New Star Trek strategy game from Paradox Interactive gets release date
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Paradox Interactive has announced that its upcoming Star Trek grand strategy game,Star Trek: Infinite, will be releasing for PC and MacOS on October 12.
The Swedish developer has also announced a range of pre-order bonuses for the game, as well as a digital deluxe edition, which includes a digital artbook, the game’s soundtrack, and an in-game music pack featuring famous tracks from acrossStar Trekhistory.
Those who pre-order the game will get access to a bonus ship, theU.S.S. Cerritos,as well as crew uniforms from theacclaimed comedy seriesStar Trek: Lower Decks. For the more martially inclined, the pre-order also comes with a new voice line for the advisor of the Klingon faction.
Star Trek: Infiniteis a grand strategy adaptation of the sprawling sci-fi universe first created by Gene Roddenberry in 1964. InInfinite, players will take control of one of the setting’s great galactic powers, guiding every aspect of the faction’s development from diplomacy to warfare.
From trailers and preview material, it’s clear that the game shares a great deal withStellaris, Paradox’s existing sci-fi strategy. However, this is no bad thing, since the delicate politics, knife-edge diplomacy, and occasional dramatic spaceship battles ofStar Treklend themselves well to theStellarisformula. Easily one of thebest PC strategy games,Stellaris’sophisticated systems for diplomacy, espionage, warfare, and economics, complimented by a spontaneous events system reminiscent ofCrusader Kings 3, all serve to offer a top-notch 4X experience.
Though the similarities betweenStar Trek: InfiniteandStellarisare so on the nose that the former seems like it could be DLC for the latter, the prospect of playing out your own version ofStar Trekhistory is exciting for fans old and new.According to Paradox Interactive, the game offers “fresh avenues for adventure” encouraging players to deviate fromStar Trekcanonand blaze their own trails into the future. For those invested in theStar Trekuniverse, it’s a golden opportunity to make your mark on one of sci-fi’s most beloved franchises.
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