Imperial Space Command (1986)
- Platforms
- DOS
- Where to get it
- My Abandonware
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
a slow, deliberate strategy game from the early PC era, requiring careful planning and patience to manage space forces in real-time.
retrostrategictacticalmethodicaldatedsimulationdeliberate
About
Released in 1986 for DOS, *Imperial Space Command* stands as an early space strategy title from the mid-PC era of computing history. The entry defines a specific moment when real-time tactical simulation was emerging on personal computers during that decade.
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