Science fiction games sorted by release date
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Starflight
DOS1986 Binary Systems
Starflight is a classic space exploration and role-playing video game released in 1986 by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts. It is known for its innovative gameplay, as well as its open-ended approach to space exploration and storytelling.The game is set in a massive, procedurally generated universe with thousands of star systems to e...
Starglider
DOS1986 Argonaut Games
Trinity
DOS1986 Infocom
Adventure Construction Set
DOS1987 Electronic Arts
Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...
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.
Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon
DOS1987 Artech Studios
Arctic Fox
DOS1987 Dynamix
Astrotit
DOS1987NSFW Rudeware
Blort!
DOS1987 Hennsoft
Driller
DOS1987 Incentive Software
Driller (also known as Space Station Oblivion) is an abandoned action-adventure game developed by Incentive and released by Epyx in 1987 based on the Freescape Engine. In Driller, you control an excavation probe in a real 3d environment, through a first person view. The goal of the game is to place a drilling rig in each of the 8 regions of the moo...
Elite
DOS1987freeware Firebird
Mach 3
DOS1987 Loriciels
Maniac Mansion
DOSLinuxMac OS1987protected LucasArts
Maniac Mansion is one of the most famous point-and-click adventure games developed by Lucasfilm Games, designed by Ron Gilbert (who later created Monkey Island) and Gary Winnick. The story is a blend of old sci-fi and horror B-movie elements. Players can choose between several characters, each with unique abilities useful for solving various puzzle...
Metropolis
DOS1987 Arcadia Systems
Mission: Mainframe
DOS1987
Phantis
DOS1987 Dinamic Multimedia
Robot Rascals
DOS1987 Ozark Softscape
Sky Runner
DOS1987 Artronic Limited
Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge
DOS1987protected Sierra On-Line
Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary
DOS1987 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
Starlord
DOS1987
Stationfall
DOS1987 Infocom
Supernova
DOS1987freeware Apogee Software
Tau Ceti
DOS1987 Thunder Mountain
The Last Mission
DOS1987 Opera Soft
Thexder
DOS1987 Game Arts
20000 Leagues under the sea
DOS1988 Coktel Vision
2400 A.D.
DOS1988 Origin Systems
Alien Fires 2199 AD
DOS1988 Paragon Software
Alien Fires: 2199 AD is a 1987/88 science fiction RPG (role-playing game) developed and published by Paragon Software for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS. Players can customize their character’s stats and skills at the beginning of the game. The graphics were considered quite advanced, especially on the Amiga platform.
Alternate Reality: The City
DOSMac OS1988 Paradise Programming
Alternate Reality: The City is a role-playing video game developed by Paradise Programming for various platforms including Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It was released in 1985. In Alternate Reality: The City, players find themselves in a mysterious and surreal city known as simply "The City". The game takes place in a fantasy setti...