Star Trek Online is celebrating its 16th Anniversary with the brand-new update: Star Trek Online: Corruption. This update is now live on PC and will launch on PlayStation and Xbox consoles on March 10, 2025. It includes the 16th Anniversary Episode: Curse of Phrygia, a new TFO: The Belly of the Beast, the Aetherian Concordium Lockbox, and our 16th Anniversary Event!

Nicole de Boer returns as Starfleet Captain Ezri Dax of the U.S.S. Aventine. De Boer also portrays a new, and far more rebellious character in our latest release. Kings & Queens arc fan-favorites such as Michele Specht, Kai Vilhelmsen, Jason Charles Miller, and Mara Junot also return to voice brand-new characters.

Old allies reunite, as Captain Ezri Dax urgently summons you to the MIDAS Array. Join her in repelling a Chimeran incursion that threatens both the integrity of the corrupted comms array and the stability of the galaxy. Battle through waves of psionic beacons that call on enemy reinforcements in space and explore a dangerously infested environment once aboard. Peril lurks in every dimly lit corner of the array -- so watch your step and don't look back. The fate of the Alliance, and our universe, depends on you.

Completing the Episode for the first time will grant players an Operator Outfit worn by an ally in “Curse of Phrygia!”

Disclaimers

Content Warning: Episode Curse of Phrygia contains scenes with bright lights, soft jumpscares, thriller elements, disturbing visuals of biological infections, and themes of loss. TFO Belly of The Beast contains thriller elements and disturbing visuals of biological infections. Player discretion is advised.

The MIDAS Array is under siege! Chimerans have compromised the strategic communications array. Starfleet Captain Ezri Dax is calling on a task force that can hold the line and survive until reinforcements can arrive. Do you have what it takes to prevent the MIDAS Array from falling to the Chimerans? Play our brand-new, 5-person Ground TFO!

Chimerans are spreading across the galaxy, corrupting all that stands in their way. As major fleets fall to ongoing sabotage and key Alliance structures are infested beyond repair, every victory now feels infinitesimal in the face of total annihilation. Confronting the Chimerans is no longer a choice, but the only viable path forward. Summon every ounce of your courage and join the fight, before it's too late.

Find out more about this event and its rewards here!

Look just like our heroes in the new “Curse of Phrygia” episode with two new hairstyles, automatically unlocked for all players in the Tailor: Pixie Hairstyle and Shaggy Hairstyle!

Alongside the All-new Season update, we are also bringing new additions to the Lobi Store! 

Aetherian Proton Disintegrator

This staff-like weapon employs the Aetherians' favorite tactic: manipulating their enemies. Proton beams disable their target, with damage increasing as more targets group together. Aetherian Gravity Traps do the dirty work for you, and if an enemy gets too close, you can force them away with a massive Repulsor blast.

Aetherian Concordium Armor and Costume Unlock

As well as providing essential defense against enemy units, the Aetherian Concordium Armor offers increased resistance against incoming Proton damage, as well as increased energy and shield resistance. It is also equipped with an active support ability, which calls in an allied Aetherian Shield and Interference drone. This armor takes the best functions from our enemies and grants them to you.

Claiming this Armor will also unlock additional Tailor options, allowing you and your bridge crew to model the latest in Aetherian fashion.

Aetherian Drone Pet - 5 Variants

These small Aetherian Constructs are permanently stuck in safe-mode, so no matter how much it desires to fuse you, it cannot hurt you. All it can do is follow you around, harmlessly. They're cute, too.

Comes in Azure, Crimson, Emerald, Purple and our own favorite, Silver!

As Star Trek Online approaches its 16th anniversary, boldly expanding the Star Trek universe, we are thrilled to once again roll out the party patrol for our Anniversary Celebration, starting on February 17th and continuing until March 18th on PC!

Keep reading to learn what activities and prizes await those who join us to celebrate “Anniversary XVI.”


"We already lost our Homeworld once. It will not happen again," the Chief Engineer of the Alliance's newest Shipyard read aloud. The Dominion's contributions to the starship design document she had received left no room for misunderstandings; their proposal was experimental, and dangerous. And yet, it was also an honest reflection of the Alliance's current state of mind. Their factions had been betrayed and pushed into a corner.

Sat at their desk, the engineer exhaled tensely. Even in a simulated environment, the Dominion's proposed design led to rapidly increasing numbers, flashes of red warning markers, and risky percentiles. It was obvious -- this creation was the Alliance's response to the Aetherian threat, and it would have no trouble getting approved by the leaders of the Khitomer Alliance in times of war. A weapon meant to stop any invasion on its track, no matter the cost.

This starship features a Commander Tactical/Miracle Worker specialist seat and a Lieutenant Commander Engineering/Temporal Operative specialist seat.

This ship comes equipped with a Console - Universal - Ionized Antiproton Field Projector. Activating this console will create an Ionized Antiproton Field around its owner dealing scaling damage to Foes within its area, with the damage increasing the longer it remains active up to maximum output. At the same time, its owner will suffer scaling Antiproton self-damage which will also increase the longer it remains active up to maximum output. Self-damage has 100% Shield Penetration and can only be half-resisted. Damage and Self-Damage is based on the Ship's Max Hull Capacity.
It will deactivate automatically while under 25% Max Hull.
Allies flying through the Antiproton Field will create a weaker replica of it dealing Minimum Antiproton Damage. This Buff will linger for 10 seconds and will refresh with new applications.

This console also provides a passive bonus to you and your allies in a 5km radius of +5% Healing Critical Chance, +25% Heal Critical Severity, and Starship Hull Restoration (Scales with level).

Upon reaching level 5 in this starship's mastery, you will unlock the Hyper-Generative Repair Matrix starship trait. While you are under 100% Current Hull, using a Hull Heal ability will give you a stacking buff of 1% to your current Max Hull Capacity for 60 seconds. New Stacks will refresh the duration. Max 25 stacks.

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• Tier: 6
• Faction: Any
• Hull Modifier: 1.4
• Shield Modifier: 1.3
• Fore Weapons: 5
• Aft Weapons: 3
• Device Slots: 3
• Bridge Officer Stations:
  • Commander Tactical/Miracle Worker
  • Lieutenant Commander Engineering/Temporal Operative
  • Lieutenant Commander Universal
  • Lieutenant Science
  • Ensign Universal
• Consoles: 5 Tactical, 4 Engineering, 2 Science, 1 Universal (scales with level)
• Base Turn Rate: 6.5
• Impulse Modifier: 0.17
• Inertia: 50
• +10 Weapons Power
• +10 Engine Power
• +10 Auxiliary Power
• Console - Universal – Ionized Antiproton Field Projector
• Empersa Array - Antiproton Overcharge Lance
• Can Equip Dual Cannons
• Innovation
• Cyclical Quantum Slipstream Drive
• Alliance Wingmates
• Starship Mastery Package (Juggernaut)
  • Devastating Weaponry (+Critical Chance)
  • Enhanced Weapon Banks (+Critical Severity)
  • Rapid Repairs (+Hull Regeneration)
  • Enhanced Weapon Systems (+All Damage)
  • Hyper-Generative Repair Matrix (Starship Trait) 

• Eng: 42
• Sci: 26
• Tac: 58
• Special: 1.5x Critical Rating from TAC and ENG

Activating this console will create an Ionized Antiproton Field around its owner dealing scaling damage to up to 10 Foes within a 5 km radius dealing scaling Antiproton Damage per second. Damage starts at 1% of your Max Hull Capacity and increases by +1% Max Hull Capacity every second it is active up to 5%. The Owner suffers scaling Antiproton self-damage starting at 0.5% Max Hull Capacity increasing by +0.5% every second up to 10%. Self-Damage bypasses shields and can only be half-resisted. This console will automatically deactivate when going under 25%

Allies flying through the Antiproton Field will create a weaker replica of it dealing 1% of your Max Hull Capacity. This Buff will linger for 10 seconds and will refresh with new applications.


Activating the Empersa Array will generate an Antiproton discharge on the targeted foe, at the cost of overcharging our main core. Half of your current Hull will be dealt as Antiproton Self-Damage (100% Shield Penetration/Half-Res) and will be scaled as Antiproton Damage to the targeted Foe.

Designer’s Notes: For example, if your max Hull Capacity is 10,000 (100%), when you activate the Empersa Array you will suffer 5,000 (50% Current Hull) Antiproton self-damage before resistance. This magnitude will be one of the main variables in the outgoing damage calculation. If you are at 5,000/10,000 Current Hull, you will suffer 2,500 (50% of your Current Hull) Antiproton self-damage before resistance.


While you are under 100% Current Hull, using a Hull Heal ability will give you a stacking buff of 1% your current Max Hull Capacity for 60 seconds. New Stacks will refresh the duration. Max 25 stacks.

 

A few TFOs have been rotated out of the eligible Anniversary tasks:

• TFO: Battle of Wolf 359
• TFO: Borg Battle Royale

And have been replaced by the following TFOs!

TFO: Belly of the Beast

Chimerans have attacked the MIDAS Array! Join Starfleet Captain Ezri Dax aboard the communications array and quell the incursion as she finishes up her scientific research.

Shattered Peace – Space TFO

The Alliance needs you! Khitomer is under attack, with system-wide incursions across several locations. Work together with Seven of Nine to restore the peace and prevent a hostile takeover of the Khitomer Strike Force!

Devil’s Heart – Ground TFO

The Control Borg have returned to the Jouret System Dyson Sphere in a bid to usurp Iconian gateway technology and steal a Devil's Heart kida shard! Join Iconian Alliance engineer N'Vala and work together to wipe out enemies in the area

TFO: Royal Flush

Team up with the Undine and their Planet Killers to close dimensional vortices that have been opened by multiversal Borg inside Fluidic Space.


Q is up to his annual shenanigans. He will once again be rewarding captains for stabilizing Omega Particles found in various social zones in Star Trek Online. Talk to Q to get the mission “Omega Stabilization (Daily)” and you will be given multiple zones to visit where you must stabilize an Omega Particle by playing a minigame. The chosen zones will change periodically, inviting players to explore the vast expanses of space in order to complete this challenge.

The minigame itself is simple - Omega molecules will fall in from the left in one of four channels. Captains will move the capture device into the correct channel as the molecule hits the right-hand line. The more molecules you capture, the more Omega molecules you’ll safely dissipate, and the more points you will score.

Q doesn’t care how many points you score, just that you complete the minigame in order to receive credit for his Daily Mission. Doing so will grant you Daily Progress if you have not already earned it for the day, as well as the other standard rewards associated with this Daily Mission.

The score received from the minigame does influence your rewards, however! The more points you score, the better chance you have at scoring better quality Omega particle remnants which can be used with the R&D system to craft special Omega Particle Tech Upgrades.

Omega Traces come in the three different colors of the Omega nodes themselves. Using the R&D system you can combine 1 of each Trace into an Omega Sliver. You can then combine three Omega Slivers into an Omega Shard, and three Omega Shards into an Omega Fragment. Three Omega Fragments can then be combined into an Omega Tech Upgrade which costs no dilithium to apply, and supplies a massive dose of Technology and Research Points to whatever item it is applied to.

Furthermore, two additional crafting options are available: Two Omega Fragments can be combined with varying amounts of Refined Dilithium to produce [Mark] and [Rarity] variations of the Omega Upgrade. These new variants focus entirely on improving item Mark or Rarity, respectively, making them ideal for players seeking specific avenues of upgrading their equipment.

Completing the minigame will always score you a single Omega Trace at the very least. The better you score, the greater your chance to win Omega Slivers, Shards, or even Fragments. Beginning with this year’s update, all Omega materials will be changed to Bind-to-Account-on-Pickup, rather than being tradeable with other players. However, refinement techniques have improved since the previous event, so rewards from the minigame will be a bit better, especially for those who score fewer points.


It wouldn’t be the anniversary without a brand-new Party Popper to earn. Q describes the “Anniversary XVI” version of our annual toy-device like this: "The fire extinguisher that I gave you mortals last time was so much fun, here's a new twist! I'm sure the effects will grow on you!"

We’ll see you at the party!

Happy Anniversary, Captains!

16 years ago, Star Trek Online began its voyage, boldly going where no game had gone before. You’ve explored many new worlds and seen things that no one has seen before. Beyond that, you’ve brought peace and prosperity or glory and honor to many places in the galaxy by risking your own starships and safety to fight in tremendous battles. The stories of those battles will be told for years to come, immortalized in Klingon epics, shared by all those grateful survivors - free and happy thanks to you and your tireless efforts! This galaxy would not be the same without all of you Captains and your loyal crews.

As we honor our past, we also look towards the future, with a brand-new season on the horizon, launching February 17th, and even more battles waiting to be won and turned into new legends. We can't wait to show you what we have in store. The countdown has begun, and we want to use this time to celebrate with you and show our appreciation for those who protect and uphold the galaxy of Star Trek Online.

Starting February 10th at 10am PT, a surprise gift will be waiting for you in-game each day until our Anniversary Update launches.

All of these gifts will be accessible for 24 hours only in the Promotion Tab in the in-game C-store and they can be claimed once per account.

What are we giving away? Check in-game each day and keep an eye on our social channels!

X: https://x.com/trekonlinegame
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekOnlineGame
Discord: https://discord.gg/XHeEbM4qZb

We're excited to announce that our 35th season, Star Trek Online: Corruption, will launch on February 17, 2026 for PC and on March 10, 2026 for PlayStation and Xbox consoles!

As part of the 16th anniversary celebrations for Star Trek Online, this latest content update will feature the Chimerans who threaten to invade the galaxy, with their goals and desires, so far, unknown. As the Chimerans’ influence spreads, Starfleet Captain Ezri Dax, voiced by Star Trek alum and fan-favorite Nicole de Boer, joins you in confronting the escalating crisis. Combat the Chimerans in new upcoming features, including the “Curse of Phrygia” episode, the “Belly of the Beast” Task Force Operation, and the Corruption event.

• New Episode: Curse of Phrygia – Old allies reunite, as Captain Ezri Dax urgently summons you to the MIDAS Array. Join her in quelling a Chimeran incursion that threatens both the integrity of the corrupted comms array, and the stability of the galaxy. Battle through waves of psionic beacons that call on enemy reinforcements in space, and push through a dangerously infested environment. Peril lurks in every dimly lit corner of the array -- so watch your step, and don't look back. The fate of the Multiversal War depends on your courage.
  
• New Task Force Operation: Belly of the Beast (Ground TFO) – The MIDAS Array is under siege! Chimerans have compromised several decks of the communications array, threatening to overtake the entire structure. Starfleet Captain Ezri Dax is calling on a task force capable of tackling this relentless onslaught, and surviving until further back-up can arrive. Do you have what it takes to secure the decks, hold the line, and prevent the MIDAS Array from falling to the Chimerans?
  
• New Event: Corruption – Chimerans are spreading across the galaxy, corrupting all that stands in their way. As major fleets fall to ongoing sabotage and key Alliance structures are infested beyond repair, every victory now feels infinitesimal in the face of total annihilation. Confronting the Chimerans is no longer a choice, but the only viable path forward. Summon every ounce of your strength and join the fight, before it's too late.

Additionally, we'd like you to join us in welcoming Thomas Marrone as the new Executive Producer of Star Trek Online! Formerly the Art Director for Star Trek Online, Thomas Marrone will be leading its current and future development. His career has helped define the visual identity and creative direction of Star Trek Online, while his starship models, like the Pathfinder-class U.S.S. Voyager-B and the Odyssey-class Enterprise-F have been featured in the television show Star Trek: Picard. Taking on broader leadership responsibilities, Marrone is focused on keeping fidelity to the Star Trek universe and working together with the community to ensure the game’s longevity for many more years to come.

We can't wait to celebrate the 16th anniversary of Star Trek Online together with you, Captains!

When I left Cryptic Studios in 2016, I thought it was to seek new challenges and adventures – to prove that I could do more than just Cryptic. I had been there for sixteen years; I was one of its founders. I was the Lead Designer on City of Heroes/Villains, the Chief Creative Officer for Champions Online, the COO for Star Trek Online and ultimately the CEO when Neverwinter launched. Cryptic Studios was my very first job in the video game industry – and to be frank, when I first started, I really had zero clue of things outside my little corner. But most of all, after sixteen years at Cryptic, I’d become stale. I’d pretty much given what I could at that point, and I needed to go to school elsewhere to figure things out.

I joined Daybreak Games to oversee DC Universe Online, and a little later Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online, though to be fair to everyone, I think I learned more from them than vice versa! I even had a chance to work alongside the venerable devs on Everquest I and II – and boy, did they have stories! But not just that, everyone at Daybreak had brand new perspectives about how to make and operate games. I saw new game mechanics and types of content that I’d never seen before. I was humbled by how much was out there.

Cryptic Studios has been through just as many changes as I have. But the teams have held strong through the past few years and continued to put out great products. It’s amazing to see the games I helped develop, Champions Online, Star Trek Online and Neverwinter still thriving several years later. The teams are only one part of the equation: what’s made those games last is you – the player. Our communities always made the Cryptic games special.

Why am I excited to return to Cryptic? First, the team is still terrific. Many faces have changed, but the commitment to the players has remained steadfast. Second, I love these games. There were very few Cryptic employees who played any of our games more than me. Third, Arc Games has promised full support to make Champions Online, Star Trek Online and Neverwinter the best they can be. I believe in the team, the games and their players. Of course, there might be more to come…but that’s a story for another day!

I cannot promise results, but I can promise effort. I’m going to do everything I can to live up to the team’s and your expectations. I want to make sure that together we make our games flourish. If you’re a current player, THANK YOU! And if you’ve once played but are reading and simply curious, COME BACK! I’ll be actively getting feedback from all our various channels and even more importantly, I’ll be holding a LIVE Q&A session regularly. Anyone can get in and ask questions – the harder, the better (and yes, I regret nerfing Invuln Tanks – inside joke there). I’m planning on doing it quarterly, but that might change depending on demand.

Thank you for reading and I’m excited to be back at Cryptic! Looking forward to what this year will bring and beyond.

~ Jack Emmert, CEO of Cryptic Studios

Mark your calendars, Captains! We will be hosting a live Q&A livestream with Jack on our Cryptic Studios Twitch channel[www.twitch.tv] next Tuesday, February 3 at 11:00am PT / 8:00pm CET, giving you a chance to hear more about his vision for the future of Cryptic Studios.

If you can’t make it for the livestream, don’t fret. There will also be an exclusive AMA with Jack on the Star Trek Online subreddit (r/sto), next Wednesday, February 4 at 11:00am Pacific Time / 8:00pm CET where you ask questions, share feedback and engage in an open discussion about the road ahead. See you there!

Star Trek Online is celebrating its 15th Anniversary! Star Trek Online: Unveiled, the next adventurous update of Star Trek Online is now live!

Anniversary Episode: Axiom

Reunite with familiar faces in Star Trek Online: Unveiled to tackle a new and far more sinister Borg incursion in the Delta Quadrant. While responding to a request for help from Hugh, renowned Cooperative Borg Faction Leader and Executive Director of the Reclamation Project, you will discover the damaged starship of Aetherian Concordium Leader, Thaseen-Fei, in the Ram Izad system. Mount a search-and-rescue mission and uncover the truth about what went wrong aboard the Harmony!

This episode features beloved Star Trek franchise star Jonathan Del Arco who returns to our universe as Director Hugh is known for playing Hugh in the fifth and sixth seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as his reprisal of the role in the first season of Star Trek: Picard.

Content warning: This episode contains scenes depicting loss of agency (NPC) and unsettling auditory elements (SFX). Player discretion advised.

Anniversary Event:

Our Anniversary Event allows you to earn a new T6 Ship, the Garrett Command Alliance Dreadnought Cruiser. Advancements in experimental technology born from the brightest minds and the varied experience of veteran crews from all over the galaxy led to the creation of the Garrett Command Alliance Dreadnought Cruiser. Not only a main force on the frontlines and mobile HQ, it can command, enhance, and direct combat effectiveness of nearby troops.

Don’t forget to give the Partners in Crime Lockbox a try for a chance to receive our new Grand Prize starship: the Breen Keth Sarr Intel Courier [T6], and many other rewards inspired by Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery! Wonder what else might be waiting for you?

Captains - are you ready to unveil the truth?

The multiversal Borg saga continues in Star Trek Online: Unparalleled! This update offers a new episode and TFO, a long requested quality of life feature, and a new event with amazing rewards. Find out more here:

In Star Trek Online: Unparalleled, the Borg threat to the multiverse continues as the player’s Captain discovers a last stand between a new, peaceful alternate universe Iconians and a new type of Borg, infused with a mysterious nanite technology. The player’s Captain must work with allies across the universe including Enterprise Captain Sela from this new parallel universe and Aetherian ally Captain Grendat-Bex to defend the Iconians against this new Borg threat and their queen.


This new adventure features a notable Star Trek franchise star, Denise Crosby, playing Captain Sela, Captain of the Enterprise from a parallel universe. Denise Crosby is known for playing Tasha Yar in the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation and she later returned to the Star Trek universe to play Captain Sela. Star Trek Online: Unparalleled will also introduce plenty of new content for players to discover.

Star Trek Online: Unparalleled will include the following new features:

• New Episode – Situation Under Control
  
• The Aetherians will send you on a mission with one of their own into a new universe, and you must join forces to stem the tide of a new Borg foe!
  
• Brand New Task Force Operation – Borg Battle Royale
  
• A new 5 Captain Ground TFO.
  
• A holodeck simulation of fighting waves of Borg allows captains to gain experience in small teams holding off increasingly dangerous groups of Borg enemies of all types. The event version will last 12 rounds.
  
• After the Season event ends, an infinite round version will be available.
  
• Season 32 Event – Delete Alt Control
  
• For this new event, players can play selected content to earn the following rewards:
  
• Dimensional Hypermass Torpedo Launcher
  
• Type 14 Shuttle Support Squadron
  
• 500 Lobi Crystals
  
• 1 Phoenix Epic Prize Token
  
• 30,000 Dilithium Ore
  
• Infinity Lockbox Update
  
• T6 Aetherian Revelation will be added to the Infinity Lockbox.
  
• Captain Alteration Token
  
• Want to change your character but keep your hard earned rewards? Now you can, with the Captain Alteration Token. This new token will allow you to change your Captain's species and/or gender, within your chosen faction.