Top 10 Star Trek Video Games

Kicking off our list is the Star Trek point and click adventure game with then-breathtaking motion video. Starring the voices of the entire TNG cast, the majority of the gameplay experience takes place in the form of puzzles the crew must face during away mission. Even though the bits on the Enterprise are merely a sort of waiting room, there’s a lot to experience in this playable Star Trek episode.

A starship combat space flight simulator released at the start of the “golden age” of Star Trek games, this one was based on the table-top war-game “Star Fleet battles”. Simulating everything from ship operations to the fleet warfare, it became an instant classic due in no small part to the authenticity it conveyed in every mission.

This massive online multiplayer game ties directly to the 2009 film, and explores what happened in the original timeline after Romulus exploded. Centered on a major crisis threatening the galaxy, the game gives each character a starship and a choice of several races to inhabit. A mix of third person and flight based action, its free to play and allows players to pool resources and work together.

While there have been quite a few starship combat simulators in the franchise, this one stand alone by placing you in the role of a young Klingon warrior in preparation for a future conflict with the Federation. The successor to “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy”, this massive open world game came on a staggering 6 disks and featured a first-person view, detailed damage modeling and refined gameplay.

This third-person shooter centers on Starfleet competing with other factions to attain the three pieces of an apocalyptic weapon. Within its compelling campaign, players can take on the roles of Captain Sisko, Kira and Worf, each with a different standard weapon, and their own unique level objectives. Despite the odd gameplay quirks, this game has plenty of action and memorable scenarios.

This real-time strategy game let you not only play as the Federation, but also as the Klingons, Romulans and the Borg. Set during the Next Generation, it focuses on an all-out intergalactic war that has you experience the conflict from every perspective. It’s most memorable moment is definitely when Picard is forced confront a clone of his Locutus Borg counterpart, and the ensuing time travel to undo the harrowing assimilation of Earth.

With the tag line “You are the captain, you have the conn”, this space combat simulator places you as a newly promoted captain assigned to investigate a mysterious new threat to the federation. Replicating the feel of the Next Generation era, it’s controlled by having you instruct your crew, as you can switch between a bridge and exterior space view. The true commander’s experience, several sequels were soon to follow.

This PC and PS2 Trek game broke with convention by taking the series into the realm of the first person shooter. With a story centered on players acting as a member of a new security force, you are charged with defending Voyager while it is trapped within a ship graveyard. Sure, the graphics haven’t aged well, but gameplay is top notch, and it successfully captured the terror of confronting the Borg head on.

Combining the best flight simulator at the time with an authentic feeling point and click adventure, this game sports seven distinct missions, or episodes if you prefer. With the CD version voiced by the original cast, it’s a fun and intelligent groundbreaker that was the first to make the Trek gaming experience enjoyable and respectable. Too bad the end was nearly as unwinnable as the Kobayashi Maru!

Beaming up to the top spot on our list is the spiritual successor to the 25th anniversary, and the definitive game for those looking to recapture the feel of the original series. Consisting of 8 missions, now with an ongoing story arc, it one-ups its predecessor in every way. This is achieved through its improved puzzles and production values, which create a thoroughly engaging and pitch perfect Star Trek experience.

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