List of space flight simulator games

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This is a comprehensive index of commercial, indie and freeware space 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.

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 space flight simulator^[1] games. These simulators range in purpose from pure simulation to sheer entertainment. All space flight^[2] simulators, whether being for scientific or entertainment purposes, have the ability to roll, pitch, and yaw^[3]. 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. Adding to the importance of this genre, at one time it was very popular having motion picture spin-offs of some of the video games^[4]. In recent years, the space flight simulator game has been called a dead genre^[5][6]. This, however, could change with big budget games^[7] and new releases^[8] in the near future.

See Lists of video games for related lists.

Contents 1 Space flight simulator games 2 Space combat flight simulator games AKA space combat sim 3 Free-form space trading and combat flight simulator games 4 Space flight simulator games under development 5 References

[edit] Space flight simulator games

Title	Release Year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
Apollo 18	1987	Artech Digital Entertainment	Accolade	Commodore 64
Apollo 18: The Moon Missions	1999	AIM Software	Project Two	Windows
Apollo Simulator	2006	Stephan Guenther	SpaceDreamStudios	Windows
Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space	1992	Fritz Bronner, Michael McCarty	Interplay	MS-DOS
Claimstake	2007	Claimstake Team	Claimstake Team	Windows	Land on an asteroid and mine it for valuable resources[9]
Eagle Lander 3D	2002	Ron Monsen	Ron Monsen	Windows
Exoflight	2008	Steven E. Hugg	Faster Light	Windows, Mac OS X
Liftoff	2002	Entertainment Technologies Inc.	Entertainment Technologies Inc.	Windows, Mac OS X
Lunar Explorer: A Space Flight Simulator	1986	EduWare	Electric Transit, Inc.	MS-DOS, Macintosh
Lunar Pilot	2004	THINGS-TO-COME	THINGS-TO-COME	Windows	Expansion pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Space Simulator	1994	Bruce Artwick Organization Ltd.	Microsoft	MS-DOS
Noctis	2002	Alessandro Ghignola	Alessandro Ghignola	Windows
Orbiter	2006	Martin Schweiger	Martin Schweiger	Windows	This game has been released as freeware
Shuttle: the Space Flight Simulator	1992	Vektor Grafix	Virgin Interactive	MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST
Space Shuttle Mission 2007	2008	Exciting Simulations	Simsquared Ltd.	Windows

[edit] Space combat flight simulator games AKA space combat sim

Title	Release Year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
3D Star Racer	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	MS-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	Windows, Xbox 360 Live
Allegiance	2000	Microsoft	Microsoft	Windows	Although the official servers shut down in 2002, this game is now developed and maintained by volunteers and is free to download from their official site, www.freeallegiance.org
Anthelion: The Galactic Alliance	2003	PDAmill	PDAmill	Windows Mobile
Anthelion 2: Celestial Vigilance	2006	PDAmill	PDAmill	Windows Mobile
Ares Rising	1998	Imagine Studios	Imagine Studios	Windows
Argon 3D	2006	Mediaplazza	Clickgamer	J2ME
AquaNox	2001	Massive Development	Fishtank Interactive	Microsoft Windows	This is the sequel to Archimedean Dynasty however abandons much of the trading and privateering that its predecessor was famous for[10]. Reviews state the feel of as that of a space combat sim[11]
AquaNox 2: Revelation	2003	Massive Development	Encore Software, Inc., JoWooD Productions	Microsoft 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[12].
BattleSphere	2000	4Play/ScatoLogic	4Play/ScatoLogic	Atari Jaguar	This was the first console game to feature a 32 player network capability. This is also 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	This is Freeware using its own game engine[13] and set in the universe of Babylon 5.
The Babylon Project	2004	The Babylon Project	The Babylon Project	Windows	This game is a Freeware Mod to Volition's FreeSpace 2[14]
Battlestar Galactica	2003	Warthog	VU 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	In February 2008 Beyond the Red Line received Mod DB's Mod of the Year Award for Best Indie Game. This game is a Freeware Mod to FreeSpace Open.
Blast Radius	1999	Pitbull Syndicate	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Cellblock Squadrons	2005	Super Furious Software	Super Furious Software	Windows	Has a unique style in which you are an inmate of a prison, fight to pay off your debt to society. More risky the mission, the more you get paid[15].
Colony Wars	1997	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Colony Wars: Vengeance	1998	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Colony Wars: Red Sun	2000	Psygnosis	Psygnosis	PlayStation
Cosmic Conflict	1978	Magnavox	Magnavox	Magnavox Odyssey²
Creature Shock	1994	Argonaut Games	Virgin Interactive	PC, 3DO, Playstation, Sega Saturn, CD-i	Portions of this FMV game include space combat.
Darxide EMP	2003	Frontier Developments	Frontier Developments	Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, Sega 32X, Windows
Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War	1998	Volition, Inc.	Interplay	Windows, Amiga
Darklight Conflict	1997	Rage Software	Electronic Arts	Windows
Deep Space Attack	2003	Pimap	ClickGamer	J2ME
Descent: FreeSpace - Silent Threat	1998	Volition, Inc.	Interplay	Windows	This is an expansion pack for the original FreeSpace.
Descent: FreeSpace - Battle Pack	1998	Volition, Inc.	Interplay	Windows	The battle pack contained the expansion Silent Threat.
FreeSpace 2	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. FS2 SCP is the base to many user created mods.
FreeSpace Port	2003	Galactic Emperor	Hard Light Productions	Windows	This allows the user the play the complete campaign of the original Freespace and Silent Threat using the updated graphics engine from the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project.
Silent Threat: Reborn	2006	Galactic Emperor	Hard Light Productions	Windows	Eighteen missions based on the original Silent Threat, eight of these missions are completely original, all made possible using the updated graphics engine from the FreeSpace 2 Source Code Project.
Destiny	2006	Black Bull Studios	ClickGamer	Symbian OS
Drift: When Worlds Collide	2002	Redward Studios	Cosmi Corporation	Windows
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
Galactic Command- Echo Squad SE: Rise Of The Insurgents	2008	3000AD	3000AD	Windows	This is the same game as the previously released Rise of the Insurgents, however it is using the an updated engine so it looks much more modern. Talon Elite was going to be the Xbox 360 version of Echo Squad SE. It was only in concept stage to begin with and never was in development. There were four episodes planned for the Echo Squad series, however, they have since been all canceled when 3000ad decided to develop All Aspect Warfare instead.
Galactic Federation	2004	Radivoj Radivojevic	AM-Games	Windows
Galactic Gunner	2009	Ezone.com	iTunes Store	iPhone OS	Rail shooter style space combat simulator
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	This is an expansion to the original game, installing the expansion adds multiplayer support to the game [16]
Inca	1993	Coktel Vision	Sierra Entertainment	Windows	Within this space combat sim, there is a Myst-like FMV graphic adventure game.
Inca II: Nations of Immortality	1993	Coktel Vision	Sierra Entertainment	Windows	Within this space combat sim, there is a Myst-like FMV graphic adventure game. This game is also known as Inca II: Wiracocha.
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
Interstellar Flames	2002	Xen Games, Eon Games	Xen Games	Windows Mobile, Linux, Palm OS,Symbian OS
Independence War	1997	Particle Systems Ltd.	Infogrames	Windows	Released in the Europe as I-War
Independence War - Deluxe Edition	1998	Particle Systems Ltd.	Infogrames	Windows	Released in the Europe as I-War Special Edition this installment Includes the Defiance Expansion Pack, the expansion pack was never released on its own.
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	Windows	Within this space combat sim, there is a Myst-like FMV graphic adventure game that takes place aboard a giant space station[17].
Metalion	2002	ZIO Interactive	ZIO Interactive	Windows Mobile
Metalion 2: Mutant Uprising	2003	ZIO Interactive	ZIO Interactive	Windows Mobile
N-Space	2005	Monkey Business	Nokia SNAP Mobile	J2ME	This game is one of the few MMOG space combat sim games for the mobile phone[18]
Nihilist	1996	Bits Corporation	Philips	Windows
Phoenix	1999	Team 17	Titus Interactive	Windows	This game is not the usual space combat sim as the missions are not linear in order but depend upon the outcome of the previous mission.[19]
No Gravity	1998	Realtech VR	Titus Interactive	Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Amiga OS, BeOS, PSP	This game has been released as freeware. This game is also known as Space Girl
No Gravity: The Plague of Mind	2008	Realtech VR	PlayStation Store	PSP	Sequel to No Gravity produced 10 years after the original title.
Project Sylpheed	2006	Game Arts, SETA Corporation	Microsoft, Square Enix	Xbox 360
Romanians In Space	2007	2 Bad Design	2 Bad Design	Windows	This game incited huge controversy in Hungary as it depicts the Romanians having conquered the Earth now beginning to conquer the galaxy. The full version of this game was released as freeware.[20]
Shattered Worlds - Space Combat	2003	Skwork Studis	Astraware	Windows Mobile, Palm OS
Shattered Worlds - Planet Assault	2004	Skwork Studio	Astraware	Windows Mobile, Palm OS
Star Assault	2007	Kalypso	GamesArk	Windows
Shadow Squadron	1995	Sega	Sega	Sega 32X
Shockwave	1995	Dice	Electronic Arts	3DO	FMV style simulator
Shockwave: Operation Jumpgate	1995	Dice	Electronic Arts	3DO	FMV style simulator
Shockwave Assault	1996	Dice	Electronic Arts	Saturn, PlayStation, Mac OS, Windows	FMV style simulator. This is a combination of Shockwave and Operation Jumpgate.
Shockwave Assault 2: Beyond The Gate	1997	Dice	Electronic Arts	Saturn, PlayStation, Mac OS, Windows, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Solar Eclipse	1995	Crystal Dynamics	Crystal Dynamics	Saturn, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Space Alliance	2006	Monkey Business	Nokia SNAP Mobile	J2ME	This game is one of the few MMOG space combat sim games for the mobile phone[21]
Star Fighter	1994	Fednet Krisalis	Acclaim Entertainment	Acorn Archimedes, 3DO, Saturn, Windows, Playstation	It was released in 1996 for the 3DO and the Sega Saturn under the slightly changed name Star Fighter 3000.
Star Raiders	1979	Atari	Atari	Atari 8-bit family
Star Rangers	1995	Interactive Magic	Interactive Magic	Windows
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, Sega Mega Drive, Mac OS
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, MS-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, PSP
Star Wars: Battlefront II	2005	Pandemic Studios	LucasArts	Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mac OS X, PSP
Star Wars: Rebel Assault	1993	LucasArts	LucasArts	MS-DOS (Windows re-release), Sega CD, Macintosh, 3DO	FMV style simulator
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire	1995	LucasArts	LucasArts	MS-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	GameCube
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike	2003	Factor 5	LucasArts	GameCube
Star Wars: Starfighter	2002	LucasArts	LucasArts	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Star Wars: TIE Fighter	1994	Totally Games	LucasArts	MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS
Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Defender of the Empire	1995	Totally Games	LucasArts	MS-DOS, Mac OS	This is an expansion pack for the original TIE Fighter
Star Wars: TIE Fighter (Collector's CD-ROM)	1995	Totally Games	LucasArts	MS-DOS, Windows, Mac OS	Tie fighter plus the expansion pack and improved features
Star Wars: X-Wing	1993	Totally Games	LucasArts	MS-DOS, Macintosh
Star Wars: X-Wing - Imperial Pursuit	1993	Totally Games	LucasArts	MS-DOS, Macintosh	Expansion pack for the original X-Wing
Star Wars: X-Wing - B-Wing	1993	Totally Games	LucasArts	MS-DOS, Mac OS	Expansion pack for the original X-Wing
Star Wars: X-Wing (Collector's CD-ROM Edition)	1994	Totally Games	LucasArts	MS-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 within 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 space combat simulator.
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	A very basic cartoon styled space combat game.
Space Combat	2008	MyRealGames.com	MyRealGames.com	Windows	This game is freeware.
Space Interceptor: Project Freedom	2004	Merscom	City Interactive	Windows
Space Rebellion	2004	Phoenix Games	Phoenix Games	PlayStation 2	This game was only released for the PlayStation 2, a Windows game with the same name published by Grabituk.com however 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
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 Fox	1993	Nintendo EAD, Argonaut Games	Nintendo	SNES	This is a rail shooter. Only some levels are set in space.
Star Fox 64	1997	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Nintendo 64, Virtual Console, iQue Player	This is a rail shooter. Only some levels are set in space.
Star Fox Adventures	2002	Rare	Nintendo	Nintendo GameCube	Only a small portion of this game you are in a ship, the rest is an 3D adventure game like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The space combat levels that do exist are rail shooter in design.
Star Fox: Assault	2005	Namco	Nintendo	Nintendo GameCube	Some levels are have rail shooter constraints, while and others allow full freedom of movement. Only some levels are set in space.
Star Fox Command	2006	Nintendo EAD, Q-Games	Nintendo	Nintendo DS	Only some levels are set in space.
Star Wraith	1999	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	This game has been released as freeware
Star Wraith 2	2000	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	This game has been released as freeware
Star Wraith 3: Shadows of Orion	2000	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	This game has been released as freeware
Star Wraith 4: Reviction	2002	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	This game has been released as freeware
Arvoch Conflict	2006	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Tarr Chronicles	2007	Quazar Studio	Akella, cdv Software Entertainment, Paradox Interactive	Windows	Tarr Chronicles: Ghosts of Stars was the Russian name of this game, "Ghosts of Stars" was stripped from the name for the English Release.
Dark Horizon	2008	Quazar Studio	Akella, Paradox Interactive	Windows	Prequel to Akella's Tarr Chronicles: Ghosts of Stars and is set a hundred years prior, introduces a new race, new control modes, more advanced ship modification. This game was released in Russia with the name Tarr Chronicles: Guards of the Frontier, Dark Horizon is the name given to the English release.
The Tomorrow War	2009	CrioLand	1C, 505 Games	Windows	The Tomorrow War is a space sim based on the trilogy of novels written by a famous Russian author, Alexander Zorich. This game was originally released in Russia in 2006, however the new release suffers from a poor English translation[22].
Virtual Impact	2003	Erik Koenig	VirtualImpactGames	Windows	This game has been described as space combat sim meets sports match[23].
Void War	2004	Rampant Games	Rampant Games	Windows
Wing Commander	1990	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	MS-DOS, Amiga, Sega CD, Super NES, 3DO
Wing Commander: The Secret Missions	1990	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	MS-DOS, Amiga, Super NES	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander
Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2: Crusade	1991	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	MS-DOS, Amiga	Expansion pack for the original Wing Commander
Super Wing Commander	1994	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	3DO, Macintosh	The game not only contained both Secret Missions, but special third campaign was also created between the two expansions
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi	1991	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	MS-DOS
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi - Special Operations 1	1991	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	MS-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	MS-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	MS-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	MS-DOS, 3DO, PlayStation, Macintosh
Wing Commander: The Kilrathi Saga	1996	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	Windows	This is a recompilation of the first three Wing Commander games however the 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	MS-DOS, Windows, PlayStation, Macintosh
Wing Commander: Prophecy	1997	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows, GBA
Wing Commander: Secret Ops	1998	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	Windows	An 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	This game has been released as freeware.
X-COM: Interceptor	1998	Microprose	Microprose	Windows
Xenocracy	1998	Simis	Grolier Interactive	Windows, PlayStation
XF5700 Mantis Experimental Fighter	1992	Microprose	Microprose	MS-DOS
Zeitgeist: Laser Fighter	1995	Taito	Interplay	Windows, PlayStation

[edit] Free-form space trading and combat flight simulator games

Title	Release Year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
Archimedean Dynasty	1996	Massive Development	Blue Byte Software	MS-DOS	You are in a submarine and under the ocean, many reviews have stated the look and feel of this game as that of a space sim[24][25]. GameSpot lists this game underneath the space combat simulation category[26].
Battlecruiser 3000AD	1996	3000AD	Take Two Interactive Software, Gametek	Windows	All of the Battlecruiser and Universal Combat games do feature trade[27]
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
DarkStar One	2006	Ascaron Entertainment	cdv Software Entertainment	Windows
Earth & Beyond	2002	Westwood	Electronic Arts	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	MMORPG. Electronic Arts officially shut down Earth & Beyond's servers in 2004 however a fan based revival project is currently working on an emulator[28].
Elite	1984	David Braben, Ian Bell	Acornsoft, Firebird	Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum	This game is a seminal work in the genre, with many other games on these lists showing influence by it.
Fringespace	TBA	The Fringespace Team	The Fringespace Team	Windows	This is a Freeware Mod to FreeSpace Open. This project is not a clone[29] however it is designed to duplicate, as closely as possible, the "feel" of Tachyon: The Fringe[30].
Frontier: Elite II	1993	Gametek	Konami	Commodore Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, MS-DOS
Frontier: First Encounters	1995	Gametek	Konami	MS-DOS	Often referred to as Elite III[31]
GLFrontier	2006	Tom Morton	Tom Morton	Windows, Linux	This is a fan remake of Frontier: Elite II using OpenGL and higher resolution.
Elite Starfighter	2004	Michael Molkenthin	Novitas Peppergames	Windows	This game tries to be much like Elite but with updated graphics.
Pocket PC Elite	2003	Jon Welch, George Hooper	Jon Welch, George Hooper	Windows Mobile	This game is Elite but for Windows Mobile.
Galaxy On Fire	2006	Fishlabs	Fishlabs	J2ME, iPhone OS	One of the only games which support J2ME for mobile phones to incorporate trade into the game[32].
Galaxy On Fire 2	2009	Fishlabs	Fishlabs	J2ME	This game features improved graphics, gameplay and trade[33].
Federation of Free Traders	1989	Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.	Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.	Amiga , Atari ST
Freelancer	2003	Digital Anvil	Microsoft	Windows
Hardwar	1998	The Software Refinery	Gremlin Interactive, Interplay	Windows	Though technically ships never leave the planet, this futuristic sim is very similar to Elite.
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos	2001	Particle Systems Ltd.	Infogrames	Windows
Jumpgate: The Reconstruction Initiative	2001	NetDevil	3DO, Mightygames, NetDevil	Windows	This game is a MMORPG
Lightspeed	1990	MicroProse	MicroProse	Tandy, MS-DOS
Oolite	2006	Giles Williams	aegidian.org	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X	This is a free remake of the original 1984 Elite.
Parkan II	2007	Nikita	1C Company	Windows	Parkan 2 is said to be a very good but very unknown[34], this game is notable as it is a blend of a space combat sim and FPS[35]. The English release is and was ever only available though online distribution[36].
Protostar: War on the Frontier	1993	Tsunami Media, Inc.	Tsunami Media, Inc.	MS-DOS	EA originally contracted Tsunami Media to create Starflight 3: Protostar, this contract was canceled. The game was released as Protostar: War on the Frontier[37]. The original Starflight and Starflight 2 are not included in this list as they are strategy/RPG oriented and the view of the ship is a top down perspective.
Rise: The Vieneo Province	2006	Unistellar Industries	Unistellar Industries	Windows	Virtual world with player-driven economy.
Universal Combat	2004	3000AD	DreamCatcher Interactive Inc.	Windows	This game is 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 previous titles in the Battlecruiser and Universal Combat series of games[38]
Wing Commander: Privateer	1993	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	MS-DOS, Macintosh
Wing Commander: Righteous Fire	1994	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	MS-DOS, Macintosh	This is an expansion pack for the original Wing Commander: Privateer
Wing Commander: Privateer CD-ROM Classic Edition	1996	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	MS-DOS, Macintosh	Includes the Righteous Fire expansion and full speech
Privateer 2: The Darkening	1996	Origin Systems	Electronic Arts	MS-DOS, Macintosh
Wing Commander: Privateer Remake	2005	Privateer Remake Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Fan created remake including better graphics and more game play-related features. This game is Freeware
Wing Commander: Privateer Gemini Gold	2005	Privateer Gemini Gold Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	Fan created remake that strives to be as true to the original Privateer as possible. This game is Freeware
Privateer: Parallel Universe	2005	Parallel Universe Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	This is a Privateer fan created project and adds some new ships, fan campaign missions. This game is Freeware
Space Force: Rogue Universe	2007	Proxy Games	Dreamcatcher, JoWooD Productions	Windows
Space Probe	2007	Lars Brandt	Deep Division	Windows	A real time Spacecraft simulator and adventure game. This game is Freeware.
Space Rogue	1989	Origin Systems	Origin Systems	MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns
Space Treker 3	2005	SundialSoft	ClickGamer	Windows Mobile
Star Wars: Galaxies	2003	Sony Online Entertainment, Electronic Arts Japan	LucasArts	Windows	This game is a MMORPG
RiftSpace	2004	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows	This game has been released as freeware
Evochron	2005	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Alliance	2005	StarWraith 3D Games	StarWraith 3D Games	Windows
Evochron Alliance 2.0	2006	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
Starglider 2	1988	Argonaut Software Ltd.	Rainbird Software	Amiga, Atari ST, MS-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	This game is considered a Massively multiplayer online social game.
Terminus	2000	Vicarious Visions	Vatical Entertainment	Windows, Mac OS, Linux
The Universal	2004	The Universal Team	The Universal Team	Windows	The Universal is a unique, MMORPG set in a virtual universe of realtime 3d worlds, owned and run by players [39]
Vendetta Online	2004	Guild Software	Strategy First	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	This game is a MMORPG
Venture The Void	2007	Kitty Lambda	Kitty Lambda	Windows	This game is a MMORPG
X: Beyond The Frontier	1999	Egosoft	THQ, SouthPeak Interactive	Windows
X: Tension	2000	Egosoft	THQ	Windows	X: Beyond The Frontier is required to run this expansion.
X: Gold	2000	Egosoft	THQ	Windows	This is a compilation 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	An updated, patched and working version of the original X3: Reunion with additional Bala Gi Missions
X3: Terran Conflict	2008	Egosoft	Deep Silver, Enlight	Windows	This is the final chapter in the story of the X series of games[40].
X3: Terran Conflict 2.0 Aldrin Missions	2009	Egosoft	IGS Software Publishing	Windows
X3: Gold Edition	2009	Egosoft	Deep Silver	Windows	Includes the original Reunion, Terran Conflict 2.0 Aldrin Missions, Soundtrack, & Poster. Only released with German retail packaging, however you can install it in English.
Xiphos	1990	Voodoo	Electronic Zoo	Windows, Amiga, Atari ST	The gameplay resembles Elite, involving first-person space shooting and trading[41].
Zombie Smashers X3: Ninjastarmageddon!	2007	Ska Studios	Ska Studios	Windows

[edit] Space flight simulator games under development

Title	Release Year	Developer	Publisher	Platform	Notes
Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems	TBA	Abyss Lights Studio	TBA	Windows	A demo for this game with the current working title of Abyss Lights: Frozen Systems was debuted at E3 [42].
Blackstar	TBA	Spacetime Interactive	TBA	Windows, Xbox 360, Playstation 3	This MMOG[43] game is currently on the brink of being canceled[44], again[45].
Black Prophecy	2009	Reactor Media GMBH	Reactor Media GMBH	Windows	This game will be a MMORPG with a maximum number of players on each server limited to 300[46].
Cold Stars	TBA	Quazar Studio	Akella, Paradox Interactive	Windows	This will be the third installment in the series of The Tarr Chronicles[47].
Darwin	TBA	ConstantSUM	ConstantSUM	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	This will be a browser based space combat sim.
Dead Space Extraction	2009	Visceral Games, Eurocom	Electronic Arts	Nintendo Wii	This is primarily a first person rail shooter using the Wii remote as you would use a traditional light gun, elements of this game will feature rail shooter style space combat.
Elite 4	TBA	Frontier Developments	TBA	Windows	This game will be a MMORPG
KnightBlade	2010	3000AD	TBA	Xbox 360, Windows	This game is called NightBlade, just NightBlade.
Galactic Command Online	TBA	3000AD	TBA	Xbox 360, Windows	This will be an MMO.
Heresy War	2009	Dream Builder Studios	TBA	Windows
Infinite Space	2009	PlatinumGames	Sega	Nintendo DS	The first space combat sim with trading to be made available for the DS.
Infinity: The Quest for Earth	TBA	F. Brebion	TBA	Windows	This game will be a MMORPG
Jumpgate Evolution	2009	NetDevil	NetDevil	Windows	This game will be a MMORPG
Naumachia : Space Warfare	2009	Naumachia team	TBA	Windows
Precursors	2009	Deep Shadows	Play Ten Interactive	Windows, Xbox 360
Precursors 2	2009	Deep Shadows	Play Ten Interactive	Windows, Xbox 360	Precursors 2 will be released as a stand alone game that continues the story however it is not necessary to play the original to understand the story[48].
Star Trek Online	TBA	TBA	TBA	Windows	This game will be a MMORPG.
Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron	2009	Rebellion Developments(PSP), N-Space(DS)	Lucasarts	Nintendo DS, PSP
The Tomorrow War: Factor K	2009	CrioLand,	1C,505 Games	Windows	The Tomorrow War: Factor K is an expansion pack to the space combat sim The Tomorrow War[49]
Universe Online	TBA	Colony Studios	Colony Studios	Windows	This game will be a MMORPG. Universe Online should not be confused with the X: Universe Online, the developer and publisher for this game is Colony Studios[50]
Vega Strike	TBA	The Vega Strike Team	The Vega Strike Team	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux	This game is Freeware and open source. The development version is currently downloadable and playable.
X: Online Universe	TBA	Egosoft	Egosoft	Windows	This game will be a MMORPG. It is not known whether or not the X: Online Universe will come to exist, however it is important not to mistake the game Universe Online with X: Online Universe[51] as both have a similar name.

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