StarCraft is Now Free: Here's How to Get It By Marshall Honorof April 19, 2017 If you want to experience the original StarCraft saga without opening your wallet, all you have to do is download it. Get StartedFree to Play. With large parts of StarCraft II's single-player and multiplayer modes accessible for free (see below), it's never been a better time to begin your StarCraft II story!
Blizzard announced that the original StarCraft will be completely free to download this March 30, 2017 as a gift to fans. This is after the announcement of their remastered Edition of StarCraft and Brood War expansion which can be played in 4K ultra high definition.
The first version of StarCraft: Brood War will be available this week. The update to the 1998 games will also include variety of bug fixes and added new features like the ability to rebind keys and the new spectator mode. it will feature a new anti-cheat system and a better compatibility with most modern operating system such as Windows 10.
- 8/10 (95 votes) - Download StarCraft Free. Play StarCraft, one of the greatest real-time strategy games for Windows PC, now in its totally free version for the most nostalgic gamers of this RTS.
- As well as providing a significant feature upgrade and exercise in bug fixing for the original game, which is detailed in the patch notes, it also signals StarCraft officially becoming a free game!.
The first version of StarCraft: Brood War will be available this week. The update to the 1998 games will also include variety of bug fixes and added new features like the ability to rebind keys and the new spectator mode. it will feature a new anti-cheat system and a better compatibility with most modern operating system such as Windows 10.
- 8/10 (95 votes) - Download StarCraft Free. Play StarCraft, one of the greatest real-time strategy games for Windows PC, now in its totally free version for the most nostalgic gamers of this RTS.
- As well as providing a significant feature upgrade and exercise in bug fixing for the original game, which is detailed in the patch notes, it also signals StarCraft officially becoming a free game!.
In addition, they will also make the StarCraft Anthology for free to download and play. They recently pulled StarCraft Anthology from their online store which cost at around $14.99.
You can download the original StarCraft by downloading the Blizzard App and download the game from the library at blizzard.com.
The remastered edition of StarCraft will be available this summer. Are you downloading the original starcraft? Please let us know by leaving a comment down below.
That's right. Blizzard has announced free downloads of one of the most popular PC games to ever come out – StarCraft! Now known as StarCraft Re-mastered, the original StarCraft and StarCraft Brood War games can be played on PC and Mac. What's even better – the original Battle.net multiplayer service included! You can still play StarCraft online for free with people from across the globe!
- Head to Blizzards page here. Download the PC or Mac versions.
- Launch the StarCraftInstaller. StarCraft will be downloaded and installed from Blizzards servers.
Note: We couldn't find official system requirements documentation from Blizzard's website for StarCraft & StarCraft Brood War, but the game appears to install and play well on the latest Windows and Mac OS 10.12 Operating Systems.
- On Mac, StarCraft installs in your Applications folder by default. Launch the Starcraft.app to begin playing. If you ever played the game before, get ready to be taken back! Look and feel are exactly the same!
- You can create a free Battle.net multiplayer gaming account in StarCraft.
Starcraft Starter Edition
- The look and feel of Battle.net has improved since StarCraft's interpretation. You still keep an account record of wins, losses, and ties!
There seems to be a very good following with the original StarCraft game and the Battle.net channels are filled with active gamers today. Enjoy playing this classic again!
Be sure to check out our article on how to play Sega Genesis games on your Mac.
About Battle.net Multiplayer for StarCraft
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For Multiplayer, StarCraft Battle.net runs over UDP Port 6112. You will need to setup a port-forward rule on your router if you want to successfully host multiplayer games on Battle.net.
