Squadron 42 is officially coming to Steam. Cloud Imperium Games has opened wishlisting for its long-awaited single-player Star Citizen space adventure from legendary game designer Chris Roberts ahead of its planned Q2 2027 release. Squadron 42 was originally intended to release in 2016.
The announcement arrives alongside a brand-new Squadron 42 trailer, key art, and poster featuring the game's Hollywood cast, led by Mark Hamill, Henry Cavill, Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, and Ben Mendelsohn. I wrote about the actors joining Squadron 42 11 years ago.
Even eight years ago, Star Citizen had hundreds of millions from crowdfunding.
First announced in 2012, Squadron 42 has spent nearly 14 years in development and was originally a co-op campaign attached to Star Ctizen before being split off into its own product. Its arrival on Steam is notable since it gives PC players another way to purchase the game, including those who haven't participated in Star Citizen's crowdfunding history. Until now, Star Citizen and its playable modules have only been accessible from Roberts Space Industries launcher.
Alongside Hamill, Cavill, Oldman, Anderson, and Mendelsohn, Squadron 42's campaign features Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Jonathan Bailey, Mark Strong, Damson Idris, Liam Cunningham,...
