Factsheet
Developer:
Virtual Adventures
Based near Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Release date:
November, 1995;
December, 2025 (30th Anniversary Edition)
Platforms:
PC Windows
Website:
Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century
Regular Price:
Free or Pay-What-You-Want
Description
Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century is a 3D space combat and racing game for Windows (2025 re-release) & DOS (1995 release).
Imagine arriving from deep space, closing in on a solar system, circling around a moon to finally blast a base protected by ground cannons on the planet's surface.
Race against up to ten computer controlled opponents surrounding a space port or around planets.
Choose from 10 levels of difficulty to adjust your missions for fun and challenging yourself in exciting war zones and racing tracks.
From 0 to FTL speeds in a few seconds, Star Quest 1 allows you unlimited freedom of movement and control in your space missions.
Wipe out space mine fields to protect your Star Cruisers while an armada is on your tail.
Take command as a high level officer giving orders to a squadron of ultra-fast wing ships with high fire power. Order the fleet to follow and protect you while you destroy tons of enemy ships. Don't miss this amazing experience of leading your squadron to victory!
History
Originally released in 1995 for DOS, the 2025 re-release (30th Anniversary Edition) of Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century is upgraded to work on Windows and supports mouse, game controllers, joystick, HOTAS.Features
- Mixed missions: deep space, air and surface.
- 360 degree 3D movement including FTL speeds, reverse and stop.
- Shaded planets with atmosphere simulation.
- Texture mapped objects with real-time shading by sunlight.
- Several different spaceships and racing ships.
- Space racing with weaponry.
- Layered sound effects with volume that decreases with distance.
- General MIDI music output.
- Refuel using solar energy from the system star.
- Animated texture mapping.
- Exploration mode to plan your attack and strategy.
- 10 levels of difficulty per mission.
- Explosions with flying debris.
Videos
Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century (30th Anniversary Edition) Trailer YouTube
Images
Original box, Logo & Icon
Selected Articles
- "Star Quest I is a very impressive, feature-rich shareware space combat/adventure sim that could easily compete with mid-90s commercial titles."
- dosgamesarchive - "One of the nice things about Star Quest 1 is that, like Elite, you can fly down from deep space into the planet’s atmosphere, to hover over the planet’s surface to blast a base protected by ground cannons. The missions are intense, with lots of enemy ships flying around everywhere, constantly bombarding you with laser fire."
- Underdogs - PC Answers rated the game 73%, saying it is "an enjoyable shooter with a good variety of missions"
- PC Answers - "The game offers a variety of different missions, including pure shooting action, tactical missions and even space racing."
"Star Quest I allows for smooth transitions between open space and planetary atmospheres, creating dynamically changing combat environments."
"Star Quest I is highly customizable, and allows to tweak ship controls and behavior to suit individual playing preferences."
- Mobygames
Additional Links
Virtual Adventures on Reddit
A new subreddit for Virtual Adventures Games - Reddit.
Virtual Adventures on Youtube
A few videos of Virtual Adventures games - Youtube.
About Virtual Adventures
Boilerplate
Virtual Adventures has been an independent game developer and publisher since 1994. Since our origins in the DOS era, our mission has remained the same: fun first. We believe realism is great, but never at the expense of pure entertainment.
We released our first game in 1995, Star Quest 1 in the 27th century—a full 3D Space Combat and Racing game that stayed on the 'Top 40 shareware download' for 30 consecutive weeks.
Our second release, the multiplayer game Stellar Mercenaries, was published by Infogrames/Atari in 1997.
We work hard to ensure our games are playable by everyone. By offering more configuration options and user interface compatibility—we make sure our 27th-century adventures are open to all pilots.
Credits
Paul Lauzon
(2025 release) Programmer, Webmaster, Tester
Paul Lauzon
Owner, Design, Programmer, Webmaster, Janitor
Paul Lauzon, Kroum Savadjiev
Sound Drivers
Paul Lauzon, Daniel Anderson
Installation Software
Alain Auger, Patrice Gervais, Paul Lauzon, Francois Paulhus
Graphic Tools Software
Alain Auger, Annie Chaput, Yves Gagnon, Paul Lauzon, Sébastien Martel, Hélène Sirois, Sylvain Kemp
Graphics
Alain Auger, Paul Lauzon, Sébastien Martel, Karim Metwalli
Tactical Scenarios
Alain Auger, Annie Chaput, Yves Gagnon, Paul Lauzon
Race Scenarios
Sébastien Martel
Storyline
Karim Metwalli
Music
Paul Lauzon, Karim Metwalli
Sound Effects
Annie Chaput, Yves Gagnon, Paul Lauzon, Sébastien Martel, Hélène Sirois, Michael Zimmerman
Manual
Created with the help of presskit() by Rami Ismail