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Wander Stars

Wander Stars

Released: 9/19/2025

Join Ringo, a young martial artist looking for her brother, and Wolfe, a mysterious scoundrel running from his past, as they join forces in an unlikely partnership to collect the pieces of the fabled Wanderstar Map. Across 10 “episodes” of anime-inspired adventure, Ringo and Wolfe will have to work together to find answers, make up for past mistakes, and travel across the universe in search of their goal. And who knows, maybe they’ll learn how to get along at some point!

Join Ringo, a young martial artist looking for her brother, and Wolfe, a mysterious scoundrel running from his past, as they join forces in an unlikely partnership to collect the pieces of the fabled Wanderstar Map. Across 10 “episodes” of anime-inspired adventure, Ringo and Wolfe will have to work together to find answers, make up for past mistakes, and travel across the universe in search of their goal. And who knows, maybe they’ll learn how to get along at some point!

Join Ringo, a young martial artist looking for her brother, and Wolfe, a mysterious scoundrel running from his past, as they join forces in an unlikely partnership to collect the pieces of the fabled Wanderstar Map. Across 10 “episodes” of anime-inspired adventure, Ringo and Wolfe will have to work together to find answers, make up for past mistakes, and travel across the universe in search of their goal. And who knows, maybe they’ll learn how to get along at some point!

Critics
78
Steam
92

Score Breakdown

77.5

Critic Average

24 reviews

92

Steam User Score

169 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-14.2
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-14.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

22 launch window (92%)2 late (8%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 29, 2026

Based on 24 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 77.5/100. Critics score this game 14.2 points lower than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 24)+
  1. Veerender JubbalviaMonsterVine
    Dec 12, 2025·Late review
    50/100View review
    Steam 91.7/100 · -41.7 pts
  2. Rafael MendonçaviaGameFM
    Dec 2, 2025·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 91.7/100 · -26.7 pts
  3. Seth HayviaCat with Monocle
    Nov 17, 2025·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 91.7/100 · -11.7 pts
  4. Sam WachterviaRPGamer
    Oct 20, 2025·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 91.7/100 · -21.7 pts
  5. Nicola KapronviaCOGconnected
    Oct 20, 2025·Launch window
    77/100View review
    Steam 91.7/100 · -14.7 pts