The most popular flight simulation games

The most common kind of vehicle simulation is without doubt flight simulation involving planes or helicopters of any kind. There are two distinct types of flight simulation games: the ones focused on aerial combat (often involving historical scenarios, missions, etc.) and the ones based on civilian flight.

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EF 2000

DOS19954.2/5 Digital Image Design

After Burner

DOS19893.6/5 Sega

After Burner is an abandoned DOS combat flight simulation game with elements of rail shooters, with similarities to earlier Sega titles like Space Harrier. After Burner was designed by Yu Suzuki and developed by Sega as a coin-op and then converted to various home computers and consoles in 1989.

Evasive Action

DOS19934.2/5 Particle Systems

B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS19813.6/5 Avalon Hill

3-D Helicopter Simulator

DOS19873.7/5 Sierra On-Line

Flight of the Intruder

DOS19904.1/5 Rowan Software

Red Baron

DOS1990protected4.2/5 Dynamix

F-16 Combat Pilot

DOS19894.2/5 Digital Integration

Solo Flight

DOS19853.6/5 MicroProse Software

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.