Flight simulations sorted by year, newest first
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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Extreme Assault
DOS1997 Blue Byte Software
Flying Corps
DOSWindows 3.x1997protected Rowan Software
F-22 Lightning 2
DOS1996 NovaLogic
Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters
DOS1996 Electronic Arts
SimCopter
Windows XP/98/951996 Maxis
Apache Longbow
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected Digital Integration
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...
EF 2000
DOS1995 Digital Image Design
1942: The Pacific Air War
DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
This one’s a flight sim for people who think Top Gun didn’t have enough fuel gauges. 1942: The Pacific Air War puts you in the cockpit of World War II fighter planes, complete with dials, switches, and enough acronyms ...
Dawn Patrol
DOS1994 Rowan Software
Fleet Defender
DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
Jetstrike
DOS1994 Shadow Software
Overlord
DOS1994 Rowan Software
A320 Airbus
DOS1993 Thalion
Released in 1993 for DOS, A320 Airbus is less “Top Gun” and more “Intro to Aeronautical Bureaucracy.” It’s a flight simulator so realistic, even real pilots needed a manual. You’ll experience th...
Aces Over Europe
DOS1993 Dynamix
Strap into your Spitfire, because Aces Over Europe (1993, DOS) is here to show you that flying over 1940s Europe was as dangerous as it was polygonal. As a follow-up to Aces of the Pacific, this one tightens the mechanics, adds gr...
Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare
DOS1993 Vektor graphics
Evasive Action
DOS1993 Particle Systems
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.
Tornado
DOS1993protected Digital Integration
Tracon for Windows
Windows 3.x1993 Wesson International
Aces of the Pacific
DOS1992 Dynamix
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...
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 doomsday device, it’s a strange cocktail of strateg...
ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs
DOS1992 Argonaut Games
ATAC (1992) is what you get when someone says, “What if we made SimCity, but for waging the War on Drugs?” You play as the head of an anti-narcotics task force, deploying units, tracking smugglers, and launching airstr...
B-17 Flying Fortress
DOS1992 MicroProse Software
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...
Comanche: Maximum overkill
DOS1992 NovaLogic
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 platform...
Heroes of the 357th
DOS1992 Midnight Software
Stunt Island
DOS1992protected The Assembly Line
Thunderhawk AH-73M
DOS1992 Core Design
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 soun...
Falcon 3.0
DOS1991protected Sphere