This is a comprehensive index of commercial

Product (business)

In general, the product is defined as a "thing produced by labor or effort" or the "result of an act or a process", and stems from the verb produce, from the Latin prōdūce ' lead or bring forth'. Since 1575, the word "product" has referred to anything produced...

, indie

Independent video game development

Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...

 and freeware

Freeware

Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...

 space flight simulator game

Space flight simulator game

A space flight simulator game is a genre of simulation video games that lets players experience space flight. Highly realistic examples lacking any sort of combat include Orbiter and Microsoft Space Simulator...

s. The list is categorized into four sections: space flight simulators, space flight simulators with an added element of combat, space combat simulators with an added element of trading, and unreleased space flight simulators.

A space

Outer space

Outer space is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos....

 flight simulator

Flight simulator

A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...

 game is software that allows the operator to experience spacecraft

Spacecraft

A spacecraft or spaceship is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and transportation of humans and cargo....

 space flight in outer space

Outer space

Outer space is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos....

 with the added elements of gameplay. There are many different types simulators. These simulators range in purpose from pure simulation to sheer entertainment. Space flight occurs beyond the Earth's atmosphere, and space flight simulators feature the ability to roll, pitch, and yaw

Flight dynamics

Flight dynamics is the science of air vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions. The three critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation in three dimensions about the vehicle's center of mass, known as pitch, roll and yaw .Aerospace engineers develop control systems for...

. Space flight simulators use flight dynamics in a free environment; this free environment lets the spacecraft move within the three-dimensional coordinate system

Cartesian coordinate system

A Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length...

 or the x, y, and z (applicate) axis. Some space flight simulators, such as Wing Commander

Wing Commander (franchise)

Wing Commander is a video game media franchise consisting of space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures...

, have had motion picture spin-offs made based on them.

See Lists of video games for related lists.

Space flight simulator games

Title	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
Apollo 18	1987	Artech Digital Entertainment	Accolade	Commodore 64 Commodore 64 The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
Apollo 18: The Moon Missions	1999	AIM Software	Project Two	Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
Apollo Simulator	2006	Stephan Guenther	SpaceDreamStudios	Windows
Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space, frequently abbreviated BARIS, is a space simulation and strategy game for MS-DOS. The player takes the role of Administrator of NASA or head of the Soviet space program with the ultimate goal of being the first side to conduct a successful manned moon landing...	1992	Fritz Bronner, Michael McCarty	Interplay Interplay Entertainment Interplay Entertainment Corporation is an American video game developer and publisher, founded in 1983 as Interplay Productions by Brian Fargo. The company had been a quality developer until they started publishing their own games in 1988, like Neuromancer and Battle Chess. The company was renamed...	DOS DOS DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...	More of a turn-based strategy/management sim, with no space flight
Eagle Lander 3D	2002	Ron Monsen	Ron Monsen	Windows
Kerbal Space Program Kerbal Space Program Kerbal Space Program, is a currently under development space flight simulator game that allows you to build a rocket and launch it into space.-Gameplay:...	2011	Squad	Squad	Windows, Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...	Under development as of 2011; alpha releases are available
Liftoff	2002	Entertainment Technologies, Inc.	Entertainment Technologies, Inc.	Windows, Mac OS X
Lunar Explorer: A Space Flight Simulator	1986	EduWare	Electric Transit, Inc.	DOS, Macintosh Macintosh The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
Lunar Pilot	2004	Things-to-Come	Things-to-Come	Windows	Expansion pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of flight simulator programs for the Microsoft Windows operating system, although it was marketed as a video game. It is one of the longest-running, best-known and most comprehensive home flight simulator series...
Microsoft Space Simulator Microsoft Space Simulator Microsoft Space Simulator is a space flight simulator program, based on Microsoft Flight Simulator, for MS-DOS/Microsoft Windows. It is one of the first general-purpose space flight simulators and it incorporated concepts from astrodynamics and celestial mechanics.- Features :*14 spacecraft models...	1994	Bruce Artwick Organization Ltd.	Microsoft Microsoft Game Studios Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows Phone platforms. They were established in 2002 as Microsoft Game Studios to coincide with the release of the Xbox, before...	DOS
Noctis Noctis Noctis is an open source computer space flight simulator featuring first-person visual exploration of an imaginary galaxy...	2002	Alessandro Ghignola	Alessandro Ghignola	Windows	Occurs in an imaginary universe with futuristic/fictional aspects such as planetary landings and sentient aliens; no weapons or combat
Orbiter	2000	Martin Schweiger	Martin Schweiger	Windows	Released as freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
Shuttle: the Space Flight Simulator Shuttle: the Space Flight Simulator (Virgin game) Shuttle is a space flight simulator game developed by Vektor Grafix and published by Virgin Games. It has been praised as a reasonably accurate simulation game of piloting the NASA Space Shuttle.-Description:thumb|left|Loading screen...	1992	Vektor Grafix Vektor Grafix Vektor Grafix was a United Kingdom-based computer game development company led by Andy Craven, and taken over by MicroProse in 1992. The company was based in the city of Leeds, and after the takeover became MicroProse's Leeds development studio....	Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive was a British video game publisher. It was formed as Virgin Games Ltd. in 1981. The company became much larger after purchasing the budget label, Mastertronic in 1987. It was part of the Virgin Group...	DOS, Amiga Amiga The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities... , Atari ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
Space Shuttle	1983	Rita Jay	Microdeal Microdeal Microdeal was a British software company which operated during the 1980s and early 1990s from its base at Truro Road in the town of St Austell, Cornwall...	Acorn Electron Acorn Electron The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system.... , Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro BBC Micro The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation... , Commodore 64, Dragon 32, Oric-1, TRS-80 CoCo, ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
Space Shuttle: A Journey Into Space	1982	Steve Kitchen	Activision Activision Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...	Amstrad CPC Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,... , Atari 2600 Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in... , Atari 5200 Atari 5200 The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200, is a video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a higher end complementary console for the popular Atari 2600... , Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX MSX MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation... , ZX Spectrum
Space Shuttle Mission 2007 Space Shuttle Mission 2007 Space Shuttle Mission 2007, also SSM2007 is a highly realistic Space Shuttle stand-alone mission simulator for the Microsoft Windows XP and Vista operating system...	2008	Exciting Simulations	Simsquared Ltd.	Windows

Space combat simulator games

Title	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
3D Star Racer	1994	BlazeDev	ClickGamer	Windows Mobile	FMV Full motion video Full motion video based games are video games that rely upon pre-recorded TV-quality movie or animation rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models to display action in the game. In the early 1990s a diverse set of games utilized this format...  style simulator
A/X-101 A/X-101 A/X-101 is a 1994 space/FMV video game for the Sega CD.-Story:In the future date of 2500, mankind has reached its zenith in space travel and peace. However, after making contact with alien life for the first time, Earth is soon attacked and nearly conquered by a war-driven alien race called the...	1994	Absolute Entertainment Absolute Entertainment Absolute Entertainment was a video game publisher based in Glen Rock, New Jersey and later in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Through its development house Imagineering, Absolute Entertainment produced titles for the Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive, Mega-CD, Game Boy,... , Micronet	Sega	Sega CD	FMV style simulator
Absolute Zero Absolute Zero (video game) Absolute Zero is a video game developed and published for MS-DOS and Macintosh by Domark.-Gameplay:Absolute Zero is a science-fiction flight sim first-person shooter, with action taking place over 30 missions in three different locations. In each mission the player controls one of seven...	1995	Domark Domark Domark Software was a video games software house based in the United Kingdom. The name was derived from the given names of its founders, Dominic Wheatley and Mark Strachan...	Domark	DOS DOS DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related... , Macintosh Macintosh The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
Acamar Rising	2005	Beteo Software and Games	Beteo Software and Games	Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
Ace Of Angels	2002	Flying Rock Enterprises	Flying Rock Enterprises	Windows
Aces of the Galaxy Aces of the Galaxy IGN awarded Aces an 8.4 of 10, stating, "Aces of the Galaxy is a solid, well-balanced space shooter." Official Xbox Magazine said the game was "So mindlessly enjoyable that you'll soar right past [its] flaws."-External links:* on IGN*...	2008	Artech Digital Entertainment	Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams...	Windows, Xbox 360 Live Xbox Live Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
Allegiance Allegiance (computer game) Allegiance is a multiplayer online game providing a mix of real-time strategy and player piloted space combat gameplay. Initially developed by Microsoft Research, the game was later released under a shared source license in 2004 and is now maintained and developed by volunteers.The story in which...	2000	Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...	Microsoft	Windows	Official servers shut down in 2002; as of 2011, developed and maintained by volunteers and free to download from their official site, www.freeallegiance.org
Ambush	1983	Nippon Amuse Co. Ltd	Nippon Amuse Co. Ltd.	Arcade Arcade game An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
Anthelion: The Galactic Alliance	2003	PDAmill Pdamill PDAmill is a company that makes PDA and smartphone games. The Gamebox games are game collections.-Gamebox Classics:*Aqua Blocks *Blocks*Cannons *Fireball...	PDAmill	Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
Anthelion 2: Celestial Vigilance	2006	PDAmill	PDAmill	Windows Mobile
Ares Rising	1998	Imagine Studios	Imagine Studios	Windows
Argon 3D	2006	Mediaplazza	Clickgamer	Java ME
AquaNox AquaNox AquaNox is a series of submarine-based shooter/simulation games set in the distant future. The collection includes AquaNox, AquaNox 2: Revelation and AquaNox: The Angel's Tears...	2001	Massive Development	Fishtank Interactive	Windows	Sequel to Archimedean Dynasty but abandons much of the trading and privateering for which its predecessor was famous; reviews state the feel is that of a space combat sim
AquaNox 2: Revelation	2003	Massive Development	Encore Software, Inc., JoWooD Productions	Windows	As noted many places, the addition of lasers in an underwater submarine battle makes the look and feel of the game that of a space combat sim
Astron Belt Astron Belt Astron Belt is an early laserdisc video game and third-person space combat rail shooter, released in 1983 by Sega in Japan and licensed to Bally Midway for release in the United States. Developed in 1982, it is commonly cited as the first laserdisc game...	1983	Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...	Sega	Arcade	Considered the first laserdisc video game Laserdisc video game A laserdisc video game is an arcade game that uses pre-recorded video played from a laserdisc, either as the entirety of the graphics, or as part of the graphics.-History:...
BattleSphere BattleSphere BattleSphere is a 3D space combat simulator for the Atari Jaguar console by 4Play/ScatoLOGIC Inc., released in 2000.Released after the Jaguar's demise, cartridge components and other supplies needed to manufacture the game were scarce, resulting in not enough copies to meet demand...	2000	4Play/ScatoLogic	4Play/ScatoLogic	Atari Jaguar Atari Jaguar The Atari Jaguar is a video game console that was released by Atari Corporation in 1993. It was the last to be marketed under the Atari brand until the release of the Atari Flashback in 2004. It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Panasonic...	First console game with a 32 player network ability; one of the most rare and expensive games to find
Bang! Gunship Elite Bang! Gunship Elite Bang! Gunship Elite is a space combat simulator that was released for both the Dreamcast and the PC. Similar in play style to games like Wing Commander, or Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War, it allows the player to fly a combat spacecaft in a fully 3D environment and fight enemies piloting...	2000	RayLand	Red Storm Entertainment Red Storm Entertainment Ubisoft Red Storm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ubisoft Entertainment, specializing in video games and related merchandise, mainly based on the works of the writer Tom Clancy. The company develops and markets their own CD/DVD-ROM games...	Dreamcast, Windows
Babylon 5: I've Found Her	2004	Space Dream Factory	Space Dream Factory	Windows	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the... ; uses its own game engine; set in the universe of Babylon 5 Babylon 5 Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
The Babylon Project	2004	The Babylon Project	The Babylon Project	Windows	Freeware mod Mod (computer gaming) Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...  to Volition's FreeSpace 2
Black Prophecy Black Prophecy Black Prophecy is a 3D real-time combat space massively multiplayer online game by Reakktor Media GmbH, the creators of Neocron.Reakktor Media started the open beta test phase of the game on February 2011, and they have teamed up with German distributor gamigo AG to publish the game.Black Prophecy...	2011	Reakktor Media GMBH	Reakktor Media GMBH	Windows	MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....  with a maximum number of players on each server limited to 300
Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica (video game) A number of video games have been released based on the various incarnations of the Battlestar Galactica franchise.-"Space Battle" & "Space Attack":...	2003	Warthog Warthog Games Warthog Games Limited was a UK-based video game developer, located in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, with studios in Sweden and the USA.The developer later developed titles as Gizmondo Europe, before the company disbanded; and key staff formed Embryonic Studios which later became TT...	Vivendi Universal Games Vivendi Games Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games, was the holdings company for Sierra Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment. Vivendi Games was founded as Vivendi Universal Games after Vivendi bought Universal Studios in the early 2000s...	Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console... , PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
Battlestar Galactica: Beyond the Red Line Beyond the Red Line Beyond the Red Line is an unofficial and free stand-alone total conversion for the game FreeSpace 2, based on the reimagined TV show Battlestar Galactica...	2007	Beyond the Red Line team	Beyond the Red Line team	Windows, Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds... , Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...	Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project The FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project is a group of programmers currently maintaining and enhancing the game engine for the space combat simulator FreeSpace 2, developed by Volition, Inc. The source code was released in 2002, and is used by several projects. Most prominent among these are games based... ; in February 2008, it won Mod DB Mod DB Player's Choice*Best Indie Game: Tremulous*Best Released Mod: Point of Existence 2*Best Unreleased Mod: Black Mesa*By genre-2005:*-2004:*-2003:*-2002:*- External links :* *... 's Mod of the Year Award for Best Indie Independent video game development Independent video game development is the process of creating video games without the financial support of a video game publisher. While large firms can create independent games, they are usually designed by an individual or a small team of as many as ten people, depending on the complexity of the...  Game
Blast Radius	1999	Pitbull Syndicate Pitbull Syndicate Midway Studios - Newcastle was a video game developer based in Gateshead, Tyne & Wear in the United Kingdom.-History:...	Psygnosis	PlayStation PlayStation The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
Cellblock Squadrons	2005	Super Furious Software	Super Furious Software	Windows
Colony Wars Colony Wars Colony Wars is a trilogy of video games developed and produced by Psygnosis for the PlayStation. The three games in the series are Colony Wars , Colony Wars: Vengeance , and Colony Wars: Red Sun . The style of gameplay is a 3D science fiction space shoot 'em up.-Games:-Prologue:Colony Wars takes...	1997	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Colony Wars: Vengeance Colony Wars: Vengeance Colony Wars: Vengeance is a space simulation video game for the PlayStation developed and released by Psygnosis in 1998, and sequel to the original Colony Wars, released the previous year....	1998	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Colony Wars: Red Sun Colony Wars: Red Sun Colony Wars: Red Sun is a space simulation video game for the PlayStation developed and released by Psygnosis in 2000...	2000	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Cosmic Conflict Cosmic Conflict (Videopac game) Cosmic Conflict from 1978 is one of the games for the Philips Magnavox Odyssey², a console from the 1970s in the 8-bit home video game console era. The game was a 2D shooter that allowed one or more players along with one choosable skill level to play...	1978	Magnavox Magnavox Magnavox is a US electronics company founded by Edwin Pridham and Peter L. Jensen, who invented the moving-coil loudspeaker in 1915 at their lab in Napa, California. They formed Magnavox in 1917 in order to market their inventions....	Magnavox	Magnavox Odyssey
Creature Shock Creature Shock Creature Shock is a 1994 sci-fi first-person shooter game released on the PC and 3DO. The game was developed by Argonaut Games and published by Virgin Interactive...	1994	Argonaut Games Argonaut Games Argonaut Games plc was a British video game developer. Founded as Argonaut Software by teenager Jez San in 1982 the company name is a play on his name and the movie title Jason and the Argonauts. It had its head offices in Edgware, London....	Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive Virgin Interactive was a British video game publisher. It was formed as Virgin Games Ltd. in 1981. The company became much larger after purchasing the budget label, Mastertronic in 1987. It was part of the Virgin Group...	PC Personal computer A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator... , 3DO 3DO Interactive Multiplayer The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a video game console originally produced by Panasonic in 1993. Further renditions of the hardware were released in 1994 by Sanyo and Goldstar. The consoles were manufactured according to specifications created by The 3DO Company, and were originally designed by... , PlayStation, Sega Saturn Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... , CD-i CD-i CD-i, or Compact Disc Interactive, is the name of an interactive multimedia CD player developed and marketed by Royal Philips Electronics N.V. CD-i also refers to the multimedia Compact Disc standard used by the CD-i console, also known as Green Book, which was developed by Philips and Sony...	Parts of this FMV game include space combat
Darxide Darxide Darxide is a shoot 'em up for the Sega 32X by Frontier Developments, released only in Europe. It was also scheduled to be a launch title for the unreleased Sega Neptune...  EMP	2003	Frontier Developments Frontier Developments Frontier Developments is a video game developer based in Cambridge, England. It is a private limited company and was incorporated in January 1994. The company is still headed by David Braben, in the position of Chairman....	Frontier Developments	Windows Mobile, Symbian, Sega 32X Sega 32X The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console by Sega. Its aim was to increase the lifespan of the aging Mega Drive/Genesis system, which was facing stiff competition from the SNES... , Windows
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War	1998	Volition, Inc.	Interplay Interplay Entertainment Interplay Entertainment Corporation is an American video game developer and publisher, founded in 1983 as Interplay Productions by Brian Fargo. The company had been a quality developer until they started publishing their own games in 1988, like Neuromancer and Battle Chess. The company was renamed...	Windows, Amiga Amiga The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
Darklight Conflict Darklight Conflict Darklight Conflict is a science fiction arcade style shooter computer game developed by Rage Software and published by Electronic Arts in 1997 for PCs running MSDOS or versions of Microsoft Windows before Windows 2000, and the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation game consoles...	1997	Rage Software Rage Software Rage Software or Rage Games was a British video game developer. Formed in Liverpool in 1992, its games were marked by an emphasis on graphical effects with arcade gameplay....	Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...	Windows
Deep Space Attack	2003	Pimap	ClickGamer	Java ME
FreeSpace 2 FreeSpace 2 FreeSpace 2 is a 1999 space combat simulation computer game developed by Volition, Inc. as the sequel to Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. It was completed ahead of schedule in less than a year, and released to great critical acclaim...	1999	Volition, Inc.	Interplay	Windows, FS2 SCP was also ported to Linux and Mac OS X	In 2002, Volition released the source code for the game engine which is under development as FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project The FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project is a group of programmers currently maintaining and enhancing the game engine for the space combat simulator FreeSpace 2, developed by Volition, Inc. The source code was released in 2002, and is used by several projects. Most prominent among these are games based... ; FS2 SCP is the base to many user created mods
FreeSpace Port	2003	GalacticEmperor	Hard Light Productions	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Allows users to play full campaign of original FreeSpace and Silent Threat using updated graphics engine from FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project
Silent Threat: Reborn	2008	GalacticEmperor & Goober5000	Hard Light Productions	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	18 missions based on the original Silent Threat, 8 of the missions are original; all are made possible using the updated graphics engine from FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project
Destiny	2006	Black Bull Studios	ClickGamer	Symbian
Drift: When Worlds Collide	2002	Redward Studios	Cosmi Corporation Cosmi Corporation Cosmi Corporation , is a United States computer software company.Cosmi Corporation was established in 1982. It published several titles for many Personal Computer systems such as the Commodore 64 and IBM PC....	Windows
Forced Alliance	1997	Ripcord Games Ripcord Games Ripcord Games was a video game publisher and an entertainment software label of Panasonic Interactive Media based in Santa Clara, California.-Games published by Ripcord Games:*Armor Command*Enemy Infestation*Forced Alliance*Gorkamorka...	Orbital Studios	Windows
FurtherTime	2004	Maxim Vorsobine	Maxim Vorsobine	Windows
Galactic Command Galactic Command Galactic Command is the third series of space exploration video games developed by 3000AD, Inc.Unlike the previous series, this game is targeted specifically for the casual/action fan, with advertised 'very low learning curve'... - Echo Squad: Rise Of The Insurgents	2008	3000AD	GameTap GameTap GameTap is an American online video game service established by Turner Broadcasting System . Dubbed by TBS as a "first of its kind broadband gaming network", the service provides users with classic arcade video games and game-related video content...	Windows	Also, Echo Squad SE
Galactic Federation	2004	Radivoj Radivojevic	AM-Games	Windows
Galactic Gunner	2009	Ezone.com	iTunes Store ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...	iOS IOS iOS is an operating system for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.IOS may also refer to:-Companies and organisations:* Illinois Ornithological Society, American state-based bird club...	Rail shooter style combat
Galactic Realms	2004	Crimson Fire Entertainment	Crimson Fire Entertainment	Windows
Hellhog XP	2003	StateVector Games	StateVector Games	Windows
HomePlanet	2003	Revolt Games	3Map Games	Windows
Homeplanet: Play with Fire	2004	Revolt Games	3Map Games	Windows	Expansion to original game, installing the expansion adds multiplayer support to the game
Inca Inca (video game) Inca is a 1992 computer game developed by Coktel Vision and published by Sierra On-Line.-Gameplay:Inca has been famous for combining many different genres including space simulator and adventure game to form a certain storyline...	1993	Coktel Vision Coktel Vision Coktel Vision is a French computer game developer.The company developed adventure and action games in the mid-1980s. It was especially known as a computer game publisher of its subsidiary Tomahawk. None of Tomahawk's games were sold outside Europe...	Sierra Entertainment	Windows	Contains a Myst Myst Myst is a graphic adventure video game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn and Rand Miller. It was developed by Cyan , a Spokane, Washington––based studio, and published and distributed by Brøderbund. The Millers began working on Myst in and released it for the Mac OS computer on September... -like FMV graphic adventure game Graphic adventure game A graphic adventure game is a form of adventure game. They are distinct from text adventures. Whereas a player must actively observe using commands such as "look" in a text-based adventure, graphic adventures revolutionized gameplay by making use of natural human perception...
Inca II: Nations of Immortality Inca II: Wiracocha Inca II: Wiracocha is a 1993 computer game developed by Coktel Vision and published by Sierra On-Line. It is the sequel to Inca, which was released in the same year....	1993	Coktel Vision	Sierra Entertainment	Windows	Also called Inca II: Wiracocha; contains a Myst-like FMV graphic adventure game
Inca I & II (Collector's Edition) Inca (video game) Inca is a 1992 computer game developed by Coktel Vision and published by Sierra On-Line.-Gameplay:Inca has been famous for combining many different genres including space simulator and adventure game to form a certain storyline...	1995	Coktel Vision	Sierra Entertainment	Windows
Incoming: The Final Conflict	1998	Rage Software	InterplayUS, Imagineer Imagineer (company) is a Japanese entertainment company headquartered in Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.The name "Imagineer" is a portmanteau, derived from the words "imagination" and "engineer". They started publishing video games in the mid-1980s... JP	Dreamcast, Windows
Incoming Forces Incoming Forces Incoming Forces is a 2002 shooter video game developed by Rage Software and published by Hip Interactive, and is the sequel to the 1998 video game Incoming. The game's plot picks up after the plot of the original game. Incoming Forces was released on September 24, 2002....	2003	Rage Software	Interplay	Windows
Interstellar Flames	2002	Xen Games Xen Games Xen Games is a mobile game developer. They have also developed games for the Gizmondo.... , Eon Games	Xen Games	Windows Mobile, Linux, Palm OS Palm OS Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management... , Symbian Symbian Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
Independence War I-War (Independence War) I-War is a space combat simulator developed by English development house Particle Systems Ltd. The game was first published in 1997 in Europe by Infogrames as I-War, and in late August of 1998 in North America as Independence War...	1997	Particle Systems Ltd.	Infogrames Infogrames Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...	Windows	Released in Europe as I-War
Independence War - Deluxe Edition	1998	Particle Systems Ltd.	Infogrames	Windows	Released in Europe as I-War Special Edition this installment has the Defiance Expansion Pack; the expansion pack was never released alone
Lander Lander (video game) Lander is an action shooter game developed in-house at the Manchester office of Psygnosis. It was released for Microsoft Windows in Spring 1999 and published under the Psygnosis label shortly before the Manchester office was closed and the Psygnosis label was fully absorbed into Sony...	1999	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	Windows	Included single and multi-player gameplay; released as a 'Special Edition Pack' which included both CD-ROM CD-ROM A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....  and DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... -ROM versions; DVD version included added video cut scenes between missions
Leo's Space Combat Simulator	2007	Leopoldo Bueno Castillo	Leopoldo Bueno Castillo	Windows Mobile	This game is freeware
The Last Dynasty	1995	Coktel Vision	Sierra Entertainment	Windows	Contains a Myst-like FMV graphic adventure game that occurs aboard a giant space station
Lunar Rescue Lunar Rescue Lunar Rescue is an arcade game released by Taito in 1979. It contains elements that resemble both Taito's own Space Invaders as well as Atari's Lunar Lander released that same year....	1979	Taito Taito Taito may mean:*Taito Corporation, a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware*Taito, Tokyo, a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan*Taito, also known as matai, paramount chiefs according to Fa'a Samoa...	Taito	Arcade
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter is a first person shooter on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows. It was going to be developed for the GameCube too, but was eventually cancelled. ....	2004	Warthog Warthog The Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P...	Vivendi Universal Games Vivendi Games Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Games, was the holdings company for Sierra Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment. Vivendi Games was founded as Vivendi Universal Games after Vivendi bought Universal Studios in the early 2000s...	Xbox, PlayStation 2, Windows	Mixed genre game: 80% is first-person shooter First-person shooter First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other... , 20% is space combat
Metalion	2002	ZIO Interactive	ZIO Interactive	Windows Mobile
Metalion 2: Mutant Uprising	2003	ZIO Interactive	ZIO Interactive	Windows Mobile
Mobile Suit Gundam: Last Shooting	1984		Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...	MSX MSX MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...
Mobile Suit Z-Gundam: Hot Scramble	1986	Game Studio Game Studio is a video game production company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on August 14th, 1985 by former Namco employee Masanobu Endō, who continued to develop projects for Namco through his company...	Bandai Bandai is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...	NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
N-Space	2005	Monkey Business	Nokia SNAP Mobile	Java ME	One of the few MMOG Massively multiplayer online game A massively multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and usually feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on...  space combat sim games for mobile phone Mobile phone A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator... s
Nihilist	1996	Bits Corporation	Philips Philips Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....	Windows
Phoenix	1999	Team 17	Titus Interactive	Windows	Has a dynamic campaign structure
No Gravity	1998	Realtech VR	Titus Interactive	Windows, Linux, Mac OS Mac OS Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface... , Amiga OS, BeOS BeOS BeOS is an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc. in 1991. It was first written to run on BeBox hardware. BeOS was optimized for digital media work and was written to take advantage of modern hardware facilities such as symmetric multiprocessing by utilizing... , PSP PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...	Is also named Space Girl; released as freeware
No Gravity: The Plague of Mind	2008	Realtech VR	PlayStation Store PlayStation Store The PlayStation Store is an online virtual market available to users of Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game consoles via the PlayStation Network. The Store offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge. Available content includes full games,...	PSP	Sequel to No Gravity produced 10 years after original title
Project Sylpheed Project Sylpheed , also known as Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception in North America, is a space simulation game for the Xbox 360 console. It was developed by SETA and published by Square Enix and Microsoft...	2006	Game Arts Game Arts is a Japanese video game software developer located in Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1985 as a computer software company, they have since expanded their enterprise to produce for a number of game console and handheld systems... , SETA Corporation	Microsoft, Square Enix Square Enix is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...	Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
Romanians In Space	2007	2 Bad Design	2 Bad Design	Windows	Incited controversy in Hungary as it depicts the Romanians having conquered the Earth now beginning to conquer the galaxy; full version released as freeware
Shattered Horizon Shattered Horizon Shattered Horizon is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by Futuremark Games Studio. The game was released on the Steam digital distribution service on 4 November 2009. On 19 November 2009, Futuremark Games Studio and Steam released three Guest Passes each to owners of the game...	2009	Futuremark Games Studio	Futuremark Corporation, Steam	Windows	First-person shooter First-person shooter First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...  set in zero gravity
Shattered Worlds - Space Combat	2003	Skwork Studis	Astraware Astraware Astraware creates software for Apple iPhone, Android OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones. It is based in Knutton, Staffordshire....	Windows Mobile, Palm OS
Shattered Worlds - Planet Assault	2004	Skwork Studio	Astraware	Windows Mobile, Palm OS
Shadow Squadron Shadow Squadron Shadow Squadron is a video game published in 1995 for the Sega 32X and the Sega Saturn known in Japan and Europe as Stellar Assault.-Gameplay:...	1995	Sega	Sega	Sega 32X Sega 32X The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console by Sega. Its aim was to increase the lifespan of the aging Mega Drive/Genesis system, which was facing stiff competition from the SNES...
Shockwave	1995	Dice Digital Illusions CE EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment AB is a Swedish video game developer, wholly owned by Electronic Arts, best known for the Battlefield video game series and Mirror's Edge.-History:...	Electronic Arts	3DO	FMV style simulator
Shockwave: Operation Jumpgate	1995	Dice	Electronic Arts	3DO	FMV style simulator
Shockwave Assault Shockwave Assault Shockwave Assault is a science fiction flight combat shooting game for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC and the Macintosh. The player takes on control of a futuristic plane to defeat many extraterrestrial ships and tripods. The plane's main weapons are lasers and rockets. The game includes two discs...	1996	Dice	Electronic Arts	Saturn Sega Saturn The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe... , PlayStation, Mac OS, Windows	FMV style simulator; a mix of Shockwave and Operation Jumpgate
Shockwave Assault 2: Beyond The Gate	1997	Dice	Electronic Arts	Saturn, PlayStation, Mac OS, Windows, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict is a computer game developed by Electronic Arts in 1987 for the Commodore 64.-Reception:The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #133 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.-External links:*...	1987	Dynamix, Inc.	Electronic Arts	DOS DOS DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related... , Amiga, Atari ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals... , Commodore 64 Commodore 64 The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...	Set in space, may be viewed as a mix of space sim and first-person shooter
Solar Eclipse Solar eclipse As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun as viewed from a location on Earth. This can happen only during a new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth. At least...	1995	Crystal Dynamics Crystal Dynamics Crystal Dynamics is an American video game developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area and founded in 1992 by Judy Lang, Madaline Canepa and Dave Morris...	Crystal Dynamics	Saturn, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Solar Winds: The Escape Solar Winds Solar Winds I & II were top down, space-based action games released in the early-1990s.In Solar Winds, you are Jake Stone, a bounty hunter who, through several missions, uncovers a secret coalition between the government of your home solar system and a race of unidentified aliens...	1993	Stone Interactive Media	Epic Megagames	DOS	Chapter 1 shareware Shareware The term shareware is a proprietary software that is provided to users without payment on a trial basis and is often limited by any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience. Shareware is often offered as a download from an Internet website or as a compact disc included with a...  version
Solar Winds: Galaxy Solar Winds Solar Winds I & II were top down, space-based action games released in the early-1990s.In Solar Winds, you are Jake Stone, a bounty hunter who, through several missions, uncovers a secret coalition between the government of your home solar system and a race of unidentified aliens...	1993	Stone Interactive Media	Epic Megagames	DOS	Chapter 2
Space Alliance	2006	Monkey Business	Nokia SNAP Mobile	Java ME	One of the few MMOG space combat sim games for mobile phones
Space Encounters	1980	Namco Namco is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...	Namco	Arcade
Space Seeker	1981	Taito	Taito	Arcade
Space Tactics	1980	Sega	Sega	Arcade
Star Assault	2007	Kalypso Kalypso Media Kalypso Media is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in summer 2006 by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, the company has published and/or developed a number of successful titles such as Sins of a Solar Empire, Ceville, Dungeons, Patrician IV, Tropico 3 and...	GamesArk	Windows
StarBlade	1991	Namco	Namco	Arcade, Sega CD, 3DO, PlayStation	Early full 3D 3D computer graphics 3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...  polygonal Polygon (computer graphics) Polygons are used in computer graphics to compose images that are three-dimensional in appearance. Usually triangular, polygons arise when an object's surface is modeled, vertices are selected, and the object is rendered in a wire frame model. This is quicker to display than a shaded model; thus...  game
Star Cruiser	1988	Arsys Software	Arsys Software	NEC PC-8801 NEC PC-8801 The NEC PC-8801 was an early Zilog Z80-based computer exclusively released in Japan, where it became very popular, by NEC Corporation in 1981. It was informally called the "PC-88".... , Sharp X68000 Sharp X68000 The Sharp X68000, often referred to as the X68k, is a home computer released only in Japan by the Sharp Corporation. The first model was released in 1987, with a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 CPU, 1 MB of RAM and no hard drive; the last model was released in 1993 with a 25 MHz Motorola 68030... , Sega Mega Drive	Early full 3D polygonal game
Star Fighter	1994	Fednet Krisalis	Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. It developed, published, marketed and distributed interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Gear, Nintendo's NES, SNES, Nintendo...	Acorn Archimedes Acorn Archimedes The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltd's first general purpose home computer to be based on their own ARM architecture.Using a RISC design with a 32-bit CPU, at its launch in June 1987, the Archimedes was stated as running at 4 MIPS, with a claim of 18 MIPS during tests.The name is commonly... , 3DO, Saturn, Windows, PlayStation	Released in 1996 for the 3DO and the Sega Saturn under the slightly changed name Star Fighter 3000
Star Luster Star Luster is a first-person shooter and space combat simulator video game developed and published by Namco in 1985 only in Japan. It is an arcade-style combat-dedicated, sci-fi flight simulator that was first released for the Nintendo Famicom. That same year, Nintendo adapted the title for play in the arcade...	1985	Namco	Namco	Nintendo Famicom Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... , Nintendo Vs. Arcade
Star Raiders Star Raiders Star Raiders is a video game for the Atari 8-bit family of computers, released in 1979 and programmed by Doug Neubauer. It was also later ported to other Atari computer and game platforms...	1979	Atari, Inc.	Atari	Atari 8-bit family Atari 8-bit family The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips...
Star Rangers	1995	Interactive Magic Interactive Magic Interactive Magic was a developer and publisher of simulation computer games during the 1990s which was founded by MicroProse co-founder Bill Stealey in 1995 after the buyout of MicroProse by Spectrum Holobyte...	Interactive Magic	Windows
Star Trek Star Trek (arcade game) Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is a space combat simulation arcade game based on the original Star Trek television program, and released by Sega in 1982. It is a vector game, with both a two-dimensional display and a three-dimensional first-person perspective...	1982	Sega	Sega	Arcade	One of the most elaborate vector graphics Vector graphics Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon, which are all based on mathematical expressions, to represent images in computer graphics...  games ever released
Star Trek: Invasion Star Trek: Invasion Star Trek: Invasion is a videogame, released in 2000 for the Sony PlayStation console. The game was developed by Warthog Games for Activision...	2000	Warthog Warthog The Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P...	Activision Activision Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...	PlayStation
Star Trek: Klingon Academy Star Trek: Klingon Academy Star Trek: Klingon Academy, also known as Klingon Academy, is a starship combat Space flight simulator computer game developed by 14 Degrees East, an internal development house of publisher Interplay Entertainment...	2000	14 Degrees East	Interplay	Windows
Star Trek: Shattered Universe Star Trek: Shattered Universe Star Trek: Shattered Universe is a space simulator video game set in Star Trek Mirror Universe, as portrayed in the original series episode Mirror, Mirror...	2004	Starsphere Interactive	TDK Mediactive TDK Mediactive TDK Mediactive was a California-based video game publisher owned by TDK that published video games based on licensed properties such as:* Conan * Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis * Robotech: Battlecry * Robotech: The Macross Saga...	Xbox, PlayStation 2
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (video game) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a PC Star Trek simulation game that simulates the life of a typical Starfleet cadet. The object in the game is for the player to learn the basics of flying a starship so that the player can eventually become a captain of one's very own ship...	1994	High Voltage Software High Voltage Software High Voltage Software is an independent game development company located at Illinois' Hoffman Estates. Established in 1993, it now employs approximately 95 staff members. Red Eye Studios, a motion capture facility, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HVS...	Interplay	Windows, Super NES Super Nintendo Entertainment System The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short... , Mega Drive, Mac OS
Star Wars	1983	Atari, Inc.	Atari, Inc.	Arcade, Acorn Electron Acorn Electron The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system.... , Amiga, Atari 2600 Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in... , Atari 5200 Atari 5200 The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200, is a video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a higher end complementary console for the popular Atari 2600... , Atari 8-bit family Atari 8-bit family The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips...  , Atari ST, Apple II Apple II The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977... , Macintosh, BBC Micro BBC Micro The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation... , Commodore 64, ColecoVision ColecoVision The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second generation home video game console which was released in August 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, and the means to expand the system's basic hardware... , DOS, ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
Star Wars: Arcade Star Wars Arcade Star Wars Arcade is a video game released in 1993 to arcades. A home port served as a launch title for the Sega 32X in 1994...	1993	Sega	LucasArts	Arcade, Sega 32X Sega 32X The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console by Sega. Its aim was to increase the lifespan of the aging Mega Drive/Genesis system, which was facing stiff competition from the SNES...
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (arcade game) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the vector graphics Star Wars arcade game. It was released by Atari Games in 1985 as a conversion kit for the original game. As in Star Wars, the player takes the role of Luke Skywalker in a set of familiar battle sequences in a first-person...	1985	Atari Games Atari Games Atari Games Corporation was an American producer of arcade games, and originally part of Atari, Inc..-History:When, in 1984, Warner Communications sold the Atari Consumer division of Atari Inc...	Atari Games	Arcade
Star Wars: Trilogy Arcade Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Star Wars Trilogy Arcade is an arcade game first released in 1998. The game is a 3-D rail shooter based on the original trilogy of Star Wars films and was released along with the special editions of these films. Sega also released an accompanying pinball game...	1998	AM3	LucasArts	Arcade
Star Wars: Battle for Naboo Star Wars: Battle for Naboo Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo is an arcade-style action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts; LucasArts supplied most of the art and level-design, while Factor 5 provided the programming, tools, sound, and most of the cut-scene and art post-production work...	2001	Factor 5 Factor 5 Factor 5 GmbH is an independent software and video game developer. The company was originally co-founded by five former Rainbow Arts employees in 1987 in Cologne, Germany, which served as the inspiration behind the studio's name....	LucasArts	Nintendo 64 Nintendo 64 The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil... , Windows
Star Wars: Battlefront Star Wars: Battlefront Star Wars: Battlefront is a first and third-person video game based on battles in the Star Wars film series. It was developed by Pandemic Studios and LucasArts and released on September 20, 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, the same day as the release of the Star Wars...	2004	Pandemic Studios Pandemic Studios Pandemic Studios was founded as an independent developer in 1998, it became an Electronic Arts-owned developer from 2007 to 2009, when it was officially closed. It was an Australian and American video game developer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, California...	LucasArts	Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac OS X, mobile phone, PSP
Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars: Battlefront II is a first/third-person shooter video game developed by Pandemic Studios, and published by LucasArts. The game is the sequel to the successful Star Wars: Battlefront and features new vehicles, characters, game mechanics, maps, and missions...	2005	Pandemic Studios	LucasArts	Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSP
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron is a spin-off from the Star Wars Battlefront series released November 3, 2009 on the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. It has been called the sequel to Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.-Plot:...	2009	Rebellion Developments Rebellion Developments Rebellion is a British computer games company, based in Oxford, who are most famous for the first Aliens vs. Predator computer game. It has published comic books since 2000 and launched its own book imprint, Abaddon Books, in 2006.-History:...  (PSP), N-Space N-Space n-Space is an American video game developer founded in 1994 by Erick S. Dyke, Dan O'Leary, and Sean Purcell. n-Space is focusing mostly on Nintendo consoles since 2001...  (DS)	LucasArts	Nintendo DS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP... , PSP
Star Wars: Rebel Assault Star Wars: Rebel Assault Star Wars: Rebel Assault was the first CD ROM-only game published by LucasArts, set in the Star Wars universe. It was released for the PC followed by subsequent releases on the Sega CD, Mac and 3DO platforms.-Summary:...	1993	LucasArts	LucasArts	DOS (Windows re-release), Sega CD, Macintosh, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire	1995	LucasArts	LucasArts	DOS, Windows, Sega CD, Macintosh	FMV style simulator
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is an arcade-style action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. The first of three games in the Rogue Squadron series, it was published by LucasArts and Nintendo and released for Windows and the Nintendo 64 in December 1998...	1998	Factor 5	LucasArts	Windows, Nintendo 64
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader	2001	Factor 5	LucasArts	Nintendo GameCube Nintendo GameCube The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike	2003	Factor 5	LucasArts	Nintendo GameCube
Star Wars: Starfighter Star Wars: Starfighter Star Wars: Starfighter is an action game, developed and published by LucasArts, that takes place right before the Battle of Naboo. The player unites alongside three starfighter pilots and is allowed to take control of several different spacecraft to help stop the invasion that threatens Naboo.Ten...	2001	LucasArts	LucasArts	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter is a video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Released before Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones opened in theatres, it is the sequel to Star Wars: Starfighter...	2002	LucasArts	LucasArts	PlayStation 2, Xbox	Sequel to 2001 Starfighter
Star Wars: TIE Fighter Star Wars: TIE Fighter Star Wars: TIE Fighter, a 1994 space flight simulator/space combat computer game, is the sequel to Star Wars: X-Wing, and the first game of the series that puts the player on the side of the Galactic Empire....	1994	Totally Games Totally Games Totally Games is an electronic game developer located in Marin County, California. Their titles included X-Wing, TIE Fighter, X Wing vs. TIE Fighter and X-Wing Alliance , a series of World War II Flight Simulator series, the most recent being Secret Weapons Over Normandy, and Bridge Commander based...	LucasArts	DOS, Windows, Mac OS
Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Defender of the Empire	1995	Totally Games	LucasArts	DOS, Mac OS	Expansion pack for the original TIE Fighter
Star Wars: TIE Fighter (collector's CD-ROM)	1995	Totally Games	LucasArts	DOS, Windows, Mac OS	TIE Fighter plus the expansion pack and improved features
Star Wars: X-Wing Star Wars: X-Wing Star Wars: X-Wing is the first LucasArts DOS computer game set in the Star Wars universe, as well as the lead title in the X-Wing computer game series. It simulates the experience of combat in the A-wing, X-wing, and Y-wing starfighters of the Rebel Alliance...	1993	Totally Games	LucasArts	DOS, Macintosh
Star Wars: X-Wing - Imperial Pursuit	1993	Totally Games	LucasArts	DOS, Macintosh	Expansion pack for the original X-Wing
Star Wars: X-Wing - B-Wing	1993	Totally Games	LucasArts	DOS, Mac OS	Expansion pack for the original X-Wing
Star Wars: X-Wing (Collector's CD-ROM Edition)	1994	Totally Games	LucasArts	DOS, Windows, Mac OS	Includes both expansion packs and improved features
Star Wars: X-Wing Collector Series Edition	1998	Totally Games	LucasArts	Windows	Includes both X-Wing, and TIE Figher games with all expansion packs from both games, plus a flight training school add-on; integrated in this game is the X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is the third installment of the X-Wing computer game series, although it is not a regular part of the series....  3d accelerated engine
Star Wars: X-Wing Trilogy	2000	Totally Games	LucasArts	Windows
Star Wars: X-Wing Trilogy Arcade Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Star Wars Trilogy Arcade is an arcade game first released in 1998. The game is a 3-D rail shooter based on the original trilogy of Star Wars films and was released along with the special editions of these films. Sega also released an accompanying pinball game...	1998	AM3	LucasArts	Arcade	Rail shooter style combat
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance or XWA is the sequel to both Star Wars: TIE Fighter and the multiplayer-focused X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter. XWA presents the story of the Azzameen family, a family of space traders...	1999	Totally Games	LucasArts	Windows
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is the third installment of the X-Wing computer game series, although it is not a regular part of the series....	1997	Totally Games	LucasArts LucasArts LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...	Windows
SpaceCombat	2008	Cilcoder	Xbox Live Xbox Live Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...	Xbox 360	Very basic cartoon styled space combat game
Space Combat	2008	MyRealGames.com	MyRealGames.com	Windows	Freeware
Space Interceptor: Project Freedom	2004	Merscom	City Interactive	Windows
Space Rebellion	2004	Phoenix Games	Phoenix Games	PlayStation 2	Released for PlayStation 2 only; a Windows game with the same name was published by Grabituk.com, but it is not a space flight simulator
Starglider Starglider Starglider is a 3D video game released in 1986 by Rainbird. It was developed by Argonaut Software, led by programmer Jez San. The game was inspired by Jez San's love of the 1983 Atari coin-op Star Wars, It was a fast-moving, first-person combat flight simulator, rendered with colourful wireframe...	1986	Argonaut Games Argonaut Games Argonaut Games plc was a British video game developer. Founded as Argonaut Software by teenager Jez San in 1982 the company name is a play on his name and the movie title Jason and the Argonauts. It had its head offices in Edgware, London....	Rainbird Software	Amiga, Amstrad CPC Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,... , Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Starship 1 Starship 1 Starship 1 is an arcade game developed, manufactured, and released by Atari in 1977.-Gameplay:The object of Starship 1 is to destroy alien spacecraft while maneuvering through star and asteroid fields....	1977	Atari	Atari	Arcade
Starship Command Starship Command Acornsoft's Starship Command is a computer game released in 1983 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. It was available on cassette as well as 5.25" disc for the BBC and ROM cartridge for the Acorn Electron Plus 1 expansion module.-Gameplay:...	1983	Peter Irvin	Acornsoft Acornsoft Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers Ltd, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, they also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages - these included ROM-based word...	Acorn Electron, BBC Micro
Starlancer Starlancer Starlancer is a space-based science fiction flight simulator computer game, created by Erin Roberts, under the auspices of Digital Anvil.-Overview:It is the year 2160...	2000	Digital Anvil Digital Anvil Digital Anvil was a computer game company. It was founded in 1996, when Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts left Origin Systems, Inc., along with many other employees....	Microsoft	Windows, Dreamcast
Starmaster Starmaster Starmaster is a video game produced for the Atari 2600 video game console. It was created by Alan Miller, and released in June 1982 by Activision...	1982	Activision	Activision	Atari 2600 Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in...
Starshatter Starshatter Starshatter is an independently developed space flight simulator developed by Destroyer Studios. It is published by Matrix Games. In October 2006, a sequel, Starshatter: The Gathering Storm was released.-External links:**...	2004	Destroyer Studios	Matrix Games Matrix Games Matrix Games is a publisher of computer games, specifically strategy games and wargames. They are based out of Staten Island, New York.Their focus is primarily but not exclusively on war games and turn-based strategy...	Windows
Starshatter: The Gathering Storm Starshatter: The Gathering Storm Starshatter: The Gathering Storm is a strategy-oriented space combat simulator. It is a remake of the original Starshatter, and the basic gameplay style is not much different, though both graphics and sound effects have been redone with full Direct X 9 support.The story takes place in the distant...	2006	Destroyer Studios	Matrix Games	Windows
Starship Conquer	2004	Michael Molkenthin	Enjoy Soft	Windows
Star Wraith Star Wraith (computer game series) - The Star Wraith universe and games:During the first two parts and also in Star Wraith: Shadows of Orion the player fights as Alliance pilot in the brutal civil war of the Alliance against the Federation. In Shadows of Orion a new threat emerges: the alien race, the Vonari. In most of the...	1999	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	Released as freeware
Star Wraith 2	2000	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	Released as freeware
Star Wraith 3: Shadows of Orion	2000	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	Released as freeware
Star Wraith 4: Reviction	2002	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	Released as freeware
Star Wraith 5: Arvoch Conflict	2006	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Tac/Scan Tac/Scan Tac/Scan is a 1982 space combat shooter video game originally released as an arcade game, and later ported to the Atari 2600. It was also included as an unlockable game in the PlayStation 2 version of Sega Genesis Collection...	1982	Sega	Sega	Arcade
Tarr Chronicles Tarr Chronicles Tarr Chronicles is a space combat simulation game developed by Quazar Studio and published by Paradox Interactive , Akella and cdv Software . The game was released on September 28, 2007 in Europe and in North America on October 1, 2007....	2007	Quazar Studio	Akella Akella Akella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella... , cdv Software Entertainment, Paradox Interactive Paradox Interactive -External links:*...	Windows	Russian name was Tarr Chronicles: Ghosts of Stars, English release removed words from name
Dark Horizon Dark Horizon Dark Horizon is a space combat simulation game developed by Quazar Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. The game was released on September 26, 2008 in Europe and in North America on October 13, 2008. Dark Horizon is the sequel to Tarr Chronicles....	2008	Quazar Studio	Akella, Paradox Interactive	Windows	Prequel to Akella's Tarr Chronicles: Ghosts of Stars and set 100 years prior, introduces a new race, new control modes, more advanced ship modification; Russian release is named Tarr Chronicles: Guards of the Frontier, English release is named Dark Horizon
The Tomorrow War	2009	CrioLand	1C 1C Company 1C Company is one of the largest independent Russian software developers and publishers. Its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia. It is best known outside of the former Soviet Union as a video game developer whose presence has come to dominate events like the KRI, and whose products have begun to... , 505 Games 505 Games 505 Games, formerly known as 505 Game Street, is an Italian video game publishing division of Italian company Digital Bros. group founded in 2006...	Windows	Space sim based on a trilogy of novels written by a famous Russian author, Alexander Zorich Alexander Zorich Alexander Zorich is the collective pen name of two Russian writers; Yana Botsman and Dmitry Gordevsky. The two write in Russian, in genres such as science fiction, fantasy and alternate history, as well as PC game scenarios.- Yana Botsman :... ; game was originally released in Russia in 2006, however the new release suffered from a poor English translation
Virtual Impact	2003	Erik Koenig	VirtualImpactGames	Windows	Described as space combat sim plus sports match
Void War	2004	Rampant Games	Rampant Games	Windows
Wing Commander	1990	Origin Systems Origin Systems Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004...	Origin Systems	DOS, Amiga, Sega CD, Super NES, 3DO
Wing Commander: The Secret Missions	1990	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS, Amiga, Super NES	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander
Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade	1991	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS, Amiga	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander
Super Wing Commander	1994	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	3DO, Macintosh	Contained Secret Missions, and special third campaign was also created between the two expansions
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi is the first sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulator franchise of computer games, produced by Origin Systems....	1991	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi - Special Operations 1	1991	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi - Special Operations 2	1991	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
Wing Commander II Vengeance of the Kilrathi Deluxe Edition	1993	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS	Contains both expansion packs from the original Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is the third main game in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulation video game series, developed and released by Origin Systems...	1994	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS, 3DO, PlayStation, Macintosh
Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga Wing Commander (franchise) Wing Commander is a video game media franchise consisting of space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures...	1996	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	Windows	Recompilation of the first three Wing Commander games; expansion packs must be downloaded separately as they were not shipped on the CD but were made available online for free
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is the fourth main game in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulator video game series, produced by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts for the PC in 1995 and the Sony PlayStation in 1997...	1995	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Macintosh
Wing Commander: Prophecy Wing Commander: Prophecy Wing Commander: Prophecy is the fourth direct sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulator franchise of computer games. The game was released in 1997, produced by Origin Systems and distributed by Electronic Arts...	1997	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows, GBA Game Boy Advance The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
Wing Commander: Secret Ops	1998	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander: Prophecy
Wing Commander: Prophecy Gold Wing Commander (franchise) Wing Commander is a video game media franchise consisting of space combat simulation computer games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures...	1999	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows	Contains the original Wing Commander: Prophecy and the expansion pack Wing Commander: Secret Ops
Wing Commander Arena Wing Commander Arena Wing Commander Arena is a space combat video game developed by independent software developer Gaia Industries for the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service. It is a spin-off of the popular Wing Commander series of games...	2007	Gaia Industries	Electronic Arts	Xbox 360 (XBLA)
X-Plane: Space Combat Sim Space Combat Space Combat is a game produced by Laminar Research to provide a simulation of space combat with accurate physics, unlike most other games of the same genre...	2004	Laminar Research Laminar Research Laminar Research is a small software company based out of Columbia, South Carolina, and is dedicated to providing software that accurately reflects the laws of physics. Laminar's flagship product is the flight simulator X-Plane, but it also produces two other programs, Space Combat and Young's...	Laminar Research	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Released as freeware
X-COM: Interceptor X-COM: Interceptor -External links:*: An extensive wiki containing information, analysis, strategy, and other resources for the X-COM series...	1998	Microprose MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...	Microprose	Windows
X - Ekkusu	1992	Nintendo Nintendo is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....	Nintendo	Game Boy Game Boy The , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...	Released in Japan only; to be followed by a DSiWare exclusive sequel, X-Scape
Xenocracy	1998	Simis Simis Simis was a computer game development company founded by Jonathan Newth,Chris Tubbs, Dave Payne and Ian Baverstock in 1989. In 1995 Simis merged with Eidos Technologies, Domark and Big Red Software to form the Eidos Interactive group....	Grolier Interactive	Windows, PlayStation
XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter XF5700 Mantis XF5700 Mantis , is a space combat simulator made by Micro Prose Software in 1992.-Plot:Based on Warhead by Glyn Williams, Mantis takes the plot further by using 90 missions.-Story:...	1992	Microprose	Microprose	DOS
Zeitgeist: Laser Fighter	1995	Taito	Interplay	Windows, PlayStation

Free-form space trading and combat flight simulator games

Title	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
Archimedean Dynasty	1996	Massive Development	Blue Byte Software Blue Byte Software Ubisoft Blue Byte is a video game developer based in Düsseldorf, Germany, founded in 1988. The company has produced popular titles like Battle Isle and The Settlers. In 2001, the company was purchased by Ubisoft.-History:...	DOS DOS DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...	Play occurs in a submarine and under the ocean; many reviews have stated the look and feel of this game as that of a space sim; GameSpot GameSpot GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...  lists it in the space combat simulator category
Battlecruiser 3000AD Battlecruiser 3000AD Battlecruiser 3000AD is a science fiction computer game, noted for its long, troubled development history.-Story:...	1996	3000AD	Take Two Interactive Software, GameTek GameTek GameTek was a video game publisher based in North Miami Beach, Florida well known for publishing video game adaptations of game shows in the early 1990s. GameTek was a trade name for IJE, the owner of electronic publishing rights to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune...	Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...	All Battlecruiser and Universal Combat games feature trade
Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0	1998	3000AD	Interplay Interplay Entertainment Interplay Entertainment Corporation is an American video game developer and publisher, founded in 1983 as Interplay Productions by Brian Fargo. The company had been a quality developer until they started publishing their own games in 1988, like Neuromancer and Battle Chess. The company was renamed...	Windows
Battlecruiser Millennium	2000	3000AD	Interplay	Windows
Battlecruiser Millennium Gold	2003	3000AD	DreamCatcher Interactive, Inc.	Windows	Includes some extra missions, instant action scenarios
DarkStar One Darkstar One DarkStar One is a space simulation computer game developed by Ascaron and published by CDV.The PC version of the game was officially released on June 16, 2006 in the European Union, August 14, 2006 in North America and subsequently digitally via on December 17, 2008 , and on May 19, 2011...	2006	Ascaron Entertainment	cdv Software Entertainment	Windows
DarkStar One: Broken Alliance	2010	Gaming Minds Studios	Kalypso Media Kalypso Media Kalypso Media is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in summer 2006 by industry veterans Simon Hellwig and Stefan Marcinek, the company has published and/or developed a number of successful titles such as Sins of a Solar Empire, Ceville, Dungeons, Patrician IV, Tropico 3 and...	Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	Enhanced and extended from its predecessor, on Xbox 360 only
Earth & Beyond Earth & Beyond Earth & Beyond was a science fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Electronic Arts . The game was released on September 24, 2002 in the United States. EA shut down Earth & Beyond on September 22, 2004...	2002	Westwood Westwood Studios Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in...	Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...	Windows, Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... , Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...	MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world.... ; Electronic Arts officially shut down this game's servers in 2004, but as of 2011, a fan-made revival project is working on an emulator
Elite	1984	David Braben David Braben David John Braben is a British computer programmer, best known for co-writing Elite, a hugely popular and influential space trading computer game, in the early 1980s.-Life and work:... , Ian Bell Ian Bell (programmer) Ian Colin Graham Bell is a game programmer, game designer and game producer. He is most famous for co-authoring the computer game Elite .He attended the independent St Albans School...	Acornsoft Acornsoft Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers Ltd, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. As well as games, they also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages - these included ROM-based word... , Firebird	Acorn Archimedes Acorn Archimedes The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltd's first general purpose home computer to be based on their own ARM architecture.Using a RISC design with a 32-bit CPU, at its launch in June 1987, the Archimedes was stated as running at 4 MIPS, with a claim of 18 MIPS during tests.The name is commonly... , Acorn Electron Acorn Electron The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC along with its operating system.... , Amiga Amiga The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities... , Amstrad CPC Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom,... , Apple II Apple II The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977... , Atari ST Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals... , BBC Micro BBC Micro The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation... , Commodore 64 Commodore 64 The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595... , DOS, MSX MSX MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation... , NES Nintendo Entertainment System The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987... , ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...	A seminal work in the genre; many other games on these lists show influence by it
Escape Velocity	1996	Matt Burch Matt Burch Matt Burch is a computer programmer who created the computer game Escape Velocity and programmed the engine for its sequels, Escape Velocity Override and Escape Velocity Nova, published by Ambrosia Software Matt Burch (born June 30, 1978 in Kansas) is a computer programmer who created the computer... , Ambrosia Software Ambrosia Software Ambrosia Software is a predominantly Macintosh software company located in Rochester, New York. Ambrosia produces utilities and games. Its products are distributed as shareware; demo versions can be downloaded and used for up to 30 days....	Ambrosia Software	Mac OS Mac OS Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...	Effectively a modernized shareware Elite clone with RPG elements, with an extensive modding community
EV Override	1998	Matt Burch, Peter Cartwright, Ambrosia Software	Ambrosia Software	Mac OS	Originally a third-party plugin for Escape Velocity Escape velocity In physics, escape velocity is the speed at which the kinetic energy plus the gravitational potential energy of an object is zero gravitational potential energy is negative since gravity is an attractive force and the potential is defined to be zero at infinity... , later adopted as an official sequel
EV Nova	2002	Matt Burch, ATMOS Software ATMOS Software ATMOS Software Productions Pty. Ltd. is an Australian computer game development company. ATMOS created the scenario for Ambrosia Software's Escape Velocity Nova. The name "ATMOS" comes from the word "atmosphere.... , Ambrosia Software	Ambrosia Software	Mac OS, Mac OS X, Windows	Third and final game in the Escape Velocity series (like EVO, also originally a third-party plugin), which also spawned a trading card game set in the same universe
Evochron Alliance Evochron Alliance Evochron Alliance is a shareware First Person 3D Space Combat & Mercenary Simulation PC game by indie developer Starwraith 3D Games and sequel to Evochron...	2005	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Renegades Evochron Renegades Evochron Renegades is a freeform videogame that forms the 2007 installment in the indie StarWraith 3D Games series of space simulation games. It is the sequel to Evochron: Alliance 2.0. Evochron Renegades features a vast and seamless universe that lets the player fly anywhere, without loading...	2007	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Legends Evochron Legends Evochron Legends is a mercenary space simulation online game from the Starwraith 3D Games' Evochron series.-Similarities to earlier Evochron installments:...	2009	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Frontier: Elite II	1993	Frontier Developments Frontier Developments Frontier Developments is a video game developer based in Cambridge, England. It is a private limited company and was incorporated in January 1994. The company is still headed by David Braben, in the position of Chairman....	Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games... , GameTek	Commodore Amiga, Amiga CD32 Amiga CD32 The Amiga CD32, styled "CD32" , was the first 32-bit CD-ROM based video game console released in western Europe, Australia, Canada and Brazil. It was first announced at the Science Museum in London, United Kingdom on 16 July 1993, and was released in September of the same year... , Atari ST, DOS
Frontier: First Encounters	1995	Frontier Developments	Konami, GameTek	DOS	Often called Elite III
GLFrontier	2006	Tom Morton Tom Morton Tom Morton is a Scottish writer, broadcaster, and musician. He lives and works mainly in the Shetland Islands.Morton currently presents a BBC Radio Scotland show, broadcast each weekday afternoon...	Tom Morton	Windows, Linux	Fan remake of Frontier: Elite II using OpenGL and higher resolution
Elite Starfighter	2004	Michael Molkenthin	Novitas Peppergames	Windows	Tries to be much like Elite, but with updated graphics
Pocket PC Elite	2003	Jon Welch, George Hooper	Jon Welch, George Hooper	Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...	An Elite for Windows Mobile
Galaxy On Fire	2006	Fishlabs Fishlabs Fishlabs Entertainment is a Hamburg, Germany-based developer and publisher of mobile games founded in 2004. Among others, their portfolio includes the sci-fi shooter Galaxy on Fire 2, the racing simulation Rally Master Pro and the arcade game Waterslide 2...	Fishlabs	Java ME, iOS IOS iOS is an operating system for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.IOS may also refer to:-Companies and organisations:* Illinois Ornithological Society, American state-based bird club...	One of the only games which support Java ME for mobile phone Mobile phone A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator... s to include trade in the game
Galaxy On Fire 2	2009	Fishlabs	Fishlabs	Java ME, Android, iOS	Improved graphics, play and trade
Federation of Free Traders	1989	Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.	Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.	Amiga , Atari ST
Flatspace	2003	Cornutopia Software	Cornutopia Software	Windows	Play is open-ended: activities available include trading, missions, exploration, bounty hunting, space piracy, and police work.
Flatspace II: The Rise of the Scarrid	2005	Cornutopia Software	Cornutopia Software	Windows	Play is open-ended: activities available include trading, missions, exploration, bounty hunting, space piracy, and police work.
Freelancer Freelancer (video game) Freelancer is a space trading and combat simulation video game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game was initially announced by Chris Roberts in 1999, and following many production schedule mishaps and a buyout of Digital Anvil by Microsoft, it was eventually...	2003	Digital Anvil Digital Anvil Digital Anvil was a computer game company. It was founded in 1996, when Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts left Origin Systems, Inc., along with many other employees....	Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...	Windows	Supports keyboard/mouse controls, no joysticks
Final Rift	2011	LargeLaser Games	Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games are user created video games released on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The games are developed using Microsoft XNA, and developed by one or more independent developers that are registered with App Hub...	Xbox 360	Space trading simulator
Hardwar	1998	The Software Refinery The Software Refinery The Software Refinery was a United Kingdom-based computer game development company formed by Ciaran Gultnieks, Ian Martin and Mark Griffiths. The company was based in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire....	Gremlin Interactive Gremlin Interactive Gremlin Interactive was a British software house based in Sheffield and working mostly in the home computer market.- History :... , Interplay	Windows	Ships never leave the planet, yet this futuristic sim is very similar to Elite
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos , or Edge of Chaos: Independence War 2 , is a sequel to the space combat simulator video game Independence War . Developed by Particle Systems Ltd - the developers of the first game - and published by Infogrames, the game was released in 2001...	2001	Particle Systems Particle Systems Particle Systems Ltd. was a computer game developer based in Sheffield, England. The company was founded by Glyn Williams and Michael Powell. Games developed by Particle Systems include Independence War and its sequel Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos...  Ltd.	Infogrames Infogrames Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...	Windows	Like its predecessor, features a Newtonian Classical mechanics In physics, classical mechanics is one of the two major sub-fields of mechanics, which is concerned with the set of physical laws describing the motion of bodies under the action of a system of forces...  flight model
Infinite Space Infinite Space , initially announced as "Infinite Line",. is a science-fiction role-playing game developed by Nude Maker and Platinum Games for the Nintendo DS. It was the third of a four game publishing deal with Sega...	2010	PlatinumGames PlatinumGames Platinum Games, Inc. is a Japan-based independent video game development company. It was founded under the name Seeds, Inc. on August 1, 2006 by Shinji Mikami, Atsushi Inaba and Hideki Kamiya, the former key members of Capcom's Clover Studio and still retains many other former members of the...	Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...	Nintendo DS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...	First space combat sim with trading to become available for the DS
Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative is an MMORPG in a science fiction setting for the PC, released in North America on September 25, 2001 by NetDevil and 3DO...	2001	NetDevil	3DO The 3DO Company The 3DO Company , also known as 3DO , was a video game company... , Mightygames, NetDevil NetDevil NetDevil, owned by Gazillion Entertainment, was an American developer of massively multiplayer online role-playing games in Louisville, Colorado.- Beginnings :...	Windows	Prequel to Jumpgate Evolution Jumpgate Evolution Jumpgate Evolution, commonly abbreviated as JGE, is an unreleased massively multiplayer online game having been in development by NetDevil intended to be published by Codemasters...
Lightspeed	1990	MicroProse MicroProse MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...	MicroProse	Tandy Tandy 1000 The Tandy 1000 was the first in a line of more-or-less IBM PC compatible home computer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation for sale in its Radio Shack chain of stores.-Overview:... , DOS
Nomad	1993	Intense Interactive	GameTek	DOS
Oolite Oolite (computer game) Oolite is a free and open source 3D Space trading and combat simulator in the spirit of Elite. It is, as the name suggests, Object Oriented [E]lite, written in Objective-C. Among Oolite's several similarities to its inspirational source, the gaming experience is enhanced by the context set in...	2006	Giles Williams	aegidian.org	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Free software Free software Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...  remake of original 1984 Elite
Parkan II	2007	Nikita	1C Company 1C Company 1C Company is one of the largest independent Russian software developers and publishers. Its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia. It is best known outside of the former Soviet Union as a video game developer whose presence has come to dominate events like the KRI, and whose products have begun to...	Windows	Parkan 2 is said to be a very good but very unknown, it is notable as being a mix of space combat sim and FPS First-person shooter First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other... ; English release is and was ever available via online distribution only
The Precursors Precursors (video game) The Precursors is a video game from Kiev-based developer Deep Shadows. The game was first demonstrated in August 2005 at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany and at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May 2006. It is set in a futuristic sci-fi environment where many political...	2010	Deep Shadows	Game Factory Interactive Game Factory Interactive Game Factory Interactive Ltd. is a Russian-Ukrainian video game developer and publisher. It was founded in 2003. In May 2008 GFI and Russobit-M had merged in the Bestway group, afterward in October 2008 the Play Ten Interactive had been incorporated in the group.-Subsidiaries:* GFI Baltic* GFI...	Windows	Was released in English on Gamersgate
Project Alpha	2009	2.0 Studios	Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games are user created video games released on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The games are developed using Microsoft XNA, and developed by one or more independent developers that are registered with App Hub...	Xbox 360	Space trading simulator on a futuristic version of our solar system
Project Delta	2010	2.0 Studios	Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games are user created video games released on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The games are developed using Microsoft XNA, and developed by one or more independent developers that are registered with App Hub...	Xbox 360	Sequel-remake of Project Alpha, by the same studio
Protostar: War on the Frontier Protostar: War on the Frontier Protostar: War on the Frontier is a 1993 science fiction space combat and role-playing game that was produced by Tsunami Media. It is the unofficial sequel to Starflight and Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula....	1993	Tsunami Media, Inc.	Tsunami Media, Inc.	DOS	Electronic Arts originally contracted Tsunami Media to create Starflight 3: Protostar, this contract was canceled; game was released as Protostar: War on the Frontier; original Starflight Starflight Starflight is a computer game published by Electronic Arts and developed by Binary Systems in 1986. Originally developed for DOS and Tandy, it was later released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh and Commodore 64...  and Starflight 2 are not included in this list as they are strategy Strategy video game Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration... /RPG oriented and the view of the ship is a top down perspective
RiftSpace RiftSpace RiftSpace is a space exploration and combat game for PC first released in 2004 by StarWraith 3D Games LLC. RiftSpace was released almost simultaneously with Star Wraith IV: Reviction. Whereas the Star Wraith series prior to the release of Riftspace in 2004 had been purely military, RiftSpace is a...	2004	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	Released as freeware
Rise: The Vieneo Province Rise: The Vieneo Province Rise: The Vieneo Province is an Internet-based virtual world that has been in development since January, 2003 and was offered commercially beginning in April, 2006...	2006	Unistellar Industries	Unistellar Industries	Windows	Virtual world with player-driven economy
Universal Combat Universal Combat Universal Combat is the second video game series by 3000AD Inc., the successor of Battlecruiser series of games....	2004	3000AD	DreamCatcher Interactive, Inc.	Windows	The follow-up to the Battlecrusier series from Darek Smart
Universal Combat: Gold	2005	3000AD	3000AD	Windows
Universal Combat: A World Apart	2005	3000AD	3000AD	Windows
Universal Combat: Special Edition	2006	3000AD	3000AD	Windows
Universal Combat: Collectors Edition	2007	3000AD	3000AD	Windows	Contains the campaigns and instant action scenarios from the prior titles in the Battlecruiser and Universal Combat series of games
Wing Commander: Privateer Wing Commander: Privateer Wing Commander: Privateer is an adventure space flight simulation computer game released by Origin Systems in 1993. Privateer and its storyline is part of the Wing Commander series...	1993	Origin Systems Origin Systems Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004...	Electronic Arts	DOS, Macintosh Macintosh The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
Wing Commander: Righteous Fire	1994	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	DOS, Macintosh	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander: Privateer
Wing Commander: Privateer CD-ROM Classic Edition	1996	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	DOS, Macintosh	Includes Righteous Fire expansion and full speech
Privateer 2: The Darkening	1996	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	DOS, Macintosh
Wing Commander: Privateer Remake	2005	Privateer Remake Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Fan remake, includes better graphics and more game play-related features; freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
Wing Commander: Privateer Gemini Gold	2005	Privateer Gemini Gold Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Fan remake, strives to be as true to the original Privateer as possible; freeware
Privateer: Parallel Universe	2005	Parallel Universe Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Fan-made project; adds some new ships and fan campaign missions; freeware
Space Force: Rogue Universe Space Force: Rogue Universe Space Force: Rogue Universe is a space simulation computer game by Provox games. The game was released in North America in April 2007 DreamCatcher Games, and was released in Europe by JoWooD Productions and available in August 2007...	2007	Provox Games	DreamCatcher Interactive, Inc., JoWooD Productions	Windows
Space Pirates from Tomorrow	2010	MStar Games	Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games Xbox Live Indie Games are user created video games released on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The games are developed using Microsoft XNA, and developed by one or more independent developers that are registered with App Hub...	Xbox 360	Open ended space trading simulator
Space Probe	2007	Lars Brandt Stisen	Deep Division	Windows	Real time spacecraft simulator and adventure game; freeware
Space Rogue Space Rogue Space Rogue is a science fiction computer game released in 1989 by Origin Systems, makers of the hit Ultima series, for the Apple II and Commodore 64 and later ported to the PC, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST and FM Towns. The game combined elements of both a space combat simulator and a role-playing...	1989	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns FM Towns The FM Towns system is a Japanese PC variant, built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997. It started as a proprietary PC variant intended for multimedia applications and PC games, but later became more compatible with regular PCs...
Space Treker 3	2005	SundialSoft	ClickGamer	Windows Mobile
Starpoint Gemini Starpoint Gemini Starpoint Gemini is a real-time role-playing strategy focused on the control and strengths of individual vessels and their command crews. The game is set in a science-fiction universe where various thriving technological directions exist side by side...	2011	Little Green Men Games	Little Green Men Games, Iceberg Interactive	Windows
Starport: Galactic Empires Starport: Galactic Empires Starport: Galactic Empires is a free, space-oriented, massively multiplayer online role-playing game which uses a third-person overhead view similar to that used in Asteroids. The game uses semi-realistic 2-dimensional physics for both space and atmospheric travel, affecting both the movement of...	2004	PlayTechTonics, Inc.	PlayTechTonics, Inc.	Windows	MMORPG, free to play, with optional items able to be bought with real money
Star Wars Galaxies Star Wars Galaxies Star Wars Galaxies is a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts.-History:...	2003	Sony Online Entertainment Sony Online Entertainment Sony Online Entertainment is a game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating massively multiplayer online games, including EverQuest, EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, DC Universe... , Electronic Arts Japan	LucasArts LucasArts LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s...	Windows	MMORPG
Starglider 2 Starglider 2 Starglider 2 was an early 3D space simulator/flight simulator video game released in 1988 by Argonaut Games and was the sequel to Starglider...	1988	Argonaut Software Ltd.	Rainbird Software	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, ZX Spectrum
SunDog: Frozen Legacy SunDog: Frozen Legacy SunDog: Frozen Legacy is a 1984 space trading and combat simulator video game. It was the first game produced by FTL Games. SunDog was first developed for the Apple II. Version 1.0 was released in March, 1984, with Version 1.1 released three weeks later. Version 2.0, which included enhancements...	1984	FTL Games FTL Games FTL Games was the video game development division of Software Heaven Inc. FTL created several popular video games in the 1980s and early 1990s. Despite the company's small size, FTL products were consistently number-one sellers and received the highest critical acclaim and industry awards.FTL was...	Accolade	Apple II, Atari Atari ST The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
Tachyon: The Fringe Tachyon: The Fringe Tachyon: The Fringe is a computer game developed and published in 2000 by the company Novalogic. It features the voice acting of Bruce Campbell as main character Jake Logan in a 3-D space simulator...	2000	NovaLogic NovaLogic NovaLogic is a software developer and publisher established in 1985 and based in Calabasas, California. The company was founded by current CEO John A. Garcia....	NovaLogic	Windows
Taikodom Taikodom Taikodom is a computer game by Brazilian developer Hoplon Infotainment. Considered by the developers to be a Massive Social Game rather than MMORPG, Taikodom features a persistent online outer space environment....	2008	Hoplon Infotainment Video gaming in Brazil This article is about the video game-market and culture in Brazil.The Brazilian industry of gaming is growing increasingly. In 2008, a growth of 31% in the software and 8% in the hardware...	Hoplon Infotainment	Windows	Considered a MMOG Massively multiplayer online game A massively multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and usually feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on...
Terminus Terminus (computer game) Terminus is a space-flight role-playing/action computer game by Vicarious Visions. It was released in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Apple Macintosh...	2000	Vicarious Visions Vicarious Visions Vicarious Visions is an American video game developer founded by the high school brothers Karthik and Guha Bala in 1990, which developed some PC and Game Boy Color games in late 90's and 2000. They later developed Terminus, which won two Independent Games Festival Awards in 1999...	Vatical Entertainment	Windows, Mac OS, Linux
The Universal	2004	The Universal Team	The Universal Team	Windows	Unique MMORPG set in a virtual universe of realtime 3d worlds, owned and run by players
Vendetta Online Vendetta Online Vendetta Online is a twitch-based, science fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Guild Software for the operating systems Android, Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows...	2004	Guild Software Guild Software Guild Software is a small computer game developer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin founded in 1993. So far, Guild Software's only product is Vendetta Online, a first-person MMORPG that uses their in-house WGAF game engine.-Staff:...	Strategy First Strategy First Strategy First is a software company based in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1988, the company has published numerous well-known games, such as the Disciples series, Jagged Alliance series, Space Empires series, and Galactic Civilizations....	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	MMORPG
Venture The Void	2007	Kitty Lambda	Kitty Lambda	Windows	MMORPG
X: Beyond the Frontier X: Beyond the Frontier X-Tension was released as an expansion to X:BTF; however, many gamers and reviewers consider it more a "sequel" than an "add-on". It follows on after the story in X: BTF, with "the evil Xenon vanquished" and the player "still stranded light years from home." The player once again takes control of...	1999	Egosoft Egosoft Egosoft is a computer game developer founded in 1988 and based in Würselen, Germany. It became a commercial company in 1990. Its first products were for the Amiga, but it later became a PC game developer....	THQ THQ THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices... , SouthPeak Interactive SouthPeak Interactive SouthPeak Games is a video game publisher of titles in Europe and North America.-History:SouthPeak Games, which was originally a subsidiary of SAS Institute, has been publishing games since 1996 and has worked with multiple development studios, including EAI Interactive, Psyonix Studios and...	Windows
X: Tension	2000	Egosoft	THQ	Windows	X: Beyond The Frontier is needed to run this expansion
X: Gold	2000	Egosoft	THQ	Windows	Combination of X: Beyond The Frontier and X: Tension
X2: The Threat	2003	Egosoft	Deep Silver, QV Software International	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
X3: Reunion	2005	Egosoft	Deep Silver, Enlight Enlight Enlight Software is a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment. The company was founded by Trevor Chan in 1993, and their first project was the economic strategy game Capitalism, which was published by Interactive Magic in 1995. In 1997, they released Capitalism Plus and the real-time...	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
X3: Reunion 2.0	2007	Egosoft	Deep Silver, Enlight	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Updated, patched, working version of the original X3: Reunion with added Bala Gi Missions
X3: Terran Conflict	2008	Egosoft	Deep Silver, Enlight	Windows, Mac OS X	Final chapter in the story of the X series of games
X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 Aldrin Missions	2009	Egosoft	IGS Software Publishing	Windows
X3: Gold Edition	2009	Egosoft	Deep Silver	Windows	Includes the Reunion 2.0 Bala Gi Mission, Terran Conflict 2.0 Aldrin Missions, soundtrack, poster
Xiphos	1990	Voodoo	Electronic Zoo	Windows, Amiga, Atari ST	Play resembles Elite, involving first-person space shooting and trading
Zombie Smashers X3: Ninjastarmageddon! Zombie Smashers X3: Ninjastarmageddon! Zombie Smashers X3: Ninjastarmageddon! is the third installment in Ska Studios Zombie Smashers X series. It was released in 2007 and boasted a brand new 3D engine as well as an entirely different style game play.- Story :...	2007	Ska Studios Ska Studios Ska Studios is an independent game developer founded by James Silva in 2001 as Totally Screwed Software. The name was changed in 2005 to Ska Software, and then in 2007 to Ska Studios....	Ska Studios	Windows

Space flight simulator games under development

Title	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems	TBA	Abyss Lights Studio	TBA	Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...	A demo for this, with a working title of Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems, debuted at E3
Blackstar	TBA	Spacetime Interactive	TBA	Windows, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... , PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...	This MMOG Massively multiplayer online game A massively multiplayer online game is a multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. By necessity, they are played on the Internet, and usually feature at least one persistent world. They are, however, not necessarily games played on...  is on the brink of cancellation as of 2008, again
Cold Stars	TBA	Quazar Studio	Akella Akella Akella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella... , Paradox Interactive Paradox Interactive -External links:*...	Windows	Third installment in the series of The Tarr Chronicles
Darwin	TBA	ConstantSUM	ConstantSUM	Windows, Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems... , Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...	Browser-based space combat sim
Elite 4 Elite 4 Elite 4 is a video game proposed by Frontier Developments, specifically by David Braben.-Third sequel:...	TBA	Frontier Developments Frontier Developments Frontier Developments is a video game developer based in Cambridge, England. It is a private limited company and was incorporated in January 1994. The company is still headed by David Braben, in the position of Chairman....	TBA	Windows	MMORPG Massively multiplayer online role-playing game Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
Galactic Command Galactic Command Galactic Command is the third series of space exploration video games developed by 3000AD, Inc.Unlike the previous series, this game is targeted specifically for the casual/action fan, with advertised 'very low learning curve'...  Online	TBA	3000AD	TBA	Xbox 360, Windows	MMOG
Heresy War	2011	Dream Builder Studios	TBA	Windows
Infinity: The Quest for Earth	TBA	F. Brebion	TBA	Windows	MMORPG
Jumpgate Evolution Jumpgate Evolution Jumpgate Evolution, commonly abbreviated as JGE, is an unreleased massively multiplayer online game having been in development by NetDevil intended to be published by Codemasters...	2011	NetDevil NetDevil NetDevil, owned by Gazillion Entertainment, was an American developer of massively multiplayer online role-playing games in Louisville, Colorado.- Beginnings :...	Codemasters Codemasters The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986...	Windows	MMORPG
Miner Wars	TBA	Keen Software House	TBA	Windows	Single Player / MMORPG; Currently in playable Alpha
Naumachia: Space Warfare	TBA	Naumachia team	TBA	Windows
NorthStar NorthStar NorthStar is an international company, which produces lead–acid batteries and battery cabinets. NorthStar's products are used in Telecom Power Systems, Uninterruptible Power Supplies and Engine Start applications. The headquarters of the parent company, NorthStar Group, is based in Stockholm, Sweden...	TBA	Kerberos Productions Kerberos Productions Kerberos Productions Inc. is a third-party video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company was formed in 2003 by former employees of Barking Dog Studios/Rockstar Games....	TBA	Windows	Envisioned as a space trader sim with space and ground combat elements; space combat will not be fighter-based as in Privateer but more like large ship combat as in Kerberos' 4X title Sword of the Stars; ground combat will be squad turn-based, as in X-Com: UFO Defense
Precursors 2 Precursors (video game) The Precursors is a video game from Kiev-based developer Deep Shadows. The game was first demonstrated in August 2005 at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany and at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in May 2006. It is set in a futuristic sci-fi environment where many political...	2011	Deep Shadows	Play Ten Interactive Play Ten Interactive Play Ten Interactive is a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software for personal computers. The company was founded in 2005 by a group of professionals and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia...	Windows, Xbox 360	Stand-alone game that continues prior story, but no need to play the original to understand the story
Space Engine	2011	Vladimir Romanuk	Vladimir Romanuk	Windows	As of 2011, simulates stars from Hipparcos Hipparcos Hipparcos was a scientific mission of the European Space Agency , launched in 1989 and operated between 1989 and 1993. It was the first space experiment devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of the positions of celestial objects on the sky...  catalogue, randomly adds other stars and systems, and generates planets with landscapes, atmospheres and water
The Tomorrow War: Factor K	2011	CrioLand	1C 1C Company 1C Company is one of the largest independent Russian software developers and publishers. Its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia. It is best known outside of the former Soviet Union as a video game developer whose presence has come to dominate events like the KRI, and whose products have begun to... , 505 Games 505 Games 505 Games, formerly known as 505 Game Street, is an Italian video game publishing division of Italian company Digital Bros. group founded in 2006...	Windows	Expansion pack to the space combat sim The Tomorrow War
Universe Online	TBA	Colony Studios	Colony Studios	Windows	MMORPG; not the same as X: Universe Online
Vega Strike Vega Strike Vega Strike is a first-person space trading and combat simulator, developed for Microsoft Windows, POSIX Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, and Mac OS X systems. Many of the core game mechanics of Vega Strike are indirectly inspired by Elite...	TBA	The Vega Strike Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Free and open source software Free and open source software Free and open-source software or free/libre/open-source software is software that is liberally licensed to grant users the right to use, study, change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code... ; development version is downloadable and playable as of 2011
Fringespace	TBA	The Fringespace Team	The Fringespace Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Freeware Freeware Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...  mod Mod (computer gaming) Mod or modification is a term generally applied to personal computer games , especially first-person shooters, role-playing games and real-time strategy games. Mods are made by the general public or a developer, and can be entirely new games in themselves, but mods are not standalone software and...  to FreeSpace Open FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project The FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project is a group of programmers currently maintaining and enhancing the game engine for the space combat simulator FreeSpace 2, developed by Volition, Inc. The source code was released in 2002, and is used by several projects. Most prominent among these are games based... ; game is not a clone but is designed to duplicate, as nearly as possible, the 'feel' of Tachyon: The Fringe Tachyon: The Fringe Tachyon: The Fringe is a computer game developed and published in 2000 by the company Novalogic. It features the voice acting of Bruce Campbell as main character Jake Logan in a 3-D space simulator...
X: Online Universe	TBA	Egosoft Egosoft Egosoft is a computer game developer founded in 1988 and based in Würselen, Germany. It became a commercial company in 1990. Its first products were for the Amiga, but it later became a PC game developer....	Egosoft	Windows	MMORPG; whether or not it comes to be, it is unrelated to the game Universe Online by Colony Studios though both have similar names
X-Rebirth	TBA	Egosoft	Egosoft	Windows	Continuation of the X X (game series) X is a science fiction space trading and combat simulator series created by German Developer Egosoft. The series is set in the X Universe where several races populate a number of worlds connected by jumpgates... series of space simulation games