Star Traders: Frontiers

Star Traders: Frontiers

Released Jul 2018

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

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Evaluation

Star Traders: Frontiers launched on July 31, 2018 and has now received 379 numbered updates over more than eight years. Trese Brothers continues to ship new content at a consistent pace — roughly every 4–8 weeks — adding new ship classes, weapons, outfits, planet art, balance improvements, and bug fixes with each release. The most recent update (#379, "Strikecarrier") arrived on June 30, 2026, just two months before today's date. The developer has been consistently transparent about the game's ongoing status. The April 2026 update post explicitly expressed hope to reach "Update #400," signaling that development is expected to continue for some time. In June 2025, when their other game Cyber Knights: Flashpoint fully launched, they stated: "don't worry, we're not done with Star Traders updates yet either." The December 2025 update noted they were still pushing finalized art, contact faces, and outfit art into the game, with more still in the pipeline. The studio has acknowledged that Cyber Knights: Flashpoint sales help fund continued Star Traders development, and that game's success appears to be supporting the studio's ongoing work on both titles simultaneously. All listed DLC (a soundtrack and a supporter badge) has been released; ongoing updates are free content additions built into the base game rather than paid expansions.
Evidence
Update #379 shipped on June 30, 2026, adding a new enemy ship class, balance changes, and bug fixes. Developer expressed hope to reach Update #400, signaling continued development.
news post · Jun 30, 2026 source development ongoing
high
Update #378 shipped on April 27, 2026. Developer explicitly stated the goal of reaching Update #400 and asked players to support the studio by spreading the word about Cyber Knights.
news post · Apr 27, 2026 source development ongoing
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Trese Brothers
Achievements
34
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Command your ship and crew as a space pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more in Star Traders: Frontiers – an epic space RPG from Trese Brothers Games. Venture forth into a massive open universe, rich with adventure and the lore of the Star Traders. Choose your path by assembling and commanding your custom crew and spaceship in a constantly evolving galaxy torn by internal strife, political intrigue, and alien threats. Will you fly as a pirate terrorizing shipping lanes, join the solar wars as a military captain, or track targets across the stars as a fearsome bounty hunter?


  • Explore a rich, open universe: Discover endless procedurally-generated galactic maps, meet unique characters, and take on enemies across galaxy!
  • Become an intergalactic captain: Take on the role of a spy, smuggler, explorer, pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more (33 jobs total)!
  • Customize your own spaceship: Choose from more than 350 upgrades and 45 ship hulls to build your very own vessel to venture across the vast reaches of space.
  • Assemble your wing fleet: Outfit your capital ship as a carrier and launch interdictors, bombers and shuttles into space combat against your enemy

  • Assemble and tailor a loyal crew: Assign talents and equip specialized gear for every spaceship crew member.
  • Experience an ever-changing narrative: Decide to make friends or foes with other factions and influence political, economic, and personal vendettas.
  • Varied Difficulty Options! play with save slots to try out different builds or storylines or turn on character permadeath and enjoy classic roguelike experience
  • Achievement Unlocks: accomplish story and challenge goals to unlock additional optional (but not better) content like new starting ships and new starting contacts. Or simply load the moddable version of the game to skip this entirely!
  • Mold the crew by your choices: As you make decisions and set the tone for your ship, your crew will grow and change to match. Destroy enemy ships with all hands on deck and your crew will become more bloodthirsty and savage. Explore distant worlds and loot dangerous wastelands and your crew will become intrepid and clever ... or scarred and half-mad.



First there was the Exodus – when survivors of a great war left the ruins of the Galactic Core behind in search of a new home in the stars. Scattered worlds were claimed on the fringe of the galaxy. Each pocket of survivors held on to an isolated set of worlds while trying to rebuild under the great law of Shalun. Three centuries later, technology has brought them back together again. Discovery of the hyperwarp has bridged what was once an unimaginable distance between far-flung colonies, long-lost families, and political factions.

With that reunification has come great economic prosperity. The hyperwarp reestablished the transportation of cargo, goods, and technologies between the quadrants – but it has also brought great strife. Political rivalries have been rekindled, blood has been shed in age-old feuds, and the fires of war have been stoked. Amidst the political infighting, a ruthless revolution is rising – and the fervent explorers of the hyperwarp have awoken something that was better left asleep.


Our very first game, Star Traders RPG, took hundreds of thousands of gamers on an interstellar adventure. Star Traders’ success and overwhelmingly positive reception helped to launch Trese Brothers Games. It was the adventures of our community’s star-crossed captains that put us on a trajectory to share more of our worlds, ideas, and dreams.

We set out to capture the loneliness, bravery, and camaraderie of people living together in a spaceship sailing across the stars. It is with great pride that after releasing four other games in the Star Traders universe, we’ve created a sequel to the original Star Traders RPG.

Step onto the bridge of your starship, take to the stars, and create your own story in Star Traders: Frontiers.
Last evaluated Sep 3, 2026
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