[3] It puts the player in control of Captain Picard and his crew of the Enterprise D and features traditional point-and-click adventure gameplay as well as free-form space exploration, diplomatic encounters and tactical ship-to-ship combat.

While on routine patrol of the Romulan neutral zone, the Enterprise intercepts a distress signal from the crew of a Garidian scout ship, seeking asylum in Federation space.

After searching various star systems and completing several away missions, the crew of the Enterprise finds the scroll on a planet littered with ruins belonging to the Chodak Empire — a vast alien civilization that disappeared practically overnight almost 900,000 years prior at the very peak of its power.

As the refugees return to Garid with their scroll, the Romulans suddenly invade the Federation, though they seem to be avoiding combat while racing towards a nearby Federation-controlled nebula.

On board the Enterprise, gameplay basically amounts to waiting until the ship arrives at its next destination, and occasionally conversing with various crewmembers for advice.

The majority of the gameplay takes place by controlling an away team on various space stations and alien worlds, which is the pure adventure part of the game.

Seven principal actors of the TV show (Wil Wheaton is missing) plus Majel Barrett, the voice of the computer, were hired to reprise their roles in voice-overs for the game.

Andy Butcher from PC Gamer UK noted that the game "translates the atmosphere and 'feel' of The Next Generation almost perfectly" and praised the way it is structured as well as its visual presentation and sound design.

[8] Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "If you're a fan of 'ST:TNG,' you definitely don't want to miss A Final Unity.

The editors wrote of A Final Unity, "Despite inconsistent graphics and disappointing tactical combat, near-impeccable voiceovers from the stellar television cast made the game very compelling.