StrategyFit check
Is Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Star Trek fans who want faction-based starship combat
- Strategy players who enjoy long campaign progression
- Multiplayer groups seeking cooperative or competitive space battles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, focused campaign rather than a 30-year progression
- Players who prefer simple combat without multiple ship systems and tactical trade-offs
- Players looking for a modern open-world space game rather than mission-based scenarios
Our take on Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition
Its defining structure is a 30-year career campaign that advances a commander from a frigate assignment to leadership of a task force containing larger warships.
What is Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition?
Star Trek: Starfleet Command is a real-time space combat game built around starship command and tactical decision-making.
Players choose an allegiance among six factions, then select from four ship classes and more than 50 three-dimensional hull designs. A 30-year campaign follows progression from Lieutenant Commander of a frigate to Rear Admiral leading a task force with destroyers, heavy cruisers, and dreadnoughts. Ship operations include sensors, weapons, shields, transporters, marines, mines, engineering, science, and energy management. Missions come from the Dynaverse engine, alongside scenarios based on the Original Series. Multiplayer includes cooperative Starbase Assault for up to six players, the “Pass the Tribble” mode, and competitive matches over network connections.
How Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition plays
- 01Six Factions
- Players can serve the United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, Hydran Kingdom, Gorn Confederation, or Lyran Star Empire.
- 02Long Campaign
- The campaign covers 30 years of progression from Lieutenant Commander to Rear Admiral.
- 03Ship Variety
- Four ship classes and more than 50 three-dimensional hull designs are available.
- 04System Management
- Command panels provide access to sensors, weapons, shields, transporters, marines, mines, engineering, science, and energy management.
- 05Six-Player Co-op
- Starbase Assault supports cooperative play with up to six players.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition: platforms & release
Is Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition worth it?
It is worth it if: star Trek fans who want faction-based starship combat. Skip it if: players seeking a short, focused campaign rather than a 30-year progression.
Where can I download Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition?
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What platforms is Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition on?
Windows only.
