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Space simulations sorted by year, newest first

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

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Ascii Sector

Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware
Ascii Sector is what happens when someone takes Privateer, removes the graphics, and replaces them with pure ASCII and sheer willpower. It’s open-world space sim meets roguelike: you trade, fight, explore, get stabbed in sha...
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Babylon 5: I've Found Her

Windows XP/98/952003freeware Space Dream Factory
Released in 2003 for Windows XP, Babylon 5: I've Found Her is the kind of fan-made game that makes you question whether it’s actually fan-made or secretly a pilot for a new sci-fi show. You pilot sleek Starfuries in this spa...
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Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected Particle Systems
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Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/952000
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Star Trek: Starfleet Command

Windows XP/98/951999protected Interplay Productions
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Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected Volition
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Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Particle Systems
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Frontier: First Encounters

DOS1995 Frontier Developments
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Millennia: Altered Destinies

DOS1995 Take-Two Interactive
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Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware
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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, b...
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Star Crusader

DOS1994 Take-Two Interactive
Star Crusader is an abandoned science fiction first-person 3D space combat simulator, developed by Take-Two Interactive and published by GameTek in 1994 for both DOS and Amiga platforms. In the game, you must choose which side to ...
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Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected LucasArts
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Wing Commander 3

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1994protected Origin Systems
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Wing Commander: Armada

DOS1994protected 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 Com...
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Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

DOS1993 Strategic Visions
Finally, a game where you don’t blast aliens—you launch real people into space, with all the white-knuckled tension of 1960s NASA. Buzz Aldrin’s Race into Space is a strategy sim with rocket science and Cold War ...
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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 ...
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Nomad

DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
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Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS1993 Tsunami Media
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Star Wars: X-Wing

DOS1993protected LucasArts
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Wing Commander Academy

DOS1993protected Origin Systems
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Wing Commander: Privateer

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected Origin Systems
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Epic

DOS1992protected Digital Image Design
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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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WinTrek

Windows 3.x1992
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Elite Plus

DOS1991 Realtime Games
Elite Plus is an enhanced version of the classic space trading and combat simulator Elite, released by MicroPlay in 1991 for MS-DOS. It was designed as an update to the original 1984 game, improving graphics, performance, and over...
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Wing Commander 2: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

DOS1991protected Origin Systems