Star Trek: Infinite won’t get any more updates

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Paradox Interactive announced that Star Trek: Infinite, the grand strategy 4X game developed by Nimble Giant on the basis of Paradox’s own Stellaris, won’t receive any additional updates – that confirms the community’s fears after two months of silence since the latest patch.

Star Trek: Infinite was released in October 2023 for PC, so it’s been out for merely half a year. “Today, we bring news regarding the future of Star Trek: Infinite, a journey we've embarked on together with a lot of excitement,” Paradox stated. “Sadly, we must inform you that Star Trek: Infinite will not receive further updates.”

Paradox continued the statement by thanking developer Nimble Giant, IP holder Paramount, and the community for being part of the short journey. Star Trek: Infinite’s future is now in the hands of the players, who could expand on the base game with mods, if they so desire.

Back in December 2023, it sounded like discussions regarding the game’s future were already going on. “We are now in discussions on what our future roadmap looks like, what the game needs and what type of resources we need to hit those goals. We are still in the early stages of this discussion however and don’t have any information to release at this time,” an update said at the time.

It’s not the first time that Paradox pulled the plug from a project it deemed a lost cause – last year, it very quickly dropped support from Harebrained Schemes’ The Lamplighters League, citing a renewed focus on its core niche of strategy and management games.

In reaction to the news, players have been leaving negative reviews on the game’s Steam page, warning other users from picking up the title.

Though not exceptional by any means, especially in comparison to Stellaris, and suffering from technical issues, Star Trek: Infinite succeeded in bringing the universe to life, paying attention to even minor details in ship designs and event descriptions – for Trekkies, it was a strategy game of great flavor that was easily approachable.