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This is a comprehensive index of commercial, indie and freewarespace flight simulator games. 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.

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Space flight simulator games[edit]

Title	Rating	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
A-OK! Wings of Mercury	N/A	?	Joe Nastasi	Apogee Development, Ltd.	OS X, Microsoft Windows	Mercury spacecraft simulator
Apollo 18^[1]	N/A	1987	Artech Digital Entertainment	Accolade	Commodore 64
Apollo Simulator^[2]	N/A	2006	Stephan Guenther	SpaceDreamStudios	Windows
Apollo 18: The Moon Missions^[3]	N/A	1999	AIM Software	Project Two	Windows
Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator	4.0 / 5 (iOS)	2010	Thom Robertson	Thom Robertson	Windows, Android, iOS, WINE	Multiplayer co-operative spaceship bridge simulator
Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space	N/A	1992	Fritz Bronner, Michael McCarty	Interplay	DOS	More of a turn-based strategy/management sim, with no space flight
Eagle Lander 3D^[4]	N/A	2002	Ron Monsen	Ron Monsen	Windows
Empty Epsilon	N/A	2017	Daid & Nallath	Daid	Windows, Linux, MacOS	Collaborative spaceflight using various controls over LAN or WAN. Focuses on crew interaction, with elements of combat and training. Supports LUA scripting.
F-Sim Space Shuttle	4.6 / 5 (iOS)	2012	Ledinsky Software GmbH	Ledinsky Software GmbH	Android, iOS	Realistically simulates the landing of the Space Shuttle with different challenges.
Kerbal Space Program	N/A	2015	Squad	Squad	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Xbox one	Released in 2015 following 2 years of early access development. Features game modes allowing the player to either administrate their own space program or freely explore the fictional star system. Extremely moddable. The Kerbol system is 1/10th the size of the Solar System.
Liftoff^{[citation needed]}	N/A	2002	Entertainment Technologies, Inc.	Entertainment Technologies, Inc.	Windows, Mac OS X
Lunar Explorer: A Space Flight Simulator^{[citation needed]}	N/A	1986	EduWare	Electric Transit, Inc.	DOS, Macintosh
Lunar Flight	N/A	2012	Shovsoft	Shovsoft, Headup Games	Windows 7, XP, Macintosh	Lunar module simulator providing a variety of mission types involving transporting cargo, acquiring data at survey locations and locating lost cargo.
Lunar Pilot^{[citation needed]}	N/A	2004	Things-to-Come	Things-to-Come	Windows	Expansion pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Space Simulator	N/A	1994	Bruce Artwick Organization Ltd.	Microsoft	DOS
NEW ORBIT	N/A	2011	BLACKISH	BLACKISH	Windows, OS X, iOS, Android	A space adventure with realistic gravitation and a fully voiced story
Noctis	N/A	2002	Alessandro Ghignola	Alessandro Ghignola	Windows, DOS	Occurs in an imaginary universe with futuristic/fictional aspects such as planetary landings and sentient aliens; no weapons or combat
Orbiter	N/A	2000	Martin Schweiger	Martin Schweiger	Windows	Accurately simulates the physics and it is moddable.^[5] Released as freeware.
Project Space Station	N/A	1985	HESware	HESware	Commodore 64, Apple II, DOS	Four-part gameplay: administration of a space station program; shuttle launches, using a highly abstracted navigation system; assembling space station parts using an EVA pod; and shuttle landings using a 2D representation.
Reentry - An Orbital Simulator	N/A	2018	Wilhelmsen Studios	Wilhelmsen Studios	Windows	A realistic space flight simulator based on NASAs space flight programmes Apollo, Gemini and Mercury.
Rendezvous^[6]	N/A	1982	Wes Huntress	Edu-Ware Services	Apple II	Simulates shuttle launch, rendezvous with space station, and docking
Shuttle: the Space Flight Simulator	N/A	1992	Vektor Grafix	Virgin Interactive	DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space^[7]	N/A	1982^{[citation needed]}	Steve Kitchen	Activision	Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum^[8]
Space Agency	4.3 / 5 (iOS)	2012	Andrew 'Andy' Barry	Nooleus	iOS, Android	Simple arcade style game where the player does missions of varying degrees of difficulty.
Space Simulator^[9]	N/A	2015	Brixton Dynamics Ltd	App Store	iOS iPad iPhone, Android, PS3	Full physics simulation, solar system wide, full scale planets, historical missions. Released for iPad from March 2015
Space Shuttle Mission 2007	N/A	2008	Exciting Simulations	Simsquared Ltd.	Windows
Spaceflight Simulator	4.6 / 5 (iOS)	2017	Stefo Mai Morojna	Stefo Mai Morojna	iOS^[10], Android^[11], Windows^[12], MacOS, Linux^[13]	2D Spaceflight Simulator with elements of real life physics, scaled planets, realistic gravity and atmosphere.
SimpleRockets^[14]	4.2 / 5 (iOS)	2013	Andrew Garrison	Jundroo, LLC	Windows, iOS, Android, Windows Phone	2D space simulator for mobile devices with realistic orbital mechanics in a system 1/10th real scale.
SimpleRockets 2	N/A	2018	Andrew Garrison	Jundroo, LLC	Steam, Windows, Mac, iOS (Pre-Order)	Sequel of SimpleRockets, 3D Rocket builder with full customizability of parts and closer art style to SimplePlanes.

Space combat games[edit]

Title	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
3D Star Racer^{[citation needed]}	1994	BlazeDev	ClickGamer	Windows Mobile	FMV style simulator
A/X-101	1994	Absolute Entertainment, Micronet	Sega	Sega CD	FMV style simulator
Absolute Zero	1995	Domark	Domark	DOS, Macintosh
Acamar Rising	2005	Beteo Software and Games	Beteo Software and Games	Windows
Ace of Angels	2002	Flying Rock Enterprises	Flying Rock Enterprises	Windows
Aces of the Galaxy	2008	Artech Digital Entertainment	Sierra Entertainment	Windows, Xbox 360 Live
Allegiance	2000	Microsoft	Microsoft	Windows	Official servers shut down in 2002; as of 2012, developed and maintained by volunteers and free to download from their official site.
Ambush^{[citation needed]}	1983	Nippon Amuse Co. Ltd	Nippon Amuse Co. Ltd.	Arcade
Anthelion: The Galactic Alliance	2003	PDAmill	PDAmill	Windows Mobile
Anthelion 2: Celestial Vigilance^{[citation needed]}	2006	PDAmill	PDAmill	Windows Mobile
AquaNox	2001	Massive Development	Fishtank Interactive	Windows	Sequel to Archimedean Dynasty but abandons much of the trading and privateering for which its predecessor was famous;^[15] reviews state the feel is that of a space combat sim^[16]
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^[17]
Ares Rising	1998	Imagine Studios	Imagine Studios	Windows
Argon 3D^{[citation needed]}	2006	Mediaplazza	Clickgamer	Java ME
Arvoch Alliance	2011	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Astron Belt	1983	Sega	Sega	Arcade	Considered the first laserdisc video game^[18]
Backlash: A Turret Gunner Simulation	1995	Sanctuary Software Studio	Sanctuary Software Studio	DOS	Also known as Backlash: Assault on Omicron Station
BattleSphere	2000	4Play/ScatoLogic	4Play/ScatoLogic	Atari Jaguar	First video game with a 32 player network ability; one of the most rare and expensive games to find
Bang! Gunship Elite	2000	RayLand	Red Storm Entertainment	Dreamcast, Windows
Babylon 5: I've Found Her	2004	Space Dream Factory	Space Dream Factory	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Freeware; uses its own game engine;^[19] set in the universe of Babylon 5
The Babylon Project	2004	The Babylon Project	The Babylon Project	Windows	Freeware mod to Volition'sFreeSpace 2^[20]
Black Prophecy	2011	Reakktor Media GMBH	Reakktor Media GMBH	Windows	MMORPG with a maximum number of players on each server limited to 300^[21]
Battlestar Galactica	2003	Warthog	Vivendi Universal Games	Xbox, PlayStation 2
Battlestar Galactica: Beyond the Red Line	2007	Beyond the Red Line team	Beyond the Red Line team	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open; in February 2008, it won Mod DB's Mod of the Year Award for Best Indie Game
Battlestar Galactica Online	2011	Bigpoint, Artplant	Bigpoint	Windows, Mac OS X	Browser based MMO
Battlezone	1998	Activision	Activision	Windows, Nintendo 64	First-person RTS/Tank Commander. Expansion 'The Red Odyssey' - requires original game.
Blast Radius^{[citation needed]}	1999	Pitbull Syndicate	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Cellblock Squadrons	2005	Super Furious Software	Super Furious Software	Windows
Children of a Dead Earth	2016	Q Switched Productions, LLC	Q Switched Productions, LLC	Windows	Strategic space combat simulator
CDF Starfighter	2016	Mad About Games Studios Ltd.	Mad About Games Studios Ltd.	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Xbox one	CDF Starfighter is a Virtual Reality 90s styled space combat simulator which is inspired by Freespace, Star wars, Wing Commander and various sci-fi TV series such as Babylon 5, BSG, and Space : Above and Beyond. CDF Starfighter offers a story-driven non-linear campaign mode, arcade, free flight and multiplayer.
Colony Wars	1997	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Colony Wars: Vengeance	1998	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Colony Wars: Red Sun	2000	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Codename MAT	1984	Derek Brewster	Micromega	ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC	sub-system damage and repair simulation.
Cosmic Conflict	1978	Magnavox	Magnavox	Magnavox Odyssey
Creature Shock	1994	Argonaut Games	Virgin Interactive	PC, 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, CD-i	Parts of this FMV game include space combat; these parts are omitted from the PlayStation, Saturn, and CD-i versions
Darxide EMP	2003	Frontier Developments	Frontier Developments	Windows Mobile, Symbian, Sega 32X, Windows
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War	1998	Volition	Interplay	Windows, Amiga
Darklight Conflict	1997	Rage Software	Electronic Arts	Windows
DarkSpace	2000–2014	Palestar	Palestar Inc	Windows
DarkStar One	2006	Ascaron	cdv Software Entertainment AG	Windows, Xbox 360
Death Star	1970s	Gene Ball	University of Rochester	Xerox Alto	Described in 1982 as 'you pilot your Alto down a trench in the Death Star and fire a torpedo in its only vulnerable spot to save the Federation .. No still photograph can describe the fine graphic detail'.^[22]
Deep Space Attack^{[citation needed]}	2003	Pimap	ClickGamer	Java ME
Destination Earthstar	1990	Imagineering	Acclaim	Nintendo Entertainment System
Diaspora: Shattered Armistice	2012	Diaspora Development team	Diaspora Development team	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Freeware game based on FreeSpace Open set in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica universe
Endless Space® 2	2017	AMPLITUDE Studios	SEGA	Windows, Mac OS X	Endless Space 2 is a Strategic Space Opera set in a mysterious universe. Your story unfolds in a galaxy that was first colonized by God-like beings known as the “Endless”, who rose and fell eons ago. All that remains of them are mystical ruins, powerful artifacts, and a strange, near-magical substance known as Dust.
FreeSpace 2	1999	Volition	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; FS2 SCP is the base to many user created mods
FreeSpace Port^{[citation needed]}	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^{[citation needed]}	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^{[citation needed]}	2006	Black Bull Studios	ClickGamer	Symbian
Drift: When Worlds Collide	2002	Redward Studios	Cosmi Corporation	Windows
Epic	1992	Digital Image Design	Ocean Software	Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, NEC PC-9801
Eve: Valkyrie	2016	CCP Games	CCP Games	Windows, PlayStation 4	Uses virtual reality headsets
Forced Alliance	1997	Ripcord Games	Orbital Studios	Windows
FurtherTime	2004	Maxim Vorsobine	Maxim Vorsobine	Windows
Galactic Command- Echo Squad: Rise Of The Insurgents	2008	3000AD	GameTap	Windows	Also, Echo Squad SE
Galactic Federation^{[citation needed]}	2004	Radivoj Radivojevic	AM-Games	Windows
Galactic Gunner^{[citation needed]}	2009	Ezone.com	iTunes Store	iOS	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^[23]
Inca	1993	Coktel Vision	Sierra Entertainment	Windows	Contains a Myst-like FMV graphic adventure game
Inca II: Nations of Immortality	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)	1995	Coktel Vision	Sierra Entertainment	Windows
Incoming: The Final Conflict	1998	Rage Software	InterplayUS, ImagineerJP	Dreamcast, Windows
Incoming Forces	2003	Rage Software	Interplay	Windows
Inferno	1994	Digital Image Design	Ocean Software	MS-DOS	Sequel to Epic
Interstellar Flames^{[citation needed]}	2002	Xen Games, Eon Games	Xen Games	Windows Mobile, Linux, Palm OS, Symbian
Independence War	1997	Particle Systems	Infogrames	Windows	Released in Europe as I-War
Independence War - Deluxe Edition	1998	Particle Systems	Infogrames	Windows	Released in Europe as I-War Special Edition this installment has the Defiance Expansion Pack; the expansion pack was never released alone
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos	2001	Particle Systems	Infogrames Entertainment SA	Windows
Istrolid	2016	treeform	treeform	MacOS, Windows, Linux	Multiplayer Fleet Design Strategy Game. In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
Lander	1999	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	Windows	Included single and multi-player gameplay; released as a 'Special Edition Pack' which included both CD-ROM and DVD-ROM versions; DVD version included added video cut scenes between missions
Leo's Space Combat Simulator^{[citation needed]}	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^[24]
Lunar Rescue	1979	Taito	Taito	Arcade
Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter	2004	Warthog	Vivendi Universal Games	Xbox, PlayStation 2, Windows	Mixed genre game: 80% is first-person shooter, 20% is space combat^[25]
Mercenary series	1985	Novagen Software	Novagen Software	Atari 400/800/XL/XE, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 16/116/Plus/4	3D open world action-adventure. The second and third parts of the series involved interplanetary travel within a solar system.
Metalion^{[citation needed]}	2002	ZIO Interactive	ZIO Interactive	Windows Mobile
Metalion 2: Mutant Uprising^{[citation needed]}	2003	ZIO Interactive	ZIO Interactive	Windows Mobile
Mobile Suit Gundam: Last Shooting	1984	Bandai	MSX
Mobile Suit Z-Gundam: Hot Scramble	1986	Game Studio	Bandai	NES
N-Space^{[citation needed]}	2005	Monkey Business	Nokia SNAP Mobile	Java ME	One of the few MMOG space combat sim games for mobile phones
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident	2004	Mithis Entertainment	Vivendi Universal / HD Interactive	Windows	Focuses on tactics and ship management instead of resource collection and base construction. Previously 'Imperium Galactica 3'.
Nihilist^{[citation needed]}	1996	Bits Corporation	Philips	Windows
Phoenix	1999	Team17	Titus Interactive	Windows	Has a dynamic campaign structure
Phoenix 3	1995	Gray Matter Inc.	Studio 3DO	3DO	Combination of Flashback/Another World platforming with Wing Commander-esque flight sequences
No Gravity	1998	realtech VR	Titus Interactive	Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Amiga OS, BeOS, PSP	Is also named Space Girl; released as freeware
No Gravity: The Plague of Mind	2008	realtech VR	PlayStation Store, iTunes App Store	PSP, iOS	Sequel to No Gravity produced 10 years after original title
Project Sylpheed	2006	Game Arts, SETA Corporation	Microsoft, Square Enix	Xbox 360
Psi-5 Trading Company	1985	Distinctive Software	Accolade	Amstrad CPC, DOS, Commodore 64, Apple II, ZX Spectrum
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	2009	Futuremark Games Studio	Futuremark Corporation, Steam	Windows	First-person shooter set in zero gravity
Shattered Worlds - Space Combat^{[citation needed]}	2003	Skwork Studis	Astraware	Windows Mobile, Palm OS
Shattered Worlds - Planet Assault^{[citation needed]}	2004	Skwork Studio	Astraware	Windows Mobile, Palm OS
Shadow Squadron	1995	Sega	Sega	Sega 32X
Shockwave Assault	1994	Dice	Electronic Arts	3DO, Saturn, PlayStation, Mac OS, Windows	FMV style simulator, released on the 3DO as simply Shockwave
Shockwave: Operation Jumpgate	1995	Dice	Electronic Arts	3DO	FMV style simulator expansion pack, included as a bonus in most versions of Shockwave Assault
Shockwave 2: Beyond The Gate	1997	Dice	Electronic Arts	Saturn, PlayStation, Mac OS, Windows, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict	1987	Dynamix, Inc.	Electronic Arts	DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64	Set in space, may be viewed as a mix of space sim and first-person shooter
Solar Eclipse	1995	Crystal Dynamics	Crystal Dynamics	Saturn, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Solar Winds: The Escape	1993	Stone Interactive Media	Epic MegaGames	DOS	Chapter 1 shareware version
Solar Winds: Galaxy	1993	Stone Interactive Media	Epic MegaGames	DOS	Chapter 2
SOL: Exodus	2012	Seamless Entertainment	Seamless Entertainment	Windows
Space Encounters^{[citation needed]}	1980	Namco	Namco	Arcade
Space Seeker	1981	Taito	Taito	Arcade
Space Tactics^{[citation needed]}	1980	Sega	Sega	Arcade
Star Assault	2007	Kalypso	GamesArk	Windows
StarBlade	1991	Namco	Namco	Arcade, Sega CD, 3DO, PlayStation	Early full 3Dpolygonal game
Star Conflict	2012	StarGem Inc	Gaijin Entertainment	Windows, Macintosh, Linux	Free to play 3D arcade space-shooter, MMO elements.
Star Cruiser	1988	Arsys Software	Arsys Software	NEC PC-8801, Sharp X68000, Sega Mega Drive	Early full 3D polygonal game^[26]^[27]
Star Fighter	1994	Fednet Krisalis	Acclaim Entertainment	Acorn Archimedes, 3DO, Saturn, Windows, PlayStation	Released in 1996 for the 3DO and the Sega Saturn under the slightly changed name Star Fighter 3000
Star Luster	1985	Namco	Namco	Nintendo Famicom, Nintendo Vs. Arcade
StarMade	2013	Schema	Schema	Windows, Macintosh, Linux	Freeware. Currently in Alpha. Voxel based, spaceship building game.^[28]
Star Quest I: In the 27th Century	1995	Paul Lauzon	Virtual Adventures Inc.	DOS	3D space combat, exploration and race Simulator
Star Raiders	1979	Atari, Inc.	Atari	Atari 8-bit family
Star Rangers	1995	Interactive Magic	Interactive Magic	Windows
Star Trek^[29]	1982	Sega	Sega	Arcade	One of the most elaborate vector graphics games ever released^[30]
Star Trek: Invasion	2000	Warthog	Activision	PlayStation
Star Trek: Klingon Academy	2000	14 Degrees East	Interplay	Windows
Star Trek: Shattered Universe	2004	Starsphere Interactive	TDK Mediactive	Xbox, PlayStation 2
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy	1994	High Voltage Software	Interplay	Windows, Super NES, Mega Drive, Mac OS
Star Trek: Tactical Assault	2006	Quicksilver Software	Bethesda Softworks	Nintendo DS, PSP
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Advanced Holodeck Tutorial	1994	Imagineering	Absolute Entertainment	Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Gear
Star Voyager	1986	ASCII Entertainment	Acclaim	Nintendo Entertainment System	Released in Japan as Cosmo Genesis
Star Wars	1983	Atari, Inc.	Atari, Inc.	Arcade, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST, Apple II, Macintosh, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, DOS, ZX Spectrum
Star Wars: Arcade	1993	Sega	LucasArts	Arcade, Sega 32X
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back	1985	Atari Games	Atari Games	Arcade
Star Wars: Trilogy Arcade	1998	AM3	LucasArts	Arcade
Star Wars: Battle for Naboo	2001	Factor 5	LucasArts	Nintendo 64, Windows
Star Wars: Battlefront	2004	Pandemic Studios	LucasArts	Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac OS X, mobile phone, PSP
Star Wars: Battlefront II	2005	Pandemic Studios	LucasArts	Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PSP
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron	2009	Rebellion Developments (PSP), N-Space (DS)	LucasArts	Nintendo DS, PSP
Star Wars: Rebel Assault	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	1998	Factor 5	LucasArts	Windows, Nintendo 64
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader	2001	Factor 5	LucasArts	Nintendo GameCube
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike	2003	Factor 5	LucasArts	Nintendo GameCube
Star Wars: Starfighter	2001	LucasArts	LucasArts	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter	2002	LucasArts	LucasArts	PlayStation 2, Xbox	Sequel to 2001 Starfighter
Star Wars: TIE Fighter	1994	Totally Games	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 Edition)	1995	Totally Games	LucasArts	DOS, Windows, Mac OS	TIE Fighter plus the expansion pack and improved features
Star Wars: X-Wing	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 Fighter 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 3d accelerated engine
Star Wars: X-Wing Trilogy	2000	Totally Games	LucasArts	Windows
Star Wars: X-Wing Trilogy Arcade	1998	AM3	LucasArts	Arcade	Rail shooter style combat
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance	1999	Totally Games	LucasArts	Windows
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter	1997	Totally Games	LucasArts	Windows
SpaceCombat	2008	Cilcoder	Xbox Live	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	1986	Argonaut Games	Rainbird Software	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Starship 1	1977	Atari	Atari	Arcade
Starship Command	1983	Peter Irvin	Acornsoft	Acorn Electron, BBC Micro
Starlancer	2000	Digital Anvil	Microsoft	Windows, Dreamcast
Starmaster	1982	Activision	Activision	Atari 2600
Starshatter	2004	Destroyer Studios	Matrix Games	Windows
Starshatter: The Gathering Storm	2006	Destroyer Studios	Matrix Games	Windows
Starship Conquer	2004	Michael Molkenthin	Enjoy Soft	Windows
Star Wraith	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
Strike Suit Zero	2013	Born Ready Games	Born Ready Games	Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Nintendo Switch
Sublevel Zero	2015	Sigtrap Games	Sigtrap Games	Windows, Mac OS, SteamOS	Features 6-DOF gameplay across procedurally-generated levels
SubSpace	1997	Burst Studios	Virgin Interactive	Windows
Tac/Scan	1982	Sega	Sega	Arcade
Tarr Chronicles	2007	Quazar Studio	Akella, cdv Software Entertainment, Paradox Interactive	Windows	Russian name was Tarr Chronicles: Ghosts of Stars, English release removed words from name
Dark Horizon	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 Earth Dies Screaming	1983	Sirius Software	20th Century Fox	Atari 2600	Also was released for Commodore VIC-20 and Atari 8-bit family computers under the name Final Orbit
The Tomorrow War	2009	CrioLand	1C, 505 Games	Windows	Space sim based on a trilogy of novels written by a famous Russian author, Alexander Zorich; game was originally released in Russia in 2006, however the new release suffered from a poor English translation^[31]
Uchuusen Cosmo Carrier	1987	TOSE Co., Ltd.	Jaleco	Nintendo Famicom
Virtual Impact	2003	Erik Koenig	VirtualImpactGames	Windows	Described as space combat sim plus sports match^[32]
Void War	2004	Rampant Games	Rampant Games	Windows
Void Destroyer	2015	Paul Zakrzewski	Paul Zakrzewski	Windows	RTS/sim hybrid. Pilot a single ship in first-person combat, or control the entire fleet using the mouse.
WarpSpeed	1993	Accolade	Accolade	Sega Mega Drive
Wing Commander	1990	Origin Systems	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	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	1994	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS, 3DO, PlayStation, Macintosh
Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga	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	1995	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Macintosh
Wing Commander: Prophecy	1997	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows, GBA
Wing Commander: Secret Ops	1998	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander: Prophecy
Wing Commander: Prophecy Gold	1999	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows	Contains the original Wing Commander: Prophecy and the expansion pack Wing Commander: Secret Ops
Wing Commander Arena	2007	Gaia Industries	Electronic Arts	Xbox 360 (XBLA)
X-Plane: Space Combat Sim	2004	Laminar Research	Laminar Research	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Released as freeware
X-COM: Interceptor	1998	Microprose	Microprose	Windows
X - Ekkusu	1992	Nintendo	Nintendo	Game Boy	Released in Japan only; to be followed by a DSiWare exclusive sequel, X-Scape
Xenocracy	1998	Simis	Grolier Interactive	Windows, PlayStation
XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter	1992	Microprose	Microprose	DOS
Zeitgeist: Laser Fighter	1995	Taito	Interplay	Windows, PlayStation
Renegade: The Battle for Jacob's Star	1995	Midnight Software	Strategic Simulations Inc	Windows
Warhead	1989	Motion Picture House	Activision	Amiga OS, Atari ST	Mission based. Newtonian flight model. Designed by Glyn Williams.
Heat Signature	2017	Suspicious Developments	Suspicious Developments	PC	Top-down shooter which lets players fly through space to board ships and take down factions through killing and strategy.

Free-form space trading and combat games[edit]

Old Spaceship Video Games

Title	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
3030 Deathwar	2007	Bird in Sky	Crunchy Leaf Games	Windows
Archimedean Dynasty	1996	Massive Development	Blue Byte	DOS	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;^[33]^[34]
Ascent - The Space Game	2013	Fluffy Kitten Studios	Fluffy Kitten Studios	Windows, Browser	Trading, exploration, colonization, player built starbases, research and industry, asteroid mining and combat^[35]
Battlecruiser 3000AD	1996	3000AD	Take Two Interactive Software, GameTek	Windows	All Battlecruiser and Universal Combat games feature trade^[36]
Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0	1998	3000AD	Interplay	Windows
Battlecruiser Millennium	2000	3000AD	Interplay	Windows
Battlecruiser Millennium Gold	2003	3000AD	DreamCatcher Interactive, Inc.	Windows	Includes some extra missions, instant action scenarios
Starpoint Gemini 2	2014	LGM Games	Iceberg Interactive	Microsoft Windows, Xbox One	Space trading and combat sim / RPG
Dangerous	2011	Binary Helix	Binary Helix	Windows, Mac OS, iOS, Android	Cloud save enables sharing save game from any platform
DarkStar One	2006	Ascaron Entertainment	cdv Software Entertainment	Windows
DarkStar One: Broken Alliance	2010	Gaming Minds Studios	Kalypso Media	Xbox 360	Enhanced and extended from its predecessor, on Xbox 360 only^[37]
Earth & Beyond	2002	Westwood	Electronic Arts	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	MMORPG; 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^[38]
Elite	1984	David Braben, Ian Bell	Acornsoft, Firebird	Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum	A seminal work in the genre; many other games on these lists show influence by it
Elite: Dangerous	2014	Frontier Developments	Frontier Developments	Microsoft Windows, OS XXbox One	The fourth game in the Elite series featuring a persistent universe and online multiplayer
Endless Sky	2015	Michael Zahniser	Michael Zahniser	Windows, OS X, Linux	An Open-Source 2D game similar to Escape Velocity. The game takes place in November 3013.
Escape Velocity	1996	Matt Burch, Ambrosia Software	Ambrosia Software	Mac OS	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, later adopted as an official sequel
EV Nova	2002	Matt Burch, ATMOS Software, 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
Eve Online	2003	CCP Games	CCP Games	Mac OS X, Windows	Player-driven, persistent-world MMORPG set in a science fiction space setting
Rebel Galaxy	2015	Double Damage Games	Double Damage Games	Mac OS X, Windows	Modern freeform set in a dynamic science fiction space setting
Evochron Alliance	2005	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Renegades	2007	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Legends	2009	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Mercenary	2010	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Legacy	2016	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Frontier: Elite II	1993	Frontier Developments	Konami, GameTek	Commodore Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, DOS
Frontier: First Encounters	1995	Frontier Developments	Konami, GameTek	DOS	Often called Elite III^[39]
GLFrontier	2006	Tom Morton	Tom Morton	Windows, Linux	Fan-maderemake 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	An Elite for Windows Mobile
Galaxy on fire	2006	Fishlabs	Fishlabs	Java ME, iOS	One of the only games which support Java ME for mobile phones to include trade in the game^[40]
Galaxy on fire 2	2009	Fishlabs	Fishlabs	Java ME, Android, iOS, Windows, Mac	Improved graphics, play and trade^[41]
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	2003	Digital Anvil	Microsoft	Windows	Supports keyboard/mouse controls, no joysticks
Final Rift	2011	LargeLaser Games	Xbox Live Indie Games	Xbox 360	Space trading simulator
Hardwar	1998	The Software Refinery	Gremlin Interactive, Interplay	Windows	Ships never leave the planet, yet this futuristic sim is very similar to Elite
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos	2001	Particle Systems Ltd.	Infogrames	Windows	Like its predecessor, features a Newtonian flight model
Infinite Space	2010	PlatinumGames	Sega	Nintendo DS	First space combat sim with trading to become available for the DS
Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative	2001	NetDevil	3DO, Mightygames, NetDevil	Windows	Prequel to Jumpgate Evolution
Lightspeed	1990	MicroProse	MicroProse	Tandy, DOS
Moonfall	1991	Jukka Tapanimäki	21st Century Entertainment Ltd.	Commodore 64, Amiga
No Man's Sky	2016	Hello Games	Hello Games	PS4, Windows
Nomad	1993	Intense Interactive	GameTek	DOS
Omnitrend's Universe^[42]	1983	William G. M. Leslie, Thomas R. Carbone	Omnitrend Software	Atari 8-bit, Apple II series, DOS
Oolite	2006	Giles Williams	aegidian.org	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	Free softwareremake of original 1984 Elite
Parkan II	2007	Nikita	1C Company	Windows	Parkan 2 is said to be a very good but very unknown,^[43] it is notable as being a mix of space combat sim and FPS;^[44] English release is and was ever available via online distribution only^[45]
The Precursors	2010	Deep Shadows	Game Factory Interactive	Windows	Was released in English on Gamersgate^[46]
Project Alpha	2009	2.0 Studios	Xbox Live Indie Games	Xbox 360	Space trading simulator on a futuristic version of our solar system
Project Delta	2010	2.0 Studios	Xbox Live Indie Games	Xbox 360	Sequel-remake of Project Alpha, by the same studio
Protostar: War on the Frontier	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;^[47] original Starflight and Starflight 2 are not included in this list as they are strategy/role-playing video game oriented and the view of the ship is a top down perspective
RiftSpace	2004	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	Released as freeware
Space Vikings	1982	Mitchell Robbins	SubLOGIC	Apple II series	^[48]
Universal Combat	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^[49]
Wing Commander: Privateer	1993	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	DOS, Macintosh
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-made remake, includes better graphics and more game play-related features; freeware
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	2007	Provox Games	DreamCatcher Interactive, Inc., JoWooD Productions	Windows
Space Pirates from Tomorrow	2010	MStar Games	Xbox Live Indie Games	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	1989	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns
Space Treker 3	2005	SundialSoft	ClickGamer	Windows Mobile
Starfunk	2013	Superdecade games	Superdecade games	Windows	BBC BASIC for Windows implementation
Starpoint Gemini	2011	Little Green Men Games	Little Green Men Games, Iceberg Interactive	Windows
Starport: Galactic Empires	2004	PlayTechTonics, Inc.	PlayTechTonics, Inc.	Windows	MMORPG, free to play, with optional items able to be bought with real money
Star Wars Galaxies	2003	Sony Online Entertainment, Electronic Arts Japan	LucasArts	Windows	MMORPG
Starglider 2	1988	Argonaut Software Ltd.	Rainbird Software	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, ZX Spectrum
SunDog: Frozen Legacy	1984	FTL Games	Accolade	Apple II, Atari
Tachyon: The Fringe	2000	NovaLogic	NovaLogic	Windows
Taikodom	2008	Hoplon Infotainment	Hoplon Infotainment	Windows	Considered a MMOG
Terminus	2000	Vicarious Visions	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^[50]
Vendetta Online	2004	Guild Software	Strategy First	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	MMORPG
Venture The Void	2007	Kitty Lambda	Kitty Lambda	Windows	MMORPG
X: Beyond the Frontier	1999	Egosoft	THQ, SouthPeak Games	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	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, Linux	Final chapter in the story of the X series of games^[51]
X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 Aldrin Missions	2009	Egosoft	IGS Software Publishing	Windows
X3: Gold Edition	2009	Egosoft	Deep Silver	Windows, Linux	Includes the Reunion 2.0 Bala Gi Mission, Terran Conflict 2.0 Aldrin Missions, soundtrack, poster
X3: Albion Prelude	2011	Egosoft	Egosoft	Windows, Linux	Continuation of the X series of space simulation games
X Rebirth	2013	Egosoft	Egosoft	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Continuation and reboot of the X series of space simulation games
X Rebirth VR Edition	2017	Egosoft	Egosoft	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	VR version of X Rebirth
X4: Foundations	2018	Egosoft	Egosoft	Windows, Linux	Continuation of the rebooted X series of space simulation games
Xiphos	1990	Voodoo	Electronic Zoo	Windows, Amiga, Atari ST	Play resembles Elite, involving first-person space shooting and trading^[52]

Space flight simulator games under development[edit]

Title	Release year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
0x10c	CANCELLED	Notch	Mojang	Multiplatform (PC)	^[53]
4EVOLVE: Deep Stars^[54]	TBA	4EVOLVE Games	TBA	Windows	Space simulator game with elements of advanced 4X gameplay
Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems	TBA	Abyss Lights Studio	TBA	Windows	A demo for this, with a working title of Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems, debuted at E3^[55]
Age of Ascent	TBA	Illyriad Games	Illyriad Games	Multiplatform, Windows, Macintosh	Space MMO with real-time dog fighting.
Alliance Space Guard	TBA (2021)	D.C.Elington	TBA	Windows	Sci-fi space simulation game with a focus on physics (hyperspace but orbital mechanics), ship systems and avionics
Astroneer	2016	System Era Softworks	System Era Softworks	Windows, Xbox One	Outer space mining resources on planets
Blackstar	TBA	Spacetime Interactive	TBA	Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3	This MMOG^[56] is on the brink of cancellation as of 2008,^[57] again^[58]
Blockade Runner	2012	ZANMGT	[10]	Windows
Cold Stars	TBA	Quazar Studio	Akella, Paradox Interactive	Windows	Third installment in the series of The Tarr Chronicles^[59]
Darwin	TBA	ConstantSUM	ConstantSUM	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Browser-based space combat sim
Exospace Game	TBA	Exospace Game	Exospace Game	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Browser-based space MMO strategy-building-exploration game
Dreadnought (video game)	2016	Yager Development	Grey Box	Windows
Drifter^[60]	TBA	Celsius Game Studios	Celsius Game Studios	Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, PS4	Space trading and combat sim. Preorder available with beta access on site, greenlit for Steam October 2013^[61]
Fringespace	TBA	The Fringespace Team	The Fringespace Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Freewaremod to FreeSpace Open; game is not a clone^[62] but is designed to duplicate, as nearly as possible, the 'feel' of Tachyon: The Fringe^[63]
Galactic Command Online	TBA	3000AD	TBA	Xbox 360, Windows	MMOG
Heresy War	2012	Dream Builder Studios	TBA	Windows
Kerbal Space Program 2	2020	Private Division, Star Theory	Star Theory	Windows, Xbox, Playstation	Sequel to the critically acclaimed game kerbal space program.
Kinetic Void	2013	Badland Studio	Valve	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux	Alpha released on Steam on the 20 March 2013^[64]
Infinity: The Quest for Earth	TBA	F. Brebion	TBA	Windows	MMORPG
Iron Sky: Invasion	2012	Reality Pump	TopWare Interactive	Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Mac OS	Official video game expansion of the 2012 sci-fi film 'Iron Sky'.^[65] Combines space combat simulation with strategy and RPG elements.^[66]
Jumpgate Evolution	CANCELLED	NetDevil	Codemasters	Windows	MMORPG
Limit Theory	CANCELLED^[67]	Josh Parnell	TBA	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Single player space simulator in entirely procedurally generated universes.^[68]
Miner Wars 2081	2012	Keen Software House	TBA	Windows	Single Player; Currently in Closed Beta^[69]
Naumachia: Space Warfare	TBA	Naumachia team	TBA	Windows
NorthStar	TBA	Kerberos Productions	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
Pioneer	TBA	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Free and open source software; development version is downloadable and playable as of 2012
Precursors 2	2012	Deep Shadows	Play Ten Interactive	Windows, Xbox 360	Stand-alone game that continues prior story, but no need to play the original to understand the story^[70]
Rise: The Vieneo Province	TBA	Unistellar Industries, LLC	Unistellar Industries, LLC	Windows	Persistent world with player-driven economy
Rodina	2013	Brendan Anthony	Elliptic Games	PC	^[71]
Rogue System	TBA	Digits Crossed Interactive, LLC	Digits Crossed Interactive	Windows	Rogue System is currently in the pre-alpha stage of development. It is a modular space combat sim that features ship system functionality on the level of a 'hardcore' flight simulator, along with first-person and RPG elements. Rogue System provides a richly detailed story driven experience coupled with open exploration and randomly generated side missions.
ScrumbleShip	2012	Orangehat Tech, LLC	ScrumbleShip.com	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	ScrumbleShip is in the alpha stage of development. Currently players can build and damage their ships; the final version will be an open-world MMO space flight simulator in which players mine materials, build their own ships, battle, and fly between solar systems.
Space Miner	2014	Kim Lillås	Aurora Borealis Games	Android	First version released
SpaceEngine	2012	Vladimir Romanyuk	Vladimir Romanyuk	Windows	As of 2011, simulates stars from Hipparcos catalogue, procedurally adds other stars and systems as appropriate, and generates planets with landscapes, atmospheres and water^[72]^[73]
Spacemen	TBA	Florin Bucur	TBA	Windows, MacOSX, Linux	spacemen.eu
Space Noir	TBA	N-Fusion Interactive Entertainment	TBA	iOS, Android, Windows
Star Citizen	TBA	Cloud Imperium Games (Chris Roberts)	Cloud Imperium Games	Linux, Windows	MMOSpace trading and combat simulator, FPS^[74]
Star Villains and Space Heroes	TBA	Area Denial Games	TBA	Windows, Linux	Capital ship combat game, with Newtonian space physics and third person controls.^[75]
Starfighter Inc.	2017	Impeller Studios	Impeller Studios	Windows	Realistic hardcore online multiplayer space combat simulator set in our solar system 200 years in the future. Players are mercenary pilots working for private military contractors to fight a shadow war between ruthless megacorps.^[76]
The Tomorrow War: Factor K	2012	CrioLand	1C, 505 Games	Windows	Expansion pack to the space combat sim The Tomorrow War^[77]
Torchships	TBA	Product7	Product7	Windows & Mac	Newtonian Space combat game
Universe Online	CANCELLED	Colony Studios	Colony Studios	Windows	MMORPG; not the same as X: Universe Online^[78]
Universe Sandbox	2017	Dan Dixon	Giant Army	Windows	An interactive space and gravity simulator. It is completely rewritten as 'Universe Sandbox ²'
Vega Strike	TBA	The Vega Strike Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Free and open source software; development version is downloadable and playable as of 2011
X: Online Universe	TBA	Egosoft	Egosoft	Windows	MMORPG; whether or not it comes to be, it is unrelated to the game Universe Online by Colony Studios^[79] though both have similar names
XO	Q1 2016	Jumpdrive Studios	Jumpdrive Studios	Linux, Mac OS X, Windows	Command a ragtag fleet of starships against an unbeatable enemy.^[80]
Star Trek Excalibur	TBA	Windows	Classic Star Trek Universe^[81]
Strike Wing	2013	Dream Builder Studios	Crescent Moon Games, Dream Builder Studios	iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8	Space Combat Simulator for iOS to be released in 2013.^[82]

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80s Spaceship Video Games

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