Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown Launches: Developed and Published in Hamburg

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Launch date

Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown releases on February 18, 2026.

The strategy game is available across all major platforms. It focuses on the U.S.S. Voyager’s journey through the Delta Quadrant.

Ecosystem role

The launch represents broader activity within the Hamburg gaming ecosystem.

The ecosystem continues to foster local development through various support initiatives, incubator programs, and industry networking events. The project underscores the city's role as a hub for independent development and professional publishing.

Ecosystem example. The launch serves as a representative example of broader activity within the Hamburg gaming ecosystem.

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Summary

Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, a strategy game released on February 18, 2026, is presented as a fully Hamburg-made title: developed by the Hamburg studio gameXcite and published by the Hamburg-based Daedalic Entertainment. The announcement, posted by the regional industry initiative Gamecity Hamburg, serves both to mark the launch and to highlight the local development ecosystem.

The game places players in command of the U.S.S. Voyager during its journey through the Delta Quadrant, with an emphasis on decision-making, resource management, and survival mechanics. A "What if?" structure allows the story to diverge from the television series, including alternate crew paths and the option to pursue unconventional technologies such as Borg research. The release is described as another addition to a growing catalogue of strategy-oriented Star Trek games, and it is slated for all platforms.

Company context is brief. gameXcite is a Hamburg development studio that works on projects involving established intellectual properties. Daedalic Entertainment is positioned as a publisher known for narrative and strategy titles, with Wild Woods, Barotrauma, New Cycle, and Unrailed! cited as examples.

The surrounding page content shows Gamecity Hamburg's wider programming in 2026, including Games Lift incubator applications offering five teams 15,000 euros each plus coaching, Prototype Funding applications, a Road to gamescom booth program, Portside Game Assembly on June 25–26, and the Games Germany Steam Sale. It also notes other local releases such as MENACE in Early Access and The Amusement, reinforcing the document's theme of Hamburg as an active development and publishing hub.