Players Share The Best Games To Scratch That Star Trek Itch

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"I've already beaten the Mass Effect trilogy and I really enjoyed it," Watershed wrote on ResetEra, itching for more of that space-trotting sci-fi they'd just gotten out of. "The Mass Effect games are the only games that come to mind for me when I think about games that capture some of the qualities of Star Trek. Now, I'm looking for some recommendations."

A lot of players jumped to mention FTL: Faster Than Light, a spaceship simulator with roguelike elements. You're tasked with saving the galaxy but rather than finding yourself in the thick of the action, gunning down Reapers and stopping intergalactic conflicts as amicably as possible, you're ensuring that your ship doesn't fail on the way. You have to keep the shields up, fuel the engines, fight off boarding parties, and more.

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Others say that Watershed should go back to Mass Effect and try Andromeda, while also mentioning games like StarCraft, a real-time strategy where you take control of a futuristic military on an alien planet. There are also recommendations to cross lines and go into the world of Star Wars with Knights of the Old Republic, given that it shares Mass Effect's developer.

Other recommendations include Star Trek Online, a free-to-play MMO, and Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity, which is an adventure game from the '90s. But the consensus in the thread is that few games capture the same feeling of Star Trek, with the closest probably being Mass Effect. Given that Watershed came to this thread having played through the series, that hardly helps. But if you need a recommendation, then that's probably your best bet.

A wild card of a choice was thrown