List of space flight simulation games
This is a comprehensive index of commercial, indie and freeware space flight simulation 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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A space flight simulator game is software that allows the operator to experience spacecraft space flight in outer space with the added elements of gameplay. There are many different types of 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. Space flight simulators use flight dynamics in a free environment; this free environment lets the spacecraft move within the three-dimensional coordinate system or the x, y, and z (applicate) axis.
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Space flight simulation games
Title | Rating | Release year | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Notes |
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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. |
Flight Of Nova | N/A | 2020 | Aerovery Lab | Aerovery Lab | Windows | Realistic aerodynamic and orbital physic. Several types of crafts near a planet called NVA-31. Transport and search mission scenarios. Planet Nova is at full scale in the game (12'700 km diameter and 98 km atmosphere) |
Apollo 11 Spaceflight Simulator | 4 | 2019 | Renzo Macedo | Dogame software | Android, IOS | Realistic simulator about all steps of Apollo 11 Mission Android and IOS |
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[5] | N/A | 2002 | Entertainment Technologies, Inc. | Entertainment Technologies, Inc. | Windows, Mac OS X | |
Lunar Explorer: A Space Flight Simulator | 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[6] | 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.[7] Released as freeware. |
Perilune[8] | N/A | 2019 | George Kristiansen | George Kristiansen | Android | Procedurally generated 3D lunar landing simulator which challenges the player to land as safely and efficiently as possible. |
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: A Space Shuttle Simulation[9] | 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[10] | N/A | 1982 | Steve Kitchen | Activision | Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum[11] | |
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. Its sequel, Space Agency 2138, was released since March 25, 2020. |
Space Simulator (Mobile)[12] | 3.7/5 (Google Play) | 2015 | Brixton Dynamics Ltd | App Store/Google Play | iOS iPad iPhone, Android, PS3 | Full physics simulation, solar system wide, full scale planets, historical missions. Released for iPad from March 2015 |
Space Simulator (Windows)[13] | 41% positive (Steam) | 2018 | Stuka Games Inc. | Brixton Dynamics Ltd. | Windows | Realistic simulation of spaceflight in a full sized Solar System, with all the planets and their major moons. using real forces, distances, velocities and time. Still in early access, development appears to have stalled. |
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,[14] Android,[15] Windows,[16] MacOS, Linux[17] | 2D Spaceflight Simulator with elements of real life physics, scaled planets, realistic gravity and atmosphere. |
SimpleRockets[18] | 4.2 / 5 (iOS) | 2013 | Andrew Garrison | Jundroo, LLC | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Windows Phone | 2D space simulator for mobile devices with realistic orbital mechanics in a system 1/10th real scale. |
SimpleRockets 2 | 4.4 / 5 (iOS) | 2018 | Jundroo, LLC | Jundroo, LLC | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android | Sequel of SimpleRockets, 3D Rocket builder with full customizability of parts and closer art style to SimplePlanes. |
Starship[19] | N/A | 1992 | Deneban Sortware | Deneban Software | Amiga (Windows under development) | Features realistically placed stellar objects and ability to control ship position, direction, speed, destination, depth of visibility, and background music. |
Space combat games
Free-form space trading and combat games
Title | Release year | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Notes |
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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;[20][21] |
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[22] |
Battlecruiser 3000AD | 1996 | 3000AD | Take Two Interactive Software, GameTek | Windows | All Battlecruiser and Universal Combat games feature trade[23] |
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[24] |
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[25] |
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 X Xbox 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[26] |
GLFrontier | 2006 | Tom Morton | Tom Morton | Windows, Linux | Fan-made 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 | 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[27] |
Galaxy on fire 2 | 2009 | Fishlabs | Fishlabs | Java ME, Android, iOS, Windows, Mac | Improved graphics, play and trade[28] |
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. |
Flatspace IIk: The Scarrid Dominion | 2012 | Cornutopia Software | Cornutopia Software | Windows | |
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[29] | 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 software remake of original 1984 Elite |
Parkan II | 2007 | Nikita | 1C Company | Windows | Parkan 2 is said to be a very good but very unknown,[30] it is notable as being a mix of space combat sim and FPS;[31] English release is and was ever available via online distribution only[32] |
The Precursors | 2010 | Deep Shadows | Game Factory Interactive | Windows | Was released in English on Gamersgate[33] |
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;[34] 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 |
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw | 2019 | Double Damage Games | Double Damage Games | Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One | Prequel to Rebel Galaxy. |
Space Vikings | 1982 | Mitchell Robbins | SubLOGIC | Apple II series | [35] |
Universal Combat | 2004 | 3000AD | DreamCatcher Interactive, Inc. | Windows | The follow-up to the Battlecruiser 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[36] |
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 Engineers | 2019 | Keen Software House | Keen Software House | Windows, (Xbox TBD) | Open ended sandbox with modelled physics, voxel environment builder game. Single- and Multiplayer. Trade enabled through DLC. |
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[37] |
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[38] |
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[39] |
Space flight simulation games under development
Title | Release year | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Notes |
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4EVOLVE: Deep Stars[40] | 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[41] |
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[42] is on the brink of cancellation as of 2008,[43] again[44] |
Blockade Runner | 2012 | ZANMGT | Windows | ||
Cold Stars | TBA | Quazar Studio | Akella, Paradox Interactive | Windows | Third installment in the series of The Tarr Chronicles[45] |
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[46] | 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[47] |
Fractured Suns | 2020 | The Fractured Suns Team | The Fractured Suns Team | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open set in the 2012 Total Recall movie universe; game is not a spin-off, but requires the full, retail version of FreeSpace 2. |
Fringespace | TBA | The Fringespace Team | The Fringespace Team | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open; game is not a clone[48] but is designed to duplicate, as nearly as possible, the 'feel' of Tachyon: The Fringe[49] |
Galactic Command Online | TBA | 3000AD | TBA | Xbox 360, Windows | MMOG |
Hellion | 2017 | ZeroGravity Games | TBA | Windows | Survival with PvP and PvE elements. Development suspended. |
Heresy War | 2012 | Dream Builder Studios | TBA | Windows | |
Kerbal Space Program 2 | 2021 | Private Division, Intercept Games | Intercept Games | 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[50] |
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".[51] Combines space combat simulation with strategy and RPG elements.[52] |
Jumpgate Evolution | CANCELLED | NetDevil | Codemasters | Windows | MMORPG |
Kn'thrak | 2020 | The Kn'thrak Team | The Kn'thrak Team | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open set in the 2008 City of Ember movie universe; game is not a spin-off, but a mod-of-a-mod for Wing Commander Saga. |
Limit Theory | CANCELLED[53] | Josh Parnell | TBA | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Single player space simulator in entirely procedurally generated universes.[54] |
Miner Wars 2081 | 2012 | Keen Software House | TBA | Windows | Single Player; Currently in Closed Beta[55] |
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[56] |
Rekt Galaxies | 2020 | The Rekt Galaxies Team | The Rekt Galaxies Team | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open set in the 2018 Mortal Engines movie universe; game is not a spin-off, but requires the full, retail version of FreeSpace 2; and game is a series of episodic games. |
Rise: The Vieneo Province | 2019 | Unistellar Industries, LLC | Unistellar Industries, LLC | Windows | Persistent world with player-driven economy |
Rodina | 2013 | Brendan Anthony | Elliptic Games | PC | [57] |
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[58][59] |
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 | MMO Space trading and combat simulator, FPS[60] |
Star Villains and Space Heroes | TBA | Area Denial Games | TBA | Windows, Linux | Capital ship combat game, with Newtonian space physics and third person controls.[61] |
In The Black | 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.[62] |
The Tomorrow War: Factor K | 2012 | CrioLand | 1C, 505 Games | Windows | Expansion pack to the space combat sim The Tomorrow War[63] |
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[64] |
Universe Sandbox | 2017 | Dan Dixon | Giant Army | Windows | An interactive space and gravity simulator. It is completely rewritten as "Universe Sandbox ²" |
Untitled Foundation space game | TBA | TBA | TBA | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open set in Issac Asimov's Foundation universe |
Untitled FSO original total conversion | TBA | TBA | TBA | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Freeware mod to FreeSpace Open set in an original setting; not based on any IP whatsoever |
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[65] 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.[66] |
Star Trek Excalibur | TBA | Windows | Classic Star Trek Universe[67] | ||
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.[68] |
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