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1997PC

24 games that share what Star Trek: Starfleet Academy does well: sci-fi, strategy and sim. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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24 picks · prices checked daily

Multiplayer
Star Trek: Bridge Commander
2002PC
Star Trek series, sci-fi
$9.99
Best PC price · GOG
Multiplayer
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
2017PC · PS
Star Trek series, space sim
Critics
72
IGDB
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store
Multiplayer
Descent: Freespace - The Great War
1998PC
Space sim, flight
Critics
unknown
Players
77%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$15.99~~was $19.99~~−20%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
2022PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$13.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
2022PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, futuristic
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$10.49~~was $34.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.36/hr
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
2026PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Star Trek series, space sim
Critics
unknown
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
~27h
IGDB
$20.99~~was $34.99~~−40%
Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.78/hr
Multiplayer
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
2001PC
FPS, shooter
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~17h
IGDB
$0.89~~was $5.99~~−85%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.05/hr
Multiplayer
Empyrion: Galactic Survival
2020PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$5.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Star Wars: Squadrons
2020PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, flight
Critics
79
Metacritic
Players
66%
Steam
To beat
~12h
IGDB
$3.99~~was $39.99~~−90%
Best PC price · Epic Game Store · $0.33/hr
In Game Pass · EA Play
Multiplayer
Void Crew
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, futuristic
Critics
80
Metacritic
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$12.49~~was $24.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
One-Armed Robber
2023PC
FPS, shooter
Critics
unknown
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Tachyon: The Fringe
2000PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.49~~was $9.99~~−75%
Best PC price · Steam
Between the Stars
2024PC
Space sim, flight
Critics
unknown
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.89~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Pulsar: Lost Colony
2021PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$9.99~~was $19.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
Exo One
2021PC · PS · Xbox
Space sim, flight
Critics
unknown
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~3h
IGDB
$3.39~~was $16.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $1.35/hr
Multiplayer
SpaceCraft
2026PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
63%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$19.79~~was $29.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
House of the Dying Sun
2016PC
Space sim, flight
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$5.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Spectre Divide
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Futuristic, combat
Critics
unknown
Players
64%
Steam
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store
FTL: Faster Than Light
2012PC · iOS
Space sim, space
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~21h
IGDB
$2.99~~was $9.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.15/hr
In EA Play
Multiplayer
Take on Mars
2013PC
Space sim, futuristic
Critics
62
Metacritic
Players
55%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99~~was $9.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
MechWarrior Online
2013PC
FPS, shooter
Critics
unknown
Players
80%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Infinity: Battlescape
2019PC
Space sim, space
Critics
unknown
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$23.44~~was $34.99~~−33%
Best PC price · Steam
Multiplayer
Satisfactory
2024PC · PS · Xbox
Sci-fi, co-op
Critics
91
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~172h
IGDB
$24.99~~was $39.99~~−38%
Best PC price · Newegg · $0.15/hr
Multiplayer
R.E.P.O.
2025PC
Sci-fi, co-op
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$6.49~~was $9.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam