Star Control®: Origins overview

Overview

Star Control®: Origins comes from Stardock Entertainment and is published by Stardock Entertainment. It arrived on Steam on Sep 20, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Star Control®: Origins's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 18 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:30:04 UTC, with a tracked peak near 73. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 74% positive across 2,674 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Star Control®: Origins is available in 10 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Star Control®: Origins has sold up to 100,000 units and has 2,069 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,500,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Star Control®: Origins overview details

Star Control®: Origins combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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 embar…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Star Control®: Origins is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 18 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:30:04 UTC, a tracked peak of 73, and 74% positive reviews.

Overview tags

FunnyStory RichChoices MatterThird PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterExplorationCompetitiveAction-AdventureDark HumorActionAdventureSci-fiAliensSpace

Content descriptors

Star Control: Origins contains some crude language humor and other mature topics dealing with death, etc.

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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