Abandonware DOS title

Games set in space

Science fiction doesn't always means space battles, space exploration, exploding stars, etc. In some games, though, the "space" element is heavily present. Space simulations, shoot 'em ups, RPGs are some of the genres where science fiction "space" games are abundant.
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Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams

DOS1988 Tom Snyder Productions
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Gateway 2: Homeworld

DOS1993protected Legend Entertainment
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Hard Nova

DOS1990 Malibu Interactive
Hard Nova is a sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. Released in 1990, it is available on platforms such as the DOS, Amiga, Atari ST. Hard Nova is set in a distant future where players navigate through various star systems. The player takes on the role of a mercenary leader in charge of a s...
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Imperium

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
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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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Master of Orion

DOS1993protected SimTex
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Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected SimTex
Master of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage war against other races or use spies and diplomacy to achieve victory.
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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Quicksilver Software
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MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS1990 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller series and was developed by Paragon Software.MegaTraveller 1 takes place in the Traveller universe's Third Imperium, a vast interstellar empire. The plot revolves around a c...
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MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients

DOS1991 Paragon Software
MegaTraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients is the sequel to MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy. It is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1991, developed by Paragon Software. Like its predecessor, MegaTraveller 2 is set in the expansive Traveller universe.In MegaTraveller 2, players continue their journey in the Third Imperium, ...
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Meteor Mission

DOS1995
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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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Murders in Space

DOS1990protected Hitech Productions
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NetWars

DOS1993freeware Novell
NetWars, developed by Novell, is a 3D space shooter video game originally released in 1993 for DOS. NetWars was designed primarily as a promotional tool to demonstrate the networking capabilities of Novell's NetWare, a network operating system that was popular in the 1990s. The game showcased the ability to play multiplayer games over a network, hi...
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Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/952000
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Nomad

DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
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Omnicron Conspiracy

DOS1989 First Star Software
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics
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Orbiter

DOSMac OS1986 Spectrum HoloByte
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Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 Sierra On-Line
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Phantis

DOS1987 Dinamic Multimedia
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Planet's Edge

DOS1991protected New World Computing
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Project-X

DOS1994 Team 17