Freespace 2

1001 Video Games

Freespace 2 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Source code release

The source code was made available to the public in 2002. This means the community could use it for mods and update it graphically. It is also used as engine for standalone fangames like Wing Commander Saga: The Darkest Dawn.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • March 2000 (Issue #188) – Science Fiction Simulation of the Year
• GameSpy
  • 1999 - Sim Game of the Year
• PC Player (Germany)
  • Issue 01/2000 - Best Science-Fiction Simulation in 1999