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1998PC77 % positive19.50 €

You pilot a starfighter in fast, six-degrees-of-freedom space dogfights against the enigmatic Shivans. The appeal lies in its gripping campaign, told through missions in open space, and a grim story about an unknown, merciless enemy.

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The closest matches for Descent: Freespace - The Great War are Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom and StarLancer. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Descent: Freespace - The Great War special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

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1994PCPlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Descent: Freespace - The Great War: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and a strong story.

A space combat game that pairs dogfighting missions with lavish live-action cutscenes featuring a star-studded cast. How you perform in missions shapes the branching war against the feline Kilrathi.

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Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

Strong, story-driven narrative

A 1990s space combat game that pairs fast dogfights with lavish live-action cutscenes starring real actors. Its story of war and betrayal in a space-faring human empire is front and center.

StarLancer

Action-packed real-time combat

A space combat flight game set in 2160 where you fly as a pilot in an Alliance squadron during a war against the Coalition. Its cinematic mission-based campaign with wingmen and large space battles is the focus.

Freespace 2

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic space combat sim where you fly in huge battles between Terrans, Vasudans and the overwhelming Shivans. Its cinematic campaign and massive capital ship fights have made it a long-lived favourite.

Wing Commander

Realistic visuals

A classic space combat sim where you fly cockpit missions against the feline Kilrathi. Your performance earns medals and promotions, and success or failure in key missions steers the storyline.

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic space combat sim in which you play a wrongly court-martialed pilot fighting the feline Kilrathi to regain your honor. Cinematic storytelling and missions that branch based on your success make it a genre landmark.

Wing Commander: Prophecy

Realistic visuals

A late-90s space combat game where you play rookie pilot Lance Casey flying linear missions against a mysterious alien threat, told through live-action FMV cutscenes.

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

Realistic visuals

You fly as a pilot of the Imperial Navy under Darth Vader, tackling space combat missions with secondary objectives and a connected campaign told from the Empire's side. It is a classic space combat sim with real depth in ship and power management.

Star Wars: Squadrons

Action-packed real-time combat

A cockpit-view space dogfighting game set in the Star Wars universe, where you shift power between engines, weapons and shields. Alongside a short story campaign, team-based multiplayer battles are the main draw.

Strike Suit Zero

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast arcade space shooter where you switch between a nimble fighter and a heavily armed transforming mech suit. Intense space battles unfold during the last hours of a doomed Earth.

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