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
Outpost
Windows 3.x1994 Sierra On-Line
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...
Return to Ringworld
DOS1994 Tsunami Media
Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom
DOS1995 Pop Software
Star Fleet 1: The War Begins
DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams
DOS1988 Tom Snyder Productions
Iron Seed
DOS1994freeware
Operation: Inner Space
Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics
Project-X
DOS1994 Team 17
Star Trek Combat Arena
DOS1989
Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
DOS1988 Firebird
LineWars 2
DOS1994 Safari Software
Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge
DOS1991 ReadySoft
Return to Doom
DOS1988 Topologika Software
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...
Reach for the Stars
DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Imperium
DOS1990 Electronic Arts
Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict
DOS1988 Dynamix
Wing Commander Academy
DOS1993protected Origin Systems
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, ...
Star Wars Rebellion
Windows XP/98/951998protected
EGA-Roids
DOS1986freewareremake Designer Software
Cosmic Crusader
DOS1982 Funatics Software
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...
Independence War
Windows XP/98/951997protected Particle Systems
Visual Star Trek
DOS1990
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...
Rules of Engagement
DOS1991 Omnitrend Software
Starcross
DOS1982 Infocom