<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
role	I-Application
playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Disruptor	O
Beam	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
Facebook	O
,	O
Facebook	O
Gameroom	O
,	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
the	O
captain	O
of	O
a	O
ship	O
and	O
can	O
form	O
their	O
ship	O
's	O
crew	O
from	O
characters	O
from	O
any	O
era	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
steering	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
galaxy	O
through	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
science	O
and	O
force	O
of	O
arms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Nemesis	O
and	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Voyager	O
's	O
series	O
finale	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
begins	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
captains	O
their	O
first	O
starship	O
command	O
to	O
investigate	O
an	O
unknown	O
temporal	O
anomaly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
lets	O
players	O
recruit	O
characters	O
from	O
all	O
eras	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
TV	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Original	O
Series	O
,	O
The	O
Animated	O
Series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Next	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
,	O
Deep	O
Space	O
Nine	O
,	O
Voyager	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
Discovery	O
,	O
Short	O
Treks	O
,	O
and	O
Picard	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
movies	O
,	O
comics	O
,	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
non-canon	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
uses	O
dilithium	O
as	O
a	O
premium	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
in-game	O
earned	O
currency	O
,	O
players	O
receive	O
credits	O
,	O
merits	O
,	O
honor	O
,	O
and	O
tickets	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
packs	O
from	O
the	O
Time	O
Portal	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
factions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dominion	O
or	O
the	O
Terran	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disruptor	O
Beam	O
approached	O
CBS	O
about	O
a	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
when	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
developing	O
Game	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Thrones	I-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Ascent	I-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jon	O
Radoff	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Disruptor	O
Beam	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
licensing	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
as	O
"	O
very	O
competitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D/2D	O
game	O
built	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
live	O
demo	O
was	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
playable	O
tutorial	O
experience	O
was	O
later	O
debuted	O
at	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
Las	O
Vegas	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
Disruptor	O
Beam	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
John	O
de	O
Lancie	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Material	O
based	O
on	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Discovery	O
was	O
added	O
after	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
rating	O
of	O
4.1	O
on	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
store	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
recipient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
review	O
by	O
Gamezebo	O
regarded	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
labor	O
of	O
love	O
"	O
for	O
Disruptor	O
Beam	O
,	O
but	O
cautioned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
buggy	O
at	O
this	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
criticising	O
the	O
battles	O
as	O
largely	O
running	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Kotaku	O
negatively	O
compared	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
to	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
Galaxy	O
of	O
Heroes	O
,	O
criticising	O
the	O
energy	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
VentureBeat	O
described	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
:	O
Timelines	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
"	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
decade	O
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
diversity	O
of	O
characters	O
available	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
missions	O
felt	O
similar	O
to	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
episodes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
spaceship	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
Timelines	I-Application
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
a	O
million	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golem.de	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
exciting	O
story	O
,	O
beautiful	O
appearance	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
describes	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
pay-to-win	O
principle	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
uses	O
virtually	O
any	O
situation	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
buy	O
virtual	O
items.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stivison	O
criticised	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
repeat	B-Application
each	I-Application
mission	I-Application
several	I-Application
times	I-Application
to	I-Application
earn	I-Application
the	I-Application
correct	I-Application
item	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
eventually	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
fanfictiony	O
fun	O
is	O
gone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
ranked	O
Timelines	O
as	O
the	O
sixth	O
best	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
