Star Control: Origins
- September 20, 2018
- Stardock Entertainment
- 41h median play time
Star Control: Origins does a great job bringing back the classic game's humorous aliens and energetic 2D space battles, but everything you do on the ground is a chore.
Get on Steam"Star Control: Origins" is a space exploration and combat game that sends players on a journey to the stars. You'll encounter alien civilizations, navigate political intrigue, and engage in intense space battles. As a captain of a starship, players must gather resources, research new technologies, and make contact with other beings to expand their influence and protect their home world.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- story908 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 72 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
- funny341 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- gameplay305 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 70 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
- graphics208 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
- grinding182 mentions
- 1 % positive mentions
- 1 % neutral mentions
- 99 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Star Control: Origins Review
Star Control: Origins does a great job bringing back the classic game's humorous aliens and energetic 2D space battles, but everything you do on the ground is a chore.
69%Star Control: Origins review
An empty galaxy and endless grinding mar clever writing and engaging combat.
60%Star Control: Origins Review (PC)
Stardock set out to offer players a game in which they can explore galaxies at their own pace, without being constrained to a linear narrative, and brilliantly succeeded. Star Control: Origins gives the player a reason to begin the journey, but it's the player who decides where and when to go. The game explains you the rules, but doesn't hold your hand throughout your adventures, hence the freedom feel. The top-notch writing wants to imply that Star Control: Origins doesn't take too seriously, but you have all the ingredients of a full Star Trek season. The influences are clearly there, so if you're a Trekkie, you'll feel right at home playing Stardock's game. +4more More importantly, Star Control: Origins feels very much alive. As you set out to explore new galaxies, seek out new life and new civilizations, you'll fly by galaxies with vibrant spaceship traffic. You can hail vessels you meet in the outer space, or simply open fire if you're pursuing a more hostile approach. Star Control: Origins perfectly combines exceptional writing, total exploration freedom, satisfying space combat, excellent voice acting and hypnotizing music. Although I felt intimidated by the importance of the journey ahead, the well written, humorous dialogues gently transitioned me into a state of pure excitement. No words can better describe Star Control: Origins than actually playing it. It's a masterpiece.
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