The most popular abandonware vehicle simulation games

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Wing Commander

DOS1990freeware space combat, space simulation

Wing Commander 1 is a space combat simulator video game; the first game in the Wing Commander series. Wing Commander 1 was developed and published by Origin Systems in 1990. The game was created by Chris Roberts and beca...

Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

DOS1991 flight simulation

Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (later known as LucasArts) in 1991. It was designed for MS-DOS systems and later released for Amiga computers. The game ...

Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

DOS1991 flight simulation

Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1991 by Electronic Arts. The game is named after and endorsed by the real-life aviation legend, Chuck Yeager, who was the first pilot to break the soun...

Elite

DOS1987freeware space exploration, space combat, space simulation

Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0

DOS1988 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation

B-17 Flying Fortress

DOS1992 flight simulation

B-17 Flying Fortress (1992) is the kind of game where you don't just fly the plane—you are the plane. One moment you're the pilot, the next you're the nose gunner swatting Luftwaffe pests like you're at the world’s ang...

SimCopter

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

Elite Plus

DOS1991 space exploration, space combat, space simulation

Elite Plus is an enhanced version of the classic space trading and combat simulator Elite, released by MicroPlay in 1991 for MS-DOS. It was designed as an update to the original 1984 game, improving graphics, performance, and over...

Gunship

DOS1986demo helicopter simulation, flight simulation

Apache Longbow

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected flight simulation, helicopter simulation

Step into the cockpit of the Apache Longbow, a 1995 combat flight simulator where you’ll experience the thrilling sensation of trying to figure out keyboard controls before getting shot down by invisible enemies. It's a seri...

Frontier: Elite 2

DOS1993 space exploration, space combat, space simulation

Frontier: Elite II is a classic space simulation and trading game released in 1993, developed by David Braben and his company Frontier Developments. Frontier is the sequel to the pioneering 1984 game Elite and is often considered ...

Gunship 2000

DOS1991 helicopter simulation, flight simulation

F-15 Strike Eagle III

DOS1992 flight simulation

F-15 Strike Eagle III is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1992. It was developed by MicroProse and is the third installment in the F-15 Strike Eagle series. The game was designed for various computer platform...

Star Wars: X-Wing

DOS1993protected space simulation, space combat

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 ...

Epic

DOS1992protected space combat, space simulation

Epic (1992, DOS) lives up to its name—or at least tries very, very hard. It’s a space combat game bursting with ambition, tossing you into dogfights that feel massive even though the polygons are just holding it togeth...

Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected space simulation, space combat

Dawn Patrol

DOS1994 flight simulation

Take to the skies in Dawn Patrol (1994), a flight sim that remembers when aerial combat meant fabric wings and machine guns bolted onto wooden planes. Set in World War I, it’s less about speed and more about finesse—do...

Aces of the Pacific

DOS1992 flight simulation

Aces of the Pacific (1992, DOS) takes to the skies over WWII’s Pacific Theater, where you can dogfight in legendary aircraft and prove your piloting prowess — or spin into the sea with style. The graphics are dated, bu...

EF 2000

DOS1995 flight simulation

Aces of the deep

DOS1994 naval simulation, submarine simulation

Ever wanted to experience the grim, claustrophobic life of a WWII submarine captain without leaving your desk? Aces of the Deep (1994, DOS) delivers that dream in spades — torpedoes, sonar, periscopes, and lots of tense wait...

Wing Commander 3

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1994protected space combat, space simulation

Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator

DOS1992 realistic space simulation, space simulation

Comanche: Maximum overkill

DOS1992 helicopter simulation, flight simulation

If you ever wanted to fly a helicopter that looks like it belongs in a Michael Bay fever dream, Comanche: Maximum Overkill (1992, DOS) is for you. This voxel-powered beast puts you in the cockpit of the RAH-66 Comanche, blasting e...

After Burner

DOS1989 flight simulation, rail shooter

If you’ve ever wanted to fly a jet fighter at Mach “Oh no, I crashed again,” After Burner is the game for you. This 1989 DOS classic straps you into an F-14 and launches you straight into the danger zone - no tra...