Star Control I and II

Buy83%

Very Positive · 177 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Toys for Bob · Top-Down Shooter · Oct 19, 2017

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$3.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Star Control I and II?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 148 sampled reviews

Based on 177 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 148 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise44% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
27 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
The game is very dialogue rich, and just in the first hour or so I feel like I have learned a lot about the game's universe and lore.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
21 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
I don't know if I can recommend this Steam version exactly (maybe if you want the game EXACTLY as it was on PC back in the day), but the game in general is a must-play for anyone who loves space exploration, 90s games, and/or watching old episodes of Star Trek.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
16 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
The combat system is interesting and difficult to master, and it's INCREDIBLY satisfying to have a dreadnought that can just blast anything out of the sky whenever you please.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
Soundtrack and graphics were revolutionary at the time, and are still not bad
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
I can definitely see how the character graphics and some of the 3D animations were innovative for the time, but the gameplay itself is terrible.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story27 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Combat16 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$3.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.59.

6 points recordedtoday · $3.99

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