StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

July 27, 2010StrategyESRB T

Available on

PC macOS

Genres

Strategy Action

Overview

About StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a science fiction real-time strategy game and the sequel to the original StarCraft. Set four years after the events of Brood War, the game revolves around three species: the Terrans, the Zerg, and the Protoss. The single-player campaign focuses on the Terrans, following Jim Raynor as he leads an insurgent group against the autocratic Terran Dominion. The campaign is non-linear, with players taking missions for money and using those funds to buy additional units and upgrades between missions aboard the battlecruiser Hyperion. The game features competitive multiplayer with a matchmaking ladder system, a map editor for user-created content, and support for three playable races with distinct units and abilities. Wings of Liberty has been free-to-play since November 2017 and was followed by two expansion packs: Heart of the Swarm, focusing on the Zerg, and Legacy of the Void, focusing on the Protoss.

Story setup

Jim Raynor, a marshal turned rebel, leads a vigilante crusade against the Terran Dominion and its ruler Arcturus Mengsk. Haunted by betrayal and the memory of allies lost, Raynor operates on the fringes of space, building his forces and searching for a way to bring down the regime. When old promises and new threats converge, Raynor is drawn into a conflict that stretches beyond the politics of the Dominion, forcing him to confront enemies both human and alien in a war that will determine the fate of the sector.

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At a glance

Released: July 27, 2010
Platforms: PC, macOS
Genres: Strategy, Action
Play modes: Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer
Age rating: ESRB T
Multiplayer: By platform

Media

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Playing together

Multiplayer by platform

How StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.

Multiplayer capabilities for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty by platform. Capabilities with no published information are marked "not documented".
Platform	Local	Online	LAN	Split-screen	Co-op campaign	Drop-in/out
PC	No	Yes, up to 3 players	No	No	No	No

Supported (a number is the player cap)
Not supported
Not documented for this platform

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBM

Violence, gaming experience may change online

CLASS_IND12

Violência (Violence)

ESRBT

Blood and Gore
Language
Suggestive Themes
Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Violence

GRAC12+

Violence
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug

PEGI16

Violence

No Rating Summary

USK12

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Coverage

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Best Multiplayer Games for Low-End PCs

#15

StarCraft II still hosts a dedicated 1v1 ladder and remains the benchmark for competitive RTS design—the Grand Masters scene is genuinely worth watching. But it's CPU-bound in a way that hurts on low-end machines. Late-game army micro drops to 30–40 FPS regularly on entry-level processors, and the 30GB install is the largest on this list by a significant margin. AoE2:DE handles the same 1v1 competitive niche better on constrained hardware, which is why SC2 sits last. For players who specifically want StarCraft and have a slightly better processor, Wings of Liberty's campaign and the ladder are still worth the install. For everyone else, AoE2 is the clearer call.

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