Wing Commander cover

Wing Commander

First release
Sep 26, 1990
Engine
Origin FX
Genres
Shooter, Simulator · Action, Science fiction

Gameplay consists of completing successive missions and overall cockpit performance affects gameplay: going above and beyond the call of duty results in medals, promotions in rank are awarded at regular intervals, and success or failure on certain critical missions decides the player's plot progress, "winning" or "losing".

Also known as Wing Commander: The 3-D Space Combat Simulator, 银河飞将, Squadron, WC1
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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
The player takes the role of a nameless pilot aboard the TCS Tiger's Claw, a Bengal-class Strike Carrier. The player gets to name the pilot and choose his call sign. The pilot (known in-production to Origin personnel as "Bluehair", after his most notable feature) quickly rises through the ranks of the flight wing and (presuming the player performs ideally in the cockpit) eventually leads a strike on the Kilrathi High Command starbase in the Venice system. On the other hand, if the player does not perform optimally, missions become increasingly defensive in nature, and eventually the Claw is forced to retreat.Read more

The player takes the role of a nameless pilot aboard the TCS Tiger's Claw, a Bengal-class Strike Carrier. The player gets to name the pilot and choose his call sign. The pilot (known in-production to Origin personnel as "Bluehair", after his most notable feature) quickly rises through the ranks of the flight wing and (presuming the player performs ideally in the cockpit) eventually leads a strike on the Kilrathi High Command starbase in the Venice system. On the other hand, if the player does not perform optimally, missions become increasingly defensive in nature, and eventually the Claw is forced to retreat.

Release dates
DOS
Sep 26, 1990
Amiga
Sep 1992
FM Towns
Dec 1992
All 8 release dates
Amiga
1992
Amiga CD32
Jun 01, 1993
DOS
Oct 1993
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 30, 1996
Mac
Oct 18, 2012
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Completionist
20h
Age ratings
ESRB T
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Where to buy
Keywords
space simulation, space combat, military, spaceship, war
… All 11, mission briefing, full motion video, escort mission, dynamic soundtrack, adapted to - movie, previously on - origin access

At a Glance

Completionist (IGDB)
20h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio
IGDB · recorded 21 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 21 Oct 2026