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  1. Aug 25, 2023
    8
    A landmark of the RTS genre, as solid as the best strategy games with variable mechanics according to faction
  2. Aug 20, 2023
    10
    "Starcraft" is just something else – a game that comes packed with an incredible story, a world that's nothing short of beautiful, and characters that really hit the mark. It's safe to say this game didn't just set trends; it flat out revolutionized the RTS genre. And can you believe it? It even skyrocketed to the status of a national sport in Korea. That's some serious impact!
  3. Jun 11, 2023
    10
    내 인생 최고의 전략게임
    어린 시절과 크고 난 이후까지 수십년간 즐겼고 앞으로도 대체할 수 없는 게임
  4. Apr 28, 2023
    9
    The game that I played when I was in elementary school. The game kind of introduced me to a new world of the real-time strategy genre. I also knew that I am really bad at it but still I loved to play it with my friends.
  5. Apr 17, 2023
    10
    Replayed it so many times, extremely good gameplay and story.

    The characters were well written with great voice acting, the world building and universe was super compelling so I'd always want to learn more about it. The story was full of plot twists, sacrifices and fairly complex war situations. The animations for units and buildings were inventive and really fun to look at as well
    Replayed it so many times, extremely good gameplay and story.

    The characters were well written with great voice acting, the world building and universe was super compelling so I'd always want to learn more about it. The story was full of plot twists, sacrifices and fairly complex war situations.

    The animations for units and buildings were inventive and really fun to look at as well as the unique designs for each race.

    The soundtrack was a banger and it really fit each faction like a glove.

    Every faction was unique in philosophy, military strategy and had relatable characters that had me fully invested in them, including the ones you would normally consider "evil".

    Messed around in scenario mode for hours on end, which offered a great deal of extra gameplay options and experimentation. Incredibly fun.

    Modded custom game modes added a lot as well to the game.

    Hard to find weak points, this game was a masterpiece. One of the few games ever made that I can unironically consider to be perfect. The multiplayer especially, this game has given birth to E-Sports in Korea, was played for well over 2 decades and it only had ONE big balance patch in ’99 and a small one in 2001. In 20 **** years. New strategies and counters to popular ones were found even after a decade of playing.

    CONS:
    Small issues like pathing for some units
    Arguably the higher focus on micro management due to unit control limitations can be seen as tedious, separating it from other RTS's at the time
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  6. Mar 23, 2023
    10
    Fun and challangeing gameplay, good music, EXCELLENT sound design, interesting story, and a bit of nostalgia!
  7. Feb 25, 2023
    8
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  8. Jan 8, 2023
    8
    The legendary game, one of the founders of RTS in the world. Gorgeous plot, interesting concept, beautiful graphics for those years. Legends are created from this game, and it has become a cult. The only and main drawback is the very high complexity. Especially in the company of protoss
  9. Nov 26, 2022
    9
    10 - Masterpiece
    9 - Amazing
    8 - Great
    7 - Good
    6 - Okay
    5 - Mediocre
    4 - Bad
    3 - Awful
    2 - Painful
    1 - Unbearable
  10. Oct 5, 2022
    4
    I really wanted to like it, but I rather just play a board game or Xcom. If I want some type of strategy.
  11. Aug 7, 2022
    9
    Игра предоставляет вам крутой сюжет, но в плане управления не идеальна, тут придется повозиться)) 3 совершенно разные расы встретятся в битве!
  12. Aug 4, 2022
    10
    Simply put, Starcraft is the finest game ever to be made. People have literally died from playing too much Starcraft. It essentially created eSports. It popularized RTS (real-time strategy) games. The balanced asymmetry was truly a unique feature, one that has been difficult for other studios to emulate. The use-map settings created an incubator in which entire genres of games were… Expand
  13. Jun 18, 2022
    8
    Отличная стратегия, но чрезмерно трудная и полностью устаревшая, благо на неё ремастер сделали не такой всратый, как на варкрафт.
  14. May 26, 2022
    8
    Я так и не научился в неё играть а всё знаете почему потому что Я даун дурачок
  15. May 16, 2022
    9
    Played it for the first time when I had my computer class at school, only to show how rebellious I was.
  16. Mar 17, 2022
    7
    Good, played years ago but not my kind. My kind of strategy games are more with automations and programmable AI. Commanding all units lot of places on the map realtime is rather for masochists.
  17. Mar 10, 2022
    0
    games out of politics, juegos fuera de la politica, jogos fora da política
  18. Feb 13, 2022
    10
    I really liked the game. My favorite game from the games of those years, along with Warcraft on an equal footing.
  19. Feb 12, 2022
    0
    Best RTS of all time. The fast pace and offensive-rewarding game style as well as amazing balance hasn't been successfully replicated in any RTS I know of.
  20. Feb 7, 2022
    10
    best strategy. I really love this game. I love all the starcraft world. I love the plot.
  21. Jan 13, 2022
    10
    legend RTS
    legendary game if I need to compare among all other games by the way.
  22. Jan 6, 2022
    10
    I grew up on this game and it has amazing childhood memories for me. Some of the Blizzard cinematics and story was my favorite growing up
  23. Nov 23, 2021
    10
    My fav game of its type combining aoe style growth and c+c war tactics. The keyboard shortcuts are your friend use them
  24. Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Гениальная легенда. Одна из любимых игр. Лучшая РТС, увлекательный сюжет, офигенный сеттинг и харизматичные герои.
  25. Oct 14, 2021
    7
    В этой футуристической стратегии в реальном времени вам предстоит управлять армией высокотехнологичных терранов, протоссов с мощными псионными возможностями и насекомоподобными зергами. Борьба за превосходство ведется на восьми разных полях боя. Ваша задача — отстраивайть базу и развивать свою армию, чтобы разбить противника.В этой футуристической стратегии в реальном времени вам предстоит управлять армией высокотехнологичных терранов, протоссов с мощными псионными возможностями и насекомоподобными зергами. Борьба за превосходство ведется на восьми разных полях боя. Ваша задача — отстраивайть базу и развивать свою армию, чтобы разбить противника.
  26. Sep 29, 2021
    9
    The distinctive races, units, spell abilities, and bases are all unique and clever, so it's amazing that the game is as well balanced as it is.
  27. Sep 26, 2021
    10
    One of those rare games that is not overly complex, but provides a challenging and fun gaming experience. It never seems to get old or boring.
  28. Aug 18, 2021
    9
    I played the heck out of this back in the day. There might be others that do it better now but this one certainly set the bar pretty high for years.
  29. Jul 11, 2021
    10
    best rts out there. 10/10. played it for so long. with friends on "hamachi" just love it.
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
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  1. If real aliens turn up while you are playing this, they don’t stand a chance of getting your attention.
  2. 90
    You get a fun, instantly appealing, easy to play-hard to master real-time strategy, with character and an endless amount of playability.
  3. It truly revolutionizes and sets a new standard for real-time strategy games on the PC.