Abandonware DOS title

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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Star Control

DOS1990protected Toys for Bob
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Star Control 2

DOS1992protected Toys for Bob
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
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Star Crusader

DOS1994 Take-Two Interactive
Star Crusader is an abandoned science fiction first-person 3D space combat simulator, developed by Take-Two Interactive and published by GameTek in 1994 for both DOS and Amiga platforms. In the game, you must choose which side to ...
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Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
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Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander

DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where play...
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Star Goose!

DOS1988 Logotron
Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shoo...
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Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary

DOS1987 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
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Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace

DOS1989 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
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Star Trek Combat Arena

DOS1989
If Star Trek Combat Arena had a motto, it would be “talk diplomacy later.” Released in 1989 for DOS, this game tossed Starfleet’s peaceful ideals right out the airlock and said, “Let’s see what photon...
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

DOS1989 Mindscape
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier takes the least-loved movie in the franchise and turns it into a game — which is bold, maybe even illogical. Released in 1989 for DOS, it tries to expand on the film’s plot, letting you ...
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

DOS1992protected Interplay Productions
If Star Trek: 25th Anniversary isn’t on your DOS nostalgia list, fix that now. Released in 1992, it’s a point-and-click adventure that actually feels like classic Star Trek — witty banter, moral quandaries, and j...
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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 ...
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Star Trek: First Contact

DOS1988 Simon & Schuster Interactive
Released in 1988 for DOS, Star Trek: First Contact (not to be confused with the later movie) is more puzzle-solving than phaser-firing. You take control of the Enterprise crew as they deal with — you guessed it — myste...
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Star Trek: Judgment Rites

DOS1993protected Interplay Productions
A sequel to 25th Anniversary, Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993, DOS) is peak interactive Trek. The storytelling is sharper, the graphics improved, and the voice acting — yes, actual Shatner and Nimoy — elevates it to gr...
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Star Trek: Starfleet Command

Windows XP/98/951999protected Interplay Productions
Star Trek: Starfleet Command (1999, Windows XP) is a dream come true for anyone who memorized warp core schematics. It’s a tactical space combat simulator that rewards patience, planning, and nerves of steel. You command sta...
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Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator

DOS1983 Sega
Released in 1983 for DOS, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is what happens when early arcade design meets Federation bureaucracy. Vector-style graphics make you feel like you’re commanding the Enterprise through a f...
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Star Trek: the Kobayashi alternative

DOS1985 Micromosaics
If text adventures are your thing, Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative (1985, DOS) will either delight or destroy you. You type commands to guide Kirk and crew through a no-win scenario that tests your logic, patience, and tolera...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge

DOSMac OS1989 TRANS Fiction Systems
Released in 1989 for DOS and Mac, The Transinium Challenge is a classic TNG-era adventure game with a wholesome dose of techno-babble. You guide Picard and the crew through an investigation involving a rare mineral and mysterious ...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Trivia

DOS1990 Micro F/X Software
So, you think you know Star Trek? The Next Generation – Trivia (1990, DOS) is here to prove you wrong. This is a straight-up quiz game, packed with hundreds of questions ranging from the obvious (“Who’s the capta...
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Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

DOSMac OS1986 TRANS Fiction Systems
A text/graphic adventure from 1986 for DOS and Mac, Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy is the precursor to Kobayashi Alternative but far more playable. You explore alien worlds, solve problems, and make classic Star Trek moral cho...
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Star Trek: The Rebel Universe

DOS1988 Firebird
In Star Trek: The Rebel Universe (1988, DOS), the Enterprise is stranded in a dangerous sector where the Federation has gone rogue. You command the crew in an open-world style adventure, deciding whether to fight, negotiate, or ex...
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Star Wars

DOS1988 Atari
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Star Wars 2

DOS1989
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Star Wars Chess

DOSWindows 3.x1993 The Software Toolworks
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Star Wars Rebellion

Windows XP/98/951998protected
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Star Wars: Dark Forces

DOS1995protected LucasArts
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Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected LucasArts
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts...
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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Windows XP/98/951997protected LucasArts