I bought this based off a review saying this was Xortex 2.0. That being said it is nothing like Xortex.. it is a different style of game. Nightstar is a scrolling shooter, Xortex is a room scale shooter.

That being said this is a fun arcade game that I plan on playing a lot more.

As I play more I find my ship getting hit by dimly lit objects that are very difficult to see.. Hopefully in the future this gets updated.

I give this a positive review because it is worth a play if you buy a lot of games. I rarely purchase games... If I had the chance to demo this game before buying I would have spent my money on a different game.

Excellent! Very addictive. It's more similar to Crystal Nebula minus the maze.

Initially after seeing the video, I was not too impressed. But the gameplay is much better than I thought. The enemies wave are different each time. They are randomly generated. One feature I like the most is that you can regain your health by picking up powerups.

It was confusing at first how the level and powerup works. I died often without knowing how I got shot. It is quite addictive. I just bought the game today and I played almost 2 hrs. Actually I am going back in very soon.

I played this on the Oculus Rift with Touch controllers and it works fine . Other than it has the same issue as the HTC Vive which is you have to use your left hand controller. I have to admit, it adds a level of difficulty which if you're a righty like me , makes aiming not as easy as it should be. You have to make precise movements to shoot objects at a distance, making the slightest adjustment.

I played this game for 30 minutes and never got past the first level. That had a lot to do with being right hand dominant, but also this game is challenging. Despite the frustration of being close to 100% several times, I had a lot of fun and enjoyed the challenge. However, it did seem like some run through's success was based on random powerups. Sometimes I quickly got a pair of squadron teammates to help me out, and other times I had none.

There's this one ship that one shot kills you. I didn't realize that until like the 10th time I died which one it was. I think I can definitely get past the first level, with some luck. I definitely think this one is a lot better than the Lab. It's quite the deal on sale price of $1.99 USD.

Sale Price Rating 7/10 ... quick game to pickup, fun challenge

I've been having a BLAST with this game. Dev has been very attentive and engaging over Reddit. So far this is one of my favorite VR games. It's pretty basic arcade gameplay. No intricate upgrade systems or any fancy attempts to add rougelike elements.

Just straight up FUN ass gameplay. For anyone who played with toy spaceships as a kid who wants to actually fly one around in space shooting bad guys, THIS is the game to pick up!

I've heard it compared to a couple other titles, but personally haven't found anything that hit the spot like this game.

It's a unique design that doesn't try too hard to be different. Great sound and music, and very satisfying imagry with plenty of explosions in space. I expected to like this game after playing the demo, but I didn't expect to enjoy it THIS much. I grew up loving everything about the space/sci-fi genera and always imagined I'd need to be flying first person, in the cockpit to get this much enjoyment out of a space shooter, but the truth is I like this better than any other space shooters in VR that I've played so far.

What's even cooler is you can download a demo to try it out for yourself before buying. I personally payed $14.99 for it durring Steams Winter sale, and I'll be completely honest I don't even regret paying more than the current price. One reason for that is that one of my motion controllers was broken for about a week and a half so having a game I could play with one controller saved me a ton of grief for those 9 days (felt like a couple months) before deciding I could just fix the thing myself.

That's all beside the point. Try the demo, if you like it even a little it's definitly worth the current price for the amount of enjoyment you'll get from it. Not to mention it's decent workout dodging all that incoming fire. Just keep your chaperone on or you'll be tempted to chase a powerup through a wall.

Here is my very first impression review on nightstar after I got the key from the developer. It is a shoot’em up game like r-type or the lab minigame Xortex. While Xortex is a more static room scale experience, nightstar feels like a scroller game. Best description is here a front-scroller because all the enemy ships and asteroids fly towards you.

It’s a shoot’em up, simple target the enemy, press the trigger and try not got hit. The ship got a moment of inertia so you have to calculate this. The only down side is enemies shooting even they passed you, this makes some very unfair attacks from the blind spot.
Also some of the little fragments look like the filling stars that pass you, so you run into them and taking random damage.
Also the spaceship shoots a bit upwards can’t tell if bug or feature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34Ocr3Xpwb4

It looks very good for an early access game. The little ships looks very distinctive even on low quality. Effects like explosions and the red fade out during dead rounds the geme.

Awesome. The Soundtrack and the sound effects are very good and let the game feels like an old arcade game.

Even the constant “scrolling” did, at least for me, not any nausea. The ground grid is for my taste a bit far away, but makes a nice grounding in space. The game can be played with one controller so you can switch hands during play to avoid a tennis elbow. Or play the game while a controller is broken or on repair. It’s a plus point.

Can’t wait to see how the future of the game looks like more power ups or different ships.

Yep, this is a keeper. Tried the demo, bought the full game after two plays. This is completely different than any other VR game I've played so far, in that it isn't really first person. It's more third person, with one controller being the ship. It moves wherever you move the controller, pretty much instantly. It's really easy to just stand in one spot and just wave the controller around, but this is a room scale game. Walk around to get better angles, or dodge thick packs of things that are coming from one area, etc. Awesome game, lots of replayability.

My one complaint would be how long it takes to reset after game over. I want to click through whatever scoring it's showing me and just restart immediately, but it makes me wait ~20 seconds and then brings the menu up to allow a new game.

great open ended game that rewards skill i bought this last night and liked it alot but todays huge update turned this game on its head its incredible

Someone on here was saying that this isn't a roomscale shooter or whatever. it's basically the next step after the lab's xortex. you absolutely can walk in and out of the "stream of combat" and when I thought I was slick and decided i would stand beside and blow everything up as it went by having only to dodge a few projectiles...nope before I knew it I was back right in the middle of it. I honestly can't even tell you if I just walked back in because I was having too much fun. You don't have to watch for thing coming from behind you (so you don't get wrapped up in your cord spinning circles constantly looking for stuff) and it's more like flying through space then blasting stuff in an arena. honestly in my opinion the two biggest flaws of xortex. Can't recommend enough. if you liked xortex. this is actually better enough to be worth the 15 bucks. I'm probably buying my friend a copy for his vive, that will be a first for a non multiplayer game. it's that good.

This game is a hidden gem. It's challenging but rewarding. If you like 2D shooters, this is the VR equivelant. It rocks!

VR style R-Type, your whole room is the level. Buy it!