Freespace 2

The official download can be found here: http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Installing_fs2_open Contains Freesapace, Freespace 2, expansion packs, updated graphics, game engine, etc.

Perfect for it's time... good all round but the absolute standout and unique piece is the HUGE battleships. No other game has battleships it takes you an age to fly around and then engages them in mass space combat as you fly between the lazers. Real shame there's been no FS3 and FSopen is so user unfriendly.

my favorite space flight sim of all time. Better than the Wing Commanders, maybe even better than TIE Fighter! I always described this to my friends as "the best Star Wars game there is", since its battles feel more like the huge fleet battles from SW than the actual SW games ever did to me. Cannot recommend this one highly enough!

This is to this day, my favorite video game. It has even beaten Jumpman, which is far older and almost as awesome. This game would make a great movie, and desperately needs to be reborn or continued. There is an Open source site that loves this game so well that they have updated the graphics to keep it current. Truly an awesome game.

For the first look you may find this game an old space shooter with blurry textures and old school gameplay. But if you give it time the game shines: energy systems management, countermeasures, sensors use, advanced weapon use are key features in Freespace 2. The campaign is a long one, the missions are vibrants, varied in goals and the atmosphere is fantastic.