Star Trek can be incredibly hard to keep up with. It’s one of the most enduring classic US franchises, having survived since 1966. Although there was a gap between the original series and The Next Generation, it’s been a fairly consistent mainstay in pop culture since the early ’90s.

Star Trek went from hosting one show by the end of the ’60s to 13 by the start of 2026. Most of those ran for multiple reasons, and that’s not even including 14 Star Trek films. You can keep up with the series in a different way, though. Thanks to a new listing from Zatu Games, we know that Star Trek: Second Contact is coming out later this year.

Star Trek: Second Contact is an expansion to Star Trek: Captain’s Chair – To Boldly Go, or Star Trek: Captain’s Chair – To Boldly Go, which are the two standalone SKUs for the game line. As confusing as that sounds, think of it as an expansion for either of those products.

The game also comes equipped with a solo mode if you aren’t keen on going up against someone else. The expansion includes 99 cards, nine ship tokens, six automated command cards, three crew boards, a card list, and a rulesheet. Christopher Pike and Carol Freeman are the captains who have been teased so far.

Pike is a popular captain who’s been part of the franchise since the original series (and has also appeared in the more recent Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), while Freeman is from Lower Decks, the animated TV show.

If you’re curious, here’s a full breakdown: “Play as Carol Freeman, Captain of the U.S.S. Cerritos, Christopher Pike, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, and more! You can also add Krulmuth-B as a starting location, opening a portal that crosses space and time! In Star Trek: Captain’s Chair, you will go head-to head with an opponent, each stepping into the shoes of an iconic leader from across Star Trek’s galaxy and history. Command ships, crew, and away teams, while you manage resources and alliances. True to Star Trek, antagonism will not win every game. You will need to pursue diplomacy, exploration and science, with different captains excelling at different paths. Prefer to fly solo? Take on the galaxy with a challenging single-player mode built to test your skill and strategy”

Star Trek: Second Contact doesn’t have a firm release date yet, but we do know that it’s currently slated for 2026. WizKids occasionally has fulfillment delays, so it could slide into the later part of the year.

TV Show(s)

Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Short Treks, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Cast

William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Deforest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Jonathan Frakes, Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Wil Wheaton, Avery Brooks, Nana Visitor, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Cirroc Lofton, Armin Shimerman, Colm Meaney, Terry Farrell, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Jeri Ryan, Robert Duncan McNeill, Robert Picardo, Ethan Phillips, Garrett Wang, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Scott Bakula, Linda Park, John Billingsley, Anthony Montgomery, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sonequa Martin-Green, Mary Wiseman, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Oyin Oladejo, Emily Coutts, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, Michelle Yeoh

Created by

Gene Roddenberry