- #1 Africa Hunting
97% matchMixed44% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 12%
You are playing for an African pirate and you need to destroy as many planes as possible off the coast of Africa, and also collect humanitarian cargo, and dodge of rockets
Why similar: Action 28.9%, Adventure 26.1%, Casual 24.9%, Indie 20.1%
- #2 Vertical Strike Endless Challenge
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 239 reviews2017
Dev: Project ICKXPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A flight-based action game designed to be easy to pick up and enjoy right away, and be playable over short timeframes. Make use of a range of weapons and achieve dangerously high levels of mobility by disabling your Alpha Limiter to spear your way through waves of enemy attacks.
Why similar: Simulation 45.1%, Action 30.5%, Casual 24.4%
- #3 Aviator: Air Combat
94% matchVery Positive85% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Aleksey Sidelnikov
Windows
Plunge into the world of sky battles. Pursue an enemy bomber while dodging oncoming missiles. Get your adrenaline pumping and be rewarded with a bonus level.
Why similar: Simulation 88.5%, Indie 11.5%
- #4 Airstrike HD
96% matchMixed55% of 425 reviews2016
Dev: Fifth Dimension Company
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Your goal is to destroy all buildings on the mission and defeat all Bosses. One combat operation includes 5 levels and 1 boss mission.
Why similar: Indie 62.7%, Casual 37.3%
- #5 Aerial Destruction
95% matchMixed67% of 241 reviews2017
Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take off your helicopter and unleash destruction on the armed groups of bio-engineered mutants through various missions and environments !
Why similar: Simulation 36.2%, Action 28.1%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 15.3%
- #6 Aggressor
92% matchMixed57% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Flashpoint Studios
Windows
Aggressor is a stylized air combat shooter with a physics-based damage model. Fly the greatest planes of the cold war and bring down the enemy with an arsenal of unique weaponry in a spectacular lightshow of force.
Why similar: Simulation 61.3%, Action 38.7%
- #7 Air Guardians
94% matchMixed43% of 180 reviews2015
Dev: Lazy Bum Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Air Guardians is a flight combat game set in the distant future. A world government is attempting to seal their grip on power, and an air force of advanced fighter craft is called upon to fight them. Fly through several different levels, with cut scenes between missions and in game narration.
Why similar: Simulation 56.9%, Action 26.7%, Indie 16.4%
- #8 Fair Strike
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2015
Dev: G5 SoftwarePub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fair Strike is a game about brave pilots and their lethal celestial weapons fighting against terrorism and drug trafficking. So don't waste your time and jump into the cockpit of a modern attack helicopter and join a war against world terrorism. Your goal is simple - Kill them all!
Why similar: Simulation 62%, Action 38%
- #9 Nuclear Option
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,817 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Simulation 62.3%, Action 37.7%
- #10 Aircraft Evolution
91% matchVery Positive80% of 257 reviews2018
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take part in aerial battles with warplanes from different eras — from World War I to the future. Drop bombs, upgrade your aircraft, and turn enemy bases into rubble in the explosive action game Aircraft Evolution!
Why similar: Simulation 62.2%, Action 37.8%
- #11 Neon Striker
86% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Zeno's Adventure Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Configure the weaponry on your ship to blast away enemies as you navigate through swarms of bullets and space battles. Each ship has unique customization options and playstyles.
Why similar: Action 39.9%, Casual 33%, Adventure 27.2%
- #12 AFTERBURN
89% matchVery Positive88% of 329 reviews2019
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Your daily dose of air combat. Super easy to pick up, minimum requirements and vibrant visuals. Setup your aircraft and jump into action!
Why similar: Simulation 65.5%, Action 34.5%
- #13 Air Combat Arena
90% matchMixed54% of 59 reviews2017
Dev: Sky Coder
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Air Combat Arena is an arcade-style flight combat game. In the game you can pilot various planes play against other players on various maps.
Why similar: Action 40.4%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 26%
- #14 Project Wingman
86% matchVery Positive94% of 21,846 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Why similar: Action 40.4%, Simulation 39.6%, Indie 20%
- #15 TOP DOG
81% matchVery Positive89% of 263 reviews2025
Dev: MorfeoDev
Windows
Dogfight your way through short, intense and randomized runs. Hard but easy to pickup, with daily leaderboards and minimum hardware requirements
Why similar: Simulation 59.5%, Action 40.5%
- #16 Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters
89% matchMostly Negative36% of 404 reviews2012
Dev: Trickstar GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Take on the massive assault of aerial, ground, and naval forces with only seconds to decide your fate of victory or defeat.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #17 Gunship!
88% matchMixed49% of 93 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Fly low and strike deep in the re-invention of the Gunship flight combat franchise. In Gunship! Players take control one of the worlds deadliest weapons in a simulator that is unmatched.
Why similar: Simulation 65.1%, Action 34.9%
- #18 A Clumsy Flight
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Rdev group
Windows
Shoot down swarms of planes to survive your adventure through the clouds. Make smart upgrade decisions along the way to not get submerged by the hundreds of enemies coming your way.
Why similar: Action 38.6%, Adventure 31.4%, Casual 30%
- #19 LUFTRAUSERS
83% matchVery Positive91% of 4,517 reviews2014
Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Why similar: Action 47.3%, Indie 34.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Casual 5.8%
- #20 DogFighter
85% matchMixed61% of 434 reviews2010
Dev: Dark Water Studios LtdPub: Instinct Software Ltd.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Take to the skies in this fast paced, arcade aerial combat game featuring arena style gameplay. Fly solo in single player or compete against other players in online multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Action 61.9%, Indie 38.1%
- #21 FreeFly Burning
84% matchMostly Negative39% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: ZGoldPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Navigate the spherical drone, pass the levels in different modes and set the new records!
Why similar: Simulation 36.1%, Action 22.9%, Indie 21.4%, Casual 19.6%
- #22 Airborn
82% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Still Not Sure
Windows
Soar through the air and decimate their fleet. Fight off a never-ending onslaught of robotic enemies by combining devastating firepower and unparalleled mobility.
Why similar: Action 60.8%, Indie 39.2%
- #23 Hammer 2
82% matchVery Positive89% of 326 reviews2017
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hammer 2 Reloaded is an action game in the third person where you will incarnate Hammer a hero of modern times! Take your rifle and kill anyone who gets in your way!
Why similar: Action 30.1%, Adventure 26.9%, Casual 25.2%, Indie 17.8%
- #24 EON Fighter
78% matchVery Positive90% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Square Wheel
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Embark on an action-packed adventure with "EON Fighter," a thrilling spaceship shooter game with roguelite elements. Pilot your fighter through space, collect resources, and battle your way to victory. Strive to become the last survivor in the universe!
Why similar: Action 54.7%, Casual 45.3%
- #25 Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
80% matchVery Positive86% of 1,775 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.
Why similar: Simulation 39.2%, Action 35.6%, Indie 25.2%
- #26 Sky Rogue
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,222 reviews2017
Dev: Fractal Phase
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Sky Rogue is a fwooshy rogue-lite action flight simulator! Blow things up over land, sea, and air, on an infinite number of procedurally-generated islands. Go toe-to-toe with enemy aces or assault giant flying aircraft carriers, but watch out for volleys of missiles; when you die, you're dead.
Why similar: Simulation 47.9%, Action 28.6%, Indie 23.5%
- #27 Metal Thunder
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 561 reviews2024
Dev: Dumbbell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #28 Aces in the Dust
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: DUV StudiosPub: ESAT
Windows
Take command of a team of three elite Airmen! Each of them pilots a warplane equipped with the most powerful experimental weapons to date. Shoot down enemies using machine guns, missiles, energy cannons and… a laser beam? Venture into enemy territory and wreak havoc in this rail shooter.
Why similar: Action 55.9%, Adventure 33.6%, Indie 10.5%
- #29 Caveman Alive
81% matchMostly Negative38% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Dwarven potion brewPub: Sacred Grab Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Caveman Alive - is a very simple platformer with elements of survival. Imagine that you were the last of your tribe. Everywhere are many enemies, thirsty for your death, and the main problem is hunger.
Why similar: Simulation 39%, Adventure 24%, Casual 20.6%, Indie 16.4%
- #30 Firehawk: FPV Drone Shooter
69% matchVery Positive92% of 470 reviews2025
Dev: TruePlayers
Windows · Mac
Weave through gunfire, master aerial combat, and rain destruction from above in this high-stakes FPV drone roguelike shooter. Take to the skies and rise from amateur to pro to unlock an arsenal of weapons, against endless enemies with real drone physics and controls.
Why similar: Simulation 64.4%, Action 35.6%
- #31 Planes, Bullets and Vodka
77% matchVery Positive85% of 3,031 reviews2016
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fly through danger filled procedurally generated tunnels, avoiding thousands of enemies, on this throwback to the golden age of arcade games.
Why similar: Action 53.1%, Casual 46.9%
- #32 Thunder Helix
72% matchVery Positive97% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: David Walters
Windows
Pilot deadly helicopter gunships, battle enemy forces and complete dangerous missions within a thrilling desert warzone!
Why similar: Simulation 62%, Action 28.7%, Indie 9.3%
- #33 Vincemus - Air Combat
70% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Virtual Convict
Windows · Mac
Fly through the theaters of World War II with fighters planes from across the world. Intercept, Raid, Defend, Survive in theatres of World War II. Vincemus is an arcade semi-realistic air combat shooter, The game is avalable on WindowsOS and MacOS.
Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, Action 32%, Indie 17.2%
- #34 Air Attack
74% matchVery Positive90% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Four Pixels Games
Windows · Mac
Take a 5 minute break to de-stress with this high-intensity, ultra simple, retro arcade shooter! Take down airplanes. Dig tunnels. Hide and seek shelter. Try and beat the highscore. That's all. Afterwards, you will go back to your life with renewed energy of body and mind.
Why similar: Action 52.2%, Casual 43.2%, Indie 4.6%
- #35 The Thing: Space X
77% matchMixed49% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: LillyWelland inc.Pub: Bitlock Studio
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 12%
At your disposal are a dozen of the best combat spacecraft equipped with death beams, machine guns and missiles. The sector is divided into several subsectors, which swarm with enemies. In the end, you will have an unbeatable boss - the "Thing".
Why similar: Action 38.4%, Adventure 35.2%, Indie 26.4%
- #36 Aviators VR
71% matchMixed46% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
A concise VR experience inspired by the game "Aviators." Take control of the upper turret gun on a bomber and fend off attacks from German fighters. Visit a virtual hangar of the Polish air wing and learn more about the events depicted in the game.
Why similar: Simulation 44.7%, Action 27.9%, Adventure 27.4%
- #37 War Trigger 2
76% matchMixed55% of 920 reviews2017
Dev: Rocketeer Games Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Destroy, smash and blast your way to victory. Use advanced weapons and vehicles to dominate the battlefield.
Why similar: Simulation 33.9%, Action 32.2%, Adventure 18.7%, Indie 15.2%
- #38 Sky of Destruction
69% matchMixed68% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Sky of Destruction is a top-down shooter created by a team of two people. Combine aircrafts in your combat fleet, which will help you during the mission. Your goal is to destroy the enemy aircraft carrier or buildings, breaking through the enemy air armada. Explosions and total destruction!
Why similar: Simulation 62.7%, Action 37.3%
- #39 Heavy Weapon Deluxe
76% matchVery Positive86% of 442 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 37%
It's shoot-'em-up arcade action at its best! Use an incredible assortment of heavy artillery to blast away enemy tanks and planes, and fight your way to victory. What are you waiting for? Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get into the action!
Why similar: Casual 73.1%, Action 26.9%
- #40 PLANES ATTACK
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 387 reviews2019
Dev: SRS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your homeland sky is under attack. Will you defend it?
Why similar: Casual 39.4%, Action 35.4%, Indie 25.2%
- #41 Pixel Space Battles
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Fly for a spaceship and destroy enemy alien ships to return to your homeplanet – Nibiru
Why similar: Action 40.2%, Casual 33%, Indie 26.8%
- #42 AWA
73% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2016
Dev: OMNIDREAM CREATIONS
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A fast paced shoot-em-up featuring modern military aircraft. Choose one of the eight fighter aircraft and take the battle to the skies throughout nine action-packed stages each with their own end-level special boss.
Why similar: Action 60.1%, Indie 39.9%
- #43 Spirit X Strike
62% matchVery Positive84% of 477 reviews2025
Dev: MAICHA STUDIOPub: XD
Windows
An Action Adventure Game that lets you craft unique COMBOs and explore endless ways to style on your enemies with a high-speed combat system. Test your skills in fun chaotic one-vs-group battles, intense, strategic duels, and exhilarating post-apocalyptic adventure that will set your blood boiling.
Why similar: Action 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%
- #44 Beachhead 2000
74% matchMixed46% of 101 reviews2017
Dev: Digital Fusion Inc.
Windows
In the immersive world of BeachHead, you assume the role of a lone gunner, the last bastion against an overwhelming onslaught of enemy forces. The stakes are high as you're tasked with defending your post against threats from land, sea, and air.
Why similar: Simulation 44.7%, Action 30.2%, Casual 25.1%
- #45 Knights Hunt
73% matchMixed48% of 176 reviews2018
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Knights Hunt will take you on a immersive action rampage, where armed to the teeth, you can face up to few hundred knights at once!
Why similar: Simulation 44.1%, Action 32.5%, Indie 23.4%
- #46 Half Hour Hexagon
66% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2023
Dev: Carson Kompon
Windows
Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.
Why similar: Action 54.4%, Casual 45.6%
- #47 Dogfight Elite
66% matchMixed62% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Joaquin Grech
Windows · Mac
Embark on an exhilarating journey through history with Dogfight Elite. Commandeer the cockpit of a warplane, spearhead a tank into battle, or bravely face the enemy on foot as a resilient soldier. The battlefield has never felt this real and the stakes this high.
Why similar: Simulation 49.4%, Action 31.7%, Indie 18.9%
- #48 SpaceShot
71% matchVery Positive81% of 297 reviews2017
Dev: Shevchenko Technology
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
SpaceShot - a complex arcade game in which you must destroy the alien invaders and collect bonuses. Three game modes, fast gameplay and a lot of achievements are waiting for you.
Why similar: Action 41.7%, Casual 32.9%, Indie 25.4%
- #49 Strike Suit Zero
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,667 reviews2013
Dev: Born Ready Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
Why similar: Action 41%, Simulation 39.6%, Indie 19.4%
- #50 Hydra Heli
60% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: Ideas Per Second
Windows
Hydra Heli is a short, relaxing incremental game about sinking battleships with an overpowered helicopter. Control a swarm of unstoppable torpedoes, annihilate armadas, collect shards, and utilize the Depot to boost damage, increase firepower, and unlock new regions.
Why similar: Simulation 41.2%, Action 33.8%, Casual 25%
- #51 Project Gunship
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 860 reviews2022
Dev: Sklorite Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Rain hell on the enemy from 12,000 feet in an AC-130 Gunship. Project Gunship provides an authentic and historical simulation of combat in all gunship variants from Vietnam to present day.
Why similar: Simulation 71.3%, Action 28.7%
- #52 Death From Above: A Ukrainian Drone Warstory
61% matchVery Positive90% of 661 reviews2024
Dev: RockodilePub: Lesser Evil
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
You are a lone Ukrainian military drone operator battling Russian occupation forces. Hidden deep behind enemy lines, you operate your drone to seek and destroy tanks and armored vehicles, shatter communication lines, and recover stolen goods. Slava Ukraini!
Why similar: Action 52.6%, Casual 47.4%
- #53 Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces
67% matchVery Positive84% of 669 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be a pioneer of aerial warfare in Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces. Fight above the battlefields of World War I and become the ultimate Sky Ace!
Why similar: Action 62%, Indie 38%
- #54 Frequent Flyer
69% matchVery Positive88% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Complete tasks and survive the oncoming enemy waves for as long as possible! Are you good enough? Are you a frequent flyer?
Why similar: Action 41.6%, Casual 32.6%, Indie 25.8%
- #55 Stickman Jetpack
70% matchMixed63% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Starodymov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Stickman Jetpack! fly and survive to unlock all the levels achievements in this physic based game!
Why similar: Simulation 39.5%, Action 25.2%, Casual 19.9%, Indie 15.4%
- #56 Air Missions: HIND
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 626 reviews2017
Dev: 3Division
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Air Missions: HIND is an action combat flight simulator based on the Russian Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter. You will be deployed to the battlefield either on your own or with a friend.
Why similar: Simulation 50.6%, Action 23%, Casual 15.5%, Indie 10.9%