Out Now: Free Q Trials Roguelite Game Mode and Equinox DLC for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

Apparently, one impossible journey through the Delta Quadrant was not enough. Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer gameXcite today released Q Trials, an all-new roguelite mode available as a free update for all owners of Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown. The update launches alongside Equinox, the game’s second DLC and part of the Expansion Pass.

Overseen by the omnipotent being Q, Q Trials lets players experience the game like never before. Built around freedom and replayability, the new mode challenges players to embark on a series of increasingly difficult runs through the Delta Quadrant, shaped by procedural events and random sector goals, creating a unique experience with every run. Extensive customization options allow players to experiment with crew assignments and unconventional strategies, including promoting Harry Kim to Captain.

Q Trials Deep Dive Video:

Every run presents new decisions and new opportunities to adapt. At the end of each sector, Q offers players the choice of three rewards: resources, new heroes or new technologies, which contribute to permanent meta progression. Players also have to use a variety of “Q modifiers” that significantly alter the established gameplay. Double the capacity of crew quarters in exchange for increased sickness? Gain additional morale at the expense of reduced building speed? Or simply increase the chance of extremely positive but also negative outcomes? Players must respond to these unexpected situations, reconsider familiar strategies, and find their own way through Q’s latest test.

All owners of the base game can enter the Q Trials aboard the U.S.S. Voyager at no additional cost. Captains looking for a considerably more challenging journey can expand the mode with the Equinox DLC, available as part of the Expansion Pass or stand-alone. The DLC unlocks the U.S.S. Equinox as an alternative playable ship exclusively for Q Trials.

Significantly smaller than the U.S.S. Voyager, the U.S.S. Equinox offers less building space, a lower crew capacity and reduced warp power. Players will therefore need to make tougher decisions and work with more limited resources as they attempt to guide the ill-equipped science vessel through the Delta Quadrant.

The Equinox DLC also adds three recruitable heroes for Q Trials:

All three characters are exclusive to Q Trials and are not available in the main campaign.

In the Equinox-exclusive questline “Spirits of Good Fortune”, players experience the tragic story of the vessel firsthand. Stranded aboard a ship never designed for such a journey and pushed to the brink of despair by the Krowtonan Guard, the crew encounters the Ankari and the mysterious beings they revere as spirits of good fortune.

What initially appears to be a glimmer of hope soon presents a dangerous temptation. Players can cross a moral point of no return and unlock a unique, much faster path home - provided they are willing to abandon Starfleet principles and live with the consequences. Q, naturally, will be watching.

The free Q Trials update and the Equinox DLC are available now for Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The base game is required to play. Owners of the Expansion Pass already have access to the Equinox DLC at no additional cost.

For more information, visit https://www.startrekvoyagergame.com.

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About Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

Set aboard the U.S.S. Voyager and deep in the unexplored reaches of the Delta Quadrant, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a narrative-driven survival strategy game that invites players to relive and redefine the legendary starship’s journey back to Earth. The game blends exploration, ship and resource management, roguelike elements, and meaningful choices. Experience crew dynamics and a fresh take on a beloved sci-fi universe through what-if scenarios that open new possibilities.

In Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, players take command of the U.S.S. Voyager as it traverses 12 vast sectors of the Delta Quadrant. Along the way, they’ll manage systems and crew, engage in diplomacy, navigate difficult moral decisions, and face the unknown. Familiar faces return, but their fates may differ, reshaped by the captain on the bridge.

Player decisions shape both the fate of the crew and the configuration of the U.S.S. Voyager itself. With each playthrough, the ship becomes a different version of itself, reengineered and reimagined based on the path taken through the quadrant and the command decisions made along the way.

With the development team continuously expanding the experience through free updates and new content like the Expansion Pass, no two voyages through the Delta Quadrant will ever be quite the same.

View press kit here.

Media Contact: Bernd Berheide, bernd.berheide@daedalic.de

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.

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About gameXcite

Founded in 2015, gameXcite develops Mobile, PC and Console games based on popular IPs. Based in Hamburg, Germany, gameXcite is a subsidiary of Jumpgate AB (Listed in Stockholm on NGM Nordic SME, ticker GATE).

About Daedalic Entertainment

​Celebrating its 20th publishing year, Daedalic Entertainment is a renowned publisher with nearly two decades of experience supporting indie developers across all major gaming platforms. The lineup of games includes a diverse variety of unique titles, focusing on four distinct areas: storytelling, strategy, co-op games, and wholesome games. With an international team of around 35 employees, Daedalic is currently working with various development studios to create a new lineup of innovative games across consoles and PCs to market. Recent hits include Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, Woodo, The Occultist, New Cycle, Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Bloodgrounds, Into the Emberlands, Deponia, Shadow Tactics, Inkulinati, Hidden Deep, Fling to the Finish!, and more.

Please look out for upcoming games like Barotrauma Home & Harbor Expansion, Ghost Haunting, Surviving Deponia and many more. Since April 2022, Daedalic Entertainment has been a subsidiary of the French publishing house, Nacon.

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