Sci-Fi MS-DOS Games

Starships, alien worlds and futures that have gone wrong. Science fiction suited the PC from the start: space was easy to draw on early graphics cards, and the genre's interest in machines and systems matched what strategy games and simulators did best.

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Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
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Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper is a sci-fi action platformer developed by Probe Software and originally released in 1987, with an MS-DOS version following later. The game puts players in the role of Trantor, the sole survivor of a devastating…
Genre: Platformer
Release: 1987
Developer: Probe Software
Publisher: Go!

Phantis
Phantis – MS-DOS cover art
Phantis is a science fiction action game released in 1987 for MS-DOS by the Spanish company Dinamic Multimedia, originally known as Dinamic Software. Also released internationally as Game Over II, the game takes players on a dangerous rescue mission…
Genre: Shooter
Release: 1987
Developer: Dinamic Multimedia
Publisher: -

Subwar 2050
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Subwar 2050 is a futuristic submarine combat simulator developed by Particle Systems and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS in 1993. Set in the year 2050, the game takes players into a world where powerful corporations compete for control of the…
Genre: Simulation
Release: 1993
Developer: Particle Systems
Publisher: Interplay Productions

Battle Isle
Battle Isle – MS-DOS cover art
Battle Isle is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Blue Byte in 1991. Set on the fictional planet Chromos, the game puts players in command of futuristic military forces fighting across a series of tactical battlefields. With its…
Genre: Strategy
Release: 1991
Developer: Blue Byte
Publisher: Ubisoft

RoboCop
RoboCop – MS-DOS cover art
RoboCop is an action-packed game released by Data East in arcades in 1988 and brought to MS-DOS in 1989, based on the iconic sci-fi film. Players take control of RoboCop, the heavily armored cybernetic police officer, and fight their way through the…
Genre: Platformer
Release: 1988
Developer: Data East
Publisher: -

Carrier Command
Carrier Command – MS-DOS cover art
Carrier Command is a groundbreaking science-fiction strategy and vehicle simulation game developed by Realtime Games Software and originally released in 1988. The player takes command of a highly advanced robotic aircraft carrier and must fight for…
Genre: Simulation
Release: 1988
Developer: Realtime Games
Publisher: Rainbird

Better Dead Than Alien
Better Dead Than Alien – MS-DOS cover art
Better Dead Than Alien is a fast-paced sci-fi shoot ’em up developed by Oxford Digital Enterprises and released for MS-DOS in 1988. Taking control of a lone spacecraft, the player must fight through relentless waves of alien enemies while navigating…
Genre: Action
Release: 1988
Developer: Oxford Digital Enterprises
Publisher: Electra

Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh
Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh – MS-DOS cover art
Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh is a classic brick-breaking arcade game released for MS-DOS in 1989 by Taito. As the sequel to the original Arkanoid, it expands the familiar Breakout-style formula with more elaborate level designs, improved visuals, and…
Genre: Action
Release: 1989
Developer: Taito
Publisher: -

Space Quest I
Space Quest I – MS-DOS cover art
Space Quest: Chapter I – The Sarien Encounter is a classic science-fiction adventure game released for MS-DOS by Sierra On-Line in 1986. Players take on the role of Roger Wilco, an ordinary janitor aboard the spaceship Arcada, who unexpectedly…
Genre: Adventure
Release: 1986
Developer: Sierra On-Line
Publisher: -

Crusader: No Remorse
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Crusader: No Remorse is a classic isometric action game released for MS-DOS in 1995 by Origin Systems. Set in a dystopian 22nd century, you take on the role of a former elite Silencer who defects from the oppressive World Economic Consortium and…
Genre: Action
Release: 1995
Developer: Origin Systems
Publisher: Electronic Arts

Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem – MS-DOS cover art
Released in 1991 by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem is the game that introduced one of PC gaming's most iconic action heroes. This classic side-scrolling platformer follows Duke as he battles the evil Dr. Proton and his army of Techbots across three…
Genre: Platformer
Release: 1991
Developer: 3D Realms
Publisher: -

Starquake
Starquake – MS-DOS cover art
Starquake is a classic sci-fi action platformer released for MS-DOS in 1988 by Bubble Bus Software. Originally created by Stephen Crow, the game places you in the role of BLOB (Bio-Logically Operated Being), a robotic explorer sent deep beneath the…
Genre: Action
Release: 1988
Developer: Bubble Bus Software
Publisher: -

Millennium: Return to Earth
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Millennium: Return to Earth is a 1989 MS-DOS strategy and resource management game developed by Software Studios and published by Electric Dreams Software. Set in a distant, post-apocalyptic future, it places the player in command of humanity’s last…
Genre: Strategy
Release: 1989
Developer: Ian Bird
Publisher: Electric Dreams

Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant – MS-DOS cover art
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is a 1992 MS-DOS role-playing game developed by Sir-Tech and widely regarded as one of the most ambitious entries in the classic Wizardry series. It continues the tradition of first-person, party-based…
Genre: RPG
Release: 1992
Developer: Sir-Tech
Publisher: -

Space Crusade
Space Crusade – MS-DOS cover art
Space Crusade is a tactical sci-fi strategy game released in 1992 for MS-DOS by Gremlin Graphics, based on the Milton Bradley board game. Blending elements of board gaming with early computer-based strategy, the game places players in control of…
Genre: Strategy
Release: 1992
Developer: Gremlin Interactive
Publisher: -

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe – MS-DOS cover art
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe is a fast-paced, futuristic sports game that blends elements of handball, hockey, and pinball into a uniquely aggressive competition. Developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1990, it places players in a brutal…
Genre: Sports
Release: 1990
Developer: The Bitmap Brothers
Publisher: Image Works

Darker
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Darker is a moody, atmospheric futuristic flight simulator released in 1995 for MS-DOS by Psygnosis, a studio renowned for its distinctive visual style and experimental design. It is set on a distant planet that always turns the same face to its…
Genre: Simulation
Release: 1995
Developer: Psygnosis
Publisher: -

Slipstream 5000
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Slipstream 5000 is a fast-paced futuristic racing game released in 1995 for MS-DOS, developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. Set in a stylized vision of the year 5000, the game puts players behind the controls of…
Genre: Racing
Release: 1995
Developer: The Software Refinery
Publisher: Gremlin Interactive

Inferno
Inferno – MS-DOS cover art
Inferno is a fast-paced action game for MS-DOS developed by Digital Image Design and released in 1994. Set in a futuristic interstellar war, the game places the player at the controls of a heavily armed spacecraft, fighting through hostile territory…
Genre: Simulation
Release: 1994
Developer: Digital Image Design
Publisher: Ocean Software

Alien Legacy
Alien Legacy – MS-DOS cover art
Alien Legacy (1994) is a science-fiction strategy and simulation game for MS-DOS developed by Ybarra Productions and published by Sierra On-Line. The player leads humanity’s first interstellar colony, carried aboard the ship Calypso to a distant…
Genre: Strategy
Release: 1994
Developer: Ybarra Productions
Publisher: Sierra On-Line