The most popular space games
Science fiction doesn't always means space battles, space exploration, exploding stars, etc. In some games, though, the "space" element is heavily present. Space simulations, shoot 'em ups, RPGs are some of the genres where science fiction "space" games are abundant.
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Orbiter
DOSMac OS1986 Spectrum HoloByte
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.
Uridium
DOS1988 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
Star Command
DOS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients
DOS1991 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients is the sequel to MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy. It is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1991, developed by Paragon Software. Like its predecessor, MegaTraveller 2 is set in the expansive Traveller universe.In MegaTraveller 2, players continue their journey in the Third Imperium, ...
Rendezvous with Rama
DOS1985 Telarium
Rendezvous with Rama is an interactive fiction (text adventure) game released in 1984. Telarium, a subsidiary of Spinnaker Software, was known for producing narrative-driven games based on popular literary works. This adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's novel is one of the earlier attempts to translate a science fiction classic into an interactive for...
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
DOS1989 Mindscape
Star Wars: X-Wing
DOS1993protected LucasArts
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2005protected Digital Eel
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space. The game puts you in command of a starship exploring the randomly generated reaches of the fictional Purple Void. Your mission is to explore, trade, battle, ...
Project-X
DOS1994 Team 17
Star Control 3
DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
Master of Orion 3
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Quicksilver Software
Star Fleet 1: The War Begins
DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
StarBlade
DOS1990 Silmarils
Elite Plus
DOS1991freeware Realtime Games
Iron Seed
DOS1994freeware
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War
Windows XP/98/951998protected Volition
Xenon 2000: Project PCF
Windows XP/98/952000remake Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In Xenon 2000, players control a spaceship and engage in fast-paced shooting action as they face off against waves of enemy ...
Space Quest 3: The Pirates of Pestulon
DOSMac OS1989protected Sierra On-Line
Gateway 2: Homeworld
DOS1993protected Legend Entertainment
Wing Commander 3
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1994protected Origin Systems
Phantis
DOS1987 Dinamic Multimedia
Solar Winds: The Escape
DOS1993 Stone Interactive Media
Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation
DOS1993protected Dynamix
Psi 5 Trading Company
DOS1986protected Distinctive Software
Devastator
DOS1984 COMPUTE! Publications
Outpost
Windows 3.x1994 Sierra On-Line
EGA Trek
DOS1988remake
Project: Space Station
DOS1987 Micro Imagery
Blasteroids
DOS1989 Atari
Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players control a spaceship tasked with destroying asteroids and enemy ships while avoiding collisions and enemy fire. The game features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics co...