The best 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
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DOS1990 Safari Software
Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander
DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator
DOS1992 Vektor graphics
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Windows XP/98/951999protected Interplay Productions
Orbiter
DOSMac OS1986 Spectrum HoloByte
Star Wars
DOS1988 Atari
Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space
DOS1993 Strategic Visions
Protostar: War on the Frontier
DOS1993 Tsunami Media
Frontier: First Encounters
DOS1995 Frontier Developments
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...
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.
Star Wars: X-Wing
DOS1993protected LucasArts
Elite
DOS1987freeware Firebird
Wing Commander: Privateer
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected Origin Systems
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War
Windows XP/98/951998protected Volition
Tau Ceti
DOS1987 Thunder Mountain
Nomad
DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
DOS1994protected LucasArts
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.
Psi 5 Trading Company
DOS1986protected Distinctive Software
Wing Commander 3
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1994protected Origin Systems
Wing Commander
DOS1990freeware 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...
Ascii Sector
Windows 10/11LinuxDOS2007freeware
Elite Plus
DOS1991freeware Realtime Games
Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos
Windows XP/98/952001protected Particle Systems
LineWars 2
DOS1994 Safari Software
Wing Commander 2: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
DOS1991protected Origin Systems
WinTrek
Windows 3.x1992
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 Commander III. Armada is focused on multiplayer battles but it can be played in single player mode too. It features differe...
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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