Abandonware vehicle simulation games sorted by year, newest first

Vehicle simulation games put the player right in the pilot’s seat, for an immersive and realistic game experience. Vehicles can be cars, airplanes, spaceships, or tanks. Simulation is often based on details in order to augment realism, like full-features dashboards, controls, gauges, and indicators.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0

DOSMac OS1989 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation

Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 (MSFS 4.0) is a flight simulation game released by Microsoft in 1989 for MS-DOS. It was the fourth major version of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series and introduced several improvements over its ...

MiG-29M Super Fulcrum

DOS1989 flight simulation

Red Storm Rising

DOS1989 submarine simulation

Red Storm Rising is a submarine simulation video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1988, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond. The game is set during a hypothetical World War III scenario, f...

Sherman M4

DOS1989 tank simulation

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

DOS1989 space simulation

Starglider 2

DOSMac OS1989 space simulation, space combat

Strike Fleet

DOS1989 naval simulation

Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS1989 flight simulation

Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by L...

Battlehawks 1942

DOS1988 flight simulation

Welcome to the skies of World War II, where dogfights are fast, fuel is low, and you probably forgot to raise your landing gear. Battlehawks 1942 (1988) is a flight sim with just enough realism to make you sweat and just enough ar...

F-19 Stealth Fighter

DOS1988protected flight simulation

Falcon AT

DOS1988 flight simulation

First Expedition

DOS1988 naval simulation

Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0

DOS1988 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation

Navcom 6: The Persian Gulf Defense

DOS1988 naval simulation

Ocean Ranger

DOS1988 naval simulation

Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS1988 space combat, space simulation

Super Huey II

DOS1988protected helicopter simulation, flight simulation

The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected

Thud Ridge

DOS1988 flight simulation

Up Periscope!

DOS1988 submarine simulation

3-D Helicopter Simulator

DOS1987 civilian flight simulation, helicopter simulation, flight simulation

Released in 1987, this is less of a simulator and more of a fever dream where you pilot a flying box over a grid pretending to be terrain. 3-D Helicopter Simulator was ambitious for its time, with wireframe graphics that suggest a...

ACE 2

DOS1987 flight simulation

In ACE 2 (1987, DOS), you and a buddy can engage in split-screen dogfights so slow they make real air combat look like fast-forwarded ballet. The graphics are simple, but the charm is in the rivalry — few things bond friends...

Ace of Aces

DOS1987 flight simulation

Ace of Aces (1987, DOS) is a game where you pilot a WWII plane via a series of still-image panels that suggest action more than deliver it. It’s like a flipbook with ambitions. You’ll toggle views, dodge bullets (sort ...

Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon

DOS1987 realistic space simulation, space exploration

Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon (1987) lets you relive the lunar missions in all their... spreadsheet-like glory. This game is as educational as it is punishing; you’ll learn about thrust vectors, fuel efficiency, and your to...

Arctic Fox

DOS1987 tank simulation, first-person shooter

Tank controls + polar bears + Cold War vibes = Arctic Fox. In this early vehicular combat sim, you're piloting a futuristic snow tank across an icy wasteland to stop some aliens or Russians or alien Russians. The plot is thin, the...

B-24 Combat Simulator

DOS1987protected flight simulation

Step aside, arcade action—B-24 Combat Simulator (1987) is here to test your patience, eyesight, and possibly your sanity. It’s all about realism, baby. You’ll take off, navigate, bomb targets, and hopefully land,...