Space exploration simulations

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

Elite

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Frontier: Elite 2

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Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon

DOS1987 Artech Studios

Ascii Sector

Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware

Captain Blood

DOSMac OS1988 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...

EGA Trek

DOS1988remake

Elite

DOS1987freeware Firebird

Elite Plus

DOS1991freeware Realtime Games

Frontier: Elite 2

DOS1993 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.