Loads and loads of original Star Trek charm with the entire cast returning, authentic writing, and a fun mission structure that emulates episodes of the show.

Sadly, as a classic-style point-and-click adventure game, it's pretty shaky. Clumsy controls make doing pretty much anything a massive chore, and the puzzles are either dead simple or so goofy and precise there's no way you'd ever figure them out without following a guide to the letter. I even soft-locked myself three-quarters through the (long) final mission by - of all things - doing exactly what Spock told me. And there was no way to tell that I did it without looking it up online to find other people complaining about it. Still, there's something about even this by-the-book, technical, somewhat vexing experience that feels very Trek. You defintely feel like you're sifting through technobabble and following Starfleet regulations while you fumble around and fail missions repeatedly. You do even very, very amusingly have the opportunity to get a different anonymous redshirt killed in each mission if you screw something up. Delightful.

I would be rating this waaaay lower if it wasn't just so darn comfy to hang out with our old space buddies, and am actively restraining myself from going higher despite how unforgivably broken it is - at its best moments it really does feel like you're playing lost episodes of the show. I haven't delved too far into the long, weird history of Trek gaming (yet), but for me, that's ideally what they should be shooting for.