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The best 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.

Most popular flight simulation games

Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0
vehicle simulationDOS, Mac OS
1942: The Pacific Air War
vehicle simulationDOS
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Extreme Assault

DOS1997 Blue Byte Software
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Infiltrator

DOS1987 Chris Gray Enterprises
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Air Traffic Controller

DOS1985 Cascoly Software
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Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

DOS1991 Electronic Arts
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 sound barrier. In Chuck Yeager's Air Combat players take on the role of a World War II fighter pilot, flying various ai...
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Overlord

DOS1994 Rowan Software
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Falcon AT

DOS1988 Sphere
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Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected Sphere
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F-22 Lightning 2

DOS1996 NovaLogic
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Aces of the Pacific

DOS1992 Dynamix
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Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

DOS1993 Vektor graphics
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1942: The Pacific Air War

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
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Heroes of the 357th

DOS1992 Midnight Software
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Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter

DOS1991protected MicroProse Software
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F-16 Combat Pilot

DOS1989 Digital Integration
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Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

DOS1991 LucasArts
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 was notable for its detailed and immersive portrayal of aerial combat during World War II, particularly focusing on the ...
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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 and released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for DOS.
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F-19 Stealth Fighter

DOS1988protected MicroProse Software
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Red Baron

DOS1990protected Dynamix
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Tornado

DOS1993protected Digital Integration
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A-10 Tank Killer

DOS1989 Dynamix
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Comanche: Maximum overkill

DOS1992 NovaLogic
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B-17 Flying Fortress

DOS1992 MicroProse Software
B-17 Flying Fortress is a single-player historical combat flight simulation game designed by Mike Brunton, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. As the title suggests, it's a simulation of the B-17 heavy bomber, set during World War II. Flight is not the only aspect of the game you are involved with: you...
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Fleet Defender

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
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F-15 Strike Eagle III

DOS1992 MicroProse Software
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 platforms of that era, including MS-DOS and Amiga. F-15 Strike Eagle 3 is a military flight simulation that puts playe...
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Aces Over Europe

DOS1993 Dynamix
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS1989 LucasArts
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.
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Stunt Island

DOS1992protected The Assembly Line
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EF 2000

DOS1995 Digital Image Design