Space combat simulation

Space combat simulators focus on simulating control over a spacecraft which engages in combat in outer space. The games use complex controls and mechanics in an attempt to give the feeling that the player is the active pilot of an armed, usually military, space craft, though they often tend to forgo realistic physics of space flight to make it smoother and more exciting. Games are largely mission-based as opposed to the open world, RPG play of space trading and combat games. Important games in the genre include Wing Commander, FreeSpace and Star Wars: X-Wing.