Niche Gamer reviewed Star Control: Origins:

Star Control: Origins Review – A Space Odd-yssey

Stardock Entertainment is known for their ambitious space-themed games, however their latest opus, Star Control: Origins, is not another strategy game. The developer instead chose to make a story-focused, space-faring role-playing game of sorts with a heavy focus on action and adventure. Built in their new custom Cider Engine and taking place before the beloved Star Control series, Origins has quite a lot of expectation riding on it. Despite Stardock’s pedigree, does the game hold up? Read on to find out.

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The Verdict: 9

The Good

• Impressive visuals that fully establish an intergalactic adventure.
• Hilarious and extremely well-written story and characters
• Fun and addicting fleet battles
• Highly rewarding experience that still allows player freedom

The Bad

• Some minor but noticeable performance issues with textures, etc
• This is a non-issue but I wish there were 4X / colonization elements
• I wish there were more quests to offset the need to strip planets of resources, for quick cash