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Star Control®: Origins

2018

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Engaging story and humor
  • Deep exploration and discovery
  • Customization and mod support
  • Faithful to star control legacy
  • Polished gameplay and voice acting

Things to keep in mind

  • Resource gathering can be tedious
  • Some bugs and crashes reported
  • Planetary exploration controls awkward
  • Story and content somewhat short
  • Combat can feel repetitive or unbalanced

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Star Trek Online

  • ENDLESS Space™ 2

  • Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

  • Homeworld Remastered Collection

  • STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™

Less competitive

Games that feels like Star Control®: Origins but with less competition against others

  • Between the Stars

  • Ys X: Nordics

  • Underspace

  • No Man's Sky

  • 5089: The Action RPG

  • Beyond Contact

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Star Control®: Origins but with less of a community feel

  • EVERSPACE™ 2

  • 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey

  • Parkan 2

  • Gaia Beyond

  • Starcom: Unknown Space

  • Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Less exploratory

Games that feels like Star Control®: Origins but with less exploration of areas and secrets

  • House of the Dying Sun

  • Inkbound

  • Stellar Warfare

  • BattleGroupVR

  • Freespace 2

  • Enemy Mind

More dominating

Games that feels like Star Control®: Origins but with more domination over others

  • Stellaris

  • Galactic Civilizations IV

  • Space Pirates And Zombies 2

  • Interstellar Space: Genesis

  • ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition

  • Galactic Civilizations III

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Star Control®: Origins: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026