Star Control®: Origins

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 2,579 reviews of which 1,894 were positive and 685 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.85€ on Steam and has a 66% discount.

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

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

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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

Reviews

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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.

Jan. 2024

OK... finished the game and the Expansion. It is not like Star Control II is one of my favourite game so that's why I gave Origins a chance. Here are my critique: - Planetary exploration - becomes a chore after a while. Hate getting stuck around terrain and some atmospheric conditions makes it very difficult to see things. There is almost no point capturing aliens. - Overall, it was pretty easy which is fine but towards end game I just use one ship, combat becomes pretty boring. - Story wise. Pretty forgettable. Ship upgrades should be reflected on the ship. They could do it in the past, why not now? Sometimes they go to alien full screen, other time, just text and icon with no voice. Better to keep it more consistent. - Boss Battle. The climax battles seems to go on the background. Boss battles should be more in stages then just one arena. - The economy kind of sucks because towards the end, I don't really need to buy anything. You also don't have as much customization as before in terms of crews, main ship weapons/features and even the rover. Still I completed it and it satisfies a bit of nostalgia. Overall, buy it when it is on sale, but I wouldn't pay full price for it.

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Steam reviews	22 December 2024 19:59

-66% 28.99€ 9.85€

7.1

1,894

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Developer

Stardock Entertainment

Publisher

Stardock Entertainment

Release 20 Sep 2018

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