Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

Finally, a game where you don’t blast aliens—you launch real people into space, with all the white-knuckled tension of 1960s NASA. Buzz Aldrin’s Race into Space is a strategy sim with rocket science and Cold War politics. You manage missions, train astronauts, and pray your capsule doesn’t spontaneously explode. It’s detailed, punishing, and weirdly exhilarating. Great for anyone who thinks Kerbal Space Program has too many jokes and not enough historical anxiety.