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Games like StarLancer

2000PC

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.

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

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In short: Games like StarLancer

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

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Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

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1996PC

Brings what grabs you about StarLancer: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and a strong story.

A 1990s space combat game that pairs fast dogfights with lavish live-action cutscenes starring real actors. Its story of war and betrayal in a space-faring human empire is front and center.

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Wing Commander

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Wing Commander: Prophecy

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Freespace 2

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Strike Suit Zero

Fast pace

A fast arcade space shooter where you switch between a nimble fighter and a heavily armed transforming mech suit. Intense space battles unfold during the last hours of a doomed Earth.

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Star Horizon

Fast pace

Star Horizon reboots the on-rails space shooter with fast battles and plenty of explosive spectacle. You play John, a soldier who just wants to survive the war, supported by Ellie, the AI aboard your ship.

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