The most popular abandonware vehicle simulation games
Vehicle simulation games put the player right in the pilot’s seat, for an immersive and realistic game experience. Vehicles can be cars, airplanes, spaceships, or tanks. Simulation is often based on details in order to augment realism, like full-features dashboards, controls, gauges, and indicators.
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Wing Commander
DOS1990freeware4/5 space combat, space simulation
Wing Commander 1 is a space combat simulator video game; the first game in the Wing Commander series. Wing Commander 1 was developed and published by Origin Systems in 1990. The game was created by Chris Roberts and became known for its innovative use of cinematic storytelling and cutting-edge graphics at the time.In Wing Commander, playe...
Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0
DOSMac OS19894/5 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation
SimCopter
Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 civilian flight simulation, helicopter simulation, flight simulation
Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries
DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.1/5 mech simulation
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a standalone expansion to MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, released in 1996 by Activision. Part of the larger BattleTech universe, the game puts players in control of a customizable BattleMech as they assume the role of a freelance mercenary pilot in the turbulent 31st century. MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries introd...
Gunship 2000
DOS19914.2/5 helicopter simulation, flight simulation
B-17 Flying Fortress
DOS19924.2/5 flight simulation
B-17 Flying Fortress is a single-player historical combat flight simulation game designed by Mike Brunton, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1992 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. As the title suggests, it's a simulation of the B-17 heavy bomber, set during World War II. Flight is not the only aspect of the game you are involved with: you...
688 Attack Sub
DOS19894.1/5 submarine simulation
Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter
DOS1991protected4.2/5 flight simulation
Frontier: Elite 2
DOS19934.1/5 space exploration, space combat, space simulation
Frontier: Elite II is a classic space simulation and trading game released in 1993, developed by David Braben and his company Frontier Developments. Frontier is the sequel to the pioneering 1984 game Elite and is often considered a landmark title in the space simulation genre.
Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare
DOS19934.2/5 flight simulation
F-15 Strike Eagle III
DOS19924.2/5 flight simulation
F-15 Strike Eagle III is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1992. It was developed by MicroProse and is the third installment in the F-15 Strike Eagle series. The game was designed for various computer platforms of that era, including MS-DOS and Amiga. F-15 Strike Eagle 3 is a military flight simulation that puts playe...
Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0
DOS19884.1/5 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation
F-19 Stealth Fighter
DOS1988protected4.2/5 flight simulation
F-15 Strike Eagle II
DOS19894.2/5 flight simulation
Microsoft Space Simulator
DOS19944.1/5 realistic space simulation, space simulation
Microsoft Space Simulator is a space flight simulator game developed by Bruce Artwick Organization and published by Microsoft in 1994. It is part of the broader range of simulation games that Microsoft released during the 1990s, but it focuses on space travel and exploration.The simulator was known for its realistic representation of the physics of...
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
DOS19914.3/5 flight simulation
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (later known as LucasArts) in 1991. It was designed for MS-DOS systems and later released for Amiga computers. The game was notable for its detailed and immersive portrayal of aerial combat during World War II, particularly focusing on the ...
Elite
DOS1987freeware4.1/5 space exploration, space combat, space simulation
Mechwarrior
DOS19893.7/5 mech simulation
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain
DOS19894.2/5 flight simulation
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.
Aces of the deep
DOS19944.2/5 naval simulation, submarine simulation
Comanche: Maximum overkill
DOS19924.2/5 helicopter simulation, flight simulation
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
DOS19914.3/5 flight simulation
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1991 by Electronic Arts. The game is named after and endorsed by the real-life aviation legend, Chuck Yeager, who was the first pilot to break the sound barrier. In Chuck Yeager's Air Combat players take on the role of a World War II fighter pilot, flying various ai...
Tornado
DOS1993protected4.2/5 flight simulation
Protostar: War on the Frontier
DOS19934.1/5 space combat, space exploration, space simulation
Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18
DOS1996protected4.1/5 naval simulation
Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18 is an abandoned naval simulation game, developed for DOS only by Divide by zero and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1996. As the title implies, Great Naval Battles vol. 5 is a fairly accurate historical simulation set in World War I. The game also includes a mission editor.
Star Wars: X-Wing
DOS1993protected4.1/5 space simulation, space combat
Aces of the Pacific
DOS19924.2/5 flight simulation
1942: The Pacific Air War
DOS1994protected4.2/5 flight simulation
Shuttle: The Space Flight Simulator
DOS19924.2/5 realistic space simulation, space simulation
Flight of the Intruder
DOS19903.9/5 flight simulation