Abandonware DOS title

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
vehicle simulationDOS
Star Wars
shooterDOS
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Ascii Sector

Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware
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Babylon 5: I've Found Her

Windows XP/98/952003freeware Space Dream Factory
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Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

DOS1993 Strategic Visions
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Deep space: Operation Copernicus

DOS1986 Lerner Research
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Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected Volition
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Elite

DOS1987freeware Firebird
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Elite Plus

DOS1991freeware Realtime Games
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Epic

DOS1992protected Digital Image Design
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Eye of the Storm

DOS1993 Rebellion Developments
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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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Frontier: First Encounters

DOS1995 Frontier Developments
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Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Particle Systems
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Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected Particle Systems
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Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware
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Lightspeed

DOS1990 MicroProse Software
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LineWars

DOS1990 Safari Software
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LineWars 2

DOS1994 Safari Software
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Microsoft Space Simulator

DOS1994 The Bruce Artwick Organization
Microsoft Space Simulator is a space flight simulator game developed by Bruce Artwick Organization and published by Microsoft in 1994. It is part of the broader range of simulation games that Microsoft released during the 1990s, but it focuses on space travel and exploration.The simulator was known for its realistic representation of the physics of...
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Millennia: Altered Destinies

DOS1995 Take-Two Interactive
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Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/952000
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Nomad

DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
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Orbiter

DOSMac OS1986 Spectrum HoloByte
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Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS1993 Tsunami Media
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Psi 5 Trading Company

DOS1986protected Distinctive Software
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Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator

DOS1992 Vektor graphics
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Space MAX

DOS1992 Starbyte Software
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Space Rogue

DOS1989 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.
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Star Crusader

DOS1994 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...
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Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation