As Star Trek Day rolls on, we have some great news for the world of PC gaming as digital gaming distributor GOG.com is bringing back eight classic early-2000’s Star Trek games for use on modern systems.
Announced this morning, GOG and game developer Activision have partnered to bring back eight Star Trek PC games from decades past in new executable downloads for modern Windows systems as direct downloads or through their GOG Galaxy software.
Included in their retro Trek gaming library now are Star Trek: Elite Force, Star Trek: Elite Force II, Star Trek: Away Team, Star Trek: Hidden Evil, Star Trek: Starfleet Command III, and Star Trek: Bridge Commander — while popular games Star Trek: Armada and Star Trek: Armada II are in the works now and can be added to GOG users’ “wish lists” ahead of their coming release.
Here’s their full news release on today’s announcement:
Classic Star Trek games beam down to GOG.COM
First-person shooter Elite Force and tactical Bridge Commander lead the list
All games have been updated to work on Windows 10September 8, 2021 – Digital storefront GOG.COM and Activision are celebrating 55 years of Star Trek by bringing some of its most iconic and critically acclaimed video games back and updated to work on modern operating systems.
It’s a perfect opportunity for both devoted Trekkies and new players to discover and enjoy these amazing titles, as every game on this list offers a different experience and the chance to meet some of the most beloved characters. Six classic Star Trek games now available on the GOG.COM store include:
— Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force – a first-person shooter set onboard the USS Voyager where you must take on some of the most dangerous special missions.
— Star Trek: Elite Force II – a stunning sequel set on Enterprise-E where you get your orders from Captain Jean-Luc Picard himself!
— Star Trek: Hidden Evil – a third-person adventure game with both Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner reprising their roles as Captain Picard and Lt. Cmdr. Data.
— Star Trek: Away Team – an isometric turn-based tactical game influenced by titles like Commandos and the X-Com series.
— Star Trek: Starfleet Command III – a simulation game with RPG elements where you can customize your starship and lead it into space battles.
— Star Trek: Bridge Commander – a space combat simulation game that sits you in an actual captain’s chair with a crew waiting for your orders.
Preserving classic games is at the very (reactor) core of GOG, so its engineering crew made sure that all of these games are up to date, running smoothly on Windows 10, and some of them even offer a working LAN multiplayer.
In addition, two real-time strategy titles, Star Trek: Armada and Star Trek: Armada II are being revealed as coming soon to GOG.COM and can now be added to the user wishlists.
Each of the six immediately-available classic Trek games are available now to purchase at the GOG.com site today for $9.99 each, with the two Armada titles to follow in the near future.
Will you be adding these Star Trek games from days gone by to your modern collection, or are there any other retro Trek games you want to see in a future GOG conversion? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!