Star Trek: Resurgence
Star Trek: Resurgence is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Dramatic Labs. It centers on story, case, or mission progress, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
Star Trek: Resurgence is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on story, case, or mission progress, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Star Trek games adapt the television and film universe of interstellar exploration, from commanding starships to investigating mysteries as a crew member. Different games emphasize ship management, coordinated bridge duties or conversations that shape the story.
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AI review
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Meaningful Starfleet choices, with action passages weaker than the story
Star Trek: Resurgence is most compelling when bridge orders, personal trust and the lives of ordinary crew members pull in different directions. Its two protagonists view the same crisis from different positions, and characters respond to earlier decisions, making diplomacy and responsibility meaningful interactions. Voice performances, ship interfaces and recognisable instrument sounds give the original adventure a convincing place in the Star Trek universe. Momentum is less consistent: the early diplomatic setup is slow, and some flying and instrument minigames feel routine rather than illuminating. The native PS5 edition has in-chapter autosaves, but changing stick-and-trigger sequences still require attention to prompts. It suits players interested in character choices and science-fiction ethics more than tightly developed action. Today, confirm access to an owned digital copy or usable disc; changes to purchasing availability do not make existing offline play impossible.
Strengths
- Choices and trust inform later responses; two viewpoints make responsibility tangible.
- Voices, ship and instrument design establish a distinctive series atmosphere.
Weaknesses
- Slow early exposition and routine flying and instrument minigames interrupt narrative momentum.
Who it is for: For Star Trek fans and players interested in character choices and science-fiction ethics.
Play notes: Native PS5 edition, not PS4 backward-compatible execution. Confirm an owned licence or usable disc. Ordinary offline story play needs no PS Plus; cloud backup requires a subscription.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The developing crisis rewards attention, but slow exposition and routine minigames interrupt its momentum. | Reviewed | 6.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Diplomatic choices and two viewpoints make trust consequential rather than decorative. | Reviewed | 7.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Voices, ship design and recognisable instrument sounds establish a convincing Star Trek identity. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Frequent autosaves aid continuation, while changing stick-and-trigger sequences demand attention; cloud-assisted branch collection needs optional PlayStation Plus. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Dramatic Labs
- Publisher
- Bruner House
- Release date
- May 23, 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Interactive Narrative · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyScience FictionThird PersonStory-drivenLinear Levels3D GraphicsSlow BurnPuzzle SolvingExplorationInvestigationMain Story 10–20 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
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- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideMay 23, 2023
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