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Outposts Unknown Game Info - Facts & Overview

What Star Trek: Outposts Unknown is, who made it, when it launches and everything confirmed before October 20.

Published October 17, 2026 ยท Last updated October 17, 2026

Quick Answer: What Is Star Trek: Outposts Unknown?

Star Trek: Outposts Unknown is a narrative-driven outpost builder by Magic Fuel Games, published by Playstack, launching on Windows PC via Steam on October 20. It is the first-ever outpost builder set in the Star Trek universe: as captain of the U.S.S. Resonant you lead a crew across the X'Lehari system, establishing research outposts on strange new worlds while a mysterious cosmic force โ€” the Tetryon Rift โ€” threatens a fragile civilization. The story runs alongside the 23rd-century era of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Quick Answer: What Is Star Trek: Outposts Unknown?
FactDetail
DeveloperMagic Fuel Games (ex-SimCity, The Sims and Spore developers)
PublisherPlaystack
PlatformWindows (Steam) at launch โ€” Mac support to follow in a future patch
Release dateOctober 20 โ€” available for wishlist now
GenreOutpost builder / city builder with narrative campaign
SettingX'Lehari system, 23rd century (Strange New Worlds era)
ModesSingle-player
Price$32.99 USD on Steam (confirmed by the developer, October 2026)
A free Steam demo covering the opening on the tropical world of Daegus has been playable since June 2026 โ€” see the demo guide for what is in it.

The Core Loop in One Paragraph

Establish an outpost on a world, grow it until the research facility is fully supplied and the crew is thriving, then beam back up to the Resonant and take the voyage map to the next destination. Each world โ€” the tropical oasis Daegus, the glacier-and-volcano world Kourou, and the hostile finale Neral โ€” presents unique resources and risks, and every outpost feeds the same mission: understanding the Tetryon Rift before its threat to a fragile civilization becomes a catastrophe. It is SimCity-style building crossed with a Star Trek story campaign.

Who Makes It

Magic Fuel Games is a studio built around former SimCity, The Sims and Spore developers โ€” a pedigree the game wears openly, and the reason the comparison keeps sticking. Playstack, the London-based indie publisher, is handling release. General manager Kip Katsarelis has fronted the developer walkthroughs, and the studio's design language leans on readable systems with a narrative spine.

Star Trek: Outposts Unknown gameplay - establishing an outpost

Establish research outposts across the X'Lehari system and keep the supply lines running.