Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown (new game!)

eadrom · 21-08-2025 12:40PM #1

No release date that I can see yet, but it's "a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands".

Great pitch for a game actually. It could be pretty decent! Looking forward to knowing more.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/

https://trekmovie.com/2025/08/20/new-star-trek-voyager-game-put-you-in-command-of-the-ships-journey-home-watch-announcement-trailer/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-0brgSYDEM

LambshankRedemption · 21-08-2025 12:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058422393/star-trek-voyager-across-the-unknown-new-game

I've added it to my steam wishlist.

TheValeyard · 21-08-2025 03:36PM

This the second of the new games announced?

TheValeyard · 21-08-2025 03:39PM

Trekkie nerd voice here.....they got the reg wrong. There's no '.' after the NCC

eadrom · 21-08-2025 04:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123742321#Comment_123742321

Yeah, there was a VR game too – Star Trek: Infection.

But I lost interest as soon as I read "VR" in the blurb tbh.

TheValeyard · 21-08-2025 04:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123742420#Comment_123742420

I'll give it a go. Love me some VR.

Stark · 22-08-2025 11:15AM

Found memories of "Elite Force" game from back in the day. Hopefully the new one is just as good.

Evade · 24-08-2025 03:36AM

This looks like bigger FTL and I'm sold.

TheValeyard · 24-09-2025 06:46PM

You know what, this looks good.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HPRTeT0H-Jw&pp=ygUMVm95YWdlciBnYW1l

Make your own journey home

I'm not killing Tuvix.

Inviere · 24-09-2025 08:22PM

That's a purchase, looks great.

eadrom · 24-09-2025 08:46PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123847933#Comment_123847933

I'm not killing Tuvix

I mean on the one hand, you lose Tuvok.

But on the other hand, you lose Neelix!

On balance, probably the right call.

Evade · 24-09-2025 10:34PM

Could potentially have a very short first playthrough. Chakotay said something about abandoning the Ocampa while still in his Maquis gear.

AMKC · 25-09-2025 06:22PM

That Looks very good. What would one need to play it?

Imagine the decisions you could make. Don't stop at as many planets as Janeway always did. Don't go into Borg Space etc. Keep Tuvok.

Sounds good. A great idea.

ilovesmybrick · 13-10-2025 02:40PM

A demo for this just released on steam!

eadrom · 13-10-2025 04:30PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123902211#Comment_123902211

Damn! I don't have a Windows machine at the moment to play it :(

Some chatter on Reddit sounds mostly positive, but I'm never sure if that forum can be trusted. Still a few people saying it feels a bit cheap, with no voice acting or even licenced music, and performs poorly. But otherwise people saying they like it. I guess with no release date set yet, things could change with the voice acting, music, performance. The company behind it does seem very small though.

Anyone here have a go yet?

ilovesmybrick · 13-10-2025 06:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123902529#Comment_123902529

Haven't had a chance yet, though I suppose that it is just a demo so perhaps there is a bit more work to be done. Though then again it is a Trek game, with all the issues those generally have…

Yeah, that forum can be a bit unreliable in terms of an objective assessment. I used to be there a bit but over the past few years I've generally found it a bit too positive about things.

TheValeyard · 13-10-2025 09:22PM

Ooooooh. Now to try find the time to download and play it

donspeekinglesh · 14-10-2025 07:55AM

Was able to install this on my Linux laptop, the intro works (at a very low frame rate), but once you get to the bridge where Janeway starts talking you can't move on. I'll try it on the better specced Windows PC at some point.

Vicxas · 14-10-2025 08:02AM

First thing imma do, promote Harry Kim

TheValeyard · 14-10-2025 09:33AM

So I got to play if for literally 20 minutes during a meeting.

The Demo is basically a tutorial of the first episode. Caretaker and fixing up the ship.

It's basically Fallout shelter in space, or 'The War of Mine'

Each mission has risks, chances of success. Etc

What I liked

Graphics are cool. Zoom really close into the ship and see it all working

Proper turbo lifts, not Discovery Tardis

Odd /disliked

Lack of voice acting is strange. My brain keeps filling in the text with Janeway and Kim, etc

Tuvok wearing wrong uniform (should be Maquis outfit) (I know game breaking lol)

Neelix appears to have automatically joined the crew.

What I've done...

-Explored a system collecting fuel for the ship

- fixing up the rooms and built quarters

-Caretaker away mission

-Thinkering with the war core to increase power

- tried to increase ship morale (rations -50, replicators +5) can assume Neelix cooking will be -200

Thats it so far!

BKtje · 14-10-2025 01:23PM

I enjoyed the demo, has plenty of potential but hopefully will get fleshed out so that it is not too repetitive. Took me about 80 minutes to finish it.

Plenty of individual systems to tinker with and seems a decent tech tree and multiple resources to manage. I did have to spend time even in the demo to replenish resources in between events so as not to run out. The combat also has potential, it's mostly automated and you click on your chosen officers to perform their skills when they come off cooldown, I imagine that their use will be more strategic in future combat or it will get boring quickly. As a demo it did its job and has me curious for the full game which I will probably buy barring horrible reviews.

The game needs some optimisation though as it shouldn't run this poorly though it wasn't horrible either.

fritzelly · 14-10-2025 03:27PM

Played 10 mins and bored, getting no audio, no Trek music and boring gameplay, the cut scenes looked decent

TheValeyard · 15-10-2025 12:20PM

Lmao

Stark · 15-10-2025 12:35PM

Is that actual game dialogue or something you entered in?

TheValeyard · 15-10-2025 02:37PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123907443#Comment_123907443

Reddit. Claimed ingame dialogue. Haven't gotten that far yet.

ilovesmybrick · 15-10-2025 02:45PM

In game dialogue, I finished the demo last night. Not too bad, looks good and the gameplay is okay, though I would worry about it perhaps getting repetitive

TheValeyard · 16-10-2025 10:27PM

Finished the demo.

I destroyed the Kazon ships and used the array to get back home.

I then arrested The Maquis.

Harry Kim now has a chance at promotion.

AMKC · 17-10-2025 07:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123911785#Comment_123911785

Brilliant. Well done and Voyager does not have to be stranded in the Delta Quadrant for 7+years. That can all have a normal life in your reality well done.