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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Deep space: Operation Copernicus

DOS19863.9/5 space combat, space simulation

Gunship

DOS1986demo4.3/5 helicopter simulation, flight simulation

Orbiter

DOSMac19864.3/5 space simulation

Psi 5 Trading Company

DOS1986protected4.1/5 space exploration, space simulation

Starglider

DOS19863.7/5 space combat, space simulation

F-15 Strike Eagle

DOS1985demo3.8/5 flight simulation

Jet

DOS19854.1/5 flight simulation

Silent Service

DOSMac1985protecteddemo4/5 submarine simulation

Silent Service is a submarine simulation game developed and published by MicroProse. The first game in the series, Silent Service, was released in 1985. It was designed by Sid Meier and inspired by his interest in naval history. The game focused on simulating the experience of commanding a U.S. submarine during World War II in the Pacific...

Solo Flight

DOS19853.6/5 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation

Not many people know that the first games created by Sid Meier were flight simulations. Solo Flight was published by MicroProse in 1983 for Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari, and a year later, in 1984, for PC. The game takes place in the United States. As a fliying mailmain, the goal of the game is to deliver mail across the U.S.A.