Abandonware DOS title

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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Star Control

DOS1990protected Toys for Bob
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Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation

DOS1993protected Dynamix
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
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LineWars 2

DOS1994 Safari Software
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Armada 2525

DOS1991
Armada 2525 is what happens when a spreadsheet decides it wants to conquer the galaxy. This is classic 4X strategy with all the bells, whistles, and menus your early '90s heart could desire. You’ll build colonies, research t...
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Galactix

DOS1992 Cygnus Studios
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MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS1990 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller series and was developed by Paragon Software.MegaTrav...
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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 o...
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Tintin on the Moon

DOS1989 Infogrames
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Space Quest 3: The Pirates of Pestulon

DOSMac OS1989protected Sierra On-Line
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge

DOSMac OS1989 TRANS Fiction Systems
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge is an abandoned adventure game set in the Star Trek TNG universe designed by Ron Martinez, developed by TRANS Fiction Systems and released by Simon & Schuster Interacti...
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Rules of Engagement

DOS1991 Omnitrend Software
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CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake ChamProgramming corp.
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Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 Sierra On-Line
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Eagle's Rider

DOS1991 Microids
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Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/952000
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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 X...
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Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware Thinking Machine Associates
Welcome to the future, where space empires are managed entirely via text and colored dots. Anacreon puts you in charge of an interstellar civilization and lets you conquer galaxies with the graphical intensity of an Excel spreadsh...
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Project: Space Station

DOS1987 Micro Imagery
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Hard Nova

DOS1990 Malibu Interactive
Hard Nova is a sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. Released in 1990, it is available on platforms such as the DOS, Amiga, Atari ST. Hard Nova is set in a distant future ...
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Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected Legend Entertainment
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Astro Dodge

DOS1982 Digital Marketing Corporation
Astro Dodge (1982) is basically Frogger — in space. You control a tiny spacecraft tasked with dodging endless waves of meteors, space debris, and possibly your own questionable life choices. There’s no shooting, no exp...
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Meteor Mission

DOS1995
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Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected LucasArts
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Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS1993 Tsunami Media
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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Quicksilver Software