Key Takeaways:
- Game Announcement: A new Star Trek video game, titled Star Trek: Infection, was announced at Gamescom.
- Gameplay Overview: Players will assume the role of a Vulcan Starfleet officer battling an infection aboard the U.S.S. Lumen.
- Release Information: The game is expected to launch in 2025 for Meta Quest 3 + 3S and Steam VR.
- Additional Titles: Another game, Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown, has also been revealed, focusing on a new survival strategy story.
What is Star Trek: Infection?
Star Trek: Infection is a “full-body narrative survival” VR game where players take on the role of a Vulcan Starfleet officer infected by an unknown entity that has overtaken the U.S.S. Lumen. Players will navigate the ship and confront threats as the infection mutates them, granting dangerous new powers. Check out the trailer below to get a glimpse of gameplay.
Here is the description for Star Trek: Infection:
“You’re a Vulcan Starfleet officer, sent on a special mission aboard the U.S.S. Lumen, but something has gone horribly wrong. There’s no crew in sight, and an unknown entity has infested the ship. Now it’s inside your body, physically mutating you, unlocking dangerous new abilities at the cost of your sanity. Explore the U.S.S. Lumen. Withstand or embrace the infection inside you. Confront the darkness within the ship… and your mind.”
A specific release date has not yet been set for Star Trek: Infection. However, VR gamers can expect the game to launch for Meta Quest 3 + 3S and Steam VR in 2025. Anyone interested can add the game to their wishlist right now on both Meta and Steam’s digital storefront.
Star Trek: Infection is not the only game recently revealed based on this incredibly popular sci-fi franchise. Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer gameXcite provided gamers with a first look at Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown. Currently in development for PC and consoles, this game is described as a “brand-new story-based survival strategy game.” A release date has yet to be announced, but players can add it to their Steam wishlists right now.
