It received favorable reviews upon release, with many critics praising its success in updating the visuals while leaving the gameplay unchanged. But today, Blizzard announced that StarCraft Remastered will be hitting the PC on August 14 worldwide for 15 USD, which also includes the Brood War expansion. The remaster features redone visuals and sound assets while still using the same engine as the original, which allows for cross-play compatibility across both versions.

Prior to release, the original StarCraft and its expansion were both made free to download and play. Blizzard recently announced more details concerning the release date and gameplay information of 'StarCraft: Remastered.

StarCraft: Remastered was the first project released by the 'Classic Games division', a team at Blizzard focused on updating and remastering some of their older titles, with an initially announced focus on StarCraft, Diablo II, and Warcraft III. Promotional image for 'StarCraft: Remastered' Blizzard. The remaster was developed over the period of a year and included playtesting from professional StarCraft players. It retains the gameplay of the original StarCraft, but features ultra-high-definition graphics, re-recorded audio, and Blizzard's modern online feature suite. The game will be released worldwide on August 14th and can be pre-ordered here at a price of 14.99 euros. StarCraft: Remastered is a remastered edition of the 1998 real-time strategy video game StarCraft and its expansion Brood War, which was released on August 14, 2017. Blizzard announced this morning that StarCraft: Remastered, the highly anticipated HD remaster of. Blizzard has confirmed the release date for StarCraft Remastered.

Starcraft remastered release date