The best space games
Science fiction doesn't always means space battles, space exploration, exploding stars, etc. In some games, though, the "space" element is heavily present. Space simulations, shoot 'em ups, RPGs are some of the genres where science fiction "space" games are abundant.
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Wing Commander: Privateer
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected Origin Systems
Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation
DOS1993protected Dynamix
The Feeble Files
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Adventure Soft
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War
Windows XP/98/951998protected Volition
Tau Ceti
DOS1987 Thunder Mountain
Master of Orion
DOS1993protected SimTex
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
DOS1994protected LucasArts
Space Rogue
DOS1989 Origin Systems
Space Rogue is a science fiction RPG developed by Richard Garriott's Origin and desined by Paul Neurath. Space Rogue combines a 3D space simulation with a top down view RPG gameplay. As a space pilot you can hunt bou...
Wing Commander
DOS1990freeware Origin Systems
Wing Commander 1 is a space combat simulator video game; the first game in the Wing Commander series. Wing Commander 1 was developed and published by Origin Systems in 1990. The game was created by Chris Roberts and beca...
Nomad
DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
Solar Winds: The Escape
DOS1993 Stone Interactive Media
Xatax
DOS1994 Pixel Painters Corporation
Planet's Edge
DOS1991protected New World Computing
Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy
DOSMac OS1986 TRANS Fiction Systems
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge
DOS1987protected Sierra On-Line
Psi 5 Trading Company
DOS1986protected Distinctive Software
Star Trek: the Kobayashi alternative
DOS1985 Micromosaics
Spacewar
DOS1985
Spacewar is one of the earliest digital computer games and is often considered the first interactive video game. It was created in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen at the MIT. The game was developed on the ...
Galaxy
DOS1981 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Whale's Voyage
DOS1993 neo Software Produktions
Whale's Voyage is an abandoned science fiction first-person view party-based RPG, developed by neo Software Produktions and released by Pro One Software in 1993. Whale's Voyage is currently abandonware and it was published for PC ...
Wing Commander 3
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1994protected Origin Systems
Wing Commander 2: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
DOS1991protected Origin Systems
Warheads
Windows XP/98/951997
Star Control 3
DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
Epic
DOS1992protected Digital Image Design
Ascii Sector
Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware
Ascii Sector is what happens when someone takes Privateer, removes the graphics, and replaces them with pure ASCII and sheer willpower. It’s open-world space sim meets roguelike: you trade, fight, explore, get stabbed in sha...
Elite Plus
DOS1991 Realtime Games
Elite Plus is an enhanced version of the classic space trading and combat simulator Elite, released by MicroPlay in 1991 for MS-DOS. It was designed as an update to the original 1984 game, improving graphics, performance, and over...
Galaxian
DOS1983 Namco
Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos
Windows XP/98/952001protected Particle Systems
LineWars
DOS1990 Safari Software