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Games like Wing Commander

1990PC

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.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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In short: Games like Wing Commander

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

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StarLancer

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2000PC

Brings what grabs you about Wing Commander: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and 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.

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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.

Binary Domain

Strong, story-driven narrative

A third-person squad shooter set in 2080 Tokyo where you dismantle enemy robots piece by piece. Its squad trust system and story about human-like robots set it apart.

Advent Rising

Strong, story-driven narrative

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 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.

Quantum Break

Strong, story-driven narrative

Remedy's cinematic third-person shooter where time-bending powers like freezing, dashing and rewinding define every firefight. Live-action TV episodes between acts react to your branching story decisions.

Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere

Strong, story-driven narrative

An arcade combat flight game on PlayStation that breaks from its predecessors with a bleak near-future story about a mercenary pilot and branching missions. The plot is told through anime-style cutscenes and leads to multiple endings.

Star Trek: Elite Force II

Realistic visuals

A story-driven Star Trek first-person shooter where you play Hazard Team chief Munro, taking on dangerous missions aboard the Enterprise-E against familiar and new enemies.

RoboCop: Rogue City

Strong, story-driven narrative

As RoboCop you plow through crowds of thugs in first-person across grim Detroit, investigate scenes and make moral calls. It captures the films' tone with heavy, weighty gunplay and dry humor.

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