Games set in space sorted by release date
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Star Control
DOS1990protected4/5 Toys for Bob
StarBlade
DOS19903.9/5 Silmarils
Visual Star Trek
DOS19903.7/5
Wing Commander
DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems
Wing Commander 1 is a space combat simulator video game; the first game in the Wing Commander series. Wing Commander 1 was developed and published by Origin Systems in 1990. The game was created by Chris Roberts and became known for its innovative use of cinematic storytelling and cutting-edge graphics at the time.In Wing Commander, playe...
Xenon 2: Megablast
DOS19904.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...
Xiphos
DOS19903.8/5
Armada 2525
DOS19913.3/5
Eagle's Rider
DOS19913.9/5 Microids
Elite Plus
DOS1991freeware4/5 Realtime Games
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients
DOS19913.6/5 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, ...
Planet's Edge
DOS1991protected4/5 New World Computing
Rules of Engagement
DOS19913.6/5 Omnitrend Software
Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge
DOS19913.7/5 ReadySoft
Space Quest 4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
DOSWindows 3.x1991protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Wing Commander 2: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
DOS1991protected4/5 Origin Systems
Epic
DOS1992protected3.9/5 Digital Image Design
Frederik Pohl's Gateway
DOS19924.1/5 Legend Entertainment
Frederik Pohl's Gateway is one of the best abandoned adventures games from Legend Entertainment. Gateway is an interactive fiction with graphics and an improved interface (unusual for IFs), based on the Frederik Pohl's novel Gateway. Tt was designed by Michael Verdu and Glen R. Dahlgren and published by Legend Entertainment in 1992.
Galactix
DOS19923.3/5 Cygnus Studios
Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator
DOS19924.1/5 Vektor graphics
Star Control 2
DOS1992protected4.2/5 Toys for Bob
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
DOS1992protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions
WinTrek
Windows 3.x19923.9/5
Eye of the Storm
DOS19932.4/5 Rebellion Developments
Frontier: Elite 2
DOS19934.1/5 Frontier Developments
Frontier: Elite II is a classic space simulation and trading game released in 1993, developed by David Braben and his company Frontier Developments. Frontier is the sequel to the pioneering 1984 game Elite and is often considered a landmark title in the space simulation genre.
Gateway 2: Homeworld
DOS1993protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
Master of Orion
DOS1993protected4.1/5 SimTex
Nomad
DOS19934.1/5 Papyrus Design Group
Protostar: War on the Frontier
DOS19934.1/5 Tsunami Media
Rules of Engagement 2
DOS19933.9/5 Omnitrend Software
Solar Winds 2: Galaxy
DOS19933.9/5 Stone Interactive Media