Frontier: First Encounters (1995)

- Platforms
- DOS, Amiga CD32
- Where to get it
- My Abandonware
How it feels
A slow, methodical space simulation that feels like a solitary journey through a vast, retro pixelated universe, requiring patience and careful planning.
space simulationexplorationretromethodicalatmosphericchallengingdatedopen-ended
About
Released in 1995, *Frontier: First Encounters* was available on the DOS and Amiga CD32 platforms. This title represents an early space exploration simulation experience from that era of computing.
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