NEREID station encircling an immense alien Seed above a distant planet

Turn-based tactical horror

STAROPHAGE

Something is waiting aboard NEREID.

Windows PC In development

Enter the world

The signal is a beginning. Getting out is another story.

NEREID was built to study alien life. Now the crew is missing and an unauthorized beacon is calling. Take your specialists into a sealed research station, recover its secrets, and decide what your team can risk.

Genre: Tactical horror
Platform: Windows PC
Mode: Single-player
Combat: Turn-based

Choose what hatches

Influence dormant alien Seeds with light, sound, and biological links. The creature that emerges is a consequence of your choice.

Think as a team

Coordinate specialists, plan your positions, and choose who acts first while stress and uncertainty build.

Turn the station against them

Use airlocks, doors, power, and containment systems to shape each encounter. The environment can be your way out.

Playing STAROPHAGE

Tactical horror shaped by your decisions.

STAROPHAGE is a single-player, turn-based tactical horror game set aboard NEREID, a remote station built for xenobiology research and quarantine. Its crew has gone silent, its records are sealed, and an unauthorized recovery beacon has brought your team to its doors. Finding out what happened means entering a place where information is as valuable as firepower.

Choose the alien before you fight it

Dormant alien Seeds are a decision waiting to happen. Light, sound and biological links can influence what emerges. Before you act, consider the possible creature responses and whether your team’s positions and abilities can handle the result.

Hatching a Seed makes that choice irreversible. The challenge begins before the first attack: you help determine the threat that will share the room with your squad. Choosing a form is part of planning the encounter, alongside deciding where to stand and which specialist should move first.

Plan around your specialists

Your operatives bring different ways to solve a problem. Engineers work with station infrastructure, scientists uncover information, gunners use force to reposition threats, and xenobiologists make dangerous connections with alien life. Coordinate those strengths to create opportunities for the rest of the team.

Turn-based encounters give each action a place in your plan. Consider who needs information, who can change the environment and who is exposed after a move. Rising stress and incomplete knowledge complicate the decisions, making squad position and action order central to survival.

Make NEREID part of the plan

An airlock can become a trap. Sound can pull a creature away from a route you need. A biological connection can provide a way through a passage. Doors, power and containment systems are tools to consider as you explore the station’s sealed sectors.

Recover research, search for signs of the missing crew and follow the evidence behind the beacon. Every discovery gives your recovery team a reason to push deeper, while every encounter asks how much risk you are prepared to accept to get everyone back out.

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It began with a signal.

Enter NEREID in the official STAROPHAGE trailer.

NEREID station wrapped around an immense alien Seed above a planet

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Before you enter

STAROPHAGE:
your questions answered.

What is STAROPHAGE?

STAROPHAGE is a sci-fi tactical horror game about a recovery team investigating NEREID, a silent research and quarantine station. Exploration, specialist coordination and alien encounters drive the mission.

Is STAROPHAGE turn-based or real-time?

STAROPHAGE uses turn-based tactical encounters. You plan your operatives’ positions, combine their abilities and choose their action order while dealing with stress and incomplete information.

How do alien Seeds work?

You can influence dormant Seeds with light, sound or a biological link. Your choice determines the creature that emerges, and cannot be reversed once the Seed hatches.

Is STAROPHAGE single-player, and which platform is it for?

STAROPHAGE is a single-player game being developed for Windows PC. Its Steam page lists the current system requirements and release information.

Where can I watch the trailer and follow development?

Watch the official trailer on this page and explore the in-game screenshot gallery. Add STAROPHAGE to your Steam wishlist and follow its store page for development news and release updates.

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