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Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion

Stardock Entertainment | Dec 11, 2018 | DLC

Released

DLCfor Star Control®: Origins

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID961150
  • Price$3.99 (60% off from $9.99)
  • Release dateDec 11, 2018
  • DeveloperStardock Entertainment

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID961150
  • Price$3.99 (60% off from $9.99)
  • Release dateDec 11, 2018
  • DeveloperStardock Entertainment
  • PublisherStardock Entertainment
  • Parent gameStar Control®: Origins

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Stardock EntertainmentPublisher: Stardock Entertainment

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Game overview

Overview

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is a Steam DLC connected to Star Control®: Origins. It was prepared by Stardock Entertainment, published by Stardock Entertainment, and released on Dec 11, 2018. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to Star Control®: Origins.

Language and system requirements

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

2 regional rating boards including dejus and steam germany

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedDual Core Intel or AMD processor4 GB RAMIntel Integrated 520 or equivalent26 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedQuad-core Intel or AMD processor8 GB RAMVideo card with 2GB of video memory26 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion has recommendation data pending. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion overview details

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Continue the Star Control: Origins story with Earth Rising! Now that humans are a major player on the galactic scene, one question remains: how will they use their influence, and how will their interstellar neighbors feel about it? Earth Rising is a 4-part expansion that contains new quests, ships, rewards, and story that is tied to humanity’s quest for establishing themselves as a major galactic power. Explore new stars, solve newly discovered mysteries, and form relationships with new alien races and their leaders. What mark will you leave on the galaxy? Will it be for good, or for ill? Answer that question and much more in Earth Rising. Features Part 1: Aftermath | Available Now Star Control has ordered the construction of a new base in Epsilon Trireme, but not every alien is happy about the idea of an expanding human empire and the base construction efforts have already encountered major trouble. Meanwhile, a suspiciously helpful group of aliens have returned and directed you toward the location of a potential new ally - a race of lazy aliens called the Gloosh. A new enemy has also appeared in the shadows, and it seems to have its own long and hostile history with humanity… Part 2: Return of the Lexites | Available Now Face your most dangerous challenge yet against a post-singularity species whose motives are a mystery! The Lexites are impeding Earth's efforts to expand into known space. But, why? As the Captain of Earth's first interstellar starship, your mission is to visit new worlds and engage in combat against strange new ships while trying to unravel the mysteri…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is listed as a DLC with $3.99 (60% off from $9.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Downloadable Content, and Steam Achievements, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameStar Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion
Steam App ID961150
TypeDLC
Release dateDec 11, 2018
DeveloperStardock Entertainment
PublisherStardock Entertainment
Price$3.99 (60% off from $9.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Stats, Includes level editor, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews29
Negative reviews23
Total reviews52
Positive percent56%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateDec 11, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 02:20:41 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 02:20:41 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeCopyright © 2018 Stardock Entertainment. Star Control® is a registered trademark of Stardock Entertainment.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/961150
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/961150/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/961150
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion?

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is tracked here as a Steam DLC, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion growing or declining recently?

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion does not have enough dated player-history points yet to calculate a reliable growth or decline percentage. Once SteamPulse has at least two tracked player-history points, this answer will compare the first available chart point with the latest tracked point.

What country-level audience data is available for Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), South Africa (11.1%), Canada (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.5%), Canada (9.2%), South Africa (7.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.4%), Canada (8.7%), South Africa (7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.9%), China (7.8%), Canada (7.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion?

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion currently sits at 56% positive across 52 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 29 positive reviews and 23 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion?

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion is currently listed at $3.99 on Steam. That is 60% below the usual price of $9.99.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

56% positive, 29 positive, 23 negative

Price and discount

$3.99 (60% off from $9.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising ExpansionBuy Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising Expansion #314348$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit Processor: Dual Core Intel or AMD processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Integrated 520 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 26 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 2GB of video memory DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 26 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

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