either of those things at all, so that is helpful I am sure. You pick from a number of pilots (each with their own special ability plus two other random abilities each run), grab from a few different ships, and run at three different zones with 2 normal enemies, a sub boss, and an end boss each. Each one enemy gives …
- [3]
I see a lot of comparisons with Cobalt Core, which is a fine, cute, little and cozy game. Lonestar is much, much more than that, Its replayability is on par with the biggest exponents of the genre, as StS, Monster Train, etc. The amount of content and possible strategies is crazy: - 3 very distinguishible spaceships with their own gimmicks - A vast amount of units for each spaceship, all with different themes and …
- [5]
The gameplay is solid. It’s simplistic with little variance, but that works well here. I absolutely love the inspiration from Slay the Spire and FTL. It clearly draws from both, yet still manages to introduce its own unique mechanics instead of feeling like a clone. That said, the game really stumbles when it comes to clarity and communication. The text and calculations are frustratingly unclear. Tooltips read like …
Summarised from 34 of the 249 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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LONESTAR sits at 86% positive across 190 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
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60 of 257 · most liked firstOnly one more football game to watch on CTV this year, which means for Canadians, that's only 53 more commercials you get to watch for "911: Lonestar", "Tim Allen Grunting Dad Sitcom #3", and "Sweet Dee Is A Crime Scene Cleaner"
neutral · AI labelView post →It's not bad, but definitely not one I could recommend except on a decent sale. The cards are referred to as "Energy" and have a value of 1-9 which can get really confusing. I never felt misled or misinformed but I definitely had to put a lot of thought to determine whether "Energy" applies to an individual card or the value of the card in a variety of situations. Where a lot of modern roguelikes have some combination of offensive, defensive, and buff/debuff skills, LONESTAR consolidates…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In college, my roommate did the following one evening: * Drank the better part of a case of beer * Tried to get into a frat party but was rejected for being raucously drunk * Punched his way through a wooden fence in frathouses's back yard and ran into the party, breaking his hand in the process * Kicked in a hall closet door and found a can of black paint, opened it and threw it at a wall 3 feet in front of him * Got thrown out of the party again, covered in black paint and returned to…
neutral · AI labelView post →[Epic] Calico (PC) Lonestar (PC) Northguard (Mobile). [Claim All](https://store.epicgames.com/purchase?highlightColor=0078f2&offers=1-228e0d2c9edd4c1189fc00ba49d8fb1a-d7a3f947597a4cd5b3fd47462e73c967--&offers=1-228e0d2c9edd4c1189fc00ba49d8fb1a-e7658ce0423c47619506588174223a04--&offers=1-52b71983d55a48c899abbc022b380c1c-e2288058d8ea4cf3ba25bab3680c21b9--&offers=1-92e8ff0ca9bb421c831dc0f6fc8ef54d-32bb24ce7e564ddaac76a4a41d7efc1d--&showNavigation=true#/free-checkout)
neutral · AI labelView post →I've played through 5-6 games, and each run felt very different. For example, one game I got a strength buff for being under 10hp, and then I got an event to trade Max HP for shield. So I dumped all the max HP and I was cooking. I haven't found the difficulty curve to be too hard. I think I have like a 75% win rate, and I'm now on the 5th ascension. But it's not a cake walk, and you will often need to prioritize gearing up for the next fight over taking long-term scaling. In the first couple of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has anyone else been playing the Epic Games giveaway of LONESTAR? It's been surprisingly cool!. I mean, I guess I shouldn't say "surprisingly" because that's sort of an insult to all the positive reviews it has. But still, I was hesitant based on the trailers making it look like it's too repetitive and simple relative to FTL and Slay the Spire. It's pretty satisfying to have modules that chain with each other in generating more and more energy after you've spent your last cell. It's really…
positive · AI labelView post →This isn't a terrible game by any means. If Steam allowed 5-pt ratings, this would probably get 2 stars. Its got a solid aesthetic, and the runs are a good length (not too short, not too long). But the actual gamplay is... mundane. As other reviews note, the "cards" in this game that you play to make attacks are extremely dull. They are just a number + color combo. You want big numbers and orange. The variety of effects come from the units you install in your ship, but these mostly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello everyone, Im Noah, the lead developer on a Pokemon Fangame called Pokemon Lonestar, a game in the generation 3 style based on the U.S. south, specifically Texas, and a bit of Mexico! I’ll try and post updates and such here as well as my twitter!
neutral · AI labelView post →It's decent, but it's the kind of game where you want to try one more game while you are playing it to see the new weapons and stuff, and then after you are done for the night you never feel the urge to go back to it. Because the items you get are just not THAT cool, and there isn't much story to speak of.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will premise this by saying: I feel this is a game moreso geared towards those well-versed in roguelikes and/or deck builders already. It lacks an amount of prettying polish that leaves it a little rough around the edges, with boring visuals and a story so forgettable I couldn’t for the life of me tell you what it’s about other than “spaceship fights”. That being said, the mechanics and QOL pieces in this game give a die-hard roguelike fan a great game to dig into. The concept is simple:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Join @michaelshotter.com and @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social as we discuss “Sleeping in the Fire” by @johndurginauthor.bsky.social. We also talk about the movie “Heretic,” and the game “Lonestar.” Plus, I discuss my visit to Uncle Carmine’s New York Sandwich . 😀 youtu.be/Qz8GtOET_Fo?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks for hosting! Stratagem Lost looks great, added to my wishlist! We are really happy to announce our new tactical roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by games like Slice & Dice and Lonestar. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3995060/...
neutral · AI labelView post →A fun roguelike. Instead of cards or dice you draw machines for your space ship. Machines can be placed into a limited number of slots along three lanes. Their placement can influence your power in that lane (that you'll try to use to overpower the enemy in that lane) or have side effects on adjacent machines, usually in a specific direction. Battle rounds consist of you getting a random amount of three types of energy, though you can influence your 'deck' of energy. You'll try to match that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →oh no NL played LONESTAR. it has potential to be a great game for him but i just feel like this is gonna be a car crash
negative · AI labelView post →#JustBeatIt Lonestar. That's 100% a game for me. A rougelite with a lot of risk/reward decisions. Success in challenging combats is determined by smart usage of synergies between weapons, support items and relics. All that in a western themed space environment. Awesome. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →This game answers the question, "What if One Deck Dungeon didn't suck and was themed around space ships?". The mood of the game is reminiscent of FTL, with lots of great flavor text and nods here and there to other bounty hunter IPs like Cowboy Bebop. I don't know why people are tagging this with Card Battler or Roguelike Deckbuilder because it's not that, but that's a great thing. I'm frankly getting sick of "deck" mechanics in roguelikes. Boardgame players may find the mechanics…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's not really a deckbuilder, it's an engine builder - there are no cards to draw, just pieces that interact with each other. That said, it's an engine builder where the creators absolutely understood the assignment. This is fun to play over and over and over again, and the huge variety of pilot characters gives the game some real staying power.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing. I want to say it is a cross between Slay the Spire and FTL, but it isn't really either of those things at all, so that is helpful I am sure. You pick from a number of pilots (each with their own special ability plus two other random abilities each run), grab from a few different ships, and run at three different zones with 2 normal enemies, a sub boss, and an end boss each. Each one enemy gives you some coins, a weapon or other ship mod, and some "treasure" which is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like slay the spire, and also are not annoyed by lane mechanics, this is a reaaaaaally good game to pick up. The nature of the energy generation and the arsenal management is really satisfying, managing to create interesting engine potential in a single player rouge-like while removing some of the insanely salt inducing low-rolls of traditional deckbuilders.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just want to be clear, because I don't feel like it was really made obvious, this is a game for children. There's all sorts of poorly explained mechanics that make you think it's for adults, but it's a game to help kids practice math. Good on em for making games for kids that are engaging and fun, but I don't think it's terribly clear off the rip and it should be. There's just about no gameplay to speak of and this is basically gambling for units to mix and match for math. You're handed a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good Morning Habs Fans! Game Day in the Lonestar State. YeeeeHaawww ⭐️ #gohabsgo
neutral · AI labelView post →It's decent. Not great. Could use a better unlock system or a way to upgrade stuff permanently between runs. Cobalt Core is basically the same thing only better. I wish I could give games a "Maybe", because this isn't a bad game, it just doesn't have a lot to make me want to keep coming back.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you could make probably make a hundred million dollars by the end of summer by announcing "SPACEBALLS: THE REMASTER" and filming exactly one extra shot of Lonestar trying to shoot Helmut first. don't de-age Bill Paxton or nothin', just ask if he's game
neutral · AI labelView post →final from Game One. we'll see you back for Game Two on Sunday here in the LoneStar State. #MILhockey
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴Asveeti is #OnLion🦁 Happy Easter to anyone who celebrates it! I'm so full 😂 But also, I'm so excited for this new game I found on Steam! Space ships that do the anime beam battle thing! HAAAAAH!! I will be victorious! Lonestar, after some Just Chatting, let's go! #vtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →The hubs is competing for Mr. Lonestar Leather today. He's just topping off on cuddles with his emotional support wombat before getting his game face on.
neutral · AI labelView post →I see a lot of comparisons with Cobalt Core, which is a fine, cute, little and cozy game. Lonestar is much, much more than that, Its replayability is on par with the biggest exponents of the genre, as StS, Monster Train, etc. The amount of content and possible strategies is crazy: - 3 very distinguishible spaceships with their own gimmicks - A vast amount of units for each spaceship, all with different themes and possible synergies. There are no "must have" units, which is the beauty of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played one match so far but wow this is an ingeniously simple and deep game. Make your number bigger than your opponent seems like it would be boring but the way you generate power is soooooo varied and complex. I love how the different component work with each other to build synergy, sort of like Backpack Hero type games. I'm excited to play more of this. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I generally love games like this and I really want to like this game. It's the kind of thing I'm looking for but I can't recommend this game because... 1. The explanations of what different items do is confusing (it's really not well written). 2. The difficulty jump from level 0 to level 1 is so big; Level 0 I can win the game without trying, Level 1 I can't even get past the first galaxy. 3. The game gifts you the unlocks too easily, there's nothing to work towards.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kind of ok. Could probably go for a neutral option, but doesn't cut it for a recommend. It's fully functional, but lacks something that makes it compelling. Just feels like I could be playing FTL or Cobalt Core instead. Completed a run on first try. Wiped a few times after. Got a new ship, some more captains and more variety unlocked, but fail to see a reason to keep playing any further.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you so much! Because of you all LoneStar has reached 106% funding with 13 days left! You’re making this game a reality and it means so much! But we’re not done. More funding means more possibilities, so I’m looking at stretch goals. Got ideas? Let me know! #IndieGameDev #Kickstarter #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →[Epic via Prime] *LONESTAR*, a roguelike deck-builder in space. > LONESTAR is a strategic roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat felons, and be a legend! > > ## Unique Shockwave Battle > Both sides accumulate Power for their own spaceship and compete in a fair shockwave battle to determine who the winner is.…
neutral · AI labelView post →This was my first, and so far only, dice based game. I liked it a fair bit, it was well worth the price. I'd give the game a 7.5/10 score.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m really impressed, scratches exactly the right roguelike itch. A few hours in, feels well balanced, different playstyles, pilots and ways to win. Initial runs until you unlock higher difficulty maybe slightly too easy for experienced players, but still makes you think. Descriptions of effects could be a bit clearer at times and the English is sometimes a bit clunky, but all very workable and doesn’t detract from the overall charm of the game. Runs well on steam deck. Only small gripe is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After few runs boss is defeted and game is repetable and borring, not many challanges, simple calculations, not many developments, i expected more for this price
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like inventory adjacency style management (Backpack Hero, Backpack Battles, God of Weapons) in a roguelite builder style, then you should enjoy this game. The number of items which modify behaviors is relatively high. One interesting feature is that you can engage in a boss gauntlet after you win the game. You can also view your old builds and statistics, and even go back and rerun the boss gauntlet again or if you fail the first time. Tose are two very interesting features that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EPISODE 35 AVAILABLE NOW! - Join us as we talk about various things, including a book by @johndurginauthor.bsky.social, the film "Heretic," and the game "Lonestar" in this one-of-a-kind speculative-fiction authorcast! postmortemreport.com #video #podcast #authorcast #specfic #gaming #booksky 🩸📚💙
neutral · AI labelView post →𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟱𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼! He is also known as The Batman in the 2004 TV series, Spider-Man in the 2000 video game, and Lonestar in Spaceballs: The Animated Series. #StarWars #RinoRomano #knightoftheoldrepublic #jediknightmysteriesofthesith #darthrevan #kylekatarn
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm actually not that into roguelike card battlers anymore. but this game interprets the genre a little differently. in an addictive way that's incredibly fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Alrighty. We're up. Starting with a fun little game called Lonestar. I'm waiting for Ghost Hunting Simulator to update. We'll do that one in a bit. =) twitch.tv/serevarno Join me for a birthday/most likely last stream.
neutral · AI labelView post →Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only: •Steven Universe •Supernatural •The X-Files •Midnight Mass •Game of Thrones •Peaky Blinders •The Orville •The Good Place •Ted Lasso •Parks & Recreation •911 Lonestar •Our Flag Means Death •The Righteous Gemstones •The Office •Rings of Power
neutral · AI labelView post →Very fun. Instead of a rougelike deck builder, it's more of a rougelike engine builder. Good aesthetics and variety, and combos and synergies are very satisfying to pull off. It's maybe not quite up there with the greats of the genre, but it's pretty damn good and a bargain at the asking price. You should play it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is solid. It’s simplistic with little variance, but that works well here. I absolutely love the inspiration from Slay the Spire and FTL. It clearly draws from both, yet still manages to introduce its own unique mechanics instead of feeling like a clone. That said, the game really stumbles when it comes to clarity and communication. The text and calculations are frustratingly unclear. Tooltips read like programming scripts; things like “on load, add 2 power” without properly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a decent game, but it gets rather boring. Theres nothing that draws you in and keeps you there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am very much enjoying this. It has FTL aesthetic with the "wild west" lore of bounty hunters. The mechanics themselves are an amalgam of Slay the Spire (Deck Building + Treasures) and Monster Train (Lanes + Modulation) Haven't played enough to notice any unbalances, but it's hard to lead any game into perfection without constant playtesting, so I hope any adjustments made are from community feedback. Super fun and rewarding game. It isn't punishing as you might think. The problem, in my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an interesting Roguelike where combos play a important role (and I don't even think I found the most impactful ones by the way). Every one of the nine slots where you can fit items can impact the others, often depending on the Energy you draw. Looks very similar to probably other titles and may lack a little bit of "soul" if you see what I mean. You can nonetheless spend several pleasant hours on this game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Way too much hype. Some tiles are super confusing to understand their interaction. The English is a bit off. It's just not as intuitive as a modern game should be, especially in its finished state.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On first play through it doesn't feel too deep, but the more you play the deeper it gets and I've really enjoyed some truly OP combination ships
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The build variety in this game is some of the best I've ever seen! The replay value is very good and you rarely get to reuse previous strategies / cookie-cutters. Very often, the 9-unit limitation on your spaceship is super frustrating -- until you realize that it's a key element of the game design. Once you accept that it's meant to force you into making tough decisions (e.g., "is this rapid-scaling legendary attack unit better for the overall build, than this common support unit that buffs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had a BIG Easter meal and the Easter Bunny brought me a basket full of candy 😂 I'm vibrating out of my chair from the sugar but I'm sure I'll crash soon 😂 I'm so glad I decided to try Lonestar! Really fun game! BEAAAAAM! 😂Thanks for joining me, see u tomorrow! #VeeDiaries
positive · AI labelView post →My personal favorite video game releases from 2024: 1) Balatro 2) Lonestar 3) Ara: History Untold 4) Cataclismo What are yours?
positive · AI labelView post →Ryan, he/him, 24 [MDNI] Multifandom writer & roleplayer Dramas, anime, video games, musicals Interests: •911/Lonestar •AFK Journey •All for the Game •Dragon Age •D&D •Fruits Basket •Genshin, Star Rail, Zenless •Hades I/II •New Amsterdam •Otomes/VNs •Stardew Valley •Vampires #promosky #moots
neutral · AI labelView post →Solid game. I've beaten it with each ship and a handful of different pilots, but now it's starting to get a bit boring because future runs feel kind of the same. I think the game needs more meaningful content and/or greater variety between builds and runs. Still, I had a good amount of fun with it and it was definitely worth the 6€ or whatever I paid on sale, so thumbs up!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A solid idea for a game. The first two runs were pretty fun but after that all future runs felt the same. The game needs to find a way to get more variety between builds and runs. Because of this it got really boring really fast so I dropped it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Move on, buy a coffe or go out with your friend, have no friend's? give money to the homeless not this devs. Minimal effort. - STORY 1/10 HAS NO STORY - GAMEPLAY 1/10 NO SKILL, JUST LUCK - SOUND / MUSIC 1/10 Bad - FUN FACTOR 1/10 Bad RATING 1/10 - Copy of FTL but all aspects of this game is 1/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some of the final bosses are plainly not fun to fight. You're at the whim of RNG rolls for a lot of them. It is not a good sign of balance when I can stomp through the entire run until the final boss. I might as well just roll a dice and if I roll a 1 I spank myself instead of playing this game. It's the same experience.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get it on a steep discount. The game has a lot of potential but it's wildly unbalanced at the moment. Some enemy you'll bowl over and some have advantages that make it impossible to do damage so you'll slowly bleed to death unless RNG turns in your favor. You get new modules for your ship but the descriptions are very vague forcing you to FAFO early and often. Using fuel to evade is cool but not being able to refuel in between battles takes strategy out of the game and forces you to stand…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not for me, I guess.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun space math game. I do not do the math, only put the numbers in the hole and hope it works. Sometimes win. Sometimes lose, always funny space western vibes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the most surprising title for me in a while. This is the first time in a very long time that I have seen a developer implement replayability in a game where it doesnt REQUIRE you to die or finish the game multiple times just to progress. Usually you either have to grind experience by dying a few times or you need to fully complete the scenario to gain enough XP to unlock more content to play a FRESH run. This game did none of that. I not only didnt encounter any unreasonable difficulty…
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