Star Control®: Origins on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

Star Control®: Origins is a funny, story rich and choices matter game developed and published by Stardock Entertainment.
Released on September 20th 2018 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Italian and Russian.

It has received 2,606 reviews of which 1,917 were positive and 689 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Star Control®: Origins into these genres:

Funny Story Rich Choices Matter Third Person Shooter Third-Person Shooter Exploration Action-Adventure Competitive Dark Humor Action Adventure Sci-fi Aliens Space Atmospheric Moddable Combat Local Multiplayer Multiple Endings

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit
Processor: Dual Core Intel or AMD processor
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel Integrated 520 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 26 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

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Jan. 2025

I never played any of the old star control games, so I can't draw parallels, and I'm coming into this with no particular expectations. I've seen several reviews complaining about graphics and writing. For me graphics are not critical - I found them perfectly serviceable, but there wasn't anything impressive there. The character designs and art were decent to my eyes, they just chose to make it cartoon-y, which was fine with me. The writing was certainly silly but I found it amusing rather than offensive like some did. The overall story was decent in my opinion and the different interactions were fun to navigate. The gameplay was enjoyable overall, but not spectacular. Exploration was fun, and there was something to do in most star systems, of which there were many. Upgrading the ship was enjoyable, though not particularly challenging - exploration being the primary requirement. Collecting resources was a bit tedious, but you don't have to spend a lot of time doing it. Combat is easy to find and offers similar rewards for the same time spent. I still preferred to collect resources for my cash, because combat wasn't particularly fun to me either. It wasn't terrible but running away from the enemy ship and taking shots from far away is the easiest way to not lose ships, and that takes forever. The variety of ships and weapons was pretty good but i do wish they were a bit more maneuverable/easier to control/aim Overall I thought the game was decent, though not exceptional in any way.

Oct. 2024

A really good "sequel" to star control II. Keeps a lot of what made the original great. However the space battles are worse. somehow they didn't grasp the asymmetry design of the ships from star control II. Star controls II ships are all so different with unique abilities. So far, most of the ships of Origins are samey. samey lasers. Star control II will always be replayable because of that feature. also found the power-up drops to be immersion breaking, plus they are pointless. Once i'm done with the origins fun story and engaging enough rpg mechanics, i won't be back to play ship vs ship battle. rather do that in Star Control II.

Oct. 2024

I am so mad that the fake Star Control game is actually decent. It can't touch Star Control 2 and the story makes no sense in context with the Ur-Quan stuff but as a stand-alone game, I am enjoying traveling a galaxy that I don't have memorized.

Aug. 2024

gotta love it! good sense of humour combined with some space adventures and blowin up some bad guys :D

Aug. 2024

I liked it though it's basically a kinder, gentler version of Star Control 2. There is no time limit to your goals. Yes, the main enemy will expand its territory over time, but you can always take it back when you feel ready to do so. There is a random alien that attacks you like the Slylandro Probes but they aren't as aggressive and dangerous. Overall the game is not as challenging, but there are some optional fights that are pretty deadly and take you by surprise if you stumble into that star system. A few of the alien races are too similar to the ones in Star Control 2, though there were a few like the Phamysht and the Mukay that were pretty funny and interesting. The landing segment is different from SC in that it's 3D. Mining in either game gets boring fast, but the 3D terrain takes longer to navigate so it's worse overall. This game's version of "Super Melee" is quite fun. The ships are easy to control and there are powerups scattered across each map. Instead of the screen looping, you're set in an arena with a deadly outer zone. This can be useful for whittling down heavily armored ships. Because this game is newer, I found the ships easier to control and had a better time. There is also a large variety of ships and most of them are useful. Overall, if you like Star Control 2 you will probably enjoy Star Control: Origins, though it won't blow your mind. The DLC is ok. It doesn't have as many voiced parts and it feels unfinished. However, you get access to some powerful hybrid ships that make the final missions easier.

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19.50€

7.1

1,917

689

Online players

Developer

Stardock Entertainment

Publisher

Stardock Entertainment

Release 20 Sep 2018

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