The most popular abandonware vehicle simulation games

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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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...

Elite

DOS1987freeware space exploration, space combat, space 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...

Gunship 2000

DOS1991 helicopter simulation, flight simulation

SimCopter

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

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 ...

Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

DOS1993 flight simulation

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...

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 ...

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...

Gunship

DOS1986demo 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...

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...

688 Attack Sub

DOS1989 submarine simulation

Dive, dive! This 1989 DOS simulator puts you in control of a nuclear submarine, though most of the action involves pushing buttons and waiting very patiently. Think of it as the “Microsoft Excel of naval warfare,” only...

Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter

DOS1991protected flight simulation

Red Baron

DOS1990protected flight simulation

F-22 Lightning 2

DOS1996 flight simulation

Jetfighter 2: Advanced Tactical Fighter

DOS1990 flight simulation

Strike Commander

DOS1993protected flight simulation

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 and released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for DOS.

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...

Wolfpack

DOS1990 submarine simulation

A-10 Tank Killer

DOS1989 flight simulation

Explosions? Check. Missiles? Check. Graphics that look like someone spilled gray soup on your monitor? Double check. A-10 Tank Killer lets you pilot a flying war machine and rain chaos upon tiny pixel tanks that may or may not be ...

Star Wars: X-Wing

DOS1993protected space simulation, space combat

Frontier: First Encounters

DOS1995 space exploration, space combat, space simulation

Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware first-person shooter, mech simulation

Jumping forward to 2004, Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion ditches swords and sorcery for giant mechs stomping across futuristic battlefields. It’s a squad-based online multiplayer experience, heavily inspired by the MechWarrior ...