The following is a list of space opera media.

Space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes Space warfare in science fiction, space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, i ...

is a

subgenre Genre () is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other for ...

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

that David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer define as "colorful, dramatic, large-scale science fiction adventure, competently and sometimes beautifully written, usually focused on a sympathetic, heroic central character and plot action, and usually set in the relatively distant future, and in space or on other worlds, characteristically optimistic in tone. It often deals with war, piracy, military virtues, and very large-scale action, large stakes." The following are works that independent commentators have characterized as space opera, ordered chronologically by date of first publication.

Print

These are works of

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Novels and series

* '' A True Story'' (c. 150) by

Lucian of Samosata Lucian of Samosata (Λουκιανὸς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syria (region), Syrian satire, satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with whi ...

* '' Somnium'' (1634) by

Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, Natural philosophy, natural philosopher and writer on music. He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best know ...

* '' Edison's Conquest of Mars'' (1898) by Garrett P. Serviss * '' The Struggle for Empire: A Story of the Year 2236'' (1900) by Robert William Cole * '' Armageddon 2419 A.D.'' (

Buck Rogers Buck Rogers is a science fiction adventure hero and feature comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan first appearing in daily American newspapers on January 7, 1929, and subsequently appearing in Sunday newspapers, international newspapers, b ...

) (1928) by Philip Francis Nowlan * The '' Skylark'' seriesDavid G. Hartwell, David G. and Cramer, Kathryn, eds. ''The Space Opera Renaissance'' (New York: Tor, 2006); pp. 10–11. (1928–1965) by E. E. "Doc" Smith * '' Arcot, Wade and Morey'' (1930–32) by

John W. Campbell John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' (later called ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'') from late 1937 until his death and wa ...

* The '' Lensman'' series (1934-1948) and '' The Vortex Blaster'' (1960) by E. E. Smith * ''

Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...

'' (1945-1951), and '' Foundation'' series (1942–1999) by

Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov ( ; – April 6, 1992) was an Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. H ...

* ''Federation'' series (1952–1964) by H. Beam Piper * '' Starship Troopers'' (1959) by Robert A. Heinlein * ''

Known Space Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories by American writer Larry Niven. It has also become a shared universe in the spin-off ''Man-Kzin Wars'' anthologies. The Inter ...

'' (1964–present) by

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...

* ''

Dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, flat ...

'' (1965–present) by

Frank Herbert Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune (novel), ''Dune'' and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, ...

* The ''Dag Fletcher'' series (1966–1976) by John Rankine * '' The Dumarest Saga'' (1967-2008) by E.C. Tubb * The ''Cap Kennedy'' series (1973-1983) by E.C. Tubb (writing as Gregory Kern) * '' Alliance-Union universe'' series (1976–present) and '' Foreigner universe'' (1994–present) series by C. J. Cherryh * ''

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' is a Science fiction comedy, comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), radio sitcom broadcast over two series on BBC ...

'' series (1978–present) * The '' Uplift Universe'' novels (1980–98) by

David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo Award, Hugo,

* ''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...

'' (1982–1989) by Yoshiki Tanaka *'' The War Against the Chtorr'' (1983–present) by David Gerrold * The ''

Ender's Game ''Ender's Game'' is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with an insectoid alien species they ...

'' series (1985–present) by

Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. , he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award in List of joint ...

* ''

Culture Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

'' series (1987–2012) and '' The Algebraist'' (2004) by Iain M. Banks * '' Vorkosigan Saga'' (1987–present) by Lois McMaster Bujold * '' Liaden universe'' series (1988–present) by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller * '' Hyperion Cantos'' series (1989–1996) by

Dan Simmons Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes ...

The Space Opera Renaissance
page 311 * '' The Gap Cycle'' series (1990–1996) by Stephen R. Donaldson * '' Star Wolf'' (1990–2004) by David Gerrold * ''

Honorverse The Honorverse is a military science fiction book series, its two subseries, two prequel series, and anthologies created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. They are centered on the space navy career of the principal protagonist Ho ...

'' series (1992–present) by

David Weber David Mark Weber (born October 24, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He has written several science-fiction and fantasy books series, the best-known of which is the Honor Harrington science-fiction series. His first nov ...

* The '' Zones of Thought series'' (1992–present) by Vernor Vinge * '' Mars Trilogy (Red, Green, and Blue Mars)'' (1993–1999) by

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has ...

* '' Seafort Saga'' series (1994–2001) by David Feintuch * '' Skolian Saga'' series (1995–present) by

Catherine Asaro Catherine Ann Asaro (born November 6, 1955) is an American science fiction and fantasy author, singer and teacher. She is best known for her books about the Ruby Dynasty, called the Saga of the Skolian Empire. Biography Catherine Asaro was b ...

* '' Crest of the Stars'' series (1996–present) by Hiroyuki Morioka * ''

Revelation Space ''Revelation Space'' is a 2000 science fiction novel by Welsh author Alastair Reynolds. It was the first novel (but not first published work of fiction) set in Reynolds's Revelation Space universe, eponymous universe. The novel reflects Reynolds ...

'' series (2001–present) by

Alastair Reynolds Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a Welsh science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Early life Reynolds was born in Wales and spent his early years in Cornwall before moving back to Wales, ...

* '' The Golden Oecumene'' series (2001–2003) by John C. Wright * '' Dread Empire's Fall'' (2002–2005) by Walter Jon Williams * '' Saga of Seven Suns'' (2002–2008) and '' The Saga of Shadows'' (2014–present) by Kevin J. Anderson * '' Singularity Sky'', '' Iron Sunrise'' and '' Saturn's Children'' (2003–present) by Charles Stross * '' Commonwealth Saga'' (2004–2005) and ''

The Night's Dawn Trilogy British author Peter F. Hamilton's ''The Night's Dawn Trilogy'' consists of three science fiction novels: ''The Reality Dysfunction'' (1996), ''The Neutronium Alchemist'' (1997), and ''The Naked God'' (1999). A collection of short stories, ''A ...

'' (1996–1999) by Peter F. Hamilton * '' The Lost Fleet'' (2006–present) by Jack Campbell * '' Remembrance of Earth's Past'' (2006-2010) by

Liu Cixin Liu Cixin (, pronounced ; born 23 June 1963) is a Chinese computer engineer and science fiction writer. In English translations of his works, his name is given as Cixin Liu. He is sometimes called "''Da'' Liu" ("Big Liu") by his fellow sc ...

* ''Spiral Arm'' series (2008–2013) by Michael F. Flynn * ''Humanities Fire'' (2009-2016) by Michael Cobley * '' The Expanse'' (2011–2022) by James S. A. Corey * '' A Confusion of Princes'' (2012) by

Garth Nix Garth Richard Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the ''The Old Kingdom, Old Kingdom'', ''The Seventh Tower, Seventh Tower'' and ''The Keys to the Kingdom, Keys t ...

* ''The Illuminae Files'' series (2013-2016) and ''Aurora Cycle'' series (2019–present) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff * '' Imperial Radch'' (2013–2015) by

Ann Leckie Ann Leckie (born March 2, 1966) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. Her 2013 debut novel ''Ancillary Justice'', which features artificial consciousness and gender-blindness, won the 2014 Hugo Award for "Best Novel", as well as ...

* '' The Collapsing Empire: The Interdependency'' series (2017-2020) by

John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been n ...

* '' The Sun Eater'' (2018–2025) by Christopher Ruocchio * '' A Memory Called Empire'' (2019) by Arkady Martine * ''Dragon Pearl'' (2019) by Yoon Ha Lee * ''The Sun Chronicles'' (2019–present) by Kate Elliott * '' The Splinter in the Sky'' (2023) by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Anthologies and collections

* ''

Space Opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes Space warfare in science fiction, space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, i ...

'' (1974) by

Brian Aldiss Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for oc ...

* '' The Space Opera Renaissance'' (2006) by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer * '' The New Space Opera'' (2007) by

Gardner Dozois Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of '' The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of '' Asimov's Science Fict ...

and Jonathan Strahan (2007) * '' The New Space Opera 2'' (2009) by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan

Short fiction

* ''

'' series (1928–present) by Philip Francis Nowlan and others * '' Perry Rhodan'' series (1961–present) in German by K. H. Scheer and Clark Darlton. * ''

Berserker In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers () were Scandinavian warriors who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English adjective ''wikt:berserk#Adjective, berserk'' . Berserkers ...

'' series (1967–2005) by Fred Saberhagen * ''Graff'' series (2021-2023) by Carrie Vaughn.

Comics and manga

* ''

'' (1929-1967) * '' Flash Gordon'' series (1934–present) by Alex Raymond and others * ''

Dan Dare Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories. Dare appeared in the ''Eagle'' comic series ''Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'' from 1950 to 1967 (and subsequently in ...

'' (1950–2008), created by

Frank Hampson Frank Hampson (21 December 1918 – 8 July 1985) was a British illustrator. He is best known as the creator and artist of Dan Dare and other characters in the boys' comic, the ''Eagle'', to which he contributed from 1950 to 1961. Biograp ...

* '' Perry Rhodan'' (1961–present), created by K. H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting *'' Lone Sloane'' (1966), created by Philippe Druillet * ''

Valérian and Laureline ''Valérian and Laureline'' (), originally titled ''Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent'' () and also commonly known as ''Valérian'', is a French science fiction comics series, created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. I ...

'' (1967–present) by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières * '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (1969–present) by

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

* '' Adam Warlock'' (1975–1977) by Jim Starlin * '' Space Adventure Cobra'' (1978–1984) by Buichi Terasawa * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam , also retrospectively known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Na ...

'' (1979–1980) by

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the ''Gundam'' anime franchise. Early life and family Tomino was born on November 5, 1941, in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, to an old family of regio ...

* '' Dreadstar'' (1980–1988) by Jim Starlin * '' The Incal'' (1981–present) by

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean and French Experimental film, avant-garde filmmaker. Known for his films ''El Topo'' (1970), ''The Holy Mountain (1973 film), The Holy Mountain'' (1973) and ''Santa Sangre'' ...

* '' Nexus'' (1981–present) by

Mike Baron Mike Baron (born July 1, 1949) is an American comic book writer and novelist. He is the creator of ''Badger (comics), Badger'' and the co-creator of ''Nexus (comics), Nexus'' with Steve Rude. He is also well known as the first writer on Marvel Co ...

and Steve Rude * '' Atari Force'' (1982–1986) by

Gerry Conway Gerard Francis Conway Thomas, Roy. "Roy's Rostrum" (" Bullpen Bulletins") in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #43 and other Marvel Comics cover-dated May 1974. (born September 10, 1952) is an American comic book writer, comic book editor, science ficti ...

Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...

Ross Andru Ross Andru (; born Rostislav Androuchkevitch, June 15, 1927 – November 9, 1993) Part 1: Animation: We Leave the Army", p. 21. In 1948, Andru's first professional work as a comic strip illustrator was drawing layouts for the ''Tarzan (comics), T ...

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. Ear ...

, Mike DeCarlo,

José Luis García-López José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a Spanish people, Spanish-Argentines, Argentine comics artist who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with DC Comics. In addition to his storytelling art, he pr ...

, Eduardo Barreto,

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...

, Robert Loren Fleming, and Karl Kesel * ''Starstruck'' (1982–2010) by

Elaine Lee Elaine Lee is an American actress, playwright, producer, and writer, who specializes in Comic book, graphic novels. She has also received recognition and awards for her work as a creator and producer of audio books and dramas. Her comics have b ...

and Michael Kaluta * '' Metabarons'' (1992–2003) by

* ''The Cyann Cycle'' (1993–present) by François Bourgeon * ''

Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...

'' (2012–present) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples * '' Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru'' (2019–2020) by

Masashi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series, ''Naruto'', which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019. The series has been adapted into two anime and multiple films, vi ...

* ''

Schlock Mercenary ''Schlock Mercenary'' is a comedic webcomic written and drawn by Howard Tayler. It follows the tribulations of a star-travelling mercenary company in a satiric, mildly dystopian 31st-century space opera setting. After its debut on June 12, 2000, ...

'' (2000-2020) by Howard Taylor * ''

The Amory Wars ''The Amory Wars'' is an ongoing series of science fiction comic books and novels created by Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert, published by Evil Ink Comics. The name also refers to the fictional conflict at the cen ...

'' (2004-present) by Claudio Sanchez * HK (1996-2012) by Kevin Hérault and

Jean-David Morvan image:J D Morvan 29431b Bédérama.jpg , Morvan in 2017. Jean-David Morvan (born 28 November 1969) is a French comics author. Morvan studied arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. Morvan started out as a comics artist, but soon realised that ...

Film and television

Films

* '' Flash Gordon'' (1936–1980; 3 serial films and one feature film based on comic strip) * '' The War of the Worlds'' (1953-2005; 2 films) * '' Warning from Space'' (1956) * '' The Mysterians'' (1957) * ''

Super Giant is a Japanese superhero featured in a successful series of serial-like tokusatsu short feature films produced between 1957 and 1959 by Shintoho (the non-union branch of Toho). He is also known in Japan as , is known in The United States as St ...

'' (1957-1959; 9 films) * '' Battle in Outer Space'' (1959) * '' Gorath'' (1962) * ''Dr. Who'' (Dalek films) (1965–1966; 2 films) * ''

Planet of the Apes ''Planet of the Apes'' is a science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic world in which humans and intelligent apes c ...

'' (1968–present; 10 films) * '' Barbarella'' (1968) * '' Space Odyssey'' (1968-1984; 2 films) * '' Silent Running'' (1972) * '' Dark Star'' (1974) * '' Flesh Gordon'' (1974) * ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' (1977–present; 14 films) * '' Starcrash'' (1978) * '' Alien'' vs ''

Predator Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common List of feeding behaviours, feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation ...

'' (1979–present; 13 films) * ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'' (1979–present; 14 films) * '' The Black Hole'' (1979) * '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1979) * '' Battle Beyond the Stars'' (1980) * ''

'' (1984–present; 3 films) * '' The Last Starfighter'' (1984) * '' Starchaser: The Legend of Orin'' (1985) * ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

'' (1986–present; 8 films based on Toyline) * '' Spaceballs'' (1987) * ''

Stargate ''Stargate'' is a military science fiction media franchise owned by Amazon MGM Studios. It is based on Stargate (film), the film directed by Roland Emmerich, which he co-wrote with producer Dean Devlin; production company StudioCanal owns the ...

'' (1994) * ''

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...

'' (1996–2016; 2 films) * ''

The Fifth Element ''The Fifth Element'' () is a 1997 English-language French science-fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, and co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, an ...

'' (1997) * '' Starship Troopers'' (1997–present; 5 films) * '' Galaxy Quest'' (1999) * ''

Titan A.E. ''Titan A.E.'' is a 2000 American animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, and starring Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo and Drew Ba ...

'' (2000) * '' The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2000–present; 3 films) * ''

Treasure Planet ''Treasure Planet'' is a 2002 American animated science fiction film, science fiction adventure film directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and written by Musker, Clements and Rob Edwards (screenwriter), Rob Edwards. Produced by Walt Disney ...

'' (2002) * '' Serenity'' (2005) * ''

'' (2005) * ''

WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American animated Romance film, romantic science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, produced b ...

'' (2008) * ''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ) is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means . It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearance" is sometimes u ...

'' (2009–present; 2 films) * '' John Carter'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014–2023; 3 films) * '' Jupiter Ascending'' (2015) * '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017) * ''

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'' () is a 2017 space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It is based on the French science fiction comics series '' Valérian and Laurel ...

'' (2017) * '' Cosmoball'' (2020) * '' Rebel Moon'' (2023–present; 2 films) * '' John Vardar vs the Galaxy'' (2024)

Television

* '' Space Patrol'' (March 1950 to February 1955) * '' Rocky Jones, Space Ranger '' (1954) * '' Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe'' (1955) * '' Flash Gordon'' (1954–2008) * '' Planet Prince'' (1958-1959) * '' Fireball XL5'' (1962–1963) * '' Space Patrol'' (1962–1963) * ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' (1963–present) * '' Lost in Space'' (1965–present) * ''

'' (1966–present) * '' Space Ghost'' (1966–1967) * '' Space: 1999'' (1975–1977) * ''

Blake's 7 ''Blake's 7'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four series of thirteen 50-minute episodes were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first series, prod ...

'' (1978–1981) * ''

Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...

'' (1978–2013) * '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1979–1981) * ''

'' (1981) * '' The Transformers'' (1984–1987) * ''

'' (1985–present) * '' SilverHawks'' (1986) * '' Frank Herbert's Dune'' and ''

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune'' is a three-part science fiction television miniseries written by John Harrison and directed by Greg Yaitanes, based on Frank Herbert's novels '' Dune Messiah'' (1969) and '' Children of Dune'' (1976). Firs ...

'' (2000–2003) * ''

Red Dwarf A red dwarf is the smallest kind of star on the main sequence. Red dwarfs are by far the most common type of fusing star in the Milky Way, at least in the neighborhood of the Sun. However, due to their low luminosity, individual red dwarfs are ...

'' (1988–present) * ''

Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...

'' (1993–1998) * ''

Lexx ''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul Donovan (writer), Paul and Michael Donovan (producer), Michael Dono ...

'' (1997–2002) * '' Shadow Raiders'' (1998–1999) * ''

Crusade The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding t ...

'' (1999) * '' Lavender Castle'' (1999–2000) * ''

Farscape ''Farscape'' is an Australian-American Science fiction on television, science fiction television series conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, originally for the Nine Network. It prem ...

'' (1999-2003) * ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...

'' (1999–present) * '' Zenon trilogy'' (1999-2004) * '' Andromeda'' (2000–2005) * ''

Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

'' (2002) * '' Halo'' (since 2001, started from

video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...

) * '' Spaceballs: The Animated Series'' (2008–2009) * '' Killjoys'' (2015–2019) * ''

Dark Matter In astronomy, dark matter is an invisible and hypothetical form of matter that does not interact with light or other electromagnetic radiation. Dark matter is implied by gravity, gravitational effects that cannot be explained by general relat ...

'' (2015–2017) * '' The Expanse'' (2015–2022) * '' The Orville'' (2017–present) * ''

Final Space ''Final Space'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated space opera comedy drama television series created by Olan Rogers and developed by Rogers and David Sacks (writer), David Sacks. The series involves an astronaut named Gary Goodspeed ...

'' (2018–2021) * '' Another Life'' (2019–2022) * '' Vagrant Queen'' (2020) * '' Foundation'' (2021)

Anime

* '' Prince Planet'' (1965) created by Eiken * '' Cyborg 009'' (1966) created by

Toei Animation is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch'', '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'', '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slu ...

* '' Gatchaman'' (1972) created by Tatsunoko Production * ''

Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, totaling u ...

'' (1974–present) created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and

Leiji Matsumoto was a Japanese manga artist, and creator of several anime and manga series. His widow Miyako Maki is also a manga artist. Matsumoto was famous for his works such as ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and ''Galaxy Express 999''. His style was chara ...

* '' Space Pirate Captain Harlock'' (1978-2014), '' Galaxy Express 999'' (1978-2005), '' Queen Emeraldas'' (1998-1999), and '' Queen Millennia'' (1981-1982) created by

Mary Lynn Kittelson, ''The soul of popular culture: looking at contemporary heroes, myths, and monsters'', Open Court Publishing, 1998,
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Gundam is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with ...

'' (1979–present) created by

and

Hajime Yatate is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Bandai Namco Filmworks#Sunrise, Sunrise（Bandai Namco Filmworks） animation staff. Name "Hajime Yatate" is considered to be named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō's ''Oku no Hosomichi'': ...

* '' Dirty Pair'' (1980-2018) created by Haruka Takachiho * '' Toward the Terra'' (1980–2007) original manga series by Keiko Takemiya * ''

Macross is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime media franchise/ media mix, created by Studio Nue (most prominently mecha designer, writer and producer Shōji Kawamori) and Artland in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth and t ...

'' (1982–present) created by Shoji Kawamori, and its U.S. counterpart ''

Robotech ''Robotech'' is an American-Japanese science fiction Media franchise, franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production; it was first released in the United St ...

'' (1985-2013) adapted by Carl Macek * '' Space Adventure Cobra'' (1982–2010) created by Buichi Terasawa * '' Armored Trooper VOTOMS'' (1983–1984) created by Ryosuke Takahashi * '' Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight'' (1985) created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki * ''

'' (1988–present) original novel by Yoshiki TanakaAnime Greenlit for Tanaka's Titania Space Opera Novels
ANN, 2008-03-05 * '' Tenchi Muyo!'' (1992–2014) created by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi * '' The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (1993–present) original light novel by Hitoshi Yoshioka * '' Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai'' (1994–1995) * '' Martian Successor Nadesico'' (1996–1997) created by

Kia Asamiya , best known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences. Biography Before becoming a manga artist, Asamiya graduated from the Tokyo Designer School, then worked as a character de ...

* ''

Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese neo-noir space Western anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. It was created and animated by Sunrise (company), Sunrise, led by a production team of director Shinichirō Watanabe, ...

'' (1998) created by Shinichirō Watanabe * ''

Outlaw Star is a media franchise#Japan, Japanese media mix primarily consisting of an anime Television show, television series produced by Sunrise (now a division of Bandai Namco Filmworks) and a corresponding Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series w ...

'' and '' Angel Links'' (1998–1999) created by Takehiko Itō * '' Crest of the Stars'', '' Banner of the Stars'', '' Seikai no Danshō'' (1999–2005) created by Hiroyuki Morioka * '' Vandread'' (2000–2002) created by Gonzo and

Media Factory , formerly known as , was a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit (Japanese company), Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo. ...

* ''

Sonic X is a Japanese anime television series based on Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. Produced by TMS Entertainment under partnership with Sega and Sonic Team, and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, ''Sonic X'' initially ran for 52 ep ...

'' (2003–2004) based on

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battle ...

created by

TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as '' Detective Conan'', '' Lupin the Third ...

* '' Starship Operators'' (2005) produced by J.C.Staff, original Manga series by Ryo Mizuno * '' Heroic Age'' (2007) created by Tow Ubukata * '' Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline'' (2007-2008) based on

created by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières. * '' Tytania'' (2008–2009) original light novel by Yoshiki Tanaka * '' Space Dandy'' (2014) * '' Aldnoah.Zero'' (2014) * '' Knights of Sidonia'' (2015) * '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (One anime TV series since 1995 and 5 anime films since 1997)

Actual Play Tabletop Role-playing Games (TTRPGs)

* ''The Nautilus Ark: A Johnson Corp Odyssey'' (2021) Critical Role one-shot (

Mothership A mother ship, mothership or mother-ship is a large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles. A mother ship may be a maritime ship, aircraft, or spacecraft. Examples include bomber aircraft, bombers converted to carry exp ...

/ Alien: The Roleplaying Game homebrew) * ''A Starstruck Odyssey'' (2022) Dimension 20 campaign ( ''Dungeons and Dragons'' 5th edition)

Radio

* '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1932-1947) * ''

'' (1978–present) * '' Space Patrol'' (4 October 1952 to 19 March 1955)

Podcasts

* ''Sparks Nevada, Marshall on Mars'' by Thrilling Adventure Hour * '' Mission to Zyxx'' by Maximum Fun * '' Wolf 359'' by Kinda Evil Genius Productions

Games

Social

* '' Outernauts'' (2012–2016) created by Insomniac Games

Tabletop

Boardgames / Wargames

* '' Stellar Conquest'' (1974) * ''

BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...

'' (1984–present)

FASA Corporation FASA Corporation was an American publisher of role-playing games, wargaming, wargames and board games between 1980 and 2001, after which they closed publishing operations for several years, becoming an IP holding company under the name FASA In ...

* ''

Renegade Legion ''Renegade Legion'' is a series of science fiction Computer and video game, games that were designed by Sam Lewis (game designer), Sam Lewis, produced by FASA Corporation, FASA, and published from 1989 to 1993. The line was then licensed to Night ...

'' (1989–1993) FASA Corporation * '' Twilight Imperium'' (1998–present) Fantasy Flight Games * '' Risk: Star Wars: Clone Wars Edition'' (2005)

Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational corporation, multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herma ...

, Winning Moves * '' Risk: Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition'' (2006)

, Winning Moves * '' Race for the Galaxy'' (2007–present) Rio Grande Games * ''

Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ...

'' (2011) Asmodee * ''Space Empires: 4X'' (2011)

GMT Games GMT Games is a California-based wargaming publisher founded in 1990. The company has become well known for graphically attractive games that range from "monster games" of many maps and counters, to quite simple games suitable for introducing new ...

* ''Risk: Mass Effect Galaxy at War Edition'' (2013)

, Winning Moves

Roleplaying Games

* '' Traveller'' (1977–present)

Game Designers' Workshop Game Designers' Workshop (GDW) was a Board wargame, wargame and role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996. Many of their games are now carried by other publishers. History Game Designers' Workshop was originally established June 22, 1973. ...

- The classic and quintessential Space Opera roleplaying game. * ''

'' (1980–present) Fantasy Games Unlimited * '' 2300 AD'' (1986)

Hard Science Fiction Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell's ''Islands of Space'' in the Novemb ...

version of '' Twilight: 2000''. * '' Space: 1889'' (1988-2011)

Steampunk Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and Applied arts, aesthetics inspired by, but not limited to, 19th-century Industrial Revolution, industrial steam engine, steam-powered machinery. Steampun ...

Space Opera. * '' Battlelords of the 23rd Century'' (1990–Present) Optimus Design Studios * '' Rifts Phase World'' (1990–present) Palladium Books * '' Fading Suns'' (1996-) Holistic Design * ''

Alternity ''Alternity'' is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) published by TSR, Inc., TSR in 1997 in games, 1997. Following the acquisition of TSR by Wizards of the Coast, the game was discontinued in 2000 as part of a broader rationalisation of T ...

'' (1998-2000) TSR * '' GURPS Transhuman Space'' (2002) Steve Jackson Games -

Transhumanist Transhumanism is a philosophical and intellectual movement that advocates the human enhancement, enhancement of the human condition by developing and making widely available new and future technologies that can greatly enhance longevity, cogni ...

Space Opera. * '' D6 Space Opera / D6 Space'' (2003/2004–present)

West End Games West End Games (WEG) was a company that made board, role-playing, and war games. It was founded by Daniel Scott Palter in 1974 in New York City, but later moved to Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Its product lines included ''Star Wars'', ''Paranoia' ...

- Generic version of the D6-based system used for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (1987-1998) and Shatterzone (?-1997). * '' Serenity'' and ''

'' RPGs (2005-2015) Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd * '' Eclipse Phase'' (2009–present)

Catalyst Game Labs Catalyst Game Labs (CGL) was created in May 2007 by InMediaRes Productions, LLC for the purpose of publishing print ''Shadowrun'' and ''Classic BattleTech'' sourcebooks.Posthuman Studios * ''Forbidden Stars'' (2015) Fantasy Flight Games * '' Starfinder Roleplaying Game'' (2017–present)

Paizo Publishing Paizo Inc. (; originally Paizo Publishing) is an American role-playing game publishing company based in Redmond, Washington, best known for the tabletop role-playing games '' Pathfinder'' and '' Starfinder''. The company's name is derived from ...

- Science Fiction version of ''Pathfinder''.

Collectable Card Games

* '' Star Trek Customizable Card Game'' (1994-2007) Decipher, Inc. * '' Star Wars Customizable Card Game'' (1995-2001) Decipher, Inc. * '' WARS Trading Card Game'' (2004-2005) Decipher, Inc. - Generic version of the SW:CCG.

Video

* ''

Elite In political and sociological theory, the elite (, from , to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful or wealthy people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. Defined by the ...

'' (1984–present) created by David Braben and Ian Bell * '' Metroid'' (1986–present) created by

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...

* '' Starflight'' (1986-1991) created by Binary Systems and

Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by former Apple Inc., Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry ...

* '' Phantasy Star'' (1987–present) created by

Sega is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises for arcade game, arcades and video game cons ...

. * '' F-Zero'' (1990) created by

. * '' Star Control'' (1990-1996) created by

Toys for Bob Toys for Bob, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Novato, California. It was founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford (programmer), Fred Ford and is best known for creating ''Star Control'' and the ''Skylanders'' franchise ...

and Legend Entertainment * '' Wing Commander'' (1990–2007) created by Origin Systems, Inc. * '' Master of Orion'' (1993–present) created by Simtex * ''

Star Fox (series) ''Star Fox'' is a Shoot 'em up, rail shooter, space flight simulator, and Action-adventure game#3-person action-adventure, third person action-adventure video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and developed and published by Nintendo. Th ...

'' (1993–present) created by

* '' Marathon Trilogy'' (1994-1996) created by

Bungie Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington, and a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company was established in May 1991 by Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones (programme ...

* ''

Mega Man V ''Mega Man V'' is an action- platform video game developed by Minakuchi Engineering and published by Capcom for the Game Boy. It is the fifth game in the handheld series of the '' Mega Man'' franchise. The game follows the adventures of the ...

'' (1994) created by

Capcom is a Japanese video game company. It has created a number of critically acclaimed and List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil'', ''Monster ...

* ''

Star Ocean is a franchise of science fantasy Action role-playing video game, Action role-playing video games developed by the Japanese company tri-Ace and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix). Development History ''Star Ocean'' is known as one of the ...

'' (1996–present) created by tri-Ace * '' StarCraft'' (1998–present) created by

Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher based in Irvine, California, and a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. Originally founded in 1991, the company is best known for producing the h ...

* '' Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri'' (1999) created by

Firaxis Games Firaxis Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Sparks, Maryland. The company was founded in May 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds (game designer), Brian Reynolds following their departure from MicroProse, Meie ...

* '' X (game series)'' (1999–present) created by Egosoft * '' Homeworld'' (1999–2003) created by

Relic Entertainment Relic Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as THQ Canada Inc.) is a Canadian video game developer based in Vancouver, founded in 1997. The studio specializes in real-time strategy games and is known for series such as '' Homeworld'', '' Warhammer 4 ...

* '' Starlancer'' (2000) and ''

Freelancer ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...

'' (2003) created by Digital Anvil * '' Halo'' (2001–present) created by

and 343 Industries * '' Space Rangers'' 2002 created by Elemental Games * '' Ratchet & Clank'' (2002–present) created by Insomniac Games * '' EVE Online'' (2003–present) created by CCP Games * '' Galactic Civilizations'' (2003–present) created by

Stardock Stardock Corporation is an American software development Company (law), company founded in 1991 and incorporation (business), incorporated in 1993 as Stardock Systems. Stardock initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but was forced to switch t ...

* '' Space Station 13'' (2003) * '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' (2003–2014) created by

LucasArts Lucasfilm Games (known as LucasArts between 1990 and 2021) is an American video game brand licensing, licensor, former video game developer and video game publisher, publisher, and a subsidiary of Lucasfilm. It was founded in May 1982 by George ...

and BioWare * ''

Xenosaga ''Xenosaga'' is a role-playing video game series developed by Monolith Soft and primarily published by Namco. Forming part of the wider ''Xeno (series), Xeno'' metaseries, ''Xenosaga'' is set in a science fiction universe and follows a group of ch ...

'' (2003–2006) created by

Monolith Soft trade name, trading as Monolith Soft, is a Japanese Video game developer, video game development studio originally owned by Namco (later Bandai Namco) until being bought out by Nintendo in 2007, best known for the ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' ser ...

* '' Star Sonata'' (2004) developed by Adam Miller * '' Advent Rising'' (2005) created by Majesco Entertainment * '' Sword of the Stars'' (2006) created by Kerberos Productions * ''

Mass Effect ''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the galaxy using technology left behind by Elder race, a ...

'' (2007–present) created by BioWare * '' Super Mario Galaxy'' (2007) and '' Super Mario Galaxy 2'' (2010) created by

* '' Dead Space'' (2008–2013) created by EA Redwood Shores and

Glen Schofield Glen Schofield is an American video game artist, designer, director, and producer. He was formerly the vice president and general manager at Visceral Games, co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, founder and former CEO of Striking Distance Studios, and ...

* '' Sins of a Solar Empire'' (2008–present) created by

* '' Infinite Space'' (2009) created by Nude Maker * '' Sonic Colors'' (2010) created by

* '' Darkstar: The Interactive Movie'' (2010) created by Parallax Studio * '' Star Citizen'' (2011–present) created by Cloud Imperium Games * '' Endless Space'' (2012) created by Amplitude Studios * '' FTL: Faster Than Light'' (2012) created by Subset Games * ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...

'' (2014–present) created by

* ''

Xenoblade Chronicles X ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The game is part of the ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' series, itself forming part of the wider ''Xeno (series), Xeno'' ...

'' (2015) created by

* '' Starbound'' (2016) created by Chucklefish * ''

Stellaris (video game) ''Stellaris'' is a 4X Grand strategy wargame, grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. In ''Stellaris'', players take control of an interstellar civilization on the galactic stage an ...

'' (2016–present) created by Paradox Interactive * '' No Man's Sky'' (2016–present) created by Hello Games * ''Starfield'' (2023) created by Bethesda Game Studios * '' Honkai: Star Rail'' (2023–present) created by miHoYo

Music

* 01011001 by

Ayreon Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk music, f ...

* Into The Electric Castle by

* Space Metal by Arjen Anthony Lucassen * Star One project by Arjen Anthony Lucassen * Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer by

* Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator by

* The Source (Ayreon album) by

* Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards by Gloryhammer * Legends from Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex by Gloryhammer * The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

* Songs from the Black Hole by

Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing ...

* The Vice Quadrant: A Space Opera by Steam Powered Giraffe * Ziltoid the Omniscient by Devin Townsend
The Devin Townsend Project
Ziltoid: Dark Matters by Devin Townsend
Metropolis Saga
by

Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe Robinson ( ; born December 1, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She has received ten Grammy Award nominations, and is the recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Children's and Family Emmy Award. ...

* The Mission by Styx * Splendor & Misery by Clipping
IRIS: A Space Opera by Justice
by

Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...

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