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Orbiter
DOSMac19864.3/5 Spectrum HoloByte
Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.3/5 SimTex
Master of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage war against other races or use spies and diplomacy to achieve victory.
Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter
DOSMac19864.3/5 Sierra On-Line
Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line, released in 1986. It was created by the duo of Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe, who later became known as the "Two Guys from Andromeda". The game is renowned for its humor and engaging story set in a science fiction universe.In Space Quest I playe...
Wing Commander 3
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1994protected4.2/5 Origin Systems
Star Control 2
DOS1992protected4.2/5 Toys for Bob
Super Stardust
DOS19964.2/5 Housemarque
Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander
DOS19894.2/5 Interstel Corporation
Master of Orion 3
Windows XP/98/95Mac2003protected4.2/5 Quicksilver Software
Xenon 2: Megablast
DOS19904.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...
Space Quest 4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
DOSWindows 3.x1991protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Star Trek: Judgment Rites
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions
Ascendancy
DOS19954.2/5 The Logic Factory
Ascendancy is a science fiction themed turn-based strategy game developed by The Logic Factory and released in 1995 for DOS. Ascendancy is a classic 4X game (eXpand, eXplore, eXploit, eXterminate), similar to Master of Orion, yet with a few differences such as a technology tree.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
DOSMac1984freeware4.2/5 Infocom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a humorous free text adventure game based on the novel of the same name written by Douglas Adams (if you never read it, shame on you!). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was designed by Douglas Adams himself and interactive fiction god Steve Eric Meretzky, it was released by Infocom in 1984 for DOS and for...
Starflight 2: Trade routes of the Cloud Nebula
DOS19894.2/5 Binary Systems
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
DOS1992protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions
Xenon 2000: Project PCF
Windows XP/98/952000remake4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In Xenon 2000, players control a spaceship and engage in fast-paced shooting action as they face off against waves of enemy ...
Space Ace
DOS19894.1/5 ReadySoft
The Dig
DOSMac1995protecteddemo4.1/5 LucasArts
The Dig is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was originally released in 1995 for MS-DOS and later for other platforms, including Mac OS and Windows. The game is known for its atmospheric storytelling, puzzle-solving gameplay, and collaboration with renowned science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke. The Dig inv...
Microsoft Space Simulator
DOS19944.1/5 The Bruce Artwick Organization
Psi 5 Trading Company
DOS1986protected4.1/5 Distinctive Software
Omnicron Conspiracy
DOS19894.1/5 First Star Software
Frontier: Elite 2
DOS19934.1/5 Frontier Developments
Frontier: Elite II is a classic space simulation and trading game released in 1993, developed by David Braben and his company Frontier Developments. Frontier is the sequel to the pioneering 1984 game Elite and is often considered a landmark title in the space simulation genre.
Warheads
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5
Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator
DOS19924.1/5 Vektor graphics
Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe
DOS19934.1/5 Broderbund
Frederik Pohl's Gateway
DOS19924.1/5 Legend Entertainment
Frederik Pohl's Gateway is one of the best abandoned adventures games from Legend Entertainment. Gateway is an interactive fiction with graphics and an improved interface (unusual for IFs), based on the Frederik Pohl's novel Gateway. Tt was designed by Michael Verdu and Glen R. Dahlgren and published by Legend Entertainment in 1992.
Nomad
DOS19934.1/5 Papyrus Design Group
Master of Orion
DOS1993protected4.1/5 SimTex
Starflight
DOS19864.1/5 Binary Systems
Starflight is a classic space exploration and role-playing video game released in 1986 by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts. It is known for its innovative gameplay, as well as its open-ended approach to space exploration and storytelling.The game is set in a massive, procedurally generated universe with thousands of star systems to e...
Protostar: War on the Frontier
DOS19934.1/5 Tsunami Media