To mark the start of Gamescom 2025, VR developer Played With Fire and publisher Broken Mirror Games, in partnership with Viacom International Inc, officially revealed Star Trek: Infection, an intense full-body VR, narrative survival experience set in the iconic Star Trek universe.

In Star Trek: Infection, players step into the boots of a Vulcan Starfleet officer tasked with a covert mission aboard the U.S.S. Lumen where things quickly spiral into a psychological and physical nightmare.

The ship is empty. The crew is missing. But something sentient and sinister has taken hold of everything, and now... it’s inside your body too. Mutating you physically and unlocking dangerous new abilities at the cost of your renowned Vulcan mind and composure.

Explore the U.S.S. Lumen. Fight or embrace the infection. And confront the darkness within the ship… and yourself.



Star Trek: Infection is being developed for Meta Quest 3 + 3S and Steam VR. The game will first launch on Meta Quest with a Steam VR launch followed very shortly after. Star Trek: Infection will be released in 2025.

Key Features

• Tend to Your VR Body: Inhabit a full-body avatar in VR as an alien organism mutates your physical form. Keep an eye on your condition, deciding whether to treat or cultivate the mutations.
  
  
• Fight or Embrace the Infection: The infection is changing more than your appearance. Your renowned Vulcan composure is showing cracks while your signature telepathy is being altered, all while unlocking new but unstable powers. It’s up to you to juggle your mutations, learning to manage or exploit the side effects.
  
  
• Face Horrors in Your Mind: Your sanity is faltering. Traumatic memories buried long ago are being resurfaced, against your will. Shadows move where they shouldn’t. It’s as if something in the ship is learning your fears and using them against you.
  
  
• Set Phasers to Stun & Scan for Life: Use your phaser or rely on stealth and your iconic Vulcan nerve pinch to silently take down threats. Use your tricorder to scan for dangers and uncover vital resources.
  
  
• Get Your Hands Dirty: Use your VR hands to interact with the ship. Use tools and workstations to physically craft items and gadgets