--- title: Blizzard reveals StarCraft open-world FPS, coming 2030 description: Blizzard revealed a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon 2026 that departs from the RTS franchise into an open-world first-person shooter set in the Koprulu Sector,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-reveals-starcraft-open-world-fps-coming-2030-ra8cdttq2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Blizzard reveals StarCraft open-world FPS, coming 2030 | daily.dev og:description: Blizzard revealed a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon 2026 that departs from the RTS franchise into an open-world first-person shooter set in the Koprulu Sector,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-reveals-starcraft-open-world-fps-coming-2030-ra8cdttq2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ra8cdttQ2.png og:image:alt: Blizzard reveals StarCraft open-world FPS, coming 2030 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Blizzard reveals StarCraft open-world FPS, coming 2030 **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Blizzard revealed a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon 2026 that departs from the RTS franchise into an open-world first-person shooter set in the Koprulu Sector, told from the Terrans' perspective. Titled Dominion, the cinematic-only reveal was led by GM Dan Hay and is designed as a standalone story with a definitive ending, not a live-service title. Release is targeted for spring 2030. It marks the third attempt at a StarCraft FPS, after StarCraft Ghost (cancelled 2006) and Ares (cancelled 2019). BlizzCon 2026 also revealed Diablo V (spring 2029) and a World of Warcraft remaster with a beta launching September 17 and full release November 4. ## Content Blizzard announced a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon 2026, and it's not an RTS. The franchise is shifting to an open-world first-person shooter set in the Koprulu Sector, told from the Terrans' perspective. The reveal was a cinematic trailer titled *Dominion* — no gameplay shown yet. The game is led by general manager Dan Hay and built around a custom character whose story has a definitive ending. Blizzard is framing it as a standalone experience, not a live-service title with seasonal content. Players follow their character through a complete narrative arc, which is a deliberate departure from the kind of ongoing engagement model that's dominated the industry for the past decade. Release is set for spring 2030. Blizzard said announcing the date this early gives the project internal clarity and opens the door for early player feedback — which is either a genuinely thoughtful development philosophy or a way to manage expectations for a game that's still years out. Probably some of both. This is worth noting: it's the third time Blizzard has attempted a StarCraft FPS. StarCraft Ghost was cancelled in 2006 after years of development. A second attempt, codenamed Ares, was cancelled in 2019. Whether the third try sticks is an open question, but at least this one got a public announcement with a release window. BlizzCon 2026 also brought two other major reveals: Diablo V, targeting spring 2029, and World of Warcraft: Forever, a remaster with a beta starting September 17 and a full launch on November 4. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Blizzard Entertainment Announced Diablo V](https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-entertainment-announced-diablo-v-bm2onqaux) · 80 LEVEL · 11 upvotes · 6 comments - [Blizzard May Be Hinting at Return of Legendary StarCraft Character](https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-may-be-hinting-at-return-of-legendary-starcraft-character-sr6lmsbvx) · 80 LEVEL · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Blizzard boss Johanna Faries says company is in position to deliver "reliable cadences of launches"](https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-boss-johanna-faries-says-company-is-in-position-to-deliver-reliable-cadences-of-launches--jb8yzvk7m) · GamesIndustry.biz · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-reveals-starcraft-open-world-fps-coming-2030-ra8cdttq2) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Blizzard reveals StarCraft open-world FPS, coming 2030","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-reveals-starcraft-open-world-fps-coming-2030-ra8cdttq2","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-reveals-starcraft-open-world-fps-coming-2030-ra8cdttq2"},"datePublished":"2026-09-14T10:34:33.114Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T10:35:06.198Z","description":"Blizzard revealed a new StarCraft game at BlizzCon 2026 that departs from the RTS franchise into an open-world first-person shooter set in the Koprulu Sector,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/cb62bdaa5f45002ee11089b2b336d4e4?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/cb62bdaa5f45002ee11089b2b336d4e4?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/blizzard-reveals-starcraft-open-world-fps-coming-2030-ra8cdttq2","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gaming","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Blizzard reveals StarCraft open-world FPS, coming 2030"}]} ```