14 Positive User Reviews for Among the Stars
Fun card game
This is a nicely done port of the original card game. I appreciate the extras they put into this, like animations, a “campaign” mode, etc.
It does make my iPhone 8plus run hot and drains the battery quickly which is very unusual.
Recommended
Among the Stars is one of my favorite drafting games, with placement and scoring rules that are well-balanced between complexity and simplicity. This app is quite a reasonable implementation of the game, and even gets around one of the main problems of this style of game, that it can be hard to keep track of what other players are doing, by showing you what the other players are doing by default, and letting you skip that if you choose. The graphics and music are both very good. Overall, I quite
Great port of the board game!
This game is true to the board game it is based on, but adds nice graphical touches, effects, and sound to enhance this experience. I haven’t really noticed any bugs, but there is a minor problem when choosing to use more than one energy to power up a section you are adding to your space station. Normally your available power sources are highlighted, but when you are drawing more than one power from multiple available reactors, none are highlighted so it can be confusing as to what your choices
Not Bad
Great 4 player draft game, highly recommend. Adaptation is smooth and fun.
Smooth, easy and relaxing adaptation of board game
Very straightforward and quickly addicting!
Solid App with a Bug
Locking up on the first new campaign stage after the last update. AI starts to think, but never plays.
Good app version with serious bug.
Good port of the board game, but no one playing multiplayer.
Love the board game love the app version
Great digital version of an excellent board game.
One big issue.
This game actually won me over very quickly. The mechanics are relatively straightforward but the gameplay gets complex in an engaging and fun way. The reason I can’t give 5 stars is there doesn’t seem to be a way to turn off the animations. A significant portion of the game is me waiting for the app to begin auto-playing after my turn. I can skip it, but there’s a mandatory wait before that button appears. That and the building animations etc are unnecessary, at least for me. A game could easil
Good game but frequently locks up.
I really enjoy this game and it’s app implementation. The campaign was fun and I’m eager for more episodes. My greatest frustration with this game is having the game lock up with “AI Thinking”, about every third game I play. If you try to reboot the app, the playing screen is all black. Since games are quick, it’s not terrible, but still super annoying.
It’s a star!
A really nice port of the board game. I wish more developers put this kind of effort into their craft.
Great game
This is one of my favorite board games, but it desperately needs an expansion. Any plans to expand this?
2 Negative User Reviews for Among the Stars
Multiplayer game stuck
The game looks fun, but the very first online multiplayer game wouldn’t open after playing through the first round. Makes you hesitant to try again and lose all the effort. Shame.
game bugs still destroy games
Just downloaded again to check up on it, lost another game to permanent freeze in year 4 on my first game because i tapped on my alien power during an AI turn, I guess. I own so many boardgame apps with similar problems, I no longer buy them.