StarCraft focuses on three distinct interstellar species: the psionic Protoss, the adaptable Terrans, and the insectoid Zerg. A remastered edition of StarCraft and its expansion was released on August 14, 2017. The expansion was released first in the United States on December 18, 1998.Īs of April 19, 2017, StarCraft and its Brood War expansion, aka the Anthology, are free to download and play from Blizzard’s website. The campaigns continue the story from where the original StarCraft ended, with the sequel, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, continuing from the conclusion of the Brood War. The expansion pack introduces new campaigns, map tilesets, music, extra units for each race, and upgrade advancements.