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Star Control®: Origins

Star Control®: Origins

Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

Released Sep 20, 2018 Developer Stardock Entertainment Platforms Windows FunnyStory RichChoices MatterThird PersonShooter
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

73.6%positive2,617 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I don't have anything inherently negative to say about this, I'm generally speaking a sucker for adventure games, I specifically tend to lean more sci-fi. Huge fan of Mass Effect, if this was more serious and had a darker theme I'd be heavily invested. Though as it stands it may…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A nice short game. To be clear, its a RPG and not a 4X or RTS game. It has a short storyline but it progresses at a nice pace. The different accents of the different races was a nice feature. Loved that the Mysterious ancient starbases were Australian! I felt there were a few…”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Random words that do not make any sense. 100 year old machine translation. So the game is unplayable as you have no idea what some buttons mean or you do not even get the meaning of some things because the translation is unusable. Best part... you can not even change the…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

8playing at last check
1724-hour peak
2,607all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 1.2k avg · Sep 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

88achievements
13.8%median completion
0.3%rarest: You Did What You Had To
93.4% of players 89.2% of players 82.4% of players 75.2% of players 74.3% of players 72.4% of players 71.3% of players 70.5% of players 70.1% of players 68.9% of players 66.4% of players 59.6% of players 58.2% of players 57.6% of players 57.6% of players 55.8% of players 54.8% of players 52.1% of players 50.6% of players 49.8% of players 40.8% of players 36.5% of players 35.6% of players 33.8% of players 33.3% of players 32.1% of players 32.0% of players 31.9% of players 31.0% of players 30.6% of players 27.9% of players 27.6% of players 27.5% of players 26.1% of players 23.2% of players 22.2% of players 22.2% of players 19.1% of players 18.8% of players 18.8% of players 18.2% of players 16.0% of players 15.9% of players 14.5% of players 13.8% of players 10.9% of players 10.2% of players 10.2% of players 7.1% of players 5.4% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.2% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 93.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.4%One Small Step — Start the campaign.
89.2%Away Crew — Successfully land on a planet.
82.4%First Contact: Tywom — Meet the Tywom.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%You Did What You Had To — Win the game in a not terribly benevolent manner.
0.4%Best-est Ribbon — Lose 100 Fleet Battle matches.
0.4%Admiral — Win 100 Fleet Battles.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$5.99−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US5.99 USD−70%
EU6.14 EUR−70%
UK5.32 GBP−70%
Australia8.55 AUD−70%
Canada7.19 CAD−70%
Japan780 JPY−70%
Brazil20.39 BRL−70%
China23.10 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.4 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$7.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 24, 2026
Localization Update for Star Control: Origins Now Available

New Localization Update Now Available Refinements made to German, Finnish, French, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), and Simplified Chinese Get Star Control: Origins If you've been playing in a

May 21, 2025
Update Notes for May 21, 2025

Hotfix to resolve old save games from crashing. Please note that any saves made previously with v1.70 will continue to have this issue. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

May 20, 2025
v1.7 Now Out: Improved Gameplay Experience and Added Localization

v1.7 Brings Improved Gameplay Experience and Chinese/German Localization View the Full Changelog Here The latest update for Star Control: Origins brings a series of gameplay adjustments aimed at enhan

Dec 19, 2024
Deck Out Your Desktop: Star Control: Origins Wallpapers

As you prepare for your next adventure in Star Control: Origins, why not give your desktop a cosmic upgrade with our collection of stunning wallpapers? These visuals capture the excitement of interste

Oct 30, 2024
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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Simulation
Player tagsFunny · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Third Person · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · Exploration · Competitive · Action-Adventure · Dark Humor · Action · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Italian, Russian *
Achievements88
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.starcontrol.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit Processor: Dual Core Intel or AMD processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Integrated 520 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 26 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card