The Best Flight Games

Update : Gunship + Gunship 2000 added at rank #49.
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Project Wingman (2020)

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Project Wingman is an aerial combat game that puts you in control of over 20 aircrafts and 40 unique weapons, as you fight in exotic environments from an alternate history of Earth. With engaging gameplay that's easy to pick up, and Conquest mode where you can challenge yourself with various bosses and ace squadrons, it's the ultimate gaming experience.


What we like:
  • Fun gameplay
  • Great story
  • Likeable characters
  • Useful AI teammates
  • Unrestricted violence
What could be improved:
  • Not as polished as AC7
  • Camera can be janky
  • Controls sometimes feel weird
  • Some bugs
  • Graphics are great but not incredible

  • flight
  • combat
  • simulation

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Jumbo Airport Story (2022)

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Jumbo Airport Story is a fun and wholesome simulation game where you get to run your very own airport! With a vibrant pixelated style, the game offers a lot of buildings and items to purchase, and finding the perfect combinations is rewarding. The game also offers a constant flow of activity, making it addictive and enjoyable to play.


What we like:
  • Lots of buildings and items to purchase
  • Constant flow of activity
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Rewards in medals
  • Carries over progress to new games
What could be improved:
  • Annoying menu for building placement
  • Text appears as blocks sometimes
  • A few translation issues
  • Touchscreen functionality not fully optimized
  • No multiplayer mode available

  • flight
  • colony
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • 2d
  • strategy
  • real-time
  • entertainment
  • pixel
  • top-down
  • casual
  • building
  • cute

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition (2020)

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From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.


  • flight
  • simulation

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Sky Rogue (2017)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux Android

Sky Rogue is a nostalgic arcade-style 3D flight-sim with diverse aircrafts, weapons, and customization options for an engaging rogue-lite experience. Fly over infinite procedurally-generated islands, take out enemy aces, carriers, and battleships in intense dogfighting action. The game offers 2-player local co-op, permanent unlocks, and secret technologies to keep you excited. Enjoy the retro-style voxel-based world with bright colors and catchy tunes that never get old.


What we like:
  • Fun and engaging gameplay
  • Variety of planes and weapons to choose from
  • 80's graphics and art-style
  • Constant updates and mod support
  • Good value for the price
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty can spike suddenly
  • Limited storyline or plot
  • Some issues with flight physics and mechanics
  • Repetitive gameplay over time
  • Limited variety in effective loadouts

  • flight
  • rogue-like
  • arcade
  • procedural
  • jet
  • simulation
  • combat
  • moddable

5

SimplePlanes (2014)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone

SimplePlanes is the ultimate game for aviation enthusiasts. With over 100,000 free airplanes to download and the ability to build and design your own planes, the sky is truly the limit. Experience dynamic flight simulation with weight distribution, thrust, lift, and drag all calculated continuously while flying. Take on challenges like landing on aircraft carriers, dodging surface-to-air missiles, and racing through courses. The game also supports modding, giving you the ability to customize your own parts and environments for endless fun.


What we like:
  • Great for building complex creations
  • Allows for creating planes, boats, helicopters, and tanks
  • Available on mobile and VR
  • Fun to play once you learn the mechanics
  • Good alternative to similar games on the market
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve for beginners
  • Graphics may not be up to par for some players
  • Physics could be improved
  • Limited options for customizing components besides wings and fuselages

  • flight
  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • physics
  • automation
  • auto
  • racing
  • vehicle
  • building
  • collectathon
  • moddable
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • military
  • combat

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The Falconeer (2020)

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Xbox One Linux PC Windows

Soar through the skies aboard a majestic warbird, explore a stunning oceanic world and engage in epic aerial dogfights, in this BAFTA-nominated air combat game from solo developer, Tomas Sala.


  • flight
  • open-world
  • lore
  • pirates
  • open-sea
  • combat
  • fantasy
  • dragon
  • sailing
  • tutorial
  • vr
  • exploration
  • wargame
  • rpg
  • battle

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Feather (2019)

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PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Fly like a Bird Feather is a peaceful game about immersing yourself in a beautiful island. Become a bird, fly around and lose yourself in zen-like flow whilst listening to the soothing ambient soundtrack. With responsive and fluid flight controls to swoop, glide, backflip and roll your way around the island. Relaxing Ambient Gameplay No enemies, no combat, no threats, just peaceful flight by yourself or with other birds. Passive multiplayer allows you to join a flock and discover the world with others. Explore a vast open world and find new songs which can be found around the surroundings. Each element of the island responds to your presence with a hum, tone and rhythm to connect you to the world.


  • flight
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • zen
  • nature
  • open-world
  • multiplayer
  • online
  • cooperative
  • simulation
  • bird
  • sandbox

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Jet Lancer (2020)

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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.


  • flight
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • fast-paced
  • addictive
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • shoot-em-up
  • boss
  • retro
  • replay-value
  • twin-stick
  • barrel-rolling
  • western-developed
  • fight

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Kerbal Space Program (2015)

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Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Linux

Kerbal Space Program is a sandbox game that puts you in charge of the space program on the planet Kerbin, an Earth-like planet inhabited by adorable green aliens. You will build rockets and fly them, researching advanced parts as you progress. It has a Story mode to introduce players to the game, as well as Sandbox mode for more experienced players.


What we like:
  • Funny and entertaining
  • Educational and teaches real concepts
  • Immensely creative with many possibilities for spaceflight available
  • Great modding community
What could be improved:
  • Complex tech tree and learning curve
  • Potentially overwhelming for new players
  • Requires patience to understand real life concepts

  • simulation
  • flight
  • space
  • physics
  • sandbox

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition (2023)

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Discover the origins of Shulk as he and his companions clash against a seemingly-unstoppable mechanical menace. Wield a future-seeing blade, chain together attacks, and carefully position your party members in strategic, real-time combat as you journey across a massive world.


  • flight
  • simulation

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