"Starbase is a space game of missed potential, and it’s facing an uncertain future due to paused development. This early access game, developed by Frozenbyte, has experienced significant challenges that put its success at risk. There appear "
Starbase is a space MMO game that went into Early Access in July 2021 with the potential to allow thousands of players to play in singular areas and build their own spaceships and star bases. However, the game has not received any major updates, causing the player numbers to dwindle to an average of 40 players per day in April 2023, and leading to mostly negative reviews on Steam. In April 2022, the developers announced that the game’s sales performance was not strong enough to prioritize its development, and the game’s development would be slowed down, leading to disappointment among players.
Although there has not been much official news on the game’s development, the developers have posted comments on Steam Community, suggesting that they have plans for tutorials, instant single player or co-op content, NPCs, fixing, and finishing stuff currently in the game. However, they admitted that they would not be able to pursue them all at once. It is unclear whether the game will resume development, and many players are still hoping for a return to its potential.