Blizzard announced a new StarCraft game set to release in 2030, marking the franchise's return 16 years after StarCraft 2. Unlike previous strategy entries, it will be a narrative-driven open-world third-person shooter focusing on single-player gameplay, depicting humans fighting the Zerg from a ground-level perspective rather than the traditional top-down view.
Blizzard announced StarCraft will return in 2030 as an open-world shooter, marking the franchise's revival over a decade after StarCraft II's last expansion. The announcement came at BlizzCon via VP Dan Hay, with a cinematic trailer showcasing the human United Earth Directorate faction battling the Zerg in a militaristic narrative.