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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Total Carnage

DOS1994 Midway Manufacturing Company

Midwinter 2: Flames of Freedom

DOS1991 Maelstrom Games

Arrakis

DOS2000

No relation to Dune (except for being a total rip-off), Arrakis is a homebrew strategy game that feels like a tribute to the sandiest planet in sci-fi. You mine spice, fight vaguely Harkonnen-looking enemies, and try not to crash ...

Altered Destiny

DOS1990protected Accolade

In Altered Destiny, a perfectly average guy named P.J. Barrett gets sucked into a bizarre alien dimension because he answered a phone call. Seriously. What follows is a classic point-and-click adventure filled with weird puzzles, ...

Galactix

DOS1992 Cygnus Studios

Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis

Lightspeed

DOS1990 MicroProse Software

Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 Sierra On-Line

Robbo

DOS1993freeware xLand Games

Xenophage: Alien BloodSport

DOS1996freeware Argo Games

Zeitgeist

Windows XP/98/951996 Taito

Zeitgeist — also known as Jupiter Strike in some markets — is a PlayStation-era space shooter that boldly says: "Let’s do Star Fox, but with less personality and more techno music." You’re piloting a sleek ...

Zaxxon

DOS1984 Sega

Back in 1984, Zaxxon was the future. Isometric graphics? Whoa. Shadow effects? Mind blown. But mostly, it was a game about flying a chunky spaceship through a heavily fortified space base while crashing into walls at high speed. T...

Return to Ringworld

DOS1994 Tsunami Media

Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom

DOS1995 Pop Software

Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy

Windows XP/98/951998 Trecision

20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS1988 Coktel Vision

Based loosely on Jules Verne’s famous tale, this game lets you live your steampunk submarine dreams with all the elegance of a DOS interface. You command the Nautilus, explore the ocean depths, and encounter strange sea crea...

Forbidden Quest

DOS1983 Pryority software

Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames

Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation

Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams

DOS1988 Tom Snyder Productions

Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware

Ghostbusters 2

DOS1989 Dynamix

Ghostbusters 2 is an abandoned action game based on the movie of the same name, set in New York. Ghostbusters 2 was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989. It's part of a series of games based on the popular Ghost...

Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics

Metal & Lace

DOS1993NSFW MegaTech Software

Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes is a video game developed by Megatech Software and published by Forest Interactive in 1993. It's an adult-themed fighting game for MS-DOS.In the game, players control customizable fem...