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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Adventure Construction Set

DOS1987 Electronic Arts

Long before Minecraft let us build worlds, Adventure Construction Set handed you a digital Lego box and said, “Go nuts.” Want to make a dungeon full of orcs and ham sandwiches? Sure. A sci-fi epic with talking robots a...

Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos

DOS1993 Blue Byte Software

A game with a name like Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos clearly means business. Released in 1993, it’s an expansion-slash-standalone with new missions, harder AI, and an even more hostile moon. You’ll manage resour...

Wasteland

DOS1988protected Interplay Productions

Subtrade: Return to Irata

DOS1993 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 clo...

Captain Blood

DOSMac OS1988 ERE Informatique

Captain Blood is a space exploration video game released in 1988. It was developed by the French company ERE Informatique, and it was designed by Philippe Ulrich and Didier Bouchon. The game is set in a futuristic universe, where ...

Blood Money

DOS1990 DMA Design

Blood Money (1990) answers the question: what if every level in a shoot-'em-up was a different kind of sci-fi fever dream? You fly through alien-infested caverns, collect cash, and try not to get obliterated by things that look li...

Geisha

DOS1990NSFW Coktel Vision

Eagle's Rider

DOS1991 Microids

Space Quest 3: The Pirates of Pestulon

DOSMac OS1989protected Sierra On-Line

Suspended

DOS1983 Infocom

Crusader: No Remorse

DOS1995protecteddemo 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.

Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames

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 ...

MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS1990 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.MegaTrav...

Uridium

DOS1988 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 ...

Lost in Time

DOS1993 Coktel Vision

Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace

DOS1989 Masterplay Publishing Corporation

Stellar Crusade

DOS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

StarBlade

DOS1990 Silmarils

Solar Winds 2: Galaxy

DOS1993 Stone Interactive Media

Astro Fire

DOS1994freewareremake ORT Software

Astro Fire (1994) is the illegitimate love child of Asteroids and a particularly angry fireworks show. You pilot a tiny ship with a death wish through an endless barrage of asteroids, enemies, and power-ups that may or may not be ...

B.A.T.

DOS1990 Computer's dream

B.A.T. is a cyberpunk-themed adventure game released in 1989 by UBI Soft for various platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later the Commodore 64. It blends adventure, role-playing, and simulation elements in a futuris...

Starglider 2

DOSMac OS1989 Argonaut Games

Superhero League of Hoboken

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1994protected Legend Entertainment

Superhero League of Hoboken is a humorous role-playing game (RPG) released in 1994, developed by Legend Entertainment. It's a quirky mix of a traditional RPG and an adventure game, set in a post-apocalyptic world where New Jersey ...

Universe

DOS1994 Core Design

Warp Rogue

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware

Xenon

DOS1988 Bitmap Brothers

Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Sp...