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1997 PC

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.

What defines Wing Commander: Prophecy:

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

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StarLancer

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2000 PC

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Realistic visuals
  • 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

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.

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.

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.

Enter the Matrix

Strong, story-driven narrative

A third-person action game tied to the Matrix films, where you play Niobe or Ghost in gunfights and kung-fu brawls with bullet-time slow motion. Its highlight is the exclusive live-action footage directed by the Wachowskis, running alongside the events of The Matrix Reloaded.

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.

Unreal II: The Awakening

Realistic visuals

A story-driven sci-fi first-person shooter where you play Marshal John Dalton, hopping between alien planets from your ship to stop a galactic conflict over ancient artifacts. Your crew and varied locations give the linear shooter its character.

Farpoint

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A linear PlayStation VR shooter in which you get stranded on a hostile alien planet after an accident near Jupiter. Played with the Aim Controller, fighting off giant insectoid creatures feels especially immediate.

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