Super Star Trek: 5 Open Source Clones Compared
SuperStarTrek25thGMS is explicitly a Game Maker Studio conversion of the fan game "Super Star Trek meets 25th Anniversary" (originally built in Adventure Game Studio), adding native gamepad support and extra visual effects on top of that source project. Both of those replace the original's text interface with a graphical bridge-command UI borrowed from the 1992 game Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and add voice clips plus multi-language subtitles. Separately, the Perl and Lua ports aim to stay literally faithful to the 1978 BASIC source code and its original math and mechanics, with one Lua variant optionally adding cast voice clips and a togglable text-scroll delay to mimic period hardware.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- None
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 5y ago
- Stars
- 32
- Contributors
- 1
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoText-based game ports; no asset dependencies.
- Modding support
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Android
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- Android
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 5mo ago
- Stars
- 7
- Contributors
- 2
- Engine
- GameMaker
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoFan game with original assets; does not require Star Trek game files.
- Modding support
- YesDesigned with modularity in mind; translations can be added via lang/xx.json files.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- OSX, Linux, Windows, Web
- Play in browser
- YesPlay in Browser
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 1y ago
- Stars
- 1
- Contributors
- 1
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoUses original voice samples from the TV series but game runs standalone without requiring original Star Trek assets.
- Modding support
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Linux, Windows, OSX
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 4y ago
- Stars
- 0
- Contributors
- 1
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Modding support
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Not tracked
- Last updated
- Not tracked
- Stars
- Not tracked
- Contributors
- Not tracked
- Engine
- Not tracked
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Modding support
- —
| Title | SuperStarTrek - Perl and LUA ports | SuperStarTrek25thGMS | Super Star Trek meets 25th Anniversary | ClassicStarTrek | OpenTrek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Playable | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | None | Android | OSX, Linux, Windows, Web | Linux, Windows, OSX | Windows, Linux |
| Play in browser | No | No | YesPlay in Browser | No | No |
| Mobile | No | Android | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||||
| Development status | Halted | Sporadic | Halted | Halted | Not tracked |
| Last updated | 5y ago | 5mo ago | 1y ago | 4y ago | Not tracked |
| Stars | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Not tracked |
| Contributors | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Not tracked |
| Engine | — | GameMaker | — | — | Not tracked |
| Compatibility | |||||
| Requires original assets | NoText-based game ports; no asset dependencies. | NoFan game with original assets; does not require Star Trek game files. | NoUses original voice samples from the TV series but game runs standalone without requiring original Star Trek assets. | — | — |
| Modding support | — | YesDesigned with modularity in mind; translations can be added via lang/xx.json files. | — | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Super Star Trek clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
Do I need to own the original Super Star Trek to play these clones?
SuperStarTrek - Perl and LUA ports, SuperStarTrek25thGMS, and Super Star Trek meets 25th Anniversary run standalone, no original files needed.
Can I play any of these Super Star Trek clones directly in a browser?
Yes — Super Star Trek meets 25th Anniversary has a browser-playable build linked in the comparison table above, no install required.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Super Star Trek.