Star Trek Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Cryptic Studios based on the Star Trek series created by Gene Roddenberry. The game is set in the 25th century, 30 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. Star Trek Online is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game within the Star Trek franchise and was released for the Microsoft Windows platform in February 2010. At launch, the game required a game purchase and a recurring monthly fee. In January 2012, it relaunched with a tier of free-to-play access available. After a public beta testing period, a completed version of the game was released for OS X in March 2014. Due to insurmountable technical issues with the platform, however, support for OS X ended in February 2016. By January 2014, the game had over 3.2 million accounts. It was later released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in September 2016.
Gameplay
In Star Trek Online, each player acts as the captain of his or her own ship. Players are able to play as a starship, controlling the ship's engineering, tactical, and science systems by keyboard/mouse or using an on-screen console. Players can also "beam down" and move around as a player character in various settings with access to weapons and specific support and combat skills relating to their own characters' classes. The two combat systems are intertwined throughout the game: away-team missions feature fast-paced "run-and-gun" combat, while space combat stresses the long-term tactical aspect of combat between capital ships. Both are offered in concert with the Star Trek storyline and emphasize ship positioning to efficiently utilize shields during space combat, as well as the player's away team's positioning in consideration of flanking damage and finding various weaknesses to exploit during ground combat.
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Cover art for Star Trek Online
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| Developer(s) | Cryptic Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Atari (2010-2011) Cryptic Studios |
| Series | Star Trek |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows OS X PlayStation 4 Xbox One |
| Release | Microsoft Windows OS X
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| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing, third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
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