Space exploration simulations sorted by year, newest first

Space exploration is one of the most unique genres and the first games ever published dates back a few decades. Space exploration games are a mix of simulation and action. The gameplay is all about piloting a starship in the vastness of space and having fun with activities such as space exploration, trading commodities, space combat, asteroid mining, pirate hunting, etc. The most popular space exploration games are Elite and Frontier, both designed by David Braben.

Most popular space exploration games

Frontier: Elite 2

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Elite

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Star Command

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Ascii Sector

WindowsLinuxDOS2007freeware3.8/5

MDDClone

WindowsLinuxMac2007remake3.7/5

Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected4.1/5 Particle Systems

Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/9520003.9/5

Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Particle Systems

Frontier: First Encounters

DOS19954.1/5 Frontier Developments

Millennia: Altered Destinies

DOS19953.5/5 Take-Two Interactive

Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware3.8/5

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.

Nomad

DOS19934.1/5 Papyrus Design Group

Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS19934.1/5 Tsunami Media

Wing Commander: Privateer

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1993protected4.1/5 Origin Systems

WinTrek

Windows 3.x19923.9/5

Elite Plus

DOS1991freeware4/5 Realtime Games

Visual Star Trek

DOS19903.7/5

Xiphos

DOS19903.8/5

Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander

DOS19894.2/5 Interstel Corporation

Captain Blood

DOSMac19883.8/5 ERE Informatique

Captain Blood is a space exploration video game released in 1988. It was developed by the French company ERE Informatique, and it was designed by Philippe Ulrich and Didier Bouchon.The game is set in a futuristic universe, where players take on the role of Captain Blood, a human abducted by an alien race known as the Thiiny. The gameplay revolves a...