Escape Velocity cover art

Escape Velocity

Ambrosia's classic 2D space trading game. Fly across the galaxy and shoot, trade, run, and cargo drop your way to galactic domination.

5 May 1996

Escape Velocity is a video game developed by Ambrosia Software, released 5 May 1996 on Mac.

Verified Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Escape Velocity is

Escape Velocity was developed by Ambrosia Software and released in 1996. It is available on Mac only.

How it plays

Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

Escape Velocity launched on 5 May 1996, within three weeks of Duke Nukem 3D, Jumping Flash! 2 and NBA Hangtime.

Released around the same time: Duke Nukem 3D, Jumping Flash! 2, NBA Hangtime.

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Escape Velocity — frequently asked questions

When did Escape Velocity come out?
Escape Velocity was released on 5 May 1996 for Mac.

If you like this

Games like Escape Velocity

See all