The most popular space simulation games

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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Star Wars

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Wing Commander

DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems

Wing Commander 1 is a space combat simulator video game; the first game in the Wing Commander series. Wing Commander 1 was developed and published by Origin Systems in 1990. The game was created by Chris Roberts and became known for its innovative use of cinematic storytelling and cutting-edge graphics at the time.In Wing Commander, playe...

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.

Star Wars

DOS19884.2/5 Atari

Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 Volition

Elite

DOS1987freeware4.1/5 Firebird

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.

Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator

DOS19924.1/5 Vektor graphics

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected4.1/5 LucasArts

Frontier: First Encounters

DOS19954.1/5 Frontier Developments

Star Wars: X-Wing

DOS1993protected4.1/5 LucasArts

Wing Commander: Privateer

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected4.1/5 Origin Systems

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...