Pulse Rifle: keep the pressure on
Meet Pulse Rifle, one of six starting weapons in the free Starcore Survivor demo. Focus your automatic fire and build your loadout through seven waves.
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SINGLE-PLAYER · SCI-FI ARENA SURVIVAL · ROGUELITE
AUTO FIRE.YOUR SURVIVAL.
Starcore Survivor. Move through the swarm. Collect materials. Buy, merge, and upgrade between waves. Turn the next threat into your next build.
Free demo available now · Full game coming soon
01 / ENTER THE ARENA
KEEP MOVING.
THE NEXT WAVE WON'T WAIT.
Your weapons attack. You find a way through. Read the swarm, leave yourself an escape route, and bring those materials to the next shop.
● DEMO GAMEPLAY
Demo gameplay trailer · 30 seconds · In-game footage and audioDemo field guide ↗
02 / THE COMBAT LOOP
EVERY WAVE.
ANOTHER DECISION.
01
MOVE & DODGE
Your weapons find a target. You find a safe route.
02
COLLECT & GROW
Gather materials across the arena to fuel your next upgrade or purchase.
03
BUY & MERGE
Between waves, double down on your firepower or add a different weapon to your build.
03 / STARTING LOADOUT
WHAT'S YOUR
FIRST WEAPON?
Six starting choices. Find your favorite in the free demo.
01
Pulse Rifle
FOCUSED FIRE02
Rail Needle
STARTING WEAPON03
Starfire Coil
STARTING WEAPON04
Scatter Cannon
STARTING WEAPON05
Return Ring
STARTING WEAPON06
Arc Blade
STARTING WEAPONPLAY FOR FREESEVEN WAVES.
SEVEN WAVES.
YOUR FIRST BUILD.
One Gate Deck battlefield. One playable core. Six starting weapons. Fight, shop, and build your way to the final wave's elite encounter.
The demo uses a separate local save. Progress transfer to the full game is not promised.
04 / FIELD RECORDINGS
WELCOME TO THE GATE DECK.
Actual demo gameplay. Select an image for a closer look.
TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE ARENA
UPDATES. WEAPONS. FIELD NOTES.
The free demo is out: six weapons, seven waves
Play the free Starcore Survivor demo on Steam. Choose one of six starting weapons and survive seven waves on the Gate Deck with between-wave shops.
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Questions & answers
A few things to know before your first run.
Questions & answers ↗What kind of game is Starcore Survivor?
A single-player, top-down sci-fi arena survival roguelite. Your weapons attack automatically while you handle movement, collect materials, and choose weapons and upgrades between waves.
Is there multiplayer or co-op?
Starcore Survivor is currently a single-player game. No multiplayer or co-op mode is promised here.
What's in the free demo?
One Gate Deck map, one playable core, six starting weapons, and seven waves at the starting difficulty. The last wave features an elite encounter. Buy, merge, and upgrade weapons between waves.
Where can I play? Do I need to buy the full game?
Visit the Steam store page and download the demo. You don't need to buy the full game to play. Follow Steam's download and installation process.
YOUR NEXT RUN STARTS HERE.
READY FOR THE ARENA?
Play the demo for free. Like the run? Wishlist the full game.