Star Trek: Resistance Is Futile Officially Announced For 2027

Published Sep 21, 2026, 12:30 AM EDT

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First created by Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek quickly became a cultural phenomenon when it first took to our screens back in 1996 with Star Trek (The Original Series). Since then, the science fiction media franchise has gone from strength to strength with multiple television shows, movies, and video games making it one of the most recognizable and highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

On a mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before", the story of Star Trek centers around the crew and exploits of the starship USS Enterprise, and it seems as though those stories are set to continue with an upcoming release.

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Star Trek: Captain's Chair – Resistance is Futile is an upcoming "fully standalone game with all the cards and components you need" that is set to launch in 2027. Aimed at 1-2 players with each game lasting around 60-120 minutes, players will go head-to-head with opponents to step into the shoes of an iconic leader from the Star Trek universe. Once in the role, you will be able to "command ships, crew, and away teams, while you manage resources and alliances!"

As the official description reads, "Star Trek Captain’s Chair - Resistance is Futile is a new, fully standalone game with all the cards and components you need! Each captain comes with their own unique, asymmetric deck of cards that matches that leader’s personality, abilities, allies, and assets. These decks can be expanded with cards available to both players, representing the people, items, planets, and events encountered in iconic storylines. Each deck creates different strategic directions, based on what common cards are available and what strategy your opponent deploys."

In order to win, you will need to "pursue diplomacy, exploration, and science" with each captain offering different advances in gameplay. However, if you wish to go it alone, you can have an equally enjoyable experience, with solo players being able to pursue a single-player mode created in order to test both skill and strategy.

With hundreds of unique, deeply thematic cards, you’ll want to explore the galaxy again and again! The chair is yours, captain!

Estimated to launch in Q3 of 2027, there are a few retailers that will allow you to pre-order your copy of Star Trek Captain’s Chair - Resistance is Futile now, and over on r/soloboardgaming, one user has shared some links on where you can secure yours.

Star Trek is one of pop culture's biggest multimedia franchises, spanning multiple movies, TV shows, books, comics, video games, and various other media. The franchise was created by Gene Roddenberry and started with the 1960s TV series starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Over the decades, several equally popular series have come out since as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Discovery.