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Games like Eterium

2014PC49 % positive

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.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Fast pace

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In short: Games like Eterium

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Eterium special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Wing Commander

91 %Match

1990PC

Brings what grabs you about Eterium: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and a realistic look.

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.

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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

Sci-fi setting

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.

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: 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.

Iron Man 2

Sci-fi setting

A licensed third-person action game where you fly as Iron Man, blasting enemy waves with repulsors and missiles. The original story takes place after the film and was written by comic author Matt Fraction.

Advent Rising

Action-packed real-time combat

A linear sci-fi third-person action game with a story by Orson Scott Card, mixing gunplay with telekinetic powers and gesture-style aiming. Despite a rough execution, its epic story earned it a cult following.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen

Sci-fi setting

A third-person shooter set in the Star Trek universe where you play as Sisko, Kira and Worf against the Pah-wraiths. The three characters offer different play styles and their own perspectives on the plot around the Bajoran Orbs.

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Vast, open spaces

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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