Star Control®: Origins
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Star Control®: Origins
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Welcome Aboard
Welcome to Star Control, Captain! You’re here because you’ve shown exemplary service, aced all your flight exams, and - most importantly - passed all the sanity tests.Humanity has learned that it is not alone in the universe and that we are hopelessly outmatched by alien civilizations seeking to destroy us. You have been selected to command Earth's first and only interstellar starship to accomplish this - try not to break it. It was expensive.
Your mission: Save humanity, Captain. At all costs and by any means necessary.
A Vast Universe
Set in the year 2088, humanity has discovered it’s not alone in the universe. Worse yet, it is catastrophically unprepared to deal with what's out there. In response, Star Control is formed and the player is selected to command the crew of the U.E.S. Vindicator.Star Control: Origins takes place in a huge living universe just waiting to be explored. Players will find their time split between exploring distant solar systems, landing on exotic planets, navigating hyperspace, and interacting with alien species.
Encounter exotic alien civilizations. Explore strange new worlds. Assemble a fleet mighty enough to face galactic powers that have bestrode the galaxy for thousands of years.
Features
- Navigate a living universe filled with thousands of new worlds and hundreds of hand-crafted adventures.
- Travel across exotic and amazing worlds searching for relics, Precursor artifacts, and treasures.
- Meet strange new aliens that can become great allies or terrible enemies.
- Find alien technology to upgrade your ship from being an embarrassment to the terror of the galaxy.
- Navigate through thousands of planets in a universe that has a deep history spanning. back hundreds of thousands of years.
- Design your own ships or download them from Steam to build fleets and take them into combat in fleet battles.
- Experience and all-new Sci-Fi universe in which you are the central character.
Join the adventure. Save the world.
Announcements
Star Control: Origins v1.6 Update Improves Visual Fidelity
Stardock released a v1.6 update for Star Control: Origins today. The update includes a major visual overhaul for the aliens and starships. The memory footprint of the game was simultaneously reduced
NOW AVAILABLE: The final installment, Earth Rises, of the Earth Rising expansion
Stardock Releases Earth Rising - Part 4: Earth Rises for Star Control: Originshttps://youtu.be/wm9Pc1cAh00The complete expansion with parts 1-4 is fully available and ready to play today!https://stor
Star Control lawfight settled by bees
Bees have intervened to amicably settle the legal dispute over rights to the Star Control series of sci-fi explore-o-RPGs. After finding common ground in a love of bees, Star Control creators Fred Fo
The Star Control feud is over and bees have a lot to do with it
Whoever would have thought bees would help settle a long-running feud? Well they have and, "honestly and truly", the creators of Star Control, and Stardock, are finally getting along.Who owns what tr
Update Note for October 9, 2023
Launcher update for Galactic Civilizations IV.
Update Notes for February 20, 2024
Launcher update: Added support for The Political Machine 2024.
v1.5 Opt-in Beta Now Available - A Major Visual Overhaul
The update includes a major visual overhaul for the aliens and starships. The memory footprint of the game was simultaneously reduced thanks to new updates to Stardock’s Cider engine. The v1.5 update
Star Control: Origins v1.4 Update Improves Visuals and Increases Performance
https://youtu.be/J-VZh7dKeSI v1.4 is here with significant visual improvements, including updated planet visuals, adjustments to creature colors, and improvements to planet terrains. Planets are now
COMING SOON: STAR CONTROL: ORIGINS EARTH RISING PART 4 - EARTH RISES
Stardock announced the final installment of its 4-part expansion to Star Control: Origins today. Earth Rising - Part 4: Earth Rises introduces players to exciting new adventures, including bar fights
Stardock Releases Earth Rising - Part 2: Return of the Lexites for Star Control: Origins
Humanity comes face-to-face with the technological singularity with new quests, locations, ships, and more https://youtu.be/QxDabf7XeRY https://store.steampowered.com/app/961150 Play Part 1: After
Star Control: Origins v1.42.76283 Patch Notes
Just a few fixes for players with this latest update for Star Control: Origins -Change Log Fixed an issue that caused a crash with the Cultists of the Forge mod (Cultists spawned a character with an
Summer of Star Control
It's been an exciting Summer so far for fans of Star Control. Last month we re-released the classic trilogy on Steam, posted a major update to the engine to improve the visuals and we are busy work
NOW AVAILABLE - Star Control: Origins v1.62
Star Control: Origins v1.62 Update Addresses Crash Reports and Updates BalanceIn a galaxy as vast and varied as the one in Star Control: Origins, we can't always see everything. That's why we appreci
NOW OUT: Sins of a Solar Empire II
Empires will rise and fall as Sins of a Solar Empire II is now available to purchase on Steam.A new era begins as the sequel to one of the most beloved strategy titles of all time releases today on S
Update Notes for 6/27/23
Small crash fix caused by async save game loading.
Update Notes for 7/27/23
Just a launcher update to replace some graphics files.
Sins of a Solar Empire II Launch Date Announced
Coming to Steam August 15, 2024Sequel to beloved strategy title features new asymmetric playstyles, dynamically changing maps, deeper tactical combat, expanded strategic depth, and more.Check out Rim
Star Control: Origins v1.42.76283 Patch Notes
Just a few fixes for players with this latest update for Star Control: Origins - Change Log Fixed an issue that caused a crash with the Cultists of the Forge mod (Cultists spawned a character with
Stardock Releases Earth Rising - Part 3: The Syndicate for Star Control: Origins
Stardock released Part 3 of its expansion to Star Control: Origins today. Humanity’s alliance is fraying and their plans for expanding into the galaxy are waylaid when they are faced with a new threa
