Abandonware vehicle simulation games sorted by release date

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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Millennia: Altered Destinies

DOS1995 space exploration, space simulation

Archimedean Dynasty

DOS1996protected naval simulation, submarine simulation

F-22 Lightning 2

DOS1996 flight simulation

Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18

DOS1996protected naval simulation

Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18 is an abandoned naval simulation game, developed for DOS only by Divide by zero and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1996. As the title implies, Great Naval Battles vol. 5 is a fairly accurate historical simulation set in World War I. The game also includes a mission editor.

Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters

DOS1996 flight simulation

Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 mech simulation

MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a standalone expansion to MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, released in 1996 by Activision. Part of the larger BattleTech universe, the game puts players in control of a customizable BattleMech as they assume the role of a freelance mercenary pilot in the turbulent 31st century. MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries introd...

SimCopter

Windows XP/98/951996 civilian flight simulation, helicopter simulation, flight simulation

Extreme Assault

DOS1997 flight simulation, first-person shooter

Flying Corps

DOSWindows 3.x1997protected flight simulation

Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected space combat, space exploration, space simulation

Subhunt

DOS1997 naval simulation, submarine simulation

Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected space simulation, space combat

Fleet Command

DOS1999protected naval simulation, real-time tactics

Star Trek: Starfleet Command

Windows XP/98/951999protected space combat, space simulation

Noctis

DOSWindows XP/98/952000 space exploration, space simulation

Aquanox

Windows XP/98/952001protected first-person shooter, submarine simulation

Dive into Aquanox (2001), where post-apocalyptic submarines battle it out beneath the ocean in a world that’s half Waterworld, half neon rave. With moody lighting and dialogue that screams “we’re trying to be deep,” it’s a game that takes itself very seriously while you zip around in your bubble-shooting doomfish. It's...

Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected space combat, space exploration, space simulation

Sub Command

Windows XP/98/952001protected submarine simulation

Sub Command is a naval warfare simulation game developed by Sonalysts Inc. and released in 2001. In Sub Command, you assume the role of a captain commanding one of three advanced nuclear-powered submarines. The game focuses on stealth, tactical decision-making, and the use of cutting-edge submarine technology to accomplish various missions.