Frontier: First Encounters

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The third title in the Elite series of space strategic combat games, Frontier was notoriously marred by several bugs which spoiled an otherwise enjoyable game.

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Genres

SimulatorStrategy

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ActionScience fictionOpen world

Game modes

Single player

Player perspective

First person

Keywords

alienstime manipulationspaceshipslaveryminingrivaling factionsupgradeable weaponsblack marketcommerce
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Developer
Frontier Developments
Publisher
GameTek, Inc.
Release · DOS
  • Worldwide — Apr 01, 1995

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