Star Citizen will be playable without a game package from November 13 through November 27. The Free Fly runs alongside Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2956, the annual ship show held on microTech.

The main venue opens in New Babbage. Visitors can rent and test roughly 200 ships from different manufacturers at no cost during the two-week event. The official announcement promises both established favorites and new releases.

Existing players can use the show to compare ships before buying one. For everyone else, Free Fly works as a trial of Star Citizen itself: an RSI account and the client are required, but a separate game package is not needed while the event runs.

Star Citizen remains a PC-only early access game. It is worth preparing the client before the doors open, as previous Free Fly events have brought a large wave of new pilots to the servers. Cloud Imperium Games has not yet posted the exact opening time for IAE 2956.

The project's development status and earlier milestones are tracked on our Star Citizen page.