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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Radix: Beyond the Void

DOS1995

Raiden

DOS1994 Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.

Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and consoles. Raiden follows the classic vertical scrolling shoot 'em up f...

Ranx: The Video Game

DOS1990 UBI Soft

Ranx is a 1990 action-adventure video game based on the Italian cyberpunk comic RanXerox, created by artist Tanino Liberatore. The game was developed by Ubisoft and released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms. The ...

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1994protecteddemo Cygnus Studios

Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Cygnus Studios and published by Apogee Software. The game was first released in 1994 for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms. In Rap...

Reach for the Stars

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group

Reaping The Dungeon

DOS1993 Frontline Software

Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

DOS1996

Redneck Rampage

DOS1997protected Xatrix Entertainment

Rendezvous with Rama

DOS1985 Telarium

Rendezvous with Rama is an interactive fiction (text adventure) game released in 1984. Telarium, a subsidiary of Spinnaker Software, was known for producing narrative-driven games based on popular literary works. This adaptation o...

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Rescue at Rigel

DOS1983 Epyx

Return to Doom

DOS1988 Topologika Software

Before Doom became the 3D gore-fest we all know, there was Return to Doom—and no, it has nothing to do with space marines. This 1988 title is more Choose Your Own Adventure than chainsaws and demons. You’ll type in com...

Return to Ringworld

DOS1994 Tsunami Media

The sequel to Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch, Return to Ringworld throws you back into Larry Niven’s vast sci-fi universe—except this time, the puzzles are tougher, the stakes are higher, and your space suit still...

Reunion

DOS1994 Dinamic Multimedia

In Reunion, you return to a solar system that’s moved on without you—like showing up to your own birthday party two centuries late. Your mission? Rebuild civilization, survive political drama, and master a UI that seem...

Revenge of Defender

DOS1988 Epyx

Aka Starglider 2 with an attitude, Revenge of Defender (or Defender of the Crown’s evil twin in name only) is a 3D space shooter where your main enemy is not the aliens—it’s the frame rate. Piloting your sleek fi...

Rex Nebular and the cosmic gender-bender

DOS1992protected MicroProse Software

What if Leisure Suit Larry and Monkey Island had a love child in outer space, raised by gender-swapped aliens? You’d get Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender-Bender, a hilarious, raunchy, surprisingly clever point-and-click adv...

Rick Dangerous

DOS1989 Core Design

Rick Dangerous is an action-packed platformer game set in the 1940s. As the fearless explorer Rick, you'll navigate treacherous environments, avoid deadly traps, and defeat enemies to uncover ancient treasures. With retro graphics...

Rick Dangerous 2

DOS1990 Core Design

Rick Dangerous 2 is a clear example of a sequel done right. Developed by Core Design and released in 1990 on a plethora of platforms, Rick Dangerous 2 is a classic platform game with a (linear) story. The first levels can be playe...

Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch

DOS1992 Tsunami Media

Rise of the Dragon

DOS1990 Dynamix

Rise of the Dragon is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Dynamix in 1990. It was originally released for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms such as the Amiga and Sega CD. The game is set in a cyber...

Rise of the Robots

DOS1994 Mirage Technologies

Robbo

DOS1993freeware xLand Games

Robo Rumble

Windows XP/98/951998 Metropolis Software House

Robocop

DOS1989 Data East

Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 an...