Space simulation games

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List of Space simulation games

This is a list of free/libre space simulation games:

Game	Screenshot	Last Release	Genres	Description
Adanaxis			A single-player 4D first person shooter in outer space	Adanaxis Adanaxis 1.2.5, level 4 (low detail). Note the transparency levels and colorful dot angles. Genre A single-player 4D first person shooter in outer space Latest release 1.2.5 Developer Mushware Limited (Andy Southgate) Code licenses GPLv2; an irrelevant non-free file in the commercial version ($18.95) Media licenses GPLv2; non-free files in the commercial version P. languages C++ Libraries GLUT Contribute Adanaxis is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Adanaxis is a deep space first-person shooter game in four spatial dimensions, written by Andy Southgate. The latest version of the game is 1.2.5. It is written in the C++ programming language using the GLUT library.
Endless Sky		2017-08-15	Space	Endless Sky A fight in Endless Sky Genre Space Latest release 0.9.8  (Announcement) Release date August 15th, 2017 Code license GPLv3 Media license Various (CC-BY-SA-4.0, CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC-BY-3.0 and public-domain) Contribute Endless Sky is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Endless Sky is a space exploration, trading and combat game inspired by the old proprietary game Escape Velocity. Players can earn money by trading, carrying passengers, and completing missions. It is also possible to go pirate hunting and participate in a civil-war. Or one can go exploring, leave human space behind, and hope to find some friendly aliens whose culture is more civilized than your own...
Naev		2017-07-08	Space, Shooting	Naev Naev Genre Space, Shooting Latest release 0.7.0  (Announcement) Release date July 8th, 2017 Developer Edgar "bobbens" Simo Code license GPLv3 Media license Varies (Generally CC-by-sa 3 or later) P. language C, lua Library SDL , OpenGL , OpenAL , libxml2 , freetype Contribute Naev is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Chat Forum Naev is a 2D space top-down shooting and trading game primarily developed by Edgar "Bobbens" Simo. It requires SDL, OpenGL, and OpenAL. The source code is licensed under the GPLv3. The project was inspired by the proprietary game Escape Velocity.
Oolite		2018-10-27	Space simulation	Oolite Oolite Genre Space simulation Latest release 1.88  (Announcement) Release date October 27th, 2018 Developer Giles Williams, Jens Ayton Code license GPLv2+ Media license GPLv2+ P. language Objective-C Contribute Oolite is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Forum Oolite is a space simulation game inspired by the game Elite. Both the source code and media are licensed under the GPL (version 2 or later). Oolite is programmed in the Objective-C programming language and uses OpenGL. It is available for the Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems. This game requires 3D hardware acceleration.
Pioneer		2018-12-18	Adventure, Space simulation	Pioneer Pioneer Genre Adventure, Space simulation Latest release 20181223  (Announcement) Release date December 18th, 2018 Code license GPL v3 Media license CC-BY-SA 3.0 P. language C++ Contribute Pioneer is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Chat Forum Pioneer is a space adventure game set in the far future in our galaxy. Players may choose their path as traders, explorers, pirates or bounty hunters. There are several factions, each faction having an extensive history and social system described on the Pioneer Wiki. Once being a clone of Elite II: Frontier, the game is now becoming a new game, still in the spirit of Frontier but with new ships, stations, factions and improvements in the GUI and other areas of the game.
SpaceZero		2013-12-21	RTS	SpaceZero SpaceZero Genre RTS Latest release 0.86.00  (Announcement) Release date December 21Template:Sth, 2013 Developer MRevenga Code license GPLv3 Media license GPL P. language C Library gtk Contribute SpaceZero is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Forum SpaceZero is a RTS 2D space combat, multiplayer (two players by now) net game.
Starfighter		2017-03-03	Arcade	Project: Starfighter Project: Starfighter 1.3 Genre Arcade Latest release 1.7  (Announcement) Release date March 3rd, 2017 Developer Parallel Realities Code license GPL Media licenses various P. language C++ Library SDL Contribute Project: Starfighter is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Homepage Project: Starfighter is a 2D shoot'em up game by Stephen Sweeney and Richard Sweeney of Parallel Realities. It can run on Mac and Linux platforms. It relies on the SDL library. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License.
StressFreeZone			Space simulation game, Online	Space simulation games StressFreeZone Genres Space simulation game, Online Latest release 1.0.955 Code license GPL Engine Lugre P. languages C++, Lua Contribute Space simulation games is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. StressFreeZone is a space simulation focused on cooperative (non-massive)-multiplayer and intuitive gameplay, that is fun to play in short bursts, e.g. on LAN parties. It is written in the C++ and Lua programming language and uses the Lugre engine. The source code is licensed under the GPL (version 3 or later). The media are licensed under various liberal licenses. The game is incomplete and has not been developed further since October 2008.
Vega Strike		2012-04-01	Space simulation game	Vega Strike Final docking approach Genre Space simulation game Latest release 0.5.1 r1 Release date April 1st, 2012 Code license GPL v2 Media license GPL v2 P. language C++, Python, XML Library OpenGL Contribute Vega Strike is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. Development Project Source Code Bug/Feature Tracker Forum Vega Strike is an action space simulation game. The game, including its media, is licensed under the GPL. The latest stable release is Version 0.5.1 r1 on April 1st, 2012.