Should You Play Star Trek: Infinite?

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had a mostly quiet release recently, without much hype to spread the word to Trekkies and video game connoisseurs about its arrival. Following the other recently released space-faring game,, it seems that may have become lost in its shadow, despite being a vastly different genre of game. is what is known as a 4X game, offering a chance to explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate, in this -themed strategy simulation game.

also made its launch on the heels of another game, the stellar , which was released just a few months ago. Between and, there has been a lot of confusion regarding what even is. This lack of clear marketing is likely part of why the initial response to has been a bit mixed, particularly among some who jumped at purchasing the game while expecting a very different style of game mechanics than what it actually is.

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is in the genre known as 4X games. It is a strategy simulator that lets players become the leader of one of the major factions of the universe and make choices to explore the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, warfare, or a mixture of each. Essentially, players get to explore galaxies, handle resource management issues, make first contact with unknown alien civilizations, and try not to be destroyed by them. Similar to games, there is a need to construct what are basically cities on habitable planets so that they can research, build, and gather items. This is a very detail-focused type of gameplay with many moving parts to keep track of.

is very similar in style to the game, and is built upon the same basic foundation and core systems of that game, even being made by the same company: Paradox