Blizzard has recently released a free Starter Edition for Starcraft II, which is supposed to replace the small SC II demo. StarCraft II: Starter Edition allows anyone to play the following content for free (Battle.net account and Internet connection is required):
- The first four missions of the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty single-player campaign, including Mar Sara 1-3 and the choice of Tychus’s first mission or Dr. Hansen’s first mission.
- The first two Challenges: Tactical Command and Covert Ops.
- Access to the terran race in Custom Games and Single-Player vs. AI.
Any campaign progress and achievements earned while playing StarCraft II: Starter Edition are automatically saved to Battle.net account, and will carry over after upgrade to the full version of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.