Star Control: Origins

Released: 9/20/2018

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.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

74.3

Critic Average

15 reviews

Steam User Score

2,672 reviews

Metacritic User Score

115 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

+0.3

Metacritic Disparity

+15.3

Combined Disparity

+7.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (27%)11 launch window (73%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 15)

Brandon OrselliviaNiche Gamer
Oct 6, 2018Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 74.0/100 · +16.0 ptsMetacritic 59/100 · +31.0 pts
Rob LarkinviaGaming Nexus
Sep 30, 2018Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 74.0/100 · +6.0 ptsMetacritic 59/100 · +21.0 pts
Nick BallantyneviaGameCloud
Sep 28, 2018Launch window
0/100View review
Steam 74.0/100 · -74.0 ptsMetacritic 59/100 · -59.0 pts
Ian BirnbaumviaPC Gamer
Sep 28, 2018Launch window
60/100View review
Steam 74.0/100 · -14.0 ptsMetacritic 59/100 · +1.0 pts
Joel PetersonviaDestructoid
Sep 25, 2018Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 74.0/100 · +16.0 ptsMetacritic 59/100 · +31.0 pts