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    Star Control: Origins

    Stardock · 2018 · 1 platform

    Star Control: Origins

    The Earthlings have joined the interstellar club.

    SimulatorIndieRole-playing (RPG)AdventureStrategy

    01 — About

    The story

    The Earthlings have joined the interstellar club. The galaxy will never be the same. The year is 2086 and Earth has detected an alien distress call originating from the surface of Triton. In response, Star Control is formed with you as The Captain of Earth's first prototype starship.

    02 — At a glance

    Metascore

    75/100

    Excellent — broadly acclaimed by press and players.

    Age

    CLASS_IND 12+

    Released

    Sep 20 2018

    Platforms

    PC (Microsoft Windows)

    Developer

    Stardock

    Genres

    SimulatorIndieRole-playing (RPG)AdventureStrategy

    03 — World & gameplay

    Technical sheet

    Classification

    Franchise
    • Star Control
    Themes
    • Action
    • Science fiction
    Game modes
    • Co-operative
    • Multiplayer
    • Single player
    Perspective
    • Bird view / isometric
    • Third person

    Links

    • Official website(opens in a new tab)
    • Steam(opens in a new tab)
    • GOG(opens in a new tab)
    • Wikipedia(opens in a new tab)
    • YouTube(opens in a new tab)
    • Twitch(opens in a new tab)
    • X (Twitter)(opens in a new tab)
    • Facebook(opens in a new tab)

    04 — Age ratings

    Mature audiences

    CLASS_IND12+

    CLASS_IND 12

    CLASS_IND

    Content descriptors

    • Violence
    • Drug Reference

    05 — Languages

    Available worldwide

    10 languages supported

    LanguageInterfaceAudioSubtitles
    Chinese (Simplified)—
    Norwegian—
    Spanish—
    Portuguese—
    Italian—
    Finnish—
    Russian—
    English
    French—
    German—

    06 — How long is this game?

    Source: HowLongToBeat

    Estimated duration

    • Main Story14.0h
    • Main + Extras30.0h
    • Completionist59.0h

    07 — Media

    See it in action

    5 screenshots · 3 videos

    Star Control: Origins screenshot
    Star Control: Origins screenshot
    Star Control: Origins screenshot
    Trailer

    Trailer

    Teaser

    Teaser

    Trailer

    Trailer

    08 — Editions

    Pick your version

    Galactic Edition

    Galactic Edition

    09 — Expansions

    DLC & extensions

    Star Control: Origins - Reinforcements

    Dec 6, 2018

    Star Control: Origins - Reinforcements

    DLC for Star Control Origins. A dozen brand new ships added to the Fleet Battles mode of the game. - Norast Diamond: Huge range and high DPS ship with a dual laser and gatling laser. - Inamorata Strike: Fast ship with tracking missiles and a devastating rear shot. - Menkmack Opportunist: Ship made for barraging enemies with dumbfire missiles and canister mines. - Muaertreaze Fighter: Drone vessel made for drive-by ship destroying with Flank Blasters and Immobilizing Mines. - Harmony Fighter: Fast moving ship with an Eradication Ray and a Flame Turret. - Radiant Angel: Ship full of beautiful, murderous light. - Scavenger: Robust ship that pulls enemies in with deadly tractor beams and collects their destroyed ships. - Xelnathi Conqueror: New ship loaded with Xraki triple lasers and slow bolt casters. - Trandal Overwhelmer: Scout ship with a triple bolt and destructive phasor. - Vulzon Galley. Slow, heavy ship that shoots dangerous lines of missiles. - Shantid Destroyer: Strange looking ship with long-tracking plasma bolts. - Xraki Horror: Low HP but quick-moving ship, equipped with deadly torpedoes and a black hole mine

    Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising

    Dec 11, 2018

    Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising

    The Lexites are impeding Earth's efforts to expand into known space. But why? Playing as the Captain of Earth's first interstellar starship, you will find yourself visiting new worlds, engaging in combat against strange new ships while trying to unravel the mysterious plans of the post-humans who left Earth.

    12 — Price history

    Last 90 days

    13 — Community voice

    What players say

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