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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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Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 Wesson International
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Infiltrator

DOS1987 Chris Gray Enterprises
Infiltrator drops you into the boots of a helicopter pilot who also happens to be a stealth operative—because the ’80s had no patience for specialization. Between air m...
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Heroes of the 357th

DOS1992 Midnight Software
Heroes of the 357th puts you in the cockpit with a seriousness that borders on intimidating, but in a good way. It leans heavily into simulation, asking you to think like a pilot r...
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Air Trax

DOS1983
Ah yes, Air Trax from 1983 - a game where “flight” is more of a philosophical concept. It’s clunky, it's slow, and it looks like it was coded in someone’s g...
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Apache strike

DOS1989 Activision
Ah, Apache Strike (1989), the game where you're the lone helicopter pilot flying through blocky cities that look like they were made of leftover Lego bricks. Your mission? Blow up ...
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F29 Retaliator

DOS1990protected Digital Image Design
F29 Retaliator is what happens when a flight simulator decides it wants to be a blockbuster action movie. You’re piloting a fictional next-generation stealth fighter through ...
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Knights of the Sky

DOS1990protected MicroProse Software
Knights of the Sky (1990, DOS) throws you into the cockpit of a biplane during WWI, where every dogfight is a dance of death and machine oil. With dynamic campaigns and customizabl...
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Armour-Geddon

DOS1992 Psygnosis
Armour-Geddon is what you get when someone combines Wargames with a midlife crisis. Set in a post-nuke world where you pilot tanks, helicopters, and laser cannons to stop a doomsda...
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Jet

DOS1985 subLOGIC
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Strike Commander

DOS1993protected Origin Systems
Strike Commander is combat flight simulation game created by Chris Roberts (the designer behind Wing Commander) and Jeff George. Strike Commander was developed by Origin Systems an...
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Fleet Defender

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
Fleet Defender places you in the cockpit of a carrier-based fighter and politely suggests you try not to embarrass yourself in front of the entire navy. This flight sim balances ac...
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Tracon 2

DOS1990 Wesson International
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Solo Flight

DOS1985 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 yea...
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Battlehawks 1942

DOS1988 LucasArts
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 e...
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Super Huey UH-IX

DOS1985protected Cosmi Corporation
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Blue Max: Aces of the Great War

DOS1990protected Artech Studios
Forget missiles—Blue Max: Aces of the Great War takes you back to when air combat meant leather helmets, canvas wings, and a healthy fear of gravity. Released in 1990 for DOS...
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F/A-18 Korea

Windows XP/98/951997 Graphic Simulations Corporation
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Tomahawk

DOS1987 Digital Integration
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Super Huey II

DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
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Jetset

DOS1982
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Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x1993 Wesson International
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RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 Wesson International
Before management sims became a genre unto themselves, RAPCON tried its hand at turning air-traffic control into entertainment. Surprisingly, it works—if you enjoy stress. Yo...
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Stunt Island

DOS1992protected The Assembly Line
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Operation Harrier

DOS1990 Creative Materials
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Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation

DOS1989 Artech Studios
Ever wondered what it’s like to fly inches from another jet’s tail while defying both gravity and common sense? Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation (1989, DOS) tri...
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Thud Ridge

DOS1988 ACME Interactive
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Cougar Force

DOS1990 Coktel Vision
Cougar Force feels like the ’80s exploded into a side-scrolling action game. Big guns, big hair, and bigger explosions define this run-and-gun romp where subtlety is for othe...
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Merlin Challenge

DOS1993 Digital Integration
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Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 Chris Gray Enterprises
Infiltrator 2 basically asks: “What if we took everything from the first game and doubled down?” The result is a sequel that’s larger, louder, and just as gleeful...
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Dive Bomber

DOS1989
Dive Bomber (1989) is a game that delivers exactly what it promises: you dive, you bomb, and you try not to crash into the ground in the process. The graphics are about as simple a...