# Stellar Mercenaries

> Action packed vertical-scrolling shooter with upgradable ships & weapons

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.stellar\_mercenaries](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.stellar_mercenaries)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.stellar_mercenaries`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Quest Builders Dev
- **Category:** GAME\_ACTION
- **Downloads:** 27,717
- **Rating:** 4.47 / 5 (206 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.107
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-30
- **First published:** 2023-04-24
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 212 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stellar_mercenaries)
- **Website:** [https://www.questbuilders.net/](https://www.questbuilders.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://questbuildergames.wordpress.com/about/](https://questbuildergames.wordpress.com/about/)

## Description

### Stellar Mercenaries: An Arcade Shooter Adventure

Stellar Mercenaries is a thrilling vertical scrolling action arcade shooter designed for both casual and hardcore gamers. Customize your ships with upgradeable weapons and special abilities to tackle diverse missions across the solar system. Each mission rewards unlocks and cash to enhance your arsenal. 

Engage in persistent rivalries with enemy mercenaries that grow stronger with each encounter, adding strategic depth to your battles. Enjoy endless procedurally generated missions featuring varied environments, objectives, and hazards. Whether hijacking cargo from space trains or assaulting massive capital ships, the game offers nonstop excitement. Optimized for single-handed play and offline capability, Stellar Mercenaries lets you dominate the solar system anytime, anywhere.

## Rankings

- #380,828 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`

## Review summary

Stellar Mercenaries is praised for its free-to-play model without ads, fun and challenging bullet hell gameplay, and deep customization options. Users appreciate the retro style, variety of missions, and good developer support. However, several users report frequent crashes, particularly after missions, issues with purchasing content, and progress-saving problems. Additionally, resource scarcity hampers gear upgrades, and UI elements could be improved for better visibility.

### Pros

- Truly free to play with no intrusive ads, making gameplay enjoyable.
- Fun and challenging bullet hell gameplay with a retro style and great music.
- Lots of depth and customization options including ships, weapons, and mercenaries.
- Great variety of missions including side missions and a non-linear progression.
- Good developer support and updates responding to user feedback.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes, especially after certain missions or when attempting to claim rewards.
- Issues with purchasing items, including inability to buy and missing purchased content with no restore option.
- Progress saving and loading problems linked to Google Play account causing lost progress.
- Lack of sufficient in-game currency or resources (e.g., calibration points) making it hard to unlock or use new gear.
- Some UI/UX issues such as small text and hard-to-see enemies or attacks.

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