Abandonware DOS title

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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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SimCopter

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

DOS1987freeware space exploration, space combat, space simulation
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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...
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0

DOS1988 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation
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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 ...
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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...
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EF 2000

DOS1995 flight simulation
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Gunship 2000

DOS1991 helicopter simulation, flight simulation
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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...
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F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 flight simulation
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Streets of SimCity

Windows XP/98/951997
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Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected space combat, space exploration, space simulation
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Wing Commander: Armada

DOS1994protected space combat, space simulation
Wing Commander: Armada is space combat simulation game developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS. Wing Commander: Armada is part of the Wing Commander game series and was published before Wind Com...
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Frontier: First Encounters

DOS1995 space exploration, space combat, space simulation
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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...
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Gunship

DOS1986demo helicopter simulation, flight simulation
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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 ...
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Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected space simulation, space combat
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Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18

DOS1996protected naval simulation
Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18 is an abandoned naval simulation game, developed for DOS only by Divide by zero and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1996. As the title implies, Great Nav...
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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...
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Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

DOS1993 flight simulation
With a title like Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare, you know you’re in for a serious history lesson disguised as a game. Released in 1993, this DOS flight sim spans decades of airborne combat, letting you pilot everythin...
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F-19 Stealth Fighter

DOS1988protected flight simulation
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Star Wars: X-Wing

DOS1993protected space simulation, space combat
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Fleet Command

DOS1999protected naval simulation, real-time tactics
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Wolfpack

DOS1990 submarine simulation
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Wing Commander 3

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