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Star Control: Origins

by Stardock Entertainment·published by Stardock Entertainment

20 September 2018516
PCWindows

Reader score

7.6/ 10

1 vote

How long to beat

only 1 report

14h

Rushed

main story only

30h

Normally

story and some extras

59h

Completionist

everything in it

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

23

Screenshots

Key art

About

Welcome AboardWelcome to Star Control, Captain! You’re here because you’ve shown exemplary service, aced all your flight exams, and - most importantly - passed all the sanity tests.


Humanity has learned that it is not alone in the universe and that we are hopelessly outmatched by alien civilizations seeking to destroy us. You have been selected to command Earth's first and only interstellar starship to accomplish this - try not to break it. It was expensive.

Your mission: Save humanity, Captain. At all costs and by any means necessary.A Vast UniverseSet in the year 2088, humanity has discovered it’s not alone in the universe. Worse yet, it is catastrophically unprepared to deal with what's out there. In response, Star Control is formed and the player is selected to command the crew of the U.E.S. Vindicator.


Star Control: Origins takes place in a huge living universe just waiting to be explored. Players will find their time split between exploring distant solar systems, landing on exotic planets, navigating hyperspace, and interacting with alien species.

Encounter exotic alien civilizations. Explore strange new worlds. Assemble a fleet mighty enough to face galactic powers that have bestrode the galaxy for thousands of years.Features
  • Navigate a living universe filled with thousands of new worlds and hundreds of hand-crafted adventures.
  • Travel across exotic and amazing worlds searching for relics, Precursor artifacts, and treasures.
  • Meet strange new aliens that can become great allies or terrible enemies.
  • Find alien technology to upgrade your ship from being an embarrassment to the terror of the galaxy.
  • Navigate through thousands of planets in a universe that has a deep history spanning. back hundreds of thousands of years.
  • Design your own ships or download them from Steam to build fleets and take them into combat in fleet battles.
  • Experience and all-new Sci-Fi universe in which you are the central character.

Join the adventure. Save the world.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

Perspective

Third personBird view / Isometric

DLC

Star Control: Origins - ReinforcementsStar Control: Origins - Multiverse

Editions

Expansions

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising

Languages

10 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Chinese (Simplified)—
English
Finnish—
French—
German—
Italian—
Norwegian—
Portuguese (Brazil)—
Russian—
Spanish (Spain)—

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Facts

Developer

Stardock Entertainment

Publisher

Stardock Entertainment

Released

20 September 2018

Platforms

PCWindows

Age ratings

CLASS_IND12

Standing

Top 8% by 24hr peak players

Tags

1st-personTop-downRPG elementsSandbox / open worldDirect controlSpace flightVehicular combatSci-fi / futuristicComedyWar