Star Citizen has made a lot of big promises and failed to deliver on most of them. As of June 2025, Star Citizen has raised more than $845 million from backers. The Free Fly event may be your best chance to find out what on Earth Star Citizen actually is. Cloud Imperium GamesSo what does $845 million and 13 years of development add up to in Star Citizen right now? Star Citizen is free to try on PC until July 14.