Star Control®: Origins
Playing now
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1.1%of peak
All-time peak
2,607Sept 2018
Playing now
28−2 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
2,607Sept 2018
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Community | 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 interstellar exploration and are perfect for keeping the spirit of the game alive while you navigate your daily missions. From vibrant alien worlds to iconic ships from the universe, there’s a wallpaper fo… | — | |
| Esports | The Political Machine lets you roll the dice on Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump Final major update to political strategy simulation updates issues and voter enthusiasm to give most accurate model yet Stardock Entertainment released the final major update for its political strategy/simulation game, The Political Machine 2024 today. The new version adjusts the top political issues along with voter enthusiasm as of October 2024. “We are seeing a lot of movement on voter enthu… | — | |
| Esports | NOW OUT: Sins of a Solar Empire II Empires will rise and fall as Sins of a Solar Empire II is now available to purchase on Steam. A new era begins as the sequel to one of the most beloved strategy titles of all time releases today on Steam with new dynamic maps, deeper combat, and more. The base game edition is available at a special discount price of $39.99 for a limited time. Sins of a Solar Empire II - Premium Edition is avai… | — | |
| Esports | Sins of a Solar Empire II Launch Date Announced Coming to Steam August 15, 2024 Sequel to beloved strategy title features new asymmetric playstyles, dynamically changing maps, deeper tactical combat, expanded strategic depth, and more. Check out Rimmy Downunder's latest playthrough and our date announce trailer at the end: A new chapter in the never-ending war for the galaxy will be written as Stardock and Ironclad Games announce that Sins o… | — | |
| Game update | Update Notes for February 20, 2024 Launcher update: Added support for The Political Machine 2024. | 13509868 | |
| Game update | Update Note for October 9, 2023 Launcher update for Galactic Civilizations IV. | 12393736 | |
| Game update | Update Notes for 7/27/23 Just a launcher update to replace some graphics files. | 11804874 | |
| Game update | Update Notes for 6/27/23 Small crash fix caused by async save game loading. | 11560174 | |
| Community | NOW AVAILABLE - Star Control: Origins v1.62 Star Control: Origins v1.62 Update Addresses Crash Reports and Updates Balance In a galaxy as vast and varied as the one in Star Control: Origins, we can't always see everything. That's why we appreciate whenever our incredible community shares their crash reports with us! We do our best to get into the game quickly and fix the problems so that we can ensure your experience protecting the galax… | — | |
| Major update | Star Control: Origins v1.6 Update Improves Visual Fidelity Stardock released a v1.6 update for Star Control: Origins today. The update includes a major visual overhaul for the aliens and starships. The memory footprint of the game was simultaneously reduced thanks to new updates to Stardock’s Cider engine. Star Control: Origins is set in the late 21st century. The player is the Captain of Earth's first interstellar starship with the mission to explore… | — | |
| Community | v1.5 Opt-in Beta Now Available - A Major Visual Overhaul The update includes a major visual overhaul for the aliens and starships. The memory footprint of the game was simultaneously reduced thanks to new updates to Stardock’s Cider engine. The v1.5 update makes significant improvements to the game’s rendering technology. Players will enjoy finer details and smoother framerates when talking to alien leaders, while also gaining boosts in performance t… | — | |
| Game update | Star Control: Origins v1.42.76283 Patch Notes Just a few fixes for players with this latest update for Star Control: Origins - Change Log · Fixed an issue that caused a crash with the Cultists of the Forge mod (Cultists spawned a character with an invalid ship blueprint, the game now handles that without crashing) · Typo fixes | — | |
| Release | NOW AVAILABLE: The final installment, Earth Rises, of the Earth Rising expansion Stardock Releases Earth Rising - Part 4: Earth Rises for Star Control: Origins The complete expansion with parts 1-4 is fully available and ready to play today! The final installment of our 4-part expansion for Star Control: Origins is now available! Earth Rising - Part 4: Earth Rises will introduce you to exciting new adventures, including bar fights at Kapteyn’s Bar, the reluctant return of a… | — | |
| Community | COMING SOON: STAR CONTROL: ORIGINS EARTH RISING PART 4 - EARTH RISES Stardock announced the final installment of its 4-part expansion to Star Control: Origins today. Earth Rising - Part 4: Earth Rises introduces players to exciting new adventures, including bar fights at Kapteyn’s Bar, the reluctant return of a God, a search for a missing Commander, and more. Star Control: Origins is set in the late 21st century. The player is the Captain of Earth's first inters… | — | |
| In-game event | Stardock Releases Earth Rising - Part 3: The Syndicate for Star Control: Origins Stardock released Part 3 of its expansion to Star Control: Origins today. Humanity’s alliance is fraying and their plans for expanding into the galaxy are waylaid when they are faced with a new threat. Earth Rising - Part 3: The Syndicate introduces players to two warring factions: the Liberators and the Syndicate, both of whom want the assistance of humanity and won’t tolerate anyone working f… | — | |
| Community | Summer of Star Control It's been an exciting Summer so far for fans of Star Control. Last month we re-released the classic trilogy on Steam, posted a major update to the engine to improve the visuals and we are busy working on chapter 3 of the Earth Rising expansion. For those of you who have played the game or will be buying the game in the near future, let's talk about the galactic scene today. Star Control takes p… | — | |
| Community | Star Control: February 2019 Status Hello...BEST FRIENDS! We are currently working on version 1.4 of Star Control: Origins. It's mostly a combination of performance improvements and some quality of life enhancements. We are targeting this month to get it out. Meanwhile, part 2 of the Earth Rising expansion is coming along. Part 2 focuses on the Lexites which is a mystery that many players have wanted to learn more about. Now, wit… | — |
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