Updated on November 7, , by Jeff Drake: Flight games or sims are an interesting type of game. Unlike most games, where the challenge of the game is the focus, flight games are more about the experience. Many players enjoy flight games because they don't have stages or storylines. There are no boss fights, or spells to memorize, or inventory management - just the pure experience of soaring amongst the clouds in your own personal airplane.
Nothing dulls this experience more than a flight game that doesn't immerse the player in a realistic environment; at that point, you might as well play Ace Combat or GTA not that there's anything wrong with the Ace Combat series. Rise of Flight is a very realistic flight sim set during World War 1. As you can imagine, this isn't a game where you take your Cessna out for a leisurely flight. In Rise of Flight, you dogfight in the wooden planes of the early 20th Century.
This flight game boasts incredibly realistic graphics, real-world physics, and historically accurate plane models. Since there are no jets or modern ordnance, this game is not as flashy as most of the others on this list. However, this means you must rely more on your piloting skills to be successful. Yes, this game does have a slight arcade feel to it, and yes, this is more than just a flight sim there are land and sea battles as well. It does look fantastic though, and there are numerous crafts to fly.
The available planes in War Thunder span almost a century of technological development. This game is perfect for those wanting to get into flight sims. For one, this game is free to download and play. Second, War Thunder looks and plays great. If you like it, then you can decide to upgrade to one of the other games on this list. This game is the opposite of War Thunder. This is less of a game and more of a sim. It's also one of the most visually realistic flight sims available.
Here's the problem with Prepar3D, its price tag. This is not a cheap game, and when you see how much it costs you might suffer from sticker shock. This is the Adobe Photoshop of flight sims - in terms of quality, and price. In appearance and gameplay options, ProiFlightSimulator is very similar to Microsoft Flight Simulator in that it is much more of a sim than a true game. This sim is not as well-known as many of the titles on this list; however, it is able to deliver a realistic flying experience as well as any of the other games listed here.
ProFlightSimulator has over aircraft to fly, over 20, real-world airports, impressive physics, and very realistic weather effects and terrain. Released in , FSX would become the de facto standard-bearer in the realism category for almost 15 years.
Despite the limitations of technology at the time, the flight models were top-notch and the world looked as realistic as it possibly could have. Major cities were modeled more completely, with the rest of the world being painted as just detailed texture maps, but that didn't stop players from breathlessly flying over their favorite parts of the globe. Digital Combat Simulator World has painstakingly modeled nearly 30 of the world's most famous combat planes of today and yesterday, along with missions and entire campaigns to use their might against.
With fully realized 3D cockpits and so much detail that even taking off is a huge accomplishment, DCS is not for the faint of heart. But for those willing to put in the work, and a lot of time watching YouTube tutorials, there is no more realistic combat flight sim anywhere in the digital world. To many enthusiasts, dogfighting is the truest form of air combat, and for those who prefer their sims of the WW2 variety , none do it better than Wings of Victory.
This is the most well-regarded simulation of the desperate air battle fought by the Royal Air Force against Germany's feared Luftwaffe. The prize was no less than the existence of Britain itself, as the air war was to have been a precursor to the German invasion of the home islands.
The game features spot-on simulation of the planes and the battles in which they fought. A dynamic campaign mode creates tense, ever-changing scenarios for players to fight through, all while telling the tale of what really happened in the skies over land and the English Channel.
This one is not to be missed. A challenger to Microsoft's civil aviation simulation hegemony, X-Plane debuted in and has been a staple of the genre ever since. The game has had its ups and downs like anything else, but the 11th version, which debuted in , is the best one yet.
Features include 3D cockpits in all default planes, more than 30, real-world airports, and a collection of aircraft that ranges from jumbo jets to gliders. Until the release of the newest Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane held the throne and still has legions of fans who swear by it. Aerofly is a game that aims to be everything to everyone. Available for PC, mobile, and VR platforms, almost anyone on the planet can take this simulator for a spin.
The game possesses some of the most convincing terrain and cityscapes outside of Microsoft's newest iteration. With a catalog of airframes that ranges from jumbo jets to military craft and even a helicopter, this one will surprise gamers who may scoff at a mobile simulator. For virtual pilots who yearn for the days when air combat meant a clash between two pilots with only guns with which to win the day, this is the game to play.
Featuring one of the best dynamic campaign generators which acts as a sort of Fighter Pilot Career Mode , players will progress through the whole of World War I on the Western Front. Amping up the realism, the game models morale, distance from home country, and fatigue when determining the skill of AI pilots. You'd better rest up. A new-ish entry to the genre, FlyInside is designed for VR but works on desktop machines as well. Cockpit realism is the focus here, as players will be closer than ever to the buttons, dials, and displays that will keep them in the air.
The game has an innovative system to pull in scenery data from multiple sources, resulting in some excellent virtual-Earth scenes out there. FlyInside is innovative in a technical sense too, taking advantage of multi-threaded processors and even letting players create and sell their own add-ons for the simulator. Falcon 4. With ownership of the game's developer changing hands multiple times through the s, the game was eventually rushed to market ahead of Christmas in Predictably, it was a buggy mess, practically unplayable at times.
The game's complexity, and its famously massive instruction manual, made it nigh impenetrable for those who could even get it working. Beneath all the problems was a fantastically realistic flight engine for the F Fighting Falcon jet, an incredible dynamic campaign based on a modern Korean War, and industry-leading graphics. A fortuitous source code leak in allowed the community to have a crack at making the game better, which many did.
The controls will react in emergency situations in the exact same way as their real world counterparts. Realistically models real world instrument behavior Ultra Realistic Scenery The level of detail in the scenery range from awesome to breath-taking! That means the celestial bodies Ground lighting in built up urban areas, car headlights on major roadways, accurate airport approach lights, and tower warning lights Changable, Unpredictable Real-Time Weather Accurate mapping of the solar system and real time weather.
So if it's raining in Colorado in real life it will be raining in Colorado in the game! The built in "real sync" technology lets you set the weather to what it is right now.
You can also choose to fly in ANY weather condition you desire. Fly an actual airline route. Complete worldwide terrain based on NASA and Google Maps means where you choose to fly is only limited by your imagination. With our multi-use license, you can install this on multiple computers. There is NO restrictions, unlike other similar games in the market. Supports all hardware Built-In Interactive Tutorials for every aircraft which guides you in-game on using the flight control panels Experience Real-Life Helicopter Handling… you'll feel how it is to take a medical chopper and land it on the edge of a cliff or a plateau Realistic Controls and Instrument Behavior… you can change instruments in the cockpit even the compass moves based on your situation!
Start Flying In 3 Simple Steps : 1. Install the game - it only takes minutes from start to end. But don't just take my word for it So how much is a real flight experience worth to you? Is it worth a few thousand dollars? Get the 4-DVD edition in the members area for a small payment so that you can save time downloading and get the convenience of a physical product. Choose your package below and you'll be taken to a secure order page.
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