Beyond the Nexus is based on the seventh Star Trek film, where Captains Kirk and Picard join forces to stop a scientist intent on destroying a populated planet to reenter the mysterious Nexus energy ribbon. The game features several play styles. Starship combat places you on the bridge of the Enterprise‑B or Enterprise‑D, navigating through space and firing phasers or photon torpedoes at foes such as Tholians, Klingons, and Romulans. Another mode has you steering the ship through floating rectangles to reach your destination. Away missions switch to a top‑down view where you control a single character and use a phaser against enemies. Two puzzle modes round out the gameplay: one involves decoding symbol combinations through logic, and the other requires rerouting power by building a continuous path on a grid, similar to Pipe Mania.