So, at the time of writing this review, I have about 190 hours on record in the game.

I want to start off with a simple review before I go into details:
I find this to be a more fulfilling MMO experience than Final Fantasy 14, and that should be saying alot of somethings!

Hands down, this is the premier Star Trek experience.
Is there Micro Transactions and are some of them staggeringly priced? Yes.
Are all Micro Transactions that you "need" reasonably priced? -YES-.

Let's look at it this way. There is no upfront cost to play the game, and there is NO monthly subscription fee. And honestly, now that I think about it, 200 hours in and ABSOLUTELY NONE of the cash store/zen store items are actually necessary to have a full, fun time in the game.

"But what about those 30-60 dollar ships?" You mean the ones that the game gives you 100% off Cash Store coupons to acquire for free once every 3 months? Those ships? Yea, they give away Tier 6 ships regularly. And let's say you join right after they finish one give away and you gotta wait the full quarter, what then? Well, play the game to earn Dilithium -> Use Dilithium to buy Phoenix Prize Packs -> Open until you get a T6 ship.

I'm not lying when I tell you -this game does not require you to give it money in any way, shape or form unless you specifically decide you like the game and merely WANT to give money to the devs to keep it going.-

Also, this story is SO GOOD, Paramount should consider it canon. Hell, this is better than Disco for sure.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. 0.4 hours but OOOOF this game feels rough to play. It definitely shows it's 20 year age. And the P2W aspects turned me away immediately. It sucks because I'm a huge Trek fan. Wish this wasn't basically the only option for a Trek game that's not a mod of some other game. :/

PLEASE Paramount. PLEASE invest in a good quality AAA Star Trek game. Something like Mass Effect would be incredible, but i'd take just about anything.

While I appreciate that someone did develop and maintain a Star Trek based MMORPG, I have to say, revisiting this in 2025 was shocking to witness. The graphics engine needs serious updates to bring this title into a more modern era of gaming, everything from the ships themselves, to the characters need a serious overhaul. Personally, I'm not a big fan of micro transactions as well, I believe that if you buy the game, you've done enough. If you do put more hard earned cash towards it, it should be for DLCs, and that's it. It was fun goofin' around, getting a new starter ship and doing a few missions, but I really think this game has fallen into obscurity for the most part. If it wasn't for the fact that it IS Star Trek Online, I don't think it would have much going for it. Newer games, No Man's Sky, Empyrion, Star Citizen, Elite Dangerous, all have a serious leg up on it and offer a much more immersive experience. Fun to play, it is Star Trek Online, but I wouldn't dump any money into it in 2025.

great game tons of lore

space ship

Love the game, hate the occasional bouts of hellish server lag, but do yourself a favor and go make an account over at Arc for this before using it on steam. It's easy to use an existing account, but I dunno how to un-link my account from Steam.

Its a fun game i wish i had better internet had to stop playing because of it

I was always a Trekiefan, so this is the best game ever.

I'm a Star Trek nerd, and i absolutely loved this! The voice acting is spectacular, the story is amazing and stays in line with the series and movies. The options for customization are incredible. Will highly recommend to anyone who is a Star Trek fan! :)

i love it