When comparing Star Trek Online vs Frozen Synapse, the Slant community recommends Star Trek Online for most people. In the question“What are the best Futuristic games on Steam?” Star Trek Online is ranked 6th while Frozen Synapse is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Star Trek Online is:
Command your own ship and crew. Customize everything and upgrade as you explore the galaxy as part of several different factions.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fun ship combat
Command your own ship and crew. Customize everything and upgrade as you explore the galaxy as part of several different factions.
Pro Free to play
Star Trek Online was one of the first to go free to play, and has continued to put out great content; including characters from various shows making appearances.
Pro Realistic Star Trek universe
Set in the Star Trek Universe, command your own ship and crew, rising in ranks and gaining new ships, while facing perils on away missions and boarding actions alike.
Pro Good selection of multiplayer
There are 5 different online multiplayer gametypes (Secure, Exterminate, Charge, Disputed & Hostage). There is also a hotseat mode where local players can swap turns on the same PC.
Pro Randomly generated maps
Each game has a randomly generated map, which keeps the game fresh being that it is a different layout each time payed.
Pro Multiple game modes
There' s a campaign, that takes you through a cyberpunk style story where you assisting a resistance faction in a struggle against a corporate government regime; there is a skirmish mode that randomly generates a map based on a number of criteria you can set; and a multiplayer mode with 5 different gametypes.
Pro Play multiple games at once
Since the game is turn-based you can have multiple games running simultaneously. You can even play a game over e-mail.
Pro Watch replays of games
You can watch your own games or multiplayer games of other people.
Pro Great tactical depth
Frozen Synapse has deep tactical possibilities. You have to take into account your environment (there's even destructible terrain), strengths and weaknesses of each squad member, position and viewing angles of every man on the field while developing a coherent plan of action by setting waypoints, aim directions and stance of your squad members to overcome your enemy. You can even run simulations to see how things might play out before committing to action.
Cons
Con Subscription gives advantage
The Developers have been careful to avoid pay-to-win, but being a subscriber or paying some real money for in game quality of life perks can be a big bonus, and offer monthly rewards.
Con Story is forgettable
The story in Frozen Synapse is generic sci-fi.