Starship Titanic
Released Oct 2016
From the creative mind of Douglas Adams. The Starship Titanic crashes into your house and takes off with you onboard. Inhabited by malfunctioning robots and a semi-deranged parrot, you must gain control of the ship and pilot it back to Earth.
79% positive · 133 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $0.89 $5.99 −85%
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Evaluation
Starship Titanic is a classic point-and-click adventure game originally created by Douglas Adams, re-released on Steam by Nightdive Studios on October 27, 2016. The game is a complete, self-contained experience — it shipped with no DLC, no expansion plans, and no post-launch content roadmap.
Nightdive's work on the game since its Steam release has been entirely focused on technical preservation: replacing the original Windows 95 engine with ScummVM (January 2018), patching bugs (May 2018, January 2020), and most recently upgrading to ScummVM 2.9.1 and adding the German language version along with some legacy bonus content (December 17, 2025). None of these updates introduce new gameplay content — they are compatibility and stability improvements to help a 1990s game run on modern hardware.
The December 2025 update also noted that the legacy native Windows 95 version has been removed, with ScummVM now being the sole supported version going forward. This reflects the completion of the technical migration rather than the start of any new content development.
There is no DLC, no announced future updates, no season pass, and no developer statements suggesting additional content is planned. This is a finished, preserved classic.
Evidence
Update #4 upgrades ScummVM to 2.9.1, adds German language version, fixes multiple bugs, adds legacy bonus content, and removes the old native Windows 95 version. Described as ongoing maintenance and compatibility work, not new game content.
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained adventure with no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content. All described features are part of the original 1997 release.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Nightdive Studios
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
At the heart of our Galaxy, an advanced civilization of which we know nothing had built the biggest, most beautiful starship ever, the Starship Titanic. Majestic and luxurious, its interior resembles a mixture of the Ritz, the Chrysler building, Tutankhamen's tomb and Venice. Starship Titanic is a technological marvel. And it cannot possibly go wrong.
In theory. Seconds into its maiden voyage it crashes into hyperspace, vanishes... and collides with your house.
Bewildered, you find your way aboard, and just as you are gazing at its awe-inspiring interior, the ship takes off again and heads deep into space. You are stranded. But you are not alone...
The ship is inhabited by a crew of malfunctioning robots and a semi-deranged parrot. You discover that you can communicate with them, a feat that is made possible by SpookiTalk, the games proprietary interactive language engine. You can chat with any of the robot characters-Fentible the distinguished Doorbot, Nobby the hypochondriac Liftbot, or Fortilian Bantoburn O'Perfluous the outrageously convivial Barbot. Talk to them, interrogate them. Give them orders. They will listen to you, answer you and, if they happen to feel like it, obey you. Sometimes.
To begin with you are a third-class passenger, and you quickly find yourself in the grip of one of the most powerful forces known to man-the desire for a free upgrade. As you move up to second and, at last, to first class, more and more of the ship becomes accessible to you, and more and more of its mysteries are revealed. What has happened here? What terrible events occurred the night before the launch? Who is the mysterious Titania whose brooding statues dominate the ship? Can you solve a series of increasingly bizarre and surreal puzzles., unlock the central mystery and return to Earth before the parrot drives you finally and irrevocably mad?
Features-
In theory. Seconds into its maiden voyage it crashes into hyperspace, vanishes... and collides with your house.
Bewildered, you find your way aboard, and just as you are gazing at its awe-inspiring interior, the ship takes off again and heads deep into space. You are stranded. But you are not alone...
The ship is inhabited by a crew of malfunctioning robots and a semi-deranged parrot. You discover that you can communicate with them, a feat that is made possible by SpookiTalk, the games proprietary interactive language engine. You can chat with any of the robot characters-Fentible the distinguished Doorbot, Nobby the hypochondriac Liftbot, or Fortilian Bantoburn O'Perfluous the outrageously convivial Barbot. Talk to them, interrogate them. Give them orders. They will listen to you, answer you and, if they happen to feel like it, obey you. Sometimes.
To begin with you are a third-class passenger, and you quickly find yourself in the grip of one of the most powerful forces known to man-the desire for a free upgrade. As you move up to second and, at last, to first class, more and more of the ship becomes accessible to you, and more and more of its mysteries are revealed. What has happened here? What terrible events occurred the night before the launch? Who is the mysterious Titania whose brooding statues dominate the ship? Can you solve a series of increasingly bizarre and surreal puzzles., unlock the central mystery and return to Earth before the parrot drives you finally and irrevocably mad?
Features-
- All original interactive characters and game design by Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
- Stunning cinematic interiors from the Oscar-winning team of Oscar Chichoni and Isabel Malina.
- SpookiTalk - next generation conversation engine.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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