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Squadron 42 opens Steam wishlisting ahead of planned Q2 2027 release
Cloud Imperium Games has opened Steam wishlisting for Squadron 42, a single-player game set in the Star Citizen universe.
The studio also released a new trailer.
The story is set in 2945, when the United Empire of Earth faces threats in a galactic war.
Players take the role of a rookie in the UEE Navy, living and working with a crew aboard a large ship.
The game combines space combat, ground missions, stealth and story choices.
It has been in development for more than a decade and has had its release date changed several times.
Cloud Imperium now plans to release it in Q2 2027.
Squadron 42 is now available to wishlist on Steam, with Cloud Imperium Games targeting a Q2 2027 release.
The developer announced the Steam listing alongside a new trailer on 10 October 2026.
The single-player game is a spin-off of Star Citizen, set in the year 2945 and focused on a rookie in the United Empire of Earth Navy.
Its gameplay combines space combat, ground or first-person action, stealth, exploration and story choices involving the player’s crew.
Cloud Imperium delayed the game from 2026, with Chris Roberts citing competition for attention from Grand Theft Auto 6.
- Who
- Cloud Imperium Games, developer of Squadron 42.
- What
- The game opened for Steam wishlisting alongside a new trailer. Its planned release is Q2 2027.
- When
- 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Steam; the game is set in the Star Citizen universe.
- Why
- Cloud Imperium said the game would be poorly timed against Grand Theft Auto 6 if released in late 2026.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
At CitizenCon 2024, we announced we would ship in 2026. Our plan was to release in Q4 around IAE,
But much like the rest of the industry there is no way I want to launch my spiritual successor to Wing Commander, a game that has had 12 years of blood, sweat and tears invested into it (we started Squadron 42 development in 2014 as 2013 was opening studios, hiring people and getting the Hangar module out for Star Citizen) launching into the attention buzz saw of GTA 6.
Cloud Imperium began developing Squadron 42, according to Chris Roberts.
Cloud Imperium delayed the game from its planned 2026 release to Q2 2027.
Cloud Imperium announced Steam wishlisting and released a new trailer.
The game is planned for release.
- Steam
- Squadron 42 can now be wishlisted
- Release target
- Q2 2027
- Developer
- Cloud Imperium Games
- Setting
- Year 2945
- Player role
- Rookie in the United Empire of Earth Navy
- Technology
- StarEngine, developed in-house by Cloud Imperium Games
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