Abandonware DOS title

The best 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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Subtrade: Return to Irata

DOS19933.9/5 Century Interactive
Subtrade: Return to Irata is an abandoned science fiction business simulation game developed by Century Interactive and published by Boeder Software in 1993 for Amiga and later ported to DOS. Subtrade is an updated multiplayer clone of the classic M.U.L.E., set underwater on an oceanic world.
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Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Windows XP/98/951999protected3.9/5 Quantic Dream
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Power Dolls

DOS19943.9/5 Kogado Software Products
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Transarctica

DOS19933.9/5 Silmarils
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Crystal Caves

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Apogee Software
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Suspended

DOS19833.9/5 Infocom
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The Feeble Files

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected3.9/5 Adventure Soft
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Space Quest 3: The Pirates of Pestulon

DOSMac OS1989protected3.9/5 Sierra On-Line
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Burntime

DOS19933.9/5 Max Design
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System Shock

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Looking Glass Studios
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Uridium

DOS19883.9/5 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
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Terminal Velocity

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1995protected3.9/5 Terminal Reality
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Crusader: No Remorse

DOS1995protected3.9/5 Origin Systems
Crusader is an action-oriented computer game. The player controls a super soldier that defects from the current world government and joins the Resistance. The world is shown in an isometric view.
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Eagle's Rider

DOS19913.9/5 Microids
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Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace

DOS19893.9/5 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 Coktel Vision
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MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS19903.9/5 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller series and was developed by Paragon Software.MegaTraveller 1 takes place in the Traveller universe's Third Imperium, a vast interstellar empire. The plot revolves around a c...
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StarBlade

DOS19903.9/5 Silmarils
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Adventure Construction Set

DOS19873.9/5 Electronic Arts
Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...
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Laser Squad

DOS19923.9/5 Target Games Limited
Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.
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Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
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Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Epic MegaGames
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OverKill

DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Tech-Noir
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Arrakis

DOS20003.9/5
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Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware3.9/5 Thinking Machine Associates
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.
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Core War Plus

DOS19843.9/5
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Robotron 2084

DOS19833.9/5 Williams Entertainment
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WinTrek

Windows 3.x19923.9/5
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Deathtrack

DOS19893.9/5 Dynamix
Deathtrack is an abandoned racing vehicular combat game set in a post-apocalyptic North America. Deathtrack is a mix of high-speed racing and combat and was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989 for DOS.
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Geisha

DOS1990NSFW3.9/5 Coktel Vision