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Star Trek Online

Star Trek Online is a premier free-to-play MMORPG from Cryptic Studios and Perfect World Entertainment set in the famous Star Trek universe. Don the official uniforms of the United Federation of Planets or the…

68 2 February 2010 Free to play

Star Trek Online is an adventure developed by Cryptic Studios, released 2 February 2010 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.

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What Star Trek Online is

Star Trek Online is an adventure game developed by Cryptic Studios and released in 2010. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Cryptic Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Star Trek Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Cryptic Studios based on the Star Trek franchise. The game is set in the 25th century, 30 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. Star Trek Online is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game within the Star Trek franchise and was released for Microsoft Windows in February 2010. At launch, the game required a game purchase and a recurring monthly fee. In January 2012, it relaunched with a tier of free-to-play access available. After a public beta testing period, a version of the game was released for OS X in March 2014. Due to technical issues with the port, support for OS X ended in…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 5 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.

Where it sits in the Star Trek series

Star Trek Online is the 63rd of 90 entries we hold in the Star Trek series. It arrived 9 months after Star Trek: The Mobile Game. The next entry was Star Trek Online: Legacy of Romulus in 2013. Its critic score of 68 is almost exactly the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is Star Trek: Rivals at 93.

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How it was received

Star Trek Online holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 2 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo 2.2Ghz (or equivalent AMD CPU), 4GB RAM and NVidia GeForce GTX 4xx, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5xxx, or Intel HD Graphics 4xxx (Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 21GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Star Trek Online launched on 2 February 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Heavy Rain and Gothic II: Gold Edition. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, BioShock 2, Heavy Rain, Gothic II: Gold Edition.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Star Trek Online yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Star Trek Online — frequently asked questions

When did Star Trek Online come out?
Star Trek Online was released on 2 February 2010 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Star Trek Online free?
Yes — Star Trek Online is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Star Trek Online?
At minimum, Star Trek Online needs Core 2 Duo 2.2Ghz (or equivalent AMD CPU), 4GB RAM, NVidia GeForce GTX 4xx, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5xxx, or Intel HD Graphics 4xxx (Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11) graphics, 21GB of storage.
Does Star Trek Online have multiplayer?
Yes. Star Trek Online supports multiplayer for up to 5 players online.
How many GB is Star Trek Online?
The PC version needs about 21 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("21GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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