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 2017 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Space, Exploration
Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 16 December 2014
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
40/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Elite Dangerous is a reboot of the legendary space simulator of the 80s. The Empire is on the brink of chaos. The Emperor is ill, and a fierce struggle for the...
Flight Simulator, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Third-person view, Simulation, Open world, Online
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 30 March 2017
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
92/100
X-Plane 11 is a realistic modern flight simulator with first and third person views. You can get the best possible experience by flying a variety of aircraft models...
Online, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Helicopters, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 October 2017
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
74/100
Heliborne is a dynamic military action game about helicopter aviation. At your disposal will be dozens of helicopters from different eras, from the 1950s to the...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2017
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Bomber Crew is a strategic flight simulator with survival and management elements. You will take control of the crew of a large bomber from the Second World War...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Virtual Reality (VR), Online
Game released: PC → 14 December 2017
Steam:
66/100
A flight simulator dedicated to one of the largest aerial confrontations of World War II. In the skies over Britain, fighters from the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe...
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic, Indie
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2017
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
68/100
A futuristic mech action game about a war on a devastated Earth, where a young pilot controls a Battle Frame. The campaign pits the player against enemy units...
