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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Arrakis

DOS2000
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Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware 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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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis
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Lightspeed

DOS1990 MicroProse Software
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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 game follows RanXerox, a violent and artificially enhanced cyborg in dystopian cyberpunk world. The gameplay is a mix of...
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Robbo

DOS1993freeware xLand Games
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Xenophage: Alien BloodSport

DOS1996freeware Argo Games
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Zeitgeist

Windows XP/98/951996 Taito
Zeitgeist, also known as Jupiter Strike in North America, is a 3D space shooter developed by Taito and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation and Windows in 1996. Zeitgeist is a rail shooter: the player controls a spaceship that moves along a fixed path, with limited control over the ship's movement within...
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Zaxxon

DOS1984 Sega
Zaxxon is a classic arcade video game that was first released by Sega in 1982 for the arcades and later for a number of platforms. It is considered one of the pioneering titles in the shoot 'em up or scrolling shooter genre. Zaxxon was notable for its use of isometric graphics, which gave the game a unique 3D perspective.
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Return to Ringworld

DOS1994 Tsunami Media
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Forbidden Quest

DOS1983 Pryority software
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Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames
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20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS1988 Coktel Vision
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Outbound

Windows XP/98/952001freeware
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Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
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Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams

DOS1988 Tom Snyder Productions
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Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware
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Star Trek: Birth of the Federation

Windows XP/98/951999 MicroProse Software
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation is a turn-based strategy video game set in the Star Trek universe. The game was developed by MicroProse Software and published by Infogrames for Windows in 1999. Players take on the role of one of five major Star Trek races: the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Ca...
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Altered Destiny

DOS1990protected Accolade
Altered Destiny is a sci-fi themed point and click adventure game designed by Michael Berlyn, developed and released by Accolade in 1990. Altered Destiny runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga.
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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 Ghostbuster franchise, being the olny one developed for DOS.
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics
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Project-X

DOS1994 Team 17
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Robo Rumble

Windows XP/98/951998 Metropolis Software House
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Space Commanders

DOS1983remake Columbia Data Products
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Metropolis

DOS1987 Arcadia Systems
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X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled MicroProse Software
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Beyond the Black Hole

DOS1989 The Software Toolworks