Star Trek Legends

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Star Trek Legends is a single player and multiplayer role playing game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Emerald City Games and was released on September 2, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Explore the world of Star Trek in the official team-based RPG. Take command of the USS Artemis and dive into the mysterious Nexus to discover new worlds and recruit over 40 characters from the full Star Trek franchise: The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery and Picard. The skills and ingenuity of your crew will be crucial in this epic adventure in…

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72%

Audience ScoreBased on 233 reviews

story30 positive mentions

stability22 negative mentions

The game offers a one-time purchase model with no microtransactions, allowing players to earn everything through gameplay.
It features a wide variety of characters from the Star Trek universe, providing engaging gameplay and character synergies.
The turn-based combat and strategic elements are enjoyable, making it a fun time sink for fans of the franchise.

The game is plagued by frequent crashes, often occurring every hour, which significantly disrupts gameplay.
Many bugs and glitches affect the user experience, including issues with the UI, character visibility, and progress loss.
The gameplay can feel repetitive and grindy, lacking depth and variety, which may lead to player burnout.

story
148 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story features a choose-your-own-adventure style with a nostalgic connection to the Star Trek universe, primarily revolving around characters like Burnham, Worf, and McCoy. While some players find the plot engaging and full of fan service, others criticize it for being simplistic and repetitive, often serving merely as a backdrop for combat. Overall, the narrative is seen as decent but not groundbreaking, with potential for future expansions.
- “The game blends exploration, ship battles, and away missions, staying true to the Star Trek spirit.”
- “The plot of the game is interesting and even if you're not a big fan of the franchise you never feel lost!”
- “A fun game to collect lots of Star Trek favorites with a story that ties all eras together.”
- “The story also falls apart when the dialogue is always Burnham, Worf, and McCoy, even though none of them are in my party.”
- “It is a good port of an iPhone game, but since it was a mobile game there isn't much story to the game.”
- “I don't really know what I expected, but it had to be better than this - no 'real' missions or exploration, just text boxes with limited conversation options, and combat that is just old-school Final Fantasy, which is just your team standing there while you are selecting options from yet more text boxes.”
gameplay
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by a grindy, mobile-style experience that revolves around unlocking and upgrading beloved characters, primarily through repetitive turn-based battles. While the graphics and overall mechanics are polished, many players find the gameplay loop becomes monotonous over time, despite the absence of pay-to-win elements and the presence of engaging events. Overall, it offers a fun experience for fans, particularly those who appreciate the gacha mechanics, but may not hold up for those seeking variety and depth in gameplay.
- “The immersive experience with characters from across the entire Star Trek franchise and the engaging gameplay make it a delightful experience.”
- “A genuinely excellent game with ridiculous depth and a great gameplay loop!”
- “The story is interesting, the gameplay is fun and very polished, progression is fast and easy to understand.”
- “The gameplay is no more than what you'd find in a phone game.”
- “Every battle also looks and feels the same and gameplay gets very repetitive.”
- “The fun in the game quickly fades as you discover there's only one mechanic which you will repeat endlessly.”
monetization
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its lack of microtransactions, offering a mobile experience without the typical predatory monetization practices. Players appreciate the fixed price model, allowing for full gameplay without in-app purchases or pay-to-win mechanics, although some express concerns about potential future monetization. Overall, the absence of ads and in-game purchases contributes to a more enjoyable and engaging experience.
- “Finally an enjoyable game that has no microtransactions!”
- “The good thing is it has zero in-app purchases and microtransactions, no energy that you need to wait for to get refilled, you can play all day long if you feel like it.”
- “I love that this game does not have in-app purchases, so everything that's available can be unlocked by gameplay.”
- “Lack of communication from the devs tells me that this was a cash grab with no intention of support.”
- “Basic things show that this is a poor port and a cash grab.”
- “I'm not sure if I'd be recommending this game if it was free-to-play, but with microtransactions, even to the hardcore Star Trek fans.”
graphics
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received mixed feedback, with many praising the unique cartoon art style and detailed character designs, while others express frustration over technical issues such as low resolution and the need to frequently reset graphic settings. Overall, the visuals are considered appealing, especially for a mobile port, but there are calls for improvements, including a desire for 4K support and better resolution stability.
- “I feel in love with the art style and the interface, it's so well done!”
- “The graphics still look pretty good on this port which is surprising for a mobile game.”
- “The artwork, stages, and animations are amazing though.”
- “The only graphic option also resets to very low every time you restart the game.”
- “And I have repeatedly posted about the low resolution and graphic option resetting in the Steam discussions, and not once did the developer acknowledge these issues.”
- “Also, I have to reapply my graphic settings with almost every launch... I'd say, at least, 80% of the time.”
stability
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is currently in early access and is described as highly unstable, with frequent freezes, crashes, and online disconnects that are attributed to server issues rather than user connections. Players report significant bugs affecting gameplay, particularly in alliance raid and PvP modes, and some missions fail to trigger without restarting the game. Overall, while the game shows potential, its stability issues detract from the experience.
- “In its current form it is highly unstable with freezes, crashes, and online disconnects that only affect this application (this means that there is no issue with your connection but their back-end disconnects from you which causes the message and your game to freeze).”
- “The game freezes often in alliance raid mode, randomly disconnects in PvP, lacks in basic customization options, and sometimes missions simply don't trigger without a restart.”
- “The alliance war screen constantly freezes and when it does freeze, it is frozen for the entire week.”
grinding
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game is a mixed bag; while it features typical mobile game time-gating mechanics and can feel tedious, many players find it engaging and satisfying, especially in the context of a free-to-play model. However, some users criticize the grind as excessive, particularly for minimal incremental improvements, leading to repetitive and tedious gameplay without a clear endgame. Overall, the experience can be enjoyable but may require patience due to its grind-heavy nature.
- “As such, it's as grindy as most mobile-designed titles are and makes use of time gating mechanics.”
- “Things are just too grindy for the incremental improvements I see at this point.”
- “There is no endgame; there are a few additional modes that are just more of the same, repetitive, tedious battles.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music and sound effects in the game are basic and repetitive, leading many players to mute them and listen to their own music instead. There is no volume control, and the overall audio experience does not capture the essence of the Star Trek franchise, making it feel more like a mobile game port. While the character renderings are decent, the limited and annoying audio detracts from the overall experience.
- “The music is a bit limited, but the character renderings, while cartoony, are quite decent.”
- “You can turn music and sound effects on or off, which is a nice feature.”
- “The worst part about it being a port of a mobile game is that the sound effects and music are very basic, and get very annoying after a few missions.”
- “I usually play it on mute and listen to my own music while playing it.”
- “The music is a bit limited; the character renderings, while cartoony, are quite decent.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game has been noted for its very low replay value, with users indicating that once completed, there is little incentive to play it again.
- “Once you finish the game, it has very low replay value.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization for PC has been criticized, as the menus and user interface appear to be directly ported from the Apple Arcade version with minimal adjustments, resulting in a lack of tailored enhancements for the platform.
- “The menus and UI seem to be almost entirely ported straight from the Apple Arcade version, with little to no PC optimization.”