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1994 PC 9.75 € 👍 81 % Very positive, 602 reviews on Steam

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.

What defines Star Wars: TIE Fighter:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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Freespace 2

96 %

1999 PC 24.50 € 👍 79 % Mostly positive, 305 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Realistic visuals

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 II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

Sci-fi setting

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.

Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance

Sci-fi setting

A Star Wars space combat flight sim where you start as a member of a trading family and get drawn into the Rebel Alliance's war against the Empire. You pilot iconic ships including the X-Wing and Millennium Falcon, with detailed cockpit controls and power management.

Wing Commander: Prophecy

Sci-fi setting

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.

Wing Commander

Sci-fi setting

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.

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Sci-fi setting

A classic mech simulator where you pilot giant OmniMechs as a Clan warrior, managing weapons and heat across missions against the Inner Sphere. Choosing between two Clans and earning promotion trials drives the campaign.

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.

Star Wars: Starfighter

Action-packed real-time combat

A space combat action game set during the Naboo crisis in the Star Wars universe, where you fly a range of starfighters as one of three pilots through missions in space and planetary atmospheres.

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An early CD-ROM on-rails shooter that sends you through Star Wars battles as a young Rebel pilot, mixing flying and shooting sections with full-motion video and the original score, culminating in the Death Star assault.

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