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by MicroProse Software, Inc
They're back...only this time the heinous aliens are out to destroy Earth and rule the new frontier. As X-COM commander, it's your sole duty to protect humanity and the prized mining operations in outer space.
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$9.99STAR WARS™ X-Wing vs TIE Fighter - Balance of Power Campaigns™
Apr 28 · Totally Games
Both: Space · Space Sim · Flight
Real-time against real pilots; this is Star Wars space combat as it was meant to be! Featuring challenging real-time dogfights of 2 to 8 players, Star Wars™: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter is one of the most historically significant space combat simulators ever made.
ActionSimulationSpaceSpace SimMultiplayerFlightClassicSci-fi1990's👍 243
$9.99STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Special Edition
Apr 28 · Lucasfim
Both: Space Sim · Space · Flight
Against the overwhelming might of the Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion?
ActionSpace SimSimulationSingleplayerSpaceFlightSci-fiClassic1990'sRetro👍 397
$4.99X-COM: UFO Defense
Sep 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Classic · Sci-fi · Aliens
You are in control of X-COM: an organization formed by the world's governments to fight the ever-increasing alien menace.
StrategyClassicTurn-Based StrategySci-fiAliensTurn-BasedTacticalDifficultSingleplayerTurn-Based Tactics👍 3,206
$0.99Orbital Invaders
Oct 21 · Shaggy Dwarf
Both: Space · Flight · Space Sim
3D Sci-Fi arcade Shoot'em up game. Destroy asteroids and aliens. Shoot them all!3D arena shooter with multiple worlds. Spaceship simulator and shmup arcade style game.
SpaceFlightSpace SimSci-fiSimulationAliensTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpArcadeBullet Hell
$4.99X-COM: Terror From the Deep
May 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Sci-fi · Classic · Aliens
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.
StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategySci-fiClassicTacticalAliensUnderwaterTurn-Based TacticsDifficult👍 764
$2.99Project Freedom
Oct 14 · City Interactive
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Flight
Get your dream job with a company called Project Freedom. Become a space pilot and serve for the corporation. You're going to get all the excitement and adventure you've ever wanted. Perhaps even more... 21 missions in the campaign Outstanding 3D graphics and special effects Original storyline with unexpected turns and surprises A...
ActionSimulationSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerFlightSpace SimShooter👍 180
$4.99X-COM: Apocalypse
Sep 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Sci-fi · Aliens · Classic
There's something evil in the city tonight... Earth has been ravaged by human excess, petty conflict and alien invasion. The world's population has been herded into huge cities, the first of which was Mega Primus. 2084: A Utopia shattered, social collapse and civil unrest reigns in Mega Primus. Fiendish aliens terrorize the city.
StrategyTurn-BasedTacticalSci-fiAliensClassicReal-Time with PauseTurn-Based StrategyIsometricSingleplayer👍 847
$9.99X3: Reunion
Jul 21 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Space Sim · Sci-fi
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
SpaceSimulationStrategySpace SimSci-fiSandboxEconomySingleplayerOpen WorldFlight👍 596
$24.99Avorion
Mar 9 · Boxelware
Both: Space Sim · Space · Flight
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
SandboxExplorationSpace SimBuildingSpaceOpen WorldFlightPvEChoose Your Own Adventure3D👍 13,003
$15.99X3: Terran Conflict
Oct 16 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
SpaceSimulationSandboxSci-fiStrategySpace SimOpen WorldTradingSingleplayerEconomy👍 2,091
$9.99Starbase Gunship
Dec 2 · Mythical City Games
Both: Space Sim · Flight · Sci-fi
Starbase Gunship places you in the seat of a weapons officer on a state-of-the-art Gunship as you defend a remote outpost from an Alien invasion fleet. With access to laser cannons, missiles, miniguns and nuclear warheads, you are the last line of defense between humanity and the alien invaders.
ActionSpace SimSimulationFlightSci-fiAliensSpaceWarArcadeRealistic
$4.99X2: The Threat
Jul 21 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
X²: The Threat is of a new generation of space simulator games, you play the role of Julian Gardna who continues the story set by X: Beyond The Frontier. The updated graphics engine gives the universe a fresher feel with newly designed ships and stations adding to the complexity of the universe.
SpaceStrategySimulationSci-fiSingleplayerOpen WorldEconomySpace SimSandboxTrading👍 444
$0.99Starship Destroyer
Nov 22 · North Star Studios
Both: Space Sim · Flight
A sci-fi space vehicle combat game, where the player must defend their capital ship from being destroyed, while attempting to destroy the alien force's own capital ship!
Third-Person ShooterVehicular CombatSpace SimWargameFlightPvEShooterActionThird Person3D
$29.99X Rebirth
Nov 15 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.
SimulationSpaceSci-fiActionSpace SimSandboxSingleplayerOpen WorldEconomyTrading👍 5,156
$49.99X4: Foundations
Nov 30 · Egosoft
Both: Space · Space Sim · Sci-fi
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.
SpaceSimulationOpen WorldSpace SimExplorationSandboxSci-fi4XStrategyEconomy👍 25,274
$4.99X-COM: Enforcer
Sep 4 · MicroProse Software, Inc
Both: Sci-fi · Aliens
X-COM: Earth's top-secret eXtraterrestrial COMbat unit The Place: America - early 21st century The Mission: Eradicate the extraterrestrials Alien forces have invaded Earth and are terrorizing the population.
StrategyActionShooterThird-Person ShooterSci-fiAliensThird PersonSingleplayer👍 310
-75%$4.99Starcom: Nexus
Dec 12 · Wx3 Labs, LLC
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
SpaceSci-fiRPGExplorationActionAdventureIndieOpen WorldSpace SimTop-Down👍 2,295
$5.99Master of Orion 2
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Classic
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceSci-fiClassicTurn-Based StrategyMultiplayerSingleplayerRetro👍 1,658
$5.99Master of Orion 1
Feb 25 · SimTex
Both: Space · Classic · Sci-fi
Forge an empire in a universe where population growth is stripping away planetary resources. Colonize unknown planets and trade with other races for their knowledge.
Strategy4XTurn-BasedSpaceClassicSci-fiSingleplayerTurn-Based Strategy2D1990's👍 441
$6.99The Infinite Black 2
Jun 16 · Spellbook
Both: Space Sim · Space · Sci-fi
Command a fleet of ships to hunt aliens, trade resources and loot treasure! Form corporations with your friends while fighting a never-ending intergalactic war in this open-world online space adventure!
Space SimOpen WorldPvPSpaceAdventureActionMMORPGExplorationImmersive SimSci-fi👍 201
$9.99Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
Nov 30 · Jace Masula
Both: Space · Space Sim
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
SimulationSpaceIndieAdventureSandboxOpen WorldMiningSpace SimSingleplayerProcedural Generation👍 446
-75%$1.74XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter
Oct 2 · Paragon Software, Microplay
Both: Space Sim · Flight
Out of nowhere, an army of insect-like creatures from a distant world, using technologically advanced space weapons, ambushed and devastated Earth. In this colorful space shooter from the early days of FMV, it’s up to you to fend off the Sirian race in the cutting edge XF5700 Mantis Fighter!
ActionSimulationSpace SimFMVShooterFlightSpaceshipsSingleplayer3DAdventure
$24.99Executive Assault 2
Oct 18 · Hesketh Studios Ltd
Both: Space Sim · Space
The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.
RTSBuildingSpace SimStrategyBase BuildingSpaceReal-TimeFPSActionSingleplayer👍 1,604
STAR WARS™ Rebellion
Mar 1 · Coolhand Interactive
Both: Sci-fi · Classic · Space
It is a time of great upheaval. The first Death Star has been destroyed, marking a major victory for the Rebellion. But the Empire remains strong. As commander, you must choose to take control of either the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Your goal: complete domination of the galaxy.
StrategyGrand StrategySci-fiClassicRTS4X1990'sSingleplayerSpace👍 1,272
$5.99Phantom Signal — Sci-Fi Strategy Game
Jan 16 · Veslo Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Phantom Signal is a real-time sci-fi strategy game with unusual mechanics. Explore mysterious star systems and reveal the secret of the phantom signal.
StrategyCasualSimulationTower DefenseSpaceSci-fiIndieSingleplayerSpace SimRTS👍 134
FreeSpace Commander: War and Trade
Nov 4 · Home Net Games
Both: Space Sim · Flight · Aliens
Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.
ActionRPGBase BuildingSpace SimExplorationAction RPGFlight3DAliensEconomy
Eterium
Apr 15 · Rogue Earth LLC
Both: Space · Space Sim · Sci-fi
In this fully 3D, real-time space flight simulator, you will play a pivotal role in the war between the United Earth Alliance and a vicious alien threat known as the Revi. Strap into the cockpit, get your joystick ready, and join the fight in this retro space sim inspired by the games of the '90's.
ActionIndieSpaceSpace SimSimulationSci-fiAnime
-75%$0.99Echelon
Jul 3 · MADia Entertainment
Both: Flight · Sci-fi
It's the year 2351, and you're a pilot trying to rise through the ranks all the way to glory. As a member of the Galactic Federation, you'll be granted more than 20 weapons to use in each pass-fail mission. Your goal is to defend the planet from attacking alien forces, and you'll put your skills into play across more than 30 campaigns.
SimulationActionFlightSci-fi👍 138
$3.99Void Destroyer
Jan 20 · Iteration 11
Both: Space · Sci-fi · Space Sim
Combining the best of space combat and real time strategy. Victory can be tactical, a dogfight or capital ship slugging match - depending on how you decide to achieve it. Space combat on a RTS scale with space sim savagery.
StrategySimulationActionSpaceAdventureIndieSci-fiRTSSpace SimSingleplayer👍 268
Unreal 2: The Awakening
Mar 17 · Epic Games, Inc.
Both: Sci-fi · Classic · Aliens
You are John Dalton, an ex-Marine assigned to patrol the edge of human space as a Marshal for the Terran Colonial Authority. Unexpectedly, your monotonous life is shattered by a chilling distress signal, plunging you into an adventure beyond belief. Violent turmoil among the races has erupted on your watch.
ActionFPSSci-fiShooterSingleplayerFirst-PersonClassicAtmosphericMultiplayerAliens👍 502
$9.99AI War: Fleet Command
Oct 21 · Arcen Games
Both: Space · Sci-fi
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
StrategyRTSSpaceIndieSci-fiCo-op4XGrand StrategyDifficultTactical👍 993
$29.99Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
May 1 · Gearbox Software
Both: Aliens · Sci-fi · Space
You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.
ActionFPSAliensCo-opSci-fiShooterMultiplayerHorrorSpaceOnline Co-Op👍 7,834



