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Updated · Polygon · Jun 6
Bloober Team, Paramount Unveil 2027 Star Trek: Shadow Frontier for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox and PC
Updated
Updated · Polygon · Jun 6

Bloober Team, Paramount Unveil 2027 Star Trek: Shadow Frontier for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox and PC

3 articles · Updated · Polygon · Jun 6

Summary

  • 2027 title Star Trek: Shadow Frontier was announced by Bloober Team and Paramount Games Studio as a sci-fi psychological thriller set in the Star Trek universe.
  • Ro Laren leads the story, with Michelle Forbes reprising the role as the Bajoran officer crash-lands on an uncharted "spaceship graveyard" planet after answering a distress call.
  • Players will confront twisted creatures, a hostile ecosystem and a mind-threatening entity, extending Bloober's horror style into a story-driven Star Trek setting.
  • Switch 2 joins PS5, Xbox Series and Windows PC on the platform list, while Paramount said it chose Bloober for its immersive horror pedigree and the studio called the project a blend of Star Trek fandom and psychological thriller expertise.

Insights

Is Star Trek's first major horror game a new frontier for the franchise or a corruption of its core ideals?
With Paramount making games a core business, is this horror title a bold new strategy or a desperate brand risk?