swap_horiz Star Control Alternatives

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Grim Fandango

Grim Fandango was a 1998 adventure game created by LucasArts, utilizing 3D graphics layered onto static backgrounds. Pla...

Adventure Puzzle Interactive Neo Noir

9.4 Excellent

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Civilization

Civilization is a turn-based strategy game where players guide a human civilization through millennia. Gameplay involves...

Complex Historical 1990S Grand Strategy

9.2 Excellent

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Star Control II

Star Control II is a 1992 adventure shoot 'em up developed by Toys for Bob. The game features exploration of numerous ex...

Adventure Space Opera 1990S United States

9.2 Excellent

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Heroes of Might and Magic III

Heroes of Might and Magic III is a complex turn-based strategy video game set in a fantasy world inspired by historical...

Strategy Epic Complex PC

9.1 Excellent

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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri is a 4X strategy game set in the 22nd century where seven factions colonize Chiron, a planet...

Strategy Sci Fi Simulation Complex

9.1 Excellent

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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge is a celebrated 1991 adventure game developed by LucasArts. Players control Guybrush...

Adventure Classic Retro Humor

9.1 Excellent

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Day of the Tentacle

Day of the Tentacle is a 1993 graphic adventure game created by LucasArts. It centers on Bernard Bernoulli, Hoagie Cummi...

Sci Fi Time Travel Humor Puzzle

9.1 Excellent

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Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares

Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares is a turn-based strategy game where players manage interstellar empires. Developed...

Space Opera 1990S Turn Based Strategy 4X

9.1 Excellent

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The Secret of Monkey Island

The Secret of Monkey Island is a classic 1990 adventure video game developed by Lucasfilm Games. It centers on Guybrush...

Adventure Classic Humor Point And Click

9.0 Excellent

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System Shock

System Shock is a 1994 first-person action-adventure game set on a space station in 2072. The player controls a security...

Sci Fi Immersive Retro Atmospheric

8.9 Great

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Master of Orion

Master of Orion is a turn-based strategy game where players control one of ten alien races within a procedurally generat...

Retro 1990S Grand Strategy Space Exploration

8.9 Great

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Smash TV

Smash TV is a twin-stick shooter released in 1990 by Williams Electronics. Developed by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell,...

1990S Action Game United States

8.6 Great

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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron is an arcade flight action game developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. Released in 1998 for Wind...

Military Sci Fi Classic Arcade

8.2 Great

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Crusader: No Remorse

Crusader: No Remorse is an action game released in 1995 for MS-DOS, with later ports to PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The...

1990S Cyberpunk Action Game Science Fiction

8.1 Great

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Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a vertically scrolling shooter created by Cygnus Studios and released in 1994 for MS-DOS...

Military Retro Shooter 1990S

8.0 Great

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ToeJam & Earl

ToeJam & Earl was a 1991 Sega Genesis action game where players control two alien rappers, ToeJam and Earl, after their...

1990S Action Game Action Adventure Game United States

8.0 Great

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Blackthorne

Blackthorne is a classic action-adventure video game originally released in 1994 for Super NES and MS-DOS. The title fea...

Classic Cinematic Retro Snes

7.8 Good

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The Adventures of Batman & Robin

The Adventures of Batman & Robin comprises a series of video games adapted from *Batman: The Animated Series*. These tit...

1990S Action Game United States

7.5 Good

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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is an action game developed by LucasArts for the Nintendo 64. The title features third-...

1990S Action Game United States

7.2 Good

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Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball

Sonic Spinball, released in 1993, is a Sega Genesis title developed by the Sega Technical Institute. Players control Son...

Retro Boss Rush Platformer 1990S

6.4 Fair