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The most popular space exploration games

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.
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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.
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Elite

DOS1987freeware Firebird
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Elite Plus

DOS1991freeware Realtime Games
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Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS1993 Tsunami Media
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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...
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Frontier: First Encounters

DOS1995 Frontier Developments
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Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
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Millennia: Altered Destinies

DOS1995 Take-Two Interactive
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Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon

DOS1987 Artech Studios
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Star Command

DOS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Psi 5 Trading Company

DOS1986protected Distinctive Software
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Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware
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WinTrek

Windows 3.x1992
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Ascii Sector

Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware
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EGA Trek

DOS1988remake
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Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected Particle Systems
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Nomad

DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
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Wing Commander: Privateer

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected Origin Systems
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Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/952000
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Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Particle Systems
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Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander

DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
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Tau Ceti

DOS1987 Thunder Mountain
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Xiphos

DOS1990
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MDDClone

Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2007remake
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