Enlarge / A system view, with navigation between planets, and a fleet status? This is looking very Star Control to me! (credit: Stardock)

All right, *campers,* there’s some new news lurking on the horizon for Star Control fans eager to find a new *happy town*. This morning, Stardock founder Brad Wardell announced the official name of the company’s upcoming Star Control prequel: Star Control: Origins. Wardell has also offered up the first public gameplay video:

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Today’s announcement also gives us a tentative release date and an early price: the game will be coming to Windows and consoles, and the PC release will be in the second half of 2017. For $39.99, players can join the studio’s “Founder’s Program” and get access to the closed beta and some additional developer goodies.