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name	publisher(developer)	year	description	platform
Aces of the Galaxy	Activision (Artech Studios)	2008	2009-07-23 on Steam, by Activision (lang: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa)	Windows
Aces of the Galaxy	Sierra Online;Sierra Entertainment (Artech Studios)	2008		X360
Allegiance	Microsoft (Microsoft Research)	2000	Allegiance is a free, online, multi-player space simulation game. You pilot spacecraft, flying in a team with other players, defending and attacking sectors in space. Allegiance challenges your tactical ingenuity, your ability to function in a team and your prowess at blowing stuff up. Experienced players take command and lead their teams to victory or defeat. Furious Space Action Combat * Dodge bullets, missiles and asteroids in a 3D environment. Charge your enemies head-on, or sneak up behind them and kill them when they least expect it. Stunning, colorful effects and explosions intensify the furious combat experience. * Defend the honor of one of several unique factions, each of which have unique properties and spacecraft. Choose between different ship and weapon types. Create massive space stations, or captain capital ships. Choose strategically, there is no turning back. Incredible Multiplayer Experience * Break free from predictable wingmen and drone enemies. Allegiance is built from the ground-up to be an evolving, unpredictable challenge with and against other humans. * Play a variety of roles like scout, fighter pilot, turret gunner, bomber, capital ship captain, base defender, and commander. Knowing where you are needed most is crucial. Individual, split-second decisions may determine whether you win or lose. Each game and each player's experience can be unique. * Learn on the fly. New players can learn while playing by taking on subordinate, single-action roles. Strategic Squadron Play * Invest in success. Choose to play conquest games, where development and management of crucial resources are keys to your success. Progress through a rich technology tree full of unique weapons like sniper rifles, advanced bases like the deadly shipyard, and specialized spacecraft like the Assault Ship. * Communicate with your squad-mates. Features like instant voice-chat make essential communication with your squadron quick and easy. Gather your wingmen and swarm an enemy sector in a sudden, deadly attack. * Master the strategy. Any player can access the top-down strategic overview, giving them a full view of what's going on in the game. This allows would-be commanders to get a bird's eye perspective of the game and to issue strategic and tactical objectives to teammates and mining/building drones. [?]*Official website: http://www.freeallegiance.org/*This game was developed with source code from [game=#160161]Alto Trek[/game]. [Zerothis]	Windows
Andromeda 9	Northbridge Games	2002		Linux
Angels Fall First	Strangely Interactive	2015	[media=youtube]0UIaFQ5_AUc[/media]	Windows
Anisotropic JJFFE	author	?		Linux
Aquanox Deep Descent	Digital Arrow (Nordic Games)	TBA		Linux
Ares:Dogfighter	author	2016		Linux
Arkon	author	?	A universe simulator complete with space traveling life forms capable of making war against each other.	Linux
Arvoch Conflict	StarWraith 3D Games	2006		Windows
Ascii Sector	Laserbrain Studios	2007	Download	Linux
Battlecruiser 3000AD	Take-Two Interactive ;Gametek (3000AD)	1996	There may be a Windows port of this, but it's more likely just case of DOS backwards compatibility in Win95 and the marketing trying to sell off of that.	MS-DOS
Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0	Interplay;GT Interactive;Jack Of All Games (3000AD)	1998		Windows
Battlecruiser Millennium	DreamCatcher Interactive (3000AD)	2001		Windows
Battlestar Galactica	Universal Interactive (Warthog)	2003		PS2
Battlestar Galactica	Universal Interactive (Warthog)	2003	One Man. One Universe. Thousands of Cylons. It is the end of the sixth millennium in the era of the Cylon Wars. The mechanical Cylons, who were once created as android slaves, revolted against the Humans and were exiled into the stars. Ten years ago they returned...the skies over Caprica turned black with Cylon Raiders whose single plan was to wipe out the Human race. For ten years the Colonial survivors have fought a vicious war against the evil mechanical empire. Begin your heroic journey through the Battlestar Galactica universe as the fearless, young Adama, and help lead the fleet of Colonials to survival. Features: * An immersive experience which seamlessly combines engaging gameplay and movie-quality cinematics * Live the adventure set forty years before the series as Ensign William "Husker" Adama * For 1 or more players * Space flight sim set in the Battlestar Galactica universe * Fly Colonial Vipers, Cylon Raiders, and other ships on a variety of missions	Xbox
Beyond the Red Line	BTRL Team	2007	Widely hailed as far better than the official new BSG game by Universal. This total conversion has been featured in The Escapist, Popular Science, Computer and Video Games, Macworld, PC Gamer UK, Pelit, Mikrobitti, and others. Winner of Mod DB's #1 Indie Game of the Year, Mod of the Year Award, and Best Independent Game award. Ships, sounds, weapons and even the voiceovers are top notch and just like being in the show. [Zerothis]***BSG: BTRL is a standalone total conversion of Freespace 2 that lets you join the ranks of the Battlestar Pegasus Viper pilots in the events preceding the 15th episode, Scar. Train then battle the Cylons in your Mark VII Viper. There's also Mark II and Cylon Raiders to be flown. Multiple players can engage in Deathmatch and Team vs Team modes. Based on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV show. Modified newtonian physics are employed to perfectly mimic the views and maneuvers seen on the show. [b]Requirements[/b] Linux x86 (or similar OS if compiled from source) 1GHz Intel or 800MHz AMD Athlon 512 RAM (1GB recommended) 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon (closed source drivers required), Mesa 6+, S3TC extension Mouse Keyboard 750 HD [Zerothis]	Linux
Black Hole	Dynacomp	1980	BLACK HOLE is a visual simulation of the problems associated with closely observing a small black hole. The object of the simulation is to enter a defined close orbit about a black hole, maintain it for a given length of time, and then exit. Of course, if you use too much fuel in achieving the orbit, you may not be able to later break free. The black hole acts as a point source of gravity. Your probe is outfitted with a main thruster and may be rotated to direct the force. The path taken by the probe is displayed so that you may better understand the interplay between the thrust and its direction, and the subsequent change in trajectory. BLACK HOLE is not only entertaining and challenging, but is also educational. Notice how the probe speed slows towards the apogee. Is angular momentum conserved under free fall? See Kepler's and Newton's laws in action!***This simulation has the goal of the player piloting a spacecraft into orbit of a black hole and escaping again. As the manual says, "See Kepler's and Newton's laws in action!" Notably, they don't mention Einstein. But it does simulate orbital mechanics and requires the player to manage fuel for the trip into orbit and the trip out. The meat of the game is trying to set the lowest possible orbit that can still be escaped from. The black hole is a very special black hole that does not cause time dilation, has a Michell even horizon, only gravitationally effects matter and does not effect radiation, has no accretion disk, does not emit hawking radiation, does not cause friction in its surroundings, the list goes on, Someone should write a paper... But it does simulate orbital mechanics and requires the player to manage fuel for the trip into orbit and the trip out. That's kinda impressive on an Apple][ in 1980. Of further note, at the time of this game's publishing, Dynacomp was producing over 24 games that were cross platform to all 6 different platforms they supported. Black Hole was an unusual exception. It was Apple][ only.	Apple II E
Black Prophecy	gamigo (Reakktor Media)	2011	[media=youtube]XyxPtHLVDpQ[/media]**STORY In the 26th century, mankind has expanded across the galaxy, yet only few of its colonies are controlled by Humans. The true rulers are the cybernetically enhanced Tyi and the biogenetically perfected Genides. Their striving for total control over all human species drives them into the territory of an ancient alien race that does not tolerate other cosmic civilisations: the "Restorers". To survive this war and uncover the motives of the alien's destructive behaviour, you are forced to join one of the two dominant human races. Their search for the origin of the Restorers becomes a race for survival of all three human species. Created in close cooperation with science fiction writer Michael Marrak, the online universe of Black Prophecy lets players jump into countless missions and massive cinematic space battles, to save and sculpt the future of mankind. FEATURES Realtime Action Fighters, carriers and other capital ships engage in space battles of epic proportions, fought out between up to 300 players seeking fame, power, resources and the control over strategically important space stations. * Modular Fighter Construction System Individually modify and optimise your ship with a vast range of modules, parts and weapons which offer a tremendous number of possible combinations to perfectly match your style of play. * Clan Space Stations Clans can acquire their own space stations and modify them with new modules and functions to fit their needs. * Innovative Mission System Play by yourself, in a Clan, or together with a whole fleet to subdue your opponents and uncover secrets of cosmic proportions. Victory and defeat of every battle affects the well-being of your faction and influences the whole game world. Capture precious resources to improve your ship, your space station and the power of your Clan. * Spectacular Audiovisual Presentation Utilising state-of-the-art graphic technology and a cinematic orchestra soundtrack, Black Prophecy creates a captivating atmosphere unknown to any other MMO. [10TACLE]	Windows
Blackstar	NCsoft (Spacetime Studios)	2008	[[youtube:f9PKoKFj2Pg]]**The game is listed as The Blackstar Chronicles* in IGN, but only as Blackstar at the developer's site.	Windows
Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius	author	2007		Linux
Blue Planet: War in Heaven Part 1	author	2007		Linux
Blue Planet: War in Heaven Part 2	author	TBA		Linux
Centauri Alliance	Brøderbund	1990		C64
Centauri Alliance	Brøderbund	1990	Characters from the following games can be imported as characters for Centauri Alliance:[list][][game=#167609]Bard's Tale[/game] [][game=#167611]Bard's Tale II[/game] [][game=#167613]Bard's Tale III[/game] [][game=#38661]Wizardry[/game] [][game=#153362]Wizardry II[/game] [][game=#153363]Wizardry III[/game] [][game=#38012]Ultima[/game] [][game=#40877]Ultima II[/game] [][game=#38014]Ultima III[/game] [][game=#173653]Might and Magic[/game][/list] All stats, abilities, items, spells, etc are translated into scifi equivalents. [Zerothis]	Apple II E
Ceres	Iceberg Interactive (Jötunn Games)	2015		Windows
Ceres	Iceberg Interactive (Jötunn Games)	2015		Mac OS X
Ceres	Iceberg Interactive (Jötunn Games)	2015		Linux
ColdFire	Lazysodz	?		Linux
Colony Wars	Psygnosis	1997	Pilot stat-of-the-art military aircraft in a full-scale war for intergalactic supremacy taking place in over 60 'real world' missions. High-resolution 3D engine delivers movie-quality special effects and outstanding graphics.* [32]* [32]*** [27]	PS
Colony Wars: Red Sun	Bally Midway (Psygnosis)	2000	Part three in the Colony Wars space shooter series, Red Sun features some refined arcade-style controls, eight upgradeable weapons, and 50 work-for-hire missions. Spend the money you earn upgrading your rig. You'll explore three new solar systems, as well as others previously seen in the series.	PS
Colony Wars: Vengeance	Psygnosis	1998	This is the second of the Colony Wars series of games and is considered one of the best. There are four different spacecraft at your disposal with dozens of weapon combinations to choose from. The missions vary greatly from escorting freighters to salvaging wrecked ships. The title includes 40 different missions with six possible endings. [R2D2-A]	PS
Dark Horizon	Akella;Paradox Interactive (Quazar Studio)	2008	The game ''Dark Horizon'' takes the player to the very beginning of the Second Era of Enosta Universe, about a century before the disappearance of the legendary cruiser ''Talestra''. This chronicle begins on a date which became a judgment day for many races of the Galaxy, when a new form of Mirk came into existence, later to be called ''De'Khete''. The player takes part in these events as a member of the race of Guardians. Once human, now transformed by the Mirk, the Guardians created their own world and found the strength to confront the incoming menace. ''Dark Horizons'' is a look at the past of the world through the eyes of those who are currently the spawns of the Mirk, and who's victories could give hope to many. During the missions, the player will have to go through a long and exhausting defense of the place that became the second home to the Guardians, fighting alongside the people transformed by the Mirk, who's powers lay beyond human comprehension. This is a story about the warriors of Vattar Ama'Dan fortress, called to defend the construction of the ''Light Core'', which would save billions of lives later on. Their heroism is immortalized in the Tarr Chronicles, the dark annals of the dying galaxy of Enosta. Features * A hybrid technology of two races, the Guardians and Bioses, is an example of cooperation against a common threat. More powerful ships of unusual construction, more powerful weapons. * Shadow mode allows you to become invisible to your enemies for a short period of time, while Corter mode significantly improves the power of your weapons. Only a skilful combination of these two modes will allow the player to complete the game. * Now you have the option of constructing not only special devices for your ship, but also new weapons. Having studied the enemy, the player will be able to assemble a more effective combat equipment in any quantities, limited only be the available resources. * Interacting with your allies will allow you to deal with difficult enemies more effectively. [Quazar]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM * 2.5 GB HD space*Dark Horizon announced on May 29, 2008 by Paradox.*Set 100 years after the events of the first game (I presume).	Windows
Darklight Conflict	Electronic Arts (Rage Software)	1997		PS
Darklight Conflict	Electronic Arts (Rage Software)	1997		Saturn
Darklight Conflict	Electronic Arts (Rage Software)	1997		Windows
DarkStar One	cdv Software Entertainment;Ubisoft;Strategy First (Ascaron Entertainment)	2006	[spoiler=Navigation key locations;Hide]+ is for side missions, available from trade stations. These usually unlock at least one system occupied by pirates. ? is for systems that I couldn't find a way to get access to, besides Bailebeag they probably don't even have artefacts in them. Systems with free navigation keys that were visited as part of the story or had artefacts (the green crystalline icon) in them are not listed as they would be visited regardless. Note that the early clusters before Klatok were not recorded, not sure if there's even need to. [b]Klatok[/b] * Fribeicon [b]Raptor-Epsilon[/b] * Khimtishy [b]Sion'nach[/b] * Abria'chan + Kill'ore [b]Sirius[/b] + Wenee [b]Madraimor[/b] * Am'atn'atua * Sliga'chan * Dochgar'roch [b]Hive-AC3[/b] + Tiamaung [b]Gab'har[/b] + Bin'dal ? Linside'ore ? Lairg'uie [b]Hive-B52[/b] * Shanzeik [b]Hive-CU7[/b] * Ringhku [b]Hive-DC[/b] * Chanthagon * Beinn [b]Hive-ET9[/b] + Chondrha [b]Communa[/b] + Pitcalnie ? Bailebeag [b]Hyma[/b] + Dalchalm[/spoiler] After level 17, ship upgrades require total of 10 artefacts per level (5 for most levels prior), slowing down upgrades significantly. There's supposedly total of 100 artefacts out there, so obviously you can't upgrade all 3 parts of the ship completely (20 levels out of 30 needed for that).**[b]Species:[/b] Terran (humans) * Mortok (humanoids) * Raptor (cat fish/eel-like humanoids) * Oc'to (snail/slug-like tentacled things) * Arrack (ant-like half-cyborgs; space stations modeled like bee hives) * Thul (almost human humanoids; only females seen, males mentioned) * S'kaa (humanoids)**[b]Minimum:[/b] 1.6 GHz CPU * Windows 2000 or XP * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 3 or Radeon 8500 GPU * 6.5 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.6 GHz CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6 series or Radeon X800 GPU * 7 GB HD space * 5.1 surround sound * mouse with mousewheel [Ascaron]**"Darkstar One" is a game that is primarily story-based and therefore pre-defined; however, "Darkstar One" also offers a fantastic amount of freedom of choice for the players. The story-based missions gradually lead the player deeper into the galaxy to new races, new technologies and ever stronger opponents. More and more solar systems will become available and may be visited. The artifacts of an ancient race, which are hidden in these solar systems, are essential to upgrade the player ship - the Darkstar One. Additionally, our hero urgently requires credits in order to purchase better equipment such as weapons and shields. This is where the freedom of choice is applied as the player will be able to earn credits in many different ways: assignments, bounty hunting, piracy, smuggling, trading, escorting, transport, rewards ... Key Features Elaborate story, related by more than fifty minutes of video sequences * Upgradeable space ship "Darkstar One": The player decides which type of spacecraft he prefers - a fast attack ship with many light weapons or a near-invincible cruiser with heavy weaponry * Over two hundred different weapons, shields and equipment items * Rockets, torpedoes and mines feature special tactical uses: mines can tactically fire at opponents or distract approaching missiles * The "Spell Weapon": the player will have a special weapon at his disposal that will have an area of effect similar to certain spells in role-playing games. This weapon will become increasingly versatile throughout the game and it will increase the tactical potential considerably. * A vast, simulated universe with numerous, completely different races, space ships and battle tactics. * Each race features distinctive weapon types with different functions that require different battle tactics. The player will be able to acquire these weapons in order to mount them on the "Darkstar One". * Special missions, for example in canyons, on the surface of planets or inside of planets * Freedom of choice: the player may earn his credits in many ways, i.e. fighting, piracy, assignments, smuggling, trading, escorting, transporting, rewards ... * Follow your own path, be it "good" or "bad", and take advantage of political disputes. * Compatible with mouse, joystick and gamepad. [Ascaron]*[b]health warning[/b] — you start hearing a warning sound. when viewing the game from the cockpit you see the red warning light flashing on the 3D HUD and even being reflected on the canopy (though lack of the protagonist's reflection is a bit strange at these times. [b]monster generators[/b] — cruisers spew forth an infinite number of fighters, so you can't kill their supports first and then the cruiser, you need to destroy the cruiser first or you have an endless and fruitless battle at your hands.Belongs to the same family of spaceflight games as Elite, Freelancer and X. The basic controls are similar to Freelancer, which means the game plays great with mouse and keyboard alone with no need for joystick. The game's story is odd as it states that the DarkStar One is an organic ship, but it is one of the most mechanical looking ones out there (with very out-of-place camo paintjob).2008-02-14 on Steam, by Strategy First (lang: eng)*Reminded me of [[game:Wing Commander]], [[game:Tie Fighter]], etc. from the good old days, so I thought I'd pick it up. The game sounded pretty interesting, but I couldn't really play it for more than five minutes without encountering some major graphical errors or just outright crashes. Funny thing is, when the game crashes, it gives you an error report in German--how helpful! [cjlee001]	Windows
Darkstar One: Broken Alliance	Kalypso Media Digital (Ascaron Entertainment)	2010		X360
Diaspora	?	2015		BSD
Diaspora: Shattered Armistice	Diaspora Development	2012	[media=youtube]DWt2m1xtJbw[/media]	Linux
Dimensional Eclipse	Droid803	2012		Linux
Dr. Maxwell's Molecule Magic	Scholastic	1987	The player is tasked with collecting and compressing air by altering density, temperature, and volume with various lab equipment. If the player can store enough Delta-V energy in compressed air, it can be used to thrust a rocket to a trip to the Moon. For the nitpickers out there, yes it is realistic to hit the Moon with a craft propelled by compressed air. However, carrying a payload (scientific interments or person), landing safely, or returning to earth, is not so realistic.	Apple II E
Dreadnought	? (Grey Box)	TBA		Windows
Eat My Photons!	Eccentric Software	1994		Mac OS Classic
Elite	Firebird Software (Realtime Software)	1987		MS-DOS
Elite	Revelation Software	1996		SAM
Elite Plus	Rainbird Software;Microprose	1991		MS-DOS
Elite: Dangerous	Frontier Developments	2014	A sandbox space game with some multiplayer elements. Pros: -Milky Way in 1:1 scale. -Lore and GalNet. -Very immersive. Cons: -Too few and not well-made MMO elements. -Not enough depth in everything (exploration, politics, market...) and excessive grinding. 8 of 10	Windows
Endless Sky	author	2015	The game simply refers to the player's character as a captain of a spaceship and nothing in the game refers to the gender of the player's captain. Other captains/npcs in the game are identified as male or female, lending further credibility that the the player's Captain does have a gender, and that the player is free to decide what it is.	Linux
Endless Sky	author	2015	Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters. Earn money by carrying passengers or cargo, escorting convoys, bounty hunting, or plundering and capturing enemy ships. Take sides in a civil war, or ignore the story line and just enjoy exploring the galaxy and blasting pirates. The main story line takes about 8-16 hours to play through. The galaxy contains hundreds of star systems and planets, and several alien species with their own unique technologies. You can choose between more than fifty ships and several hundred ship upgrades. A plugin system allows anyone with a text editor and a paint program to create new ships, weapons, or missions, and the galaxy editor can be used to add new star systems and planets. Endless Sky is free, open source, and cross platform (Windows, Mac, and Linux). Over time, the game universe will expand as contributors add new missions, story lines, alien species, places to explore, sound effects, and artwork.	Windows

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