The Kobayashi Maru simulation is nearly unwinnable.
The Kobayashi Maru simulation is nearly unwinnable.
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Scopely unveils nearly unwinnable Star Trek: Kobayashi Maru web game

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Scopely has launched its Star Trek: Kobayashi Maru web game as a kind of free promo for Star Trek: Fleet Command on mobile. If you can beat the nearly unwinnable game, you’ll reap some contest rewards.

It is a decision-driven web game that features memorable Kobayashi Maru test from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The Kobayashi Maru is an “unwinnable” training simulation created by Starfleet Academy to measure character and resolve through thousands of no-win scenarios. It was famously beaten only by cadet James T. Kirk (and he cheated, too).

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.