Flight Simulator
In flight simulators, the player becomes a pilot of an aircraft (airplane or helicopter). Special gamepads are created for such games, designed like the control stick of a modern combat aircraft. Some games provide the player with a complete sense of piloting from takeoff to landing after completing a mission, while others start and end missions right in the air. Most often in flight simulators, the user performs military missions, but there are also simulators of non-military vehicles. Additionally, controlling an airplane or helicopter can be part of some game, such as a military shooter.
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Best Games in the Flight Simulator genre of 2004 (Game released)
Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Historical, Tanks
Game released: PC → 26 June 2008
Players:
7/10
Metacritic:
84/100
Battlefield Vietnam is a first-person shooter. The game takes place during the Vietnam War. There are two warring parties in the game: the US/South Vietnamese army...
Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
Game released: PC → 21 September 2004
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Void War is a space-combat game blending simulation, arcade action and elements of first-person shooters. Its single-player campaign follows a tongue-in-cheek...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Science fiction
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 7 February 2003
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
71/100
A futuristic action game about a war for land on a flooded planet, it follows Hawk Winter, a pilot fighting for the Forseti against the Muspell. He commands the...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
Game released: Linux, PC → 19 April 2001
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
88/100
A team-based first-person shooter set in the 40th century and a sequel to Starsiege: Tribes. Players battle in teams across outdoor environments in online matches...
Role-playing game, Simulation, DLC, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
Game released: PC → 28 October 2004
Metacritic:
77/100
Star Wars: Galaxies — Jump to Lightspeed — space combat in Galaxies is similar to ground combat. Players must aim at their targets (they often need to...
Simulation, Action, DLC, Warships / Submarines, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical, Tanks
Game released: Mac, PC → 6 December 2004
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
79/100
An expansion for Battlefield 1942, centered on combat in World War II using both conventional and experimental military vehicles. Players can control up to 46...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Space
Game released: PC → 2 December 2006
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
83/100
This space strategy game with role-playing elements follows bounty hunters in the distant future, where humanity is fighting piracy along interstellar trade routes...
Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Collection, Historical, Tanks
Game released: PC → 1 December 2006
Players:
10/10
Operation Flashpoint (Game of the Year Edition) is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, historical...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 20 October 2004
ExZeus (2004) is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action, shooter, flight simulator and robot simulator from developers from the studio Hyper-Devbox...
Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tanks
Game released: PC → 18 June 2004
Steam:
89/100
Set in 2741, this real-time strategy game with action elements depicts the Terran Empire’s siege of the Northern Star Alliance, a coalition of colonies forced to...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
Game released: Game Boy Advance, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Sharp X68000, Wii → 21 May 2004
Metacritic:
68/100
TwinBee is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator and game in the anime or manga genre from the developers of the Konami...
Role-playing game, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
Game released: Android, Linux, Mac, PC, Amazon Fire TV → 7 March 2011
Players:
5.5/10
Metacritic:
62/100
This massively multiplayer role-playing game puts players in the role of spaceship pilots in a vast universe. Characters can be developed in different directions...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 28 February 2008
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
55/100
This fantasy action game with role-playing and strategy elements follows a young dragon defending the world of Nimoa from an ancient evil: the demon Skarborr. At...
