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The most popular science fiction games

Time travel, space wars, alien empires, alternate universe, cyberpunk anti-heroes, space invaders, post-apocalyptic worlds, dystopian societies, mad scientists, galaxies far far away, strange new worlds, mech battles, deep space exploration, evil robots... should I go on?
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WaxWorks

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo Horror Soft
Waxworks was a horror-themed first-person role-playing game developed by Horror Soft, a subsidiary of Adventure Soft, published in 1992. The game is set in a wax museum where players must travel through different historical periods, each represented by a wax exhibit. Each exhibit serves as a portal to a different time and place, featuring vari...
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Captive

DOS1992 Mindscape
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Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS1991 ReadySoft
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics
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Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware
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Quarantine 2: Road Warrior

DOS1995 GameTek
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Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected Bullfrog
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
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Metal Marines

Windows 3.x1993 Namco
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Electroman

DOS1992freeware xLand Games
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Maniac Mansion Deluxe

Windows 10/112004freewareremake LucasFan Games
Maniac Mansion Deluxe is the unofficial sequel to the acclaimed point & click adventure game released by LucasFilm in 1987. Maniac Mansion Deluxe it's a fan-made adventure developed by LucasFans Games and released in 2004 and it's a complete remake of Maniac Mansion in every aspect, developed using the Adventure Game Studio engine.
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Galactix

DOS1992 Cygnus Studios
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Commander Keen: Keen Dreams

DOS1992 id software
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Alien Cabal

DOS1997freeware QASoft
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Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS1988 SNK Corporation
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Space Quest 3: The Pirates of Pestulon

DOSMac OS1989protected Sierra On-Line
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Power Dolls

DOS1994 Kogado Software Products
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Plan 9 From Outer Space

DOS1992 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
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Hard Nova

DOS1990 Malibu Interactive
Hard Nova is a sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. Released in 1990, it is available on platforms such as the DOS, Amiga, Atari ST. Hard Nova is set in a distant future where players navigate through various star systems. The player takes on the role of a mercenary leader in charge of a s...
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Circuit's Edge

DOS1990 Westwood Studios
Circuit's Edge is a cyberpunk-themed role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom. It was released in 1990 for MS-DOS. Set in a dystopian future, Circuit's Edge takes place in the fictional city of Rhoes Island, a dark and gritty urban landscape filled with crime, corruption, and advanced technology. Players take on t...
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Warzone 2100

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999freeware
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Syndicate

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993protecteddemo Bullfrog
Syndicate is a cyberpunk-themed tactical action game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1993. The game is set in a dystopian future where corporations, called syndicates, have replaced governments, ruling the world with violence and control. Syndicate is a blend of real-time strategy and action. Players take ...
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S.T.U.N. Runner

DOS1990 Atari
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Hired Guns

DOS1993 DMA Design
Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person sub-screens tasked with destroying all the bad guys from a single planet.
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Terminal Velocity

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1995protected Terminal Reality
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Day of the Viper

DOS1990 Accolade
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Wing Commander 2: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

DOS1991protected Origin Systems
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Little Big Adventure

DOS1994protected Adeline Software International
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Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation

DOS1993protected Dynamix
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Galaxy

DOS1981 Microcomputer Games Inc.