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1993 Classic 9.75 € 👍 77 % Mostly positive, 435 reviews on Steam

A classic space combat flight sim where you pilot X-wings and other starfighters for the Rebel Alliance in missions running alongside A New Hope, juggling power management and wingman orders from the cockpit.

What defines Star Wars: X-Wing:

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

The closest matches for Star Wars: X-Wing are Eterium, Star Wars: TIE Fighter and Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Star Wars: X-Wing special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Eterium

97 %

2014 PC

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

A space flight sim inspired by Wing Commander and X-Wing, where you fly as a carrier pilot in a war against an alien race. It offers classic 3D space dogfights, story missions and procedurally generated sorties.

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

Sci-fi setting

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.

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: Starfighter

Linear, curated structure

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.

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.

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.

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.

StarLancer

Linear, curated structure

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.

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