The Best Flight simulation Games

Update : Microsoft Flight Simulator Standard 40th Anniversary Edition added at rank #14.
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House of the Dying Sun (2016)

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PC Windows

House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.


  • space
  • simulation
  • flight
  • vr
  • baron
  • single-developer
  • shooter
  • action

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RealFlight 9.5 (2019)

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Oculus Rift HTC Vive PC Windows

RealFlight® is the industry-leading flight simulator for radio-controlled airplanes, helicopters, and drones. Fly more than 160 hyper-realistic vehicles in an immense, open world right from your desktop. This RC classic is a must-have tool for flight enthusiasts of all skill levels!

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  • simulation
  • racing
  • flight
  • fitness

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Flight Of Nova (2022)

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early access PC Windows

Flight of Nova is a space and atmospheric flight simulator in which you control spacecraft on and around NVA-31, a full-scale planet. You will fly an assortment of craft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.

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  • simulation
  • flight
  • space
  • spaceships
  • 6dof
  • immersive
  • sci-fi
  • futuristic
  • physics
  • atmospheric
  • transportation
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • realistic
  • exploration

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Endless ATC (2017)

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Android PC Windows

Endless ATC is a realistic air traffic control simulator with a simple, easy to use interface. The goal is to guide as many planes as possible safely to the runways. Find out how many flights you can manage to control!


  • immersive
  • simulation
  • attack
  • score
  • procedural
  • flight
  • minimalist
  • management
  • tactical
  • realistic
  • moddable
  • relaxing
  • real-time
  • 2d
  • radar

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Liftoff (2015)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Liftoff is a game that translates the rush of first-person view drone racing to the digital world, developed by the game developer LuGus Studios and drone manufacturers ImmersionRC and FatShark.

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  • racing
  • simulation
  • sport
  • fpv
  • flight
  • quad

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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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Sky Knights (2017)

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early access PC Windows 95 98 2000 xp

Prove your skills as a pilot in this action-packed multiplayer dogfighting game. Take part in 4 vs 4 battles and outmaneuver opponents, master a variety of jets and weapons, support allied ground troops, and land on the runway. Only a well-orchestrated team of pilots can bring down the enemy bases.


  • flight
  • 1980s
  • wargame
  • team
  • fantasy
  • top-down
  • simulation
  • strategy
  • shooter

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X-Plane 11 (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.


  • flight
  • simulation

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FoxOne (2014)

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Android Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile

Survival Mode with 12 increasingly difficult attack waves with dynamically randomized enemies (fighters, bombers, helicopters), changing each time you play it again. Unparalleled sense of speed: Feel the thrill of blasting through the skies in 12 different supersonic jets, based on real aircraft models, each one having its own unique place and use in the game.

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  • flight
  • simulation
  • battle

10

LiftoffA: FPV Drone Racing (2018)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Liftoff® is a drone racing game that translates the rush of first-person view drone racing to the digital world. Join the biggest community for virtual FPV racing!

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  • simulation
  • editor
  • immersive
  • level
  • flight
  • modern
  • racing
  • realistic
  • crafting
  • education
  • sport
  • fpv
  • science
  • first-person
  • atmospheric

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