Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Space Combat Games of All Time
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#1 Elite (1984) (#176)
Acornsoft, David Braben, Frontier Developments, Ian Bell | 6, DOS | Space Combat | 23 lists
#2 FreeSpace 2 (1999) (#450)
Volition | WIN | Space Combat | ~15h | 8 lists
#3 Eve Online (2003) (#464)
CCP | WIN | MMORPG / Space Combat | ~1553h | 10 lists
#4 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991) (#592)
Origin Systems | DOS | Space Combat | ~11h | 7 lists
#5 Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1997) (#683)
Totally Games | WIN | Space Combat | ~14h | 5 lists
#6 Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1996) (#698)
Origin Systems | 3, PS | Space Combat | ~11h | 5 lists
#7 Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994) (#743)
Origin Systems | DOS, MAC, 3DO, PS | Space Combat | ~12h | 6 lists
#8 Star Raiders (1980) (#849)
Atari | A26, A52, A8 | Space Combat | ~18m | 4 lists
#9 Elite Dangerous (2014) (#963)
Frontier Developments | MAC, WIN, XB1 | Adventure / Massively Multiplayer / First-Person Shooter / Space Combat | ~114h | 4 lists
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#176
Elite
1984
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#450
FreeSpace 2
1999
#3
#464
Eve Online
2003
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#592
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#683
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#698
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#743
#8
#849
Star Raiders
1980
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Elite Dangerous
2014
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