Through a licensing process similar to the publishing licenses granted to create comics, novels, and collectibles, Paramount Pictures has granted the rights to market Star Trek games of various sorts through a number of different production and design companies.
Originally, some Star Trek: The Original Series games were based on the publishing license begun for Franz Joseph's designs in the 1970s. With the transition of ownership when the franchise became the property of Paramount, and the later success of the Star Trek films and Star Trek: The Next Generation, a licensing office associated with the productions took stricter control of the franchise's image. Designers of Star Trek merchandise were discouraged from creating spinoffs and depictions that varied from the style and details of the franchise as seen in filmed productions. One of the oldest games, Star Fleet Battles, was allowed to continue as a licensee, but without "Star Trek" in its name. This game was forbidden to mention the Enterprise in relation to CaptainJames T. Kirk, Spock, or any of the televised characters; however, it was granted rights to use all situations and vessels described in Franz Joseph's Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual and certain Star Trek: The Animated Series and TOS episodes (including the Kzinti). Games are produced by artists and designers not affiliated with franchise production staff, and filmed productions usually disregard events and situations in them as apocryphal, although some designs and references have been added in every one of the various Star Trek series and spinoffs.
Board and video games based on Star Trek are not exclusively licensed; several different companies have released many different types of games. Actors who exclusively played roles in these productions are listed in the articles for the games themselves.
Roleplaying games[]
- Heritage Models
- FASA
- Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (1983-1989)
- Tsukuda Hobby
- Enterprise: Role Play Game In Star Trek (1983, Japanese)
- Amarillo Design Bureau and (formerly) Task Force Games
- Star Fleet Universe
- Prime Directive (1993-...)
- Star Fleet Universe
- Last Unicorn Games
- Star Trek Role Playing Game (1998-2000)
- Decipher
- Star Trek Roleplaying Game (2002-2005)
- Modiphius Entertainment
- Star Trek Adventures (2017-...)
Gamebooks[]
- Archway Books
- Voyage to Adventure (1984)
- Phaser Fight (1986)
- Wanderer Books
- Distress Call! (1982)
- The Vulcan Treasure (1984)
Board and card games[]
Star Trek: The Original Series-based and movie era-based games[]
- Amarillo Design Bureau and (formerly) Task Force Games
- Star Fleet Universe
- Star Fleet Battles (strategic game, 1979-...)
- Federation Space (strategic game, 1981)
- Federation & Empire (strategic game, 1986-...)
- Star Fleet Missions (card-based game, 1992)
- Star Fleet Battle Force (card-based game, 2001)
- Federation Commander (strategic game, 2005-...)
- Starmada (strategic game in collaboration with Majestic Twelve Games, 2009-...)
- A Call to Arms: Star Fleet (strategic game in collaboration with Mongoose Publishing, 2011-...)
- Star Fleet Marines (strategic game, 2012-...)
- Star Fleet Universe
- Aquarius
- Star Trek: Road Trip (2015)
- Bandai
- BMI / Toys & Games Limited
- Classic Games
- Star Trek: The Game (1992)
- FASA
- Star Trek II: Starship Combat Simulator (strategic game, 1983)
- Star Trek III: Starship Combat Game (strategic game, 1984, 1985)
- Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator (strategic game, 1986)
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock ("Micro-Adventures", 1984)
- Star Trek: Starship Duel I ("Micro-Adventures", 1984)
- Star Trek: Starship Duel II ("Micro-Adventures", 1984)
- Star Trek: Struggle for the Throne ("Micro-Adventures", 1984)
- Franklin Mint
- Star Trek Commemorative Chess Set (1991)
- Star Trek Commemorative Checker Set (1993)
- Star Trek Tridimensional Chess Set (1993, 2016)
- Fundex
- All About Trivia: Star Trek (2008)
- Star Trek Scrabble (2009)
- Star Trek Collector's Edition UNO (2009)
- Golden Press
- Hasbro
- Star Trek: Marble Maze (1967)
- Star Trek Game (1974)
- Ideal
- Star Trek Game (1967)
- Looney Labs
- Star Trek Fluxx (2018)
- Mattel
- Star Trek UNO: Special Edition (1999)
- UNO Fandom: Star Trek (2024)
- Mayfair Games
- Star Trek Catan (2012-2013, 2019)
- McDonald's
- Star Trek: Starfleet Game (1979)
- Milton Bradley
- Star Trek Game (1979)
- Palitoy
- Star Trek Game (1975)
- SkyBox International
- Star Trek: The Card Game (1996)
- Telstar Video Entertainment
- Trivial Pursuit - Star Trek Edition VCR Game (VHS-based board game, 1995)
- Tsukuda Hobby
- Star Trek: The Invasion of Klingon Empire (1982-1984, Japanese)
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1983, Japanese)
- USAopoly
- Star Trek Limited Edition Monopoly (2000)
- Star Trek Panic (2016, with Fireside Games)
- Wanderer Books
- West End Games
- WizKids
- Star Trek Tribble Match (2025)
- World Distributors Limited
- Voyage of Discovery (1969)
- The Tunnel of Death (1976)
- ... Wild Goose Chase! (1977)
- Space Chase (1978)
- A Hint of Life (1978)
- Escape from the Clinging Dags (1978)
Star Trek: The Next Generation-based games[]
- Bandai
- BMI
- Canada Games
- Cardinal Games
- Classic Games
- Component Game Systems
- Decipher
- How to Host a Mystery - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Klingon Challenge (VHS-based board game, 1993)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Borg Q-Uest (unreleased)
- Franklin Mint
- Insight Editions
- Last Unicorn Games
- Son'a Ambush (1998)
- Star Trek: Red Alert! (2000)
- Looney Labs
- MMG Ltd.
- USAopoly
- Others
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Chess Game (1999, several producers)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine-based games[]
- Component Game Systems
- Looney Labs
- WizKids
- Star Trek: Galactic Enterprises (2018)
Star Trek: Voyager-based games[]
Star Trek: Enterprise-based games[]
Star Trekalternate reality-based games[]
- Hasbro
- Fighter Pods (2013)
Star Trek: Discovery-based games[]
Star Trek: Lower Decks-based games[]
- Modiphius
- Star Trek: Lower Decks – Buffer Time: The Card Game (2024)
- UVS Games
- UniVersus (2024)
Franchise-based games[]
- The games listed in this section combine elements from several of the series and movies.
- Decipher
- Star Trek Customizable Card Game (1994-2007)
- Tribbles Customizable Card Game (2000)
- Funko Games
- Star Trek: Cryptic (2023)
- Gale Force Nine
- Star Trek: Ascendancy (2016-2022)
- Star Trek: Away Missions (2023-2024)
- Looney Labs
- Star Trek Fluxx Bridge Expansion (2018)
- Star Trek Chrono-Trek (2019)
- Mattel
- Star Trek Trivia Game (2000)
- Star Trek Scene It? (DVD-based board game co-produced with Screenlife, 2009-2010)
- Mayfair Games
- Star Trek: Five Year Mission (2015)
- USAopoly
- UVS Games
- Star Trek: Star Realms (2024)
- WizKids
- Star Trek: Fleet Captains (2011-2014)
- Star Trek Heroclix: Tactics (2012-2017)
- Star Trek: Attack Wing (2013-2023)
- Star Trek: Frontiers (2016-2018)
- Star Trek: Conflick in the Neutral Zone (2019)
- Star Trek: Alliance (2021-2023)
- Star Trek: Missions (2022-2023)
- Star Trek: Super-Skill Pinball (2022)
- Star Trek: Into the Unknown (2024)
- Star Trek: Captain's Chair (2025)
Electronic tabletop and hand-held games[]
- Coleco
- Star Trek: The Electronic Game (uncertain, 1980)
- Collins
- Star Trek II Video Game Watch (1983)
- Konami
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary LCD Video Game (1991)
- Star Trek LCD Video Game (1992)
- Mego
- Micro Games of America (MGA)
- Star Trek: First Contact Portable Arcade Game (1996)
- Milton Bradley
- Star Trek: Phaser Strike for the Microvision (1979)
- Mattel/Radica
- Star Trek Edition 20Q (2009)
- Stadlbauer - Nintendo Mini Classics
- Star Trek (2000)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (2000)
- Tiger Electronics
- Star Trek: The Next Generation LCD Video Game (1993)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Blinded by the Light (2-XL Robot, 1994)
Home video games[]
"Whole Timeline" refers to all series at the point of production.
Game | Platform | Released | Era |
---|---|---|---|
25th Anniversary (PC) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1992 (PC), 1993 (Mac), 1994 (Amiga) | Original Series |
25th Anniversary (NES) | ![]() | 1992 | Original Series |
25th Anniversary (Game Boy) | ![]() | 1992 | Original Series |
Alien Domain | ![]() | 2016 | Voyager |
Alien Domain Incursion | ![]() | 2018 | Whole Timeline |
Armada | ![]() | 2000 | Next Generation Movies |
Armada II | ![]() | 2001 | Next Generation Movies |
Away Team | ![]() | 2001 | Next Generation Movies |
The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation | ![]() | 1999 | Next Generation Series |
Borg | ![]() ![]() | 1996 | Next Generation Series |
Borg Assimilator | ![]() | Unreleased (announced 2001) | Next Generation Movies |
Bridge Commander | ![]() | 2002 | Next Generation Movies |
Bridge Crew | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2017 | Post-Star Trek |
Captain's Chair | ![]() ![]() | 1997 | Whole Timeline |
Conquest | ![]() ![]() | 2007 | Next Generation Movies |
ConQuest Online | ![]() | 2000 | Next Generation Series |
Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time | ![]() ![]() | 1995 | Deep Space Nine |
D-A-C | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2009 | Star Trek |
Voyager - Delta Quest | Unreleased (2021) | Voyager | |
Delta Vega: Meltdown on the Ice Planet | ![]() | 2009 | Star Trek |
Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars | ![]() | 2001 | Deep Space Nine |
The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past | ![]() | 1994 | Next Generation Series |
Voyager - Elite Force | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2000 | Voyager |
Voyager - Elite Force expansion pack | ![]() ![]() | 2001 | Voyager |
Elite Force II | ![]() ![]() | 2003 | Next Generation Movies |
Encounters | ![]() | 2006 | Next Generation Movies |
Deep Space Nine - The Fallen | ![]() ![]() | 2000 | Deep Space Nine |
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | ![]() | 1989 | Original Series movies |
The Final Frontier | ![]() | Unreleased | Original Series movies |
The Next Generation - A Final Unity | ![]() ![]() | 1995 | Next Generation Series |
First Contact | ![]() ![]() | 1988 | Original Series |
First Contact | ![]() | Unreleased (announced 1996) | Next Generation Movies |
The Next Generation - Future's Past | ![]() | 1993 | Next Generation Series |
The Game Show | ![]() ![]() | 1998 | Whole Timeline |
Generations | ![]() | 1997 | Next Generation Movies |
Generations: Beyond the Nexus | ![]() ![]() | 1994 | Next Generation Movies |
Deep Space Nine - Harbinger | ![]() ![]() | 1996 | Deep Space Nine |
Hidden Evil | ![]() | 1999 | Next Generation Movies |
Deep Space Nine - The Hunt | ![]() ![]() | Unreleased (mid-1990s) | Deep Space Nine |
Infinite | ![]() ![]() | 2023 | Pre-Next Generation |
Infinite Space | ![]() | Unreleased (2011) | Deep Space Nine |
Invasion | ![]() | 2000 | Next Generation Movies |
Judgment Rites | ![]() ![]() | 1993 | Original Series |
Klingon | ![]() ![]() | 1996 | Next Generation Series |
Klingon Academy | ![]() | 2000 | Original Series Movies |
The Next Generation - Klingon Honor Guard | ![]() ![]() | 1998 | Next Generation Series |
The Kobayashi Alternative | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1985 | Original Series |
Kobayashi Maru | ![]() | 2021 | Whole Timeline |
Legacy | ![]() ![]() | 2006 | Whole Timeline |
The Motion Picture | ![]() | Unreleased (1983) | Original Series Movies |
The Motion Picture | ![]() | 1982 | Original Series Movies |
New Worlds | ![]() | 2000 | Original Series Movies |
The Next Generation | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1993 | Next Generation Series |
Star Trek Online | ![]() ![]() | Unreleased (2001) | Whole Timeline |
Star Trek Online | ![]() | Unreleased (2009) | Post-Star Trek Nemesis |
Star Trek Online | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2010 | Post-Star Trek Nemesis |
Pinball | ![]() | 1997 | Original Series |
The Promethean Prophecy | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1986 | Original Series |
The Rebel Universe | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1987, 1988 (PC) | Original Series |
Deep Space Nine - Red Alert | Unreleased (2020) | Deep Space Nine | |
Voyager - Retribution | ![]() | Unreleased (1997) | Voyager |
Resurgence | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2023 | Post-Next Generation |
Secret of Vulcan Fury | ![]() | Unreleased (1999) | Original Series |
The Search for Spock | ![]() ![]() | Unreleased (announced 1983) | Original Series Movies |
Shattered Universe | ![]() ![]() | 2004 | Original Series Movies |
Star Trek | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2013 | Post-Star Trek |
Starfleet Academy | ![]() ![]() | 1997 | Original Series Movies |
Starfleet Academy - Chekov's Lost Missions (add on) | ![]() | 1998 | Original Series Movies |
Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator | ![]() ![]() | 1994 (Super Nintendo), 1995 (Sega 32X) | Original Series Movies |
Starfleet Command | ![]() | 1999 | Original Series Movies |
Starfleet Command II - Empires at War | ![]() | 2000 | Original Series Movies |
Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates | ![]() | 2001 | Original Series Movies |
Starfleet Command III | ![]() | 2002 | Next Generation Movies |
Starship Creator | ![]() ![]() | 1998 | Whole Timeline |
Starship Creator Deluxe (add on) | ![]() ![]() | 1998 | Whole Timeline |
Starship Creator Warp II | ![]() ![]() | 2000 | Whole Timeline |
The Next Generation - Stranded | Sky Active | 2005 | Next Generation Series |
Strategic Operations Simulator | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1983, 1984 | Original Series Movies |
Supernova | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2022 | Star Trek: Prodigy |
Tactical Assault | ![]() ![]() | 2006 | Original Series Movies |
The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge | ![]() | 1989 | Next Generation Series |
Trivia Challenge | ![]() | 1986 | Whole Timeline |
The Original Series - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Special Edition | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 2012 | Original Series |
The Next Generation - A World for all Seasons | ![]() | Unreleased (announced 1994) | Next Generation Series |
The Wrath of Khan | ![]() | Unreleased (announced 1983) | Original Series Movies |
Compilation packs[]
- Star Trek Action Pack
- Star Trek Collection
- Star Trek Commander's Edition
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine PC Pack
- Star Trek Emissary Gift Set
- Star Trek: Federation Compilation
- Star Trek: Federation Gift Pak
- Gamefest: Star Trek Classics
- Star Trek Gift Set
- The Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection
- Star Trek: Starfleet Gift Pak
Video Games featuring Star Trek content[]
- Doctor Who: Lost In Time (Doctor Who x Star Trek - Frienship is Universal, 2024)
- Fall Guys (Fall Guys: The Final Frontier, 2022)
- Fortnite (Mirror Mayhem, 2023)
- World of Tanks (Call to the Final Frontier, 2024)
- World of Warships (The Next Generation x World of Warships, 2024)
Arcade games[]
Pinball games[]
- Star Trek (1979)
- Star Trek (1991)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993)
- Star Trek Pinball (2013-2018)
Strength tester games[]
- Star Trek: Borg Contact (2000)
Video games[]
- Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator (1982)
- Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game (2002)
VR games[]
Wireless mobile games[]
- Star Trek: Adversaries (2018-2019)
- Star Trek: Lower Decks – The Badgey Directive (2022-...)
- Star Trek: First Duty (2002)
- Star Trek: Fleet Command (2018-...)
- Star Trek: Legends (2021-...)
- Star Trek Nemesis (2002)
- Star Trek: Prime Directive (unreleased)
- Star Trek: Rivals (2013-2015)
- Star Trek: The Birds of Prey (2004)
- Star Trek: The Cold Enemy (2005)
- Star Trek: The Mobile Game (2009)
- Star Trek Timelines (2016-...)
- Star Trek Trexels (2013-2018)
- Star Trek Trexels II: The Next Resolution (2018-2020)
- Star Trek: Wrath of Gems (2015-2018)
Slot machines[]
- Star Trek (2008)
- Star Trek: Battlestations (2011)
Screensavers[]
Real games used as props in Star Trek productions[]
- Space Checkers by Pacific Game Company
- Terrace by Terrace Games
- Pair Match by Bandai
External links[]
- TrekCore Gaming Museum at TrekCore
- Wixiban's Star Trek Collectables Portal – Star Trek Collectable Card Games guide