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Star Crusade CCG

Star Crusade CCG

Star Crusade: War for the Expanse is a free-to-play, online, digital collectible card game (CCG) based in a richly styled sci-fi universe, where each player takes command of one of the six factions vying for supremacy in an unclaimed exotic sector of space.

Released Sep 7, 2016 Developer ZiMAD, Inc. Platforms Windows Card BattlerFree to PlayDeckbuildingCard GameTrading Card Game
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

79.8%positive1,879 reviews
Recommended · 42 found this helpful

“This is a nicely done card game about cosmic raiders and such sci-fi stuff (different commander races and several decks to pick your cards from). There's a really friendly and comprehensive tutorial that will soon give you all the basic knowledge. Interface is pleasant to use,…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“Way more fun than I expected. It's a sci-fi version of Hearthstone with more unique mechanics. It's fun, it's easy to learn (if you know Hearthstone you actually won't have to learn almost anything). It's not Pay2Win, but Pay2Play, just like every other card game out there. You…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 25 found this helpful

“Take down the game it was shut down a while back stop making people think the game is even remotely playable”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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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.

28achievements
3.1%median completion
0.0%rarest: Loyalist of the Crusade
66.4% of players 38.0% of players 33.1% of players 29.6% of players 18.8% of players 10.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.3% of players 7.0% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.0% of players 66.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
66.4%Squirrel — Collect 10 non-basic cards
38.0%Good Start — Win 3 games of any kind
33.1%Fusion Apprentice — Create 1 card using Fusion
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Loyalist of the Crusade — Buy 500 Booster pack
0.2%Fusion Master — Create 100 cards using Fusion
0.3%Honorable Torturer — 100 Hajir-Gog Victories

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Sep 14, 2017
Patchnotes v1.3.12

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11166396/f4525c413d0846173cd984334780c0fed6404392.png Greetings Star Crusaders! Patchnotes: - Fixed visual issues with "Link" effec

Sep 14, 2017
Patchnotes v1.3.12

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11166396/f4525c413d0846173cd984334780c0fed6404392.png Greetings Star Crusaders! Patchnotes: - Fixed visual issues with "Link" effec

Sep 13, 2017
Server maintenance 09.13.17. Patchnotes

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11166396/292ca7abed3051688ecfa9e20997600ce7bf39b0.jpg Server maintenance! We will be performing server maintenance on 09.13.17 at 0

Sep 13, 2017
Server maintenance 09.13.17. Patchnotes

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11166396/292ca7abed3051688ecfa9e20997600ce7bf39b0.jpg Server maintenance! We will be performing server maintenance on 09.13.17 at 0

Sep 09, 2017
The first weekly "open forum" developer discussion on Discord

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11166396/fd3d443a61bc14b30cbbe03e3bcf6ff87e6f0b51.jpg Star Crusaders! Come join us for the first weekly "open forum" developer disc

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresCasual, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy
Player tagsCard Battler · Free to Play · Deckbuilding · Card Game · Trading Card Game · Strategy · Early Access · Casual · Massively Multiplayer · Space · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases · Steam Turn Notifications · Includes Source SDK · Commentary available
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Portuguese - Brazil * *
Achievements28
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://starcrusadeccg.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Processor: Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 (256 MB) or ATI Radeon X1600 (256 MB) or better DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution