Authentic Star Trek feel and episodic stories
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Well written episode style missions pulled from every facet of Trek Cannon. Voiced by the actual cast and crew of the TV series”
Steam review · 351.2 h played ↗
Star Trek Online
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%Cryptic Studios2012MMORPG · RPG · Action
The verdict
A huge, free-to-play Star Trek MMO with strong episodic stories and space combat, but weak ground combat, dated tech and aggressive monetization. Skip it if you aren't a Trek fan or hate lockboxes.
Great for
Star Trek fans who want to captain their own ship, enjoy episodic story missions and can ignore the cash shop
Main risk
Aggressive monetization, lockboxes and grind make endgame feel pay-to-win and costly
What players love
Playable free-to-play with lots of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Anything in game worth doing can be done for free, the story is good, and the mechanics are fun to play.”
Steam review · 1108.7 h played ↗
Fun space combat and ship variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Space combat has always been STO’s strongest feature, offering solid depth through ship builds, abilities, and power management.”
Steam review · 199.8 h played ↗
Nostalgic, long-lasting game people return to
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“If you love Star Trek, there is still nothing else quite like this.”
Steam review · 412.3 h played ↗
Active devs, regular updates and friendly community
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Devs are still active and new content is still being delivered.”
Steam review · 707.6 h played ↗
Deep customization of captain, crew and ships
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Ships, captains and bridge officers are all insanely customizable.”
Steam review · 30.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Predatory monetization and lockboxes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Every single menu will remind you that almost everything needs real cash to grab.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Clunky, boring ground and space combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Ground controls and ground combat feel like trying to steer a dead cow in a shopping cart”
Steam review · 39.4 h played ↗
Launcher, login and patching problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Can't get past the patching screen. Haven't played it at all.”
Steam review · 8.2 h played ↗
Confusing, unwelcoming new player experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“this game is not made for new people.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Dated graphics and engine
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The graphics are so old and dated that it's unplayable, they're literally Playstation 2 graphics.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Poor controls and controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“full controller support is a lie.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support21 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10/11 (64-bit)
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2.2Ghz (or equivalent AMD CPU)
Memory4GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 4xx, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5xxx, or Intel HD Graphics 4xxx (Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11)
Storage21GB
Recommended
OSWindows® 10/11 (64-bit)
ProcessorCore i5-6xxx Quad Core or better
Memory6GB RAM or better
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 9xx or AMD Radeon RX 4xx or better
Storage21GB
OSWindows® 10/11 (64-bit)
ProcessorCore 2 Duo 2.2Ghz (or equivalent AMD CPU)
Memory4GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GeForce GTX 4xx, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5xxx, or Intel HD Graphics 4xxx (Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11)
Storage21GB
More games to check
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
Neverwinter
Mostly Positive · 77%+ Rich D&D setting and lore
− Pay-to-win monetization and paywalls
analyzed 1 d ago
New World: Aeternum
Mixed · 67%+ Beautiful world and graphics
− Servers shutting down, game unplayable
analyzed 2 d ago
RIFT
Mostly Positive · 75%+ Excellent soul/class customization
− Pay-to-win cash shop and aggressive monetization
analyzed 35 min ago
Aura Kingdom
Mostly Positive · 78%+ Beautiful anime art and animations
− Bans and wiped accounts for inactivity or billing
analyzed 1 h ago
Weekly digest
Fresh games worth a look, in your inbox
The most interesting games we’ve just analyzed, once a week.Once a week we send the most interesting games we’ve just analyzed: the verdict, top pros and cons, and what changed. No spam.
One email a week · unsubscribe in one click