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...
Project-X
DOS1994 Team 17
Star Trek Combat Arena
DOS1989
Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
DOS1988 Firebird
Robo Rumble
Windows XP/98/951998 Metropolis Software House
Space Commanders
DOS1983remake Columbia Data Products
Metropolis
DOS1987 Arcadia Systems