Abandonware DOS title

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.
extreme-assault-01

Extreme Assault

DOS1997 Blue Byte Software
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Flying Corps

DOSWindows 3.x1997protected Rowan Software
f22-lightning-2-07

F-22 Lightning 2

DOS1996 NovaLogic
simcopter-08

SimCopter

Windows XP/98/951996 Maxis
apache-longbow-01

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-2000-04

EF 2000

DOS1995 Digital Image Design
1942pacific-5

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-06

Dawn Patrol

DOS1994 Rowan Software
fleet-defender-08

Fleet Defender

DOS1994protected MicroProse Software
jetstrike-02

Jetstrike

DOS1994 Shadow Software
overlord-fsim-04

Overlord

DOS1994 Rowan Software
a320-airbus-02

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-06

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-5

Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

DOS1993 Vektor graphics
evasiveaction-splash

Evasive Action

DOS1993 Particle Systems
strike-commander-04

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-desert-storm-03

Tornado

DOS1993protected Digital Integration
tracon-for-win-01

Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x1993 Wesson International
acespacific-4

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-04

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...
advanced-tactical-air-command-01

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...
b17flyingfortress-5

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...
comanchemaximum-1

Comanche: Maximum overkill

DOS1992 NovaLogic
f15-strike-eagle-3-02

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...
heroes357-3

Heroes of the 357th

DOS1992 Midnight Software
stunt-island-05

Stunt Island

DOS1992protected The Assembly Line
thunderhawk-4

Thunderhawk AH-73M

DOS1992 Core Design
chuck-yeager-air-combat-07

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...
falcon3.0-6

Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected Sphere