From the post:
I’m the original developer of Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century, first released in 1995. I spent the last few weeks updating it for a 30th Anniversary Edition so it runs on Windows without the need to install and configure a DOS emulator yourself. I also modified the code to support game controllers and joystick with HOTAS setup and revised the keyboard and mouse control too.
The game has different play modes and missions:
- Dogfight, Racing, Surface strike, Tactical where you lead a squadron of wingmen.
Missions:
- Shoot asteroids from a rotating cannon to protect a space station.
- Bomb generators on a planet's surface.
- Deathmatch dogfights in deep space.
- Protect a space convoy from attacking spaceships.
- Race against up to 10 CPU ships around a space platform.
- Destroy enemy resources spread across a planet protected by turrets and hidden in space.
- Perform a surface strike on a mining colony while being blasted by ground turrets.
- Race around planets with asteroids in your path.
- Go on an adventure in search of a mysterious weapon.
- Follow a transport to attack a hidden enemy location.
- Lead a squadron to destroy an enemy convoy.
- Race across a mountainous planet and around the rings of a gas planet.
- Order a squadron to protect your star cruisers while they destroy an enemy station.
- Reach the enemy stronghold with your fleet to annihilate their base.
Some of the features:
- Customizable Challenge: 10 levels of difficulty and a cheat mode for invulnerability.
- 3D planets with atmosphere simulation.
- Full 360-degree freedom of movement, including light-speed, reverse and stop.
- Layered sound effects with volume that decreases with distance.
- Explosions with flying debris.
Going by the comments in the Itchio page and the post I found it through, it's still a DOS game, but preconfigured with DOSBox. Can't check though as I'm not on PC and the installer can't be extracted with InnoExtract.
Originally found the news through Spillhistorie:
https://spillhistorie.no/2026/02/02/frister-det-med-et-30-ar-gammelt-romspill/
Checking on it, and if someone's willing to suggest it to them, I found that they have a section in the FAQ commenting about contributions.
Also dunno how they handle downloads, but considering the volume of titles and having come accross them a few times over the years already, I would presume they're not a piracy project, likely bridging downloads instead.
They require the files be loaded externally, they just configure the files to run well on supported devices