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Star Trek Online

Take command of your own starship and lead your crew across the Star Trek universe. Fight in space, beam down with your away team, and explore more than 160 story episodes across multiple arcs.

  • Free-to-Play
  • 160+ Story Episodes
  • 4 Main Factions
  • Hundreds of Starships
  • Windows PC
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What is Star Trek Online?

Star Trek Online is a free-to-play science-fiction MMORPG where you command your own starship and crew. Your adventures take you from space battles to away missions on unfamiliar worlds.

Customize your captain, ship, and crew, then explore more than 160 episodes across multiple story arcs. Join familiar faces including Spock, Janeway, Worf, and Tilly, with characters voiced by their original actors.

Developer
Cryptic Studios
Publisher
Arc Games
Platform
Windows PC / Steam
Genre
Sci-Fi MMORPG

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Star Trek Online Beginner Guide

Get familiar with commanding a starship, leading an away team, and building your own captain. Start with the faction choices and core activities before diving into the wider galaxy.

Choose Your Faction

Play for the Federation, Romulan Republic, Klingon Empire, or Dominion.

Take Command

Command your own starship and crew in space battles.

Lead Away Missions

Take an away team onto unfamiliar worlds and explore beyond your ship.

Explore the Story

Play through more than 160 episodes across multiple story arcs.

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Star Trek Online Ships

Explore a selection of hundreds of starships and find one that fits how you want to play. Your faction brings its own ships, crew, and gear into the captain's chair.

Hundreds of Ships

Choose from hundreds of starships across the game's ship selection.

Faction Fleets

The Federation, Romulan Republic, Klingon Empire, and Dominion feature different ships and play styles.

Ship Customization

Customize your starship alongside your captain and crew.

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Star Trek Online Factions

Pick the side whose ships and identity make you want to keep playing. The four factions bring different crews, equipment, and play styles to their place in the galaxy.

Federation

Defend the Federation and command its starships and crews.

Romulan Republic

Help rebuild the Romulan Republic after the destruction of the Romulan homeworld.

Klingon Empire

Fight to restore honor to the Klingon Empire.

Dominion

Serve the Dominion in battle with its own ships, crew, and gear.

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Star Trek Online Story and Missions

Explore more than 160 episodes spanning multiple story arcs, space battles, and away missions. The main setting follows a galaxy shaken by renewed war, a fractured Romulan Empire, and threats from the Delta and Gamma Quadrants.

Episode Collection

More than 160 episodes carry the adventure across multiple story arcs.

Timeline

The main setting is more than a century after Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and thirty years after Star Trek: Nemesis.

Galactic Conflict

The Federation and Klingon Empire are at war again, while militant Cardassians threaten their people's recovery.

Distant Threats

Ancient powers await their opportunity in the Delta and Gamma Quadrants.

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Star Trek Online Captain and Crew Customization

Create a captain who fits your own Star Trek adventure, then customize the crew and ship around them. Choose a species or create your own to give your character a distinct identity.

Captain Creator

Create and customize the captain you will play.

Species Options

Choose a species for your captain or make your own.

Crew Customization

Customize your crew as part of your captain's personal Star Trek experience.

Ship Customization

Extend your customization beyond the character creator to your starship.

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Star Trek Online Free to Play

Start playing for free and progress from Ensign to Fleet Admiral. Explore the episodic adventure, command a starship, and lead away missions within the free-to-play MMO.

Free Entry

The base game is free to play on Steam.

Rank Progression

Progress from Ensign to Fleet Admiral entirely free to play.

Core Adventure

The experience combines episodic stories, space combat, and away missions.

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Star Trek Online Characters and Voice Cast

Join familiar Star Trek characters throughout your captain's adventure. Spock, Janeway, Worf, and Tilly appear alongside more than 40 other characters played by their original actors.

Spock

Encounter Spock among the Star Trek legends featured in the game.

Janeway

Join forces with Janeway during the game's adventures.

Worf

Meet Worf as part of the returning Star Trek cast.

Tilly

Tilly joins the roster of familiar characters played by their original actors.

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Star Trek Online PC System Requirements

Check your Windows PC before downloading, including memory, graphics, and storage requirements. The Steam version requires 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, DirectX 11, and a broadband internet connection.

Minimum CPU and RAM

Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or equivalent AMD processor, with 4 GB RAM.

Minimum Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 4xx, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 5xxx, or Intel HD Graphics 4xxx, with Direct3D Hardware Feature Level 11.

Recommended Hardware

Core i5-6xxx quad-core or better, 6 GB RAM or better, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 9xx or AMD Radeon RX 4xx or better.

Storage and Platform

21 GB storage and broadband internet are required. The Steam version supports Windows; macOS and Linux are not listed as supported.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Star Trek Online free to play?

Yes. You can play the core story, command a starship and lead away missions for free. Optional purchases include ships, equipment and account services.

What can I do in Star Trek Online?

Command a starship in space battles, lead an away team on ground missions, and customize your captain, ship and crew.

What PC platform does this guide cover?

This guide covers the Windows PC version. Check the system requirements before installing.

Where should a new captain begin?

Start with the beginner guide, choose a faction, and follow the story missions while learning your ship and bridge officer abilities.

Ready to Take the Captain's Chair?

Choose your faction, meet your crew, and find your place among the stars. Start with the essentials, then explore the ships and stories that make your journey your own.