Games involving space combat sorted by release date

In space combat games flying a starship is not enough, you have to be a good fighter to kill enemies and survive in space. The gameplay involves space combat (obviously) and, sometimes, exploration, trading, dialogues, etc. Two of the most popular space combat game series are Wing Commander and X-Wing / Tie Fighter.

Most popular space combat games

Wing Commander

vehicle simulationDOS

Star Crusader

vehicle simulationDOS

Wing Commander 3

vehicle simulationWindows XP/98/95, DOS, Mac

Space combat games

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Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator

DOS19833.3/5 Sega
Deep space: Operation Copernicus

DOS19863.9/5 Lerner Research
Starglider

DOS19863.6/5 Argonaut Games
Elite

DOS1987freeware4.1/5 Firebird
Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS19883.6/5 Dynamix
Star Wars

DOS19884.1/5 Atari
Starglider 2

DOSMac19894/5 Argonaut Games
Lightspeed

DOS19903.5/5 MicroProse Software
Wing Commander

DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems
Xiphos

DOS19903.9/5
Elite Plus

DOS1991freeware4.1/5 Realtime Games
Wing Commander 2: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

DOS1991protected4/5 Origin Systems
Epic

DOS1992protected3.9/5 Digital Image Design
Eye of the Storm

DOS19932.4/5 Rebellion Developments
Frontier: Elite 2

DOS19934.2/5 Frontier Developments
Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS19934.1/5 Tsunami Media
Star Wars: X-Wing

DOS1993protected4.1/5 LucasArts
Wing Commander Academy

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Origin Systems
Wing Commander: Privateer

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1993protected4.1/5 Origin Systems
Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protected3.6/5 Software Dynamics
Star Crusader

DOS19944/5 Take-Two Interactive

Star Crusader is an abandoned science fiction first-person 3D space combat simulation, developed by Take-Two Interactive and released by GameTek in 1994 both for DOS and for Amiga platforms. During the game you will have to choose on which side you want to fight: the Gorenes or the rebels. Depending on your choice, you will have different ships ava...
Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected4/5 LucasArts
Wing Commander 3

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1994protected4.6/5 Origin Systems
Wing Commander: Armada

DOS1994protected4/5 Origin Systems

Wing Commander: Armada is space combat simulation game developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS. Wing Commander: Armada is part of the Wing Commander game series and was published before Wind Commander III. Armada is focused on multiplayer battles but it can be played in single player mode too. It features differe...
Frontier: First Encounters

DOS19954.1/5 Frontier Developments
Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected3.7/5 Particle Systems
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 Volition
Star Trek: Starfleet Command

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Interplay Productions
Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected4/5 Particle Systems
Babylon 5: I've Found Her

Windows XP/98/952003freeware3.8/5 Space Dream Factory