Abandonware DOS title

The best 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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Lightspeed

DOS1990 MicroProse Software
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Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 Sierra On-Line
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Zeitgeist

Windows XP/98/951996 Taito
Zeitgeist, also known as Jupiter Strike in North America, is a 3D space shooter developed by Taito and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation and Windows in 1996. Zeitgeist is a rail shooter: the player controls a spaceship that moves along a fixed path, with limited control over the ship's movement within...
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Return to Ringworld

DOS1994 Tsunami Media
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Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
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Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams

DOS1988 Tom Snyder Productions
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Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics
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Project-X

DOS1994 Team 17
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LineWars 2

DOS1994 Safari Software
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Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS1991 ReadySoft
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Return to Doom

DOS1988 Topologika Software
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Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it mixes tactical combat and sci-fi storytelling like a B-movie got turned into a spreadsheet. The controls are awkward, the visuals retro even for ‘96, but there&rsquo...
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Reach for the Stars

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Imperium

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
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Wing Commander Academy

DOS1993protected Origin Systems
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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, ...
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Star Wars Rebellion

Windows XP/98/951998protected
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EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake Designer Software
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Cosmic Crusader

DOS1982 Funatics Software
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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 where players navigate through various star systems. The player takes on the role of a mercenary leader in charge of a s...
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Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Particle Systems
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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 of Arthur C. Clarke's novel is one of the earlier attempts to translate a science fiction classic into an interactive for...
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Rules of Engagement

DOS1991 Omnitrend Software
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Starcross

DOS1982 Infocom