Abandonware DOS title

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.
warheads-04

Warheads

Windows XP/98/951997
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Wing Commander: Privateer

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected Origin Systems
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Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation

DOS1993protected Dynamix
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Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected Volition
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Tau Ceti

DOS1987 Thunder Mountain
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The Dig

DOSMac OS1995protecteddemo 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...
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Master of Orion

DOS1993protected SimTex
galaxy-4

Galaxy

DOS1981 Microcomputer Games Inc.
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Nomad

DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
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Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected LucasArts
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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 bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.
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Xatax

DOS1994 Pixel Painters Corporation
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Planet's Edge

DOS1991protected New World Computing
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Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

DOSMac OS1986 TRANS Fiction Systems
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Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge

DOS1987protected Sierra On-Line
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Psi 5 Trading Company

DOS1986protected Distinctive Software
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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 PDP-1 minicomputer; this is a DOS port, released in 1985.Spacewar! features two spaceships, controlled by players, that ...
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Solar Winds: The Escape

DOS1993 Stone Interactive Media
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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 (DOS) and Amiga.
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Wing Commander 3

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1994protected Origin Systems
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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 became known for its innovative use of cinematic storytelling and cutting-edge graphics at the time.In Wing Commander, playe...
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
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WinTrek

Windows 3.x1992
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Ascii Sector

Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware
eliteplus-5

Elite Plus

DOS1991freeware Realtime Games
galaxian-2

Galaxian

DOS1983 Namco
iwar2-05

Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected Particle Systems
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LineWars 2

DOS1994 Safari Software
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2005protected Digital Eel
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space. The game puts you in command of a starship exploring the randomly generated reaches of the fictional Purple Void. Your mission is to explore, trade, battle, ...