The Award-Winning Space Saga Returns — Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters Releases on Steam on February 19
Pistol Shrimp Games — an independent studio founded by Toys for Bob veterans — has announced a February 19, 2024, release date for the classic science-fiction action-adventure game Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters® on Steam.
Embark on a riveting, quirky adventure to save Earth from the ruthless Ur-Quan armada. The Alliance of Free Stars needs YOU!
The Ur-Quan Masters is renowned for its colorful cast of characters, rich story, and radically open universe. It’s been called “one of the greatest games of all time” and praised by the likes of Tim Cain (Fallout, Fallout 2) of Obsidian Entertainment and Ken Levine (BioShock, System Shock 2) of Ghost Story Games. With the founding of Pistol Shrimp Games by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford (the original founders of Toys for Bob), Ken Ford, and Dan Gerstein, the legacy of this celebrated part of gaming history continues under the Free Stars name.
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan MastersKey Features:
- Experience an “open-world” galactic adventure through space to defeat the invading Ur-Quan and its hierarchy of battle thralls
- Travel through extra-dimensional HyperSpace and discover nearly 500 unknown star systems filled with thousands of alien worlds, collecting resources and technology to upgrade your flagship and grow your fleet
- Fight enemies in fast-paced space battles with 25 different starships, each with its own unique attacks and powers
- Befriend, threaten, or fight a diverse cast of aliens with unique personalities, from scary to funny, to just plain weird
- Play standalone Super Melee to practice space combat against AI opponents or to duel against a friend
- Mod and tinker with readily available, open-source code and content
A new podcast series, Channel 44 kicks off today, in which Pistol Shrimp Games talks with iconic game developers about The Ur-Quan Masters and game design.
Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters will be released on Steam on February 19 at no cost.
