Space simulations

Space simulation games, as the name suggests, are all about flying a starship in the vastness of space. The gameplay usually involves one or more of the following activities: space combat, space exploration, trading commodities, taking missions, piracy, crafting, mining asteroids, etc. Some of the most popular space sim series are Wing Commander, Elite and X-Wing / Tie Fighter.

Most popular space simulation games

Wing Commander

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Frontier: Elite 2

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Elite

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Ascii Sector

WindowsLinuxDOS2007freeware3.8/5

Babylon 5: I've Found Her

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

Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

DOS19934.1/5 Strategic Visions

Deep space: Operation Copernicus

DOS19863.9/5 Lerner Research

Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 Volition

Elite

DOS1987freeware4.1/5 Firebird

Elite Plus

DOS1991freeware4/5 Realtime Games

Epic

DOS1992protected3.9/5 Digital Image Design

Eye of the Storm

DOS19932.4/5 Rebellion Developments

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.

Frontier: First Encounters

DOS19954.1/5 Frontier Developments

Independence War

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

Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

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

Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware3.8/5

Lightspeed

DOS19903.5/5 MicroProse Software

LineWars

DOS19904/5 Safari Software

LineWars 2

DOS19944/5 Safari Software

Microsoft Space Simulator

DOS19944.1/5 The Bruce Artwick Organization

Millennia: Altered Destinies

DOS19953.5/5 Take-Two Interactive

Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/9520003.9/5

Nomad

DOS19934.1/5 Papyrus Design Group

Orbiter

DOSMac19864.3/5 Spectrum HoloByte

Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS19934.1/5 Tsunami Media

Psi 5 Trading Company

DOS1986protected4.1/5 Distinctive Software

Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator

DOS19924.1/5 Vektor graphics

Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS19883.7/5 Dynamix

Space MAX

DOS19923.3/5 Starbyte Software

Space Rogue

DOS19894/5 Origin Systems

Space Rogue is a science fiction RPG developed by Richard Garriott's Origin and desined by Paul Neurath. Space Rogue combines a 3D space simulation with a top down view RPG gameplay. As a space pilot you can hunt bounties, buy and sell goods, land on starbases or outposts and talk to NPCs, do quests, etc.

Star Crusader

DOS19943.9/5 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...