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,...
Elite
DOS1987freeware space exploration, space combat, space simulation
Falcon
DOS1987protected flight simulation
PHM Pegasus
DOS1987 naval simulation
Starlord
DOS1987 space simulation