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Released

Mar 31, 1998

10,435 days ago
Platforms
  • PC
  • Mac
Ratings

Release dates

North America dates
  1. Mar 29, 199910,072 days ago
    • Mac
  2. Mar 31, 199810,435 days ago
    • PC

About

StarCraft is a real-time strategy game set in a distant sector of the Milky Way galaxy in the 26th century. Players command one of three species across separate campaigns: the Terrans, resourceful human colonists cut off from Earth; the Zerg, an insectoid swarm that assimilates other species; and the Protoss, a technologically advanced race with powerful psionic abilities. Each species features distinct units, structures, and strategic options. The game includes a story-driven single-player campaign for each faction and competitive multiplayer via Battle.net.

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How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 199 players
Main story
25 h
Main + extras
28 h
Completionist
31 h

Reviews

IGDB players88/1001,269 ratings

Game info

Released
1998 · see every game from that year
Modes
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Multiplayer
  • Online up to 8Online co-op 7Online co-op, LAN co-op

Editions, DLC & expansions

Other versions

Studios

Characters

Age ratings

  • ESRBTAnimated Blood and Gore, Strong Language
  • PEGI16Violence
  • USK12No content descriptors

Themes & tags

48 more tags

Story & names

In the distant Koprulu Sector of the galaxy, human colonists known as the Terrans have established competing governments far from Earth after their colony ships went off course centuries earlier. Two alien species also inhabit the sector: the Zerg, a ravenous insectoid swarm driven to assimilate other organisms for genetic perfection, and the Protoss, an ancient and powerful race that has secretly observed the Terrans for years. When the Zerg begin targeting Terran worlds to absorb their psionic potential, the Protoss respond by destroying infested colonies to prevent the swarm's spread, plunging all three factions into open conflict. As the Terran Confederacy crumbles under attacks from rebels, Zerg, and Protoss alike, a new authoritarian government rises from the chaos while the Zerg Overmind sets its sights on the Protoss homeworld, seeking to assimilate the one species that could grant it genetic perfection.

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Also known as

  • SCAcronym
  • 星际争霸Chinese title
  • 星际Acronym
  • 星海爭霸Chinese title
  • StarCraft 64N64 Version title

Release dates by region

3 releases in 2 regions

north america

  • Mar 31, 1998PC
  • Mar 29, 1999Mac

europe

The StarCraft series

All 9 games
  1. This gameStarCraft1998
  2. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty2010
  3. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm2013 · Standalone expansion
  4. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void2015 · Standalone expansion
  5. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void - Collector's Edition2015
  6. StarCraft: Remastered2017 · Remaster
  7. Starcraft2030
  8. Starcraft: GhostTBA

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Where to find it

Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.