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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Warheads
Windows XP/98/951997
Wing Commander: Privateer
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected Origin Systems
Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation
DOS1993protected Dynamix
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War
Windows XP/98/951998protected Volition
Tau Ceti
DOS1987 Thunder Mountain
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...
Master of Orion
DOS1993protected SimTex
Galaxy
DOS1981 Microcomputer Games Inc.
Nomad
DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
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 bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.
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 PDP-1 minicomputer; this is a DOS port, released in 1985.Spacewar! features two spaceships, controlled by players, that ...
Solar Winds: The Escape
DOS1993 Stone Interactive Media
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.
Wing Commander 3
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1994protected Origin Systems
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...
Star Control 3
DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
WinTrek
Windows 3.x1992
Ascii Sector
Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware
Elite Plus
DOS1991freeware Realtime Games
Galaxian
DOS1983 Namco
Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos
Windows XP/98/952001protected Particle Systems
LineWars 2
DOS1994 Safari Software
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, ...