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Star Trek Online (Perpetual)

Star Trek Online (Perpetual) refers to Perpetual Entertainment's original, cancelled attempt at a Star Trek MMORPG before development rights passed to Cryptic Studios, which released the game that became Star Trek Online.

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Status
Cancelled
Business model
Not yet verified
Genre
Science-fiction MMORPG project
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PvECombat focusPvP

Never released — no PvE/PvP data exists for this cancelled project

SoloPlay styleGroup

Never released — no play-style data exists for this cancelled project

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Never released — no structure data exists for this cancelled project

TargetedCombat feelAction

Never released — no combat-feel data exists for this cancelled project

HousingNot recordedCraftingNot recordedTradingNot recordedControllerNot recordedPvENot recordedPvPNot recorded
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Why you might like it

  • An earlier, ultimately unreleased attempt at a Star Trek MMORPG, developed by Perpetual Entertainment before the license and concept were eventually picked up by Cryptic Studios, who released the actually-launched Star Trek Online in 2010.
  • Worth knowing about as a piece of MMO development history — a genuine 'what could have been' for Star Trek fans and anyone researching the franchise's complicated path to becoming a playable MMORPG.
  • Its cancellation and eventual replacement illustrate how licensed IP MMOs can take multiple attempts, studios, and years before finally reaching players, a useful case study for anyone interested in the genre's development history.
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Things to consider

  • This version of Star Trek Online was never released — Perpetual Entertainment's financial troubles led to the project's cancellation before launch, and the IP was later picked up by Cryptic Studios for the version that actually shipped in 2010.
  • No playable build, beta, or demo of this cancelled version is publicly available — what's known comes from contemporary development coverage and industry retrospectives rather than hands-on play.
  • If you're looking for an actual playable Star Trek MMORPG, the separate, currently-active Star Trek Online (published by Cryptic Studios/Perfect World) is the real, released version — don't confuse the two when researching the franchise's MMO history.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-28
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Source note
Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified

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Combat matchZulaBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & setting/TG/MUDAlternative profile where no exact genre match is recordedShared featuresZezenia OnlineCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelZentia OnlineBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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Game history

Star Trek Online (Perpetual) timeline

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    Released

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  2. Current
    Catalog status

    Cancelled

  3. 2026-08-16
    Research checked

    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Star Trek Online (Perpetual) screenshots & gameplay

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Gameplay, availability and research notes

Star Trek Online (Perpetual) is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Science-fiction MMORPG project. Its recorded status is Cancelled, while the business model is listed as Not yet verified. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Not yet verified. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Never released — Perpetual Entertainment’s original Star Trek Online was cancelled in 2008, before Cryptic Studios’ unrelated game of the same name launched in 2010. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Not yet verified, and the publisher field lists Not yet verified. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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