- #1 SimplePlanes
97% matchVery Positive93% of 10,799 reviews2015
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
Why similar: Flight 33%, Sandbox 18.5%, Military 15.7%, Building 15.6%, Physics 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar accessible yet deep aircraft building experience with a focus on physics-based flight.
- #2 VTOL VR
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,178 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Why similar: Jet 35.9% ★, Flight 28.6%, Military 11.7%, Simulation 7.2%, Physics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an immersive cockpit experience that bridges the gap between complex simulation and intuitive interaction.
- #3 Nuclear Option
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,793 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.
Why similar: Jet 35.2% ★, Flight 28.7%, Military 14%, Simulation 8.7%, Physics 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on modern jet combat with realistic flight dynamics and a focus on military-grade hardware.
- #4 Kerbal Space Program
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 133,317 reviews2015
Dev: SquadPub: Private Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.2%, Science 23.8% ★, Physics 16.8%, Simulation 16.2%, Building 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core appeal of engineering complex vehicles to overcome physics-based challenges in a sandbox setting.
- #5 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
94% matchVery Positive90% of 57,601 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 111.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Why similar: Flight 32.7%, Sandbox 24%, Building 17.9%, Physics 13.1%, Immersive Sim 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a highly complex logic and physics-based building system that requires deep technical understanding to succeed.
- #6 Tiny Combat Arena
94% matchVery Positive85% of 1,523 reviews2022
Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.
Why similar: Jet 44.8% ★, Flight 29.8%, Military 11.1%, Simulation 10.1%, 3D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It balances technical flight simulation with accessible, high-intensity jet combat gameplay.
- #7 Juno: New Origins
92% matchVery Positive89% of 3,369 reviews2023
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
Why similar: Jet 32.2% ★, Flight 20.6%, Science 13.7% ★, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust aerospace engineering sandbox that challenges players with realistic orbital mechanics and vehicle design.
- #8 Project Wingman
91% matchVery Positive94% of 21,209 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Jet 41.7% ★, Flight 37.2%, Military 12.6%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-octane jet combat experience that captures the thrill of flight through intense aerial dogfights.
- #9 X-Plane 12
91% matchVery Positive86% of 5,788 reviews2022
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 89.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation
Why similar: Jet 33.3% ★, Flight 27.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Military 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a premier flight simulator that focuses on hyper-realistic flight dynamics and world-class atmospheric modeling.
- #10 Nimbatus - Drone Creator
90% matchVery Positive90% of 270 reviews2020
Dev: Stray Fawn Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
Why similar: Flight 22%, Simulation 21.7%, Sandbox 16%, Science 14.3% ★, Physics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for procedural drone building and testing within a physics-driven environment.
- #11 From the Depths
89% matchVery Positive89% of 12,523 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: Sandbox 26.1%, Building 23.8%, Military 20.9%, Physics 17.4%, Simulation 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers extreme depth in vehicle engineering, allowing players to design everything from engines to weapon systems from scratch.
- #12 Aviassembly
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,303 reviews2025
Dev: Jelle Booij
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and fly your own airplane! Complete missions to earn money, upgrade your plane, and discover new locations in an open world.
Why similar: Flight 26.8%, Jet 23.1% ★, Building 13%, Sandbox 12.7%, Physics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a dedicated aircraft assembly simulator that emphasizes the mechanical and physical construction of planes.
- #13 Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game
89% matchVery Positive94% of 16,959 reviews2015
Dev: Camshaft Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 53.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Make your dream cars a reality with Automation’s unparalleled car and engine design tools. Gain a competitive edge through smart engineering and business decisions to help you build an automotive empire. Will you become an industry leader, or just a footnote in automotive history?
Why similar: Sandbox 22.2%, Building 22.1%, Simulation 18.2%, Science 14.6% ★, Physics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the deep engine-tuning and vehicle-design mechanics that appeal to technical-minded sandbox players.
- #14 Trailmakers
87% matchVery Positive92% of 34,107 reviews2019
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build the ultimate vehicle and explore a vast open world filled with challenges and adventure. Play solo or team up with friends in multiplayer to conquer the toughest obstacles. With a thrilling campaign mode and endless creative possibilities, Trailmakers is the ultimate sandbox for adventurers.
Why similar: Jet 49.8% ★, Sandbox 18.8%, Building 16.3%, Physics 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a creative physics-based building system where aerodynamics and vehicle design directly impact performance.
- #15 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
86% matchMixed55% of 18,915 reviews2024
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 131.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Why similar: Flight 50.2%, Simulation 17.3%, Sandbox 15%, Realistic 6.1%, Immersive Sim 5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an unmatched global scale and realistic flight environment for aviation enthusiasts.
- #16 Besiege
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,104 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Flight 31.4%, Sandbox 20.6%, Building 17.4%, Physics 14.3%, Simulation 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It challenges players to build complex machines using a robust physics engine, sharing the 'engineering-first' spirit of Flyout.
- #17 RealFlight Evolution
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,419 reviews2022
Dev: Horizon Hobby, LLC
Windows
RealFlight® is the industry-leading flight simulator for radio-controlled airplanes, helicopters, and drones. Fly more than 300 hyper-realistic vehicles in an immense, open world right from your desktop. This RC classic is a must-have tool for flight enthusiasts of all skill levels!
Why similar: Flight 34.6%, Jet 30.3% ★, Physics 12.6%, Simulation 12%, 3D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a high-fidelity RC flight simulator that focuses on the nuances of flight physics and control.
- #18 Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator
84% matchVery Positive95% of 6,709 reviews2021
Dev: Louis Rochette
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Amateur or experienced FPV pilot, learn or improve your skills on Uncrashed,the new ultra realistic FPV simulator. Simulate your own FPV drone with settings based on real values and you will have the same feeling as a real flight without the risk of breaking your drone !
Why similar: Flight 49.1%, Simulation 17.4%, Physics 11.7%, Immersive Sim 7.2%, Science 7% ★
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly realistic flight model specifically tailored for FPV drone enthusiasts.
- #19 Main Assembly
84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,337 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Yolk GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%
You’re the designer, engineer and architect if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions.
Why similar: Science 21.8% ★, Sandbox 20.7%, Building 17.8%, Physics 13.9%, Simulation 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers free-form robotics and vehicle construction with a focus on custom programming and physics.
- #20 Flight Of Nova
83% matchVery Positive94% of 513 reviews2022
Dev: Aerovery Lab
Windows · Linux
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
Why similar: Flight 39.8%, Sandbox 15%, Physics 12.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Immersive Sim 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features realistic space-to-atmosphere flight mechanics that require careful management of aerodynamics and thrust.
- #21 Scrap Mechanic
82% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
Dev: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Why similar: Building 33%, Sandbox 32.7%, Physics 21.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Indie 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on creative engineering and physics-based construction, allowing for the creation of complex moving vehicles.
- #22 Spaceflight Simulator
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,486 reviews2022
Dev: Team Curiosity ✦
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
Why similar: Sandbox 32.8%, Science 24.8% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Building 11.3%, Physics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an accessible yet challenging approach to rocket design and orbital mechanics.
- #23 Sky Rogue
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,204 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: Jet 42.4% ★, Flight 28.5%, Military 10.2%, Simulation 7.2%, Procedural Generation 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a procedural approach to flight action, focusing on jet combat and customizable loadouts.
- #24 Remote Reaper: FPV Drone
80% matchVery Positive92% of 203 reviews2025
Dev: Vladyslav Fomenko
Windows
Ukrainian FPV drone simulator. Destroy enemy vehicles with high-precision strikes. Simulation of electronic warfare and realistic armor model.
Why similar: Jet 28.7% ★, Sandbox 17.1%, Flight 16.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Military 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the technical and combat-oriented aspects of first-person drone flight simulation.
- #25 Firehawk FPV: Drone Fighter
79% matchVery Positive93% of 376 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: Flight 29%, Jet 28.4% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Immersive Sim 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends action-oriented gameplay with realistic drone flight physics for a unique combat experience.
- #26 Aggressor
81% matchMixed57% of 188 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: Jet 39% ★, Flight 35.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Physics 6.8%, 3D 5%
Why You'll Like It: It is a modern jet combat simulator that focuses on the technical aspects of 3D aerial warfare.
- #27 Carrier Command 2
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Military 47.7%, Simulation 37.9%, 3D 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines strategic vehicle management with a focus on operating complex military hardware in a simulated environment.
- #28 Sky Haven Tycoon - Airport Simulator
78% matchMixed59% of 1,340 reviews2022
Dev: Real Welders
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own airport in Skyhaven! Live out your airplane tycoon and simulation game fantasies and make the best surroundings and strategy for both airline manager and passenger alike. Schedule flight plans, build terminals, landing strips and more and create an airport tycoon empire in Skyhaven.
Why similar: Flight 44.5%, Simulation 25.3%, Building 20.3%, Sandbox 9.9%
- #29 X-Plane 11
77% matchVery Positive93% of 19,836 reviews2017
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 162.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The future of flight simulation is now! X-Plane 11 is the detailed, realistic, and modern simulator you’ve been waiting for. Intuitive user interface, 3-D cockpits, new effects, 3-D sound, living airports and world-wide scenery.
Why similar: Flight 60.8%, Simulation 21.3%, Physics 6%, Sandbox 5.8%, Realistic 5.6%
- #30 Lakehopper
75% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Photon Games
Windows · Linux
Take flight in a seaplane flight simulator through a rugged world where you are responsible for the care and maintenance of your plane. Deliver cargo between far-flung communities in a flooded landscape that challenges your piloting skills! Fix your plane and keep flying!
Why similar: Flight 45.6%, Simulation 17.6%, Sandbox 12.9%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Physics 10.4%
- #31 Rocket Science
77% matchVery Positive80% of 160 reviews2020
Dev: unbeGames
Windows
Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.
Why similar: Flight 25.5%, Science 16.9% ★, Sandbox 16.6%, Building 14.1%, Physics 11.4%
- #32 SimAirport
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,012 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: Flight 45.5%, Sandbox 21.6%, Building 19.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Indie 0.9%
- #33 Autocraft
78% matchMixed56% of 297 reviews2017
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Create, Collect, and Crash in Autocraft, a physics destruction sandbox. Create your own cars, rockets, tanks, planes, boats, and more.
Why similar: Sandbox 34.8%, Building 24.5%, Simulation 19%, Physics 18.4%, Indie 2.4%
- #34 SimplePlanes VR
75% matchVery Positive85% of 198 reviews2021
Dev: Jundroo, LLC
Windows
SimplePlanes VR is a flight sim with an ever-expanding collection of hand-crafted aircraft to download and fly for free. Airplanes, helicopters, cars, boats, and more are available and new crafts are added every day.
Why similar: Flight 36%, Sandbox 19.9%, Military 15.8%, Simulation 11.7%, Physics 11%
- #35 GearBlocks
73% matchVery Positive91% of 717 reviews2023
Dev: SmashHammer Games
Windows · Linux
Explore a world of creative building, interactive machines, and gears - lots of gears. Build all things mechanical: cars, trucks, cranes, tanks, gearboxes, engines, clocks, anything you can think of. Test your creations to destruction in challenging scenarios, and share them in the workshop!
Why similar: Sandbox 25%, Building 24.6%, Physics 18.2%, Simulation 13.9%, Immersive Sim 11.8%
- #36 Airport CEO
74% matchVery Positive83% of 8,135 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Flight 40.3%, Sandbox 17.1%, Building 15.6%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Simulation 10.6%
- #37 NavalArt
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,183 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Sandbox 37.8%, Building 26.9%, Military 23.8%, Simulation 11.5%
- #38 ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
73% matchVery Positive88% of 54,253 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!
Why similar: Jet 41.1% ★, Flight 33.8%, Military 13.6%, Simulation 6%, 3D 3%
- #39 FlyInside Flight Simulator
76% matchMixed67% of 147 reviews2018
Dev: FlyInside Inc.
Windows
FlyInside Flight Simulator is a brand new flight simulator built for VR! It ships with ten beautiful aircraft and scenery covering the entire continental United States. Fly high-speed jets, hover helicopters, and enjoy general aviation aircraft around a variety of locations and weather types!
Why similar: Flight 56.7%, Simulation 21%, Physics 12.8%, Realistic 4.6%, Indie 3.8%
- #40 Sprocket
72% matchVery Positive93% of 12,133 reviews2021
Dev: Hamish Dunn
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.1%, Military 26%, Building 25.5%, Physics 13.1%, 3D 4.2%
- #41 Learn to Fly 3
73% matchVery Positive95% of 10,991 reviews2017
Dev: Light Bringer Games inc.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
Why similar: Flight 41.9%, Sandbox 23.1%, Physics 17.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Indie 2.2%
- #42 Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,921 reviews2018
Dev: LuGus Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Liftoff® is a drone simulator that translates the rush of first-person view drone flight to the digital world. Join the biggest community for virtual FPV racing and freestyle!
Why similar: Flight 49.5%, Simulation 16.8%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Science 9.3% ★, Realistic 5.9%
- #43 Park Studio
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Creye Games
Windows
Create the parks of your dreams in Park Studio! Construct amazing structures, build thrilling rides and decorate your park with an unprecedented level of detail and unmatched realism! What are you waiting for? Get creative!
Why similar: Sandbox 28.9%, Building 22.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Realistic 8%
- #44 TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
71% matchVery Positive86% of 3,029 reviews2022
Dev: UNDEAD BATTERY
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fly freely and perfect your skills as an FPV pilot without the risk of breakage, with hyper-realistic visuals and flight sensations. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, TRYP FPV is the next-generation simulator that immerses you in the pure adrenaline of FPV drone flying.
Why similar: Flight 35.8%, Science 19.4% ★, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Physics 12%, Simulation 9.3%
- #45 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 71,065 reviews2020
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 35.3 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
Why similar: Flight 60.8%, Simulation 20.8%, Physics 11%, Realistic 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 Disassembly 3D
71% matchVery Positive80% of 328 reviews2017
Dev: Khor Chin Heong
Windows
Disassembly and destruction physics sandbox simulator. Detailed models of objects and vehicles and their internal parts. Disassemble objects successfully to unlock weapons mode and destruction. Fight evil mannequins with everything you got in physical combat!
Why similar: Flight 28.4%, Sandbox 18.6%, Building 15.5%, Physics 14.1%, Simulation 12.5%
- #47 StarbaseSim
68% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: AshtorakSimGames
Windows · Linux
Operate the Starship space launch system and learn how to catch a rocket to understand what it takes to colonize Mars in this ever-evolving simulation of SpaceX Starbase Texas.
Why similar: Flight 36%, Sandbox 22%, Simulation 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.8%, Physics 5.6%
- #48 AI Drone Simulator
70% matchVery Positive85% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Diophante Studio
Windows · Mac
AI Drone Simulator is an FPV drone simulator. Huge, dynamic environments. Virtual copy of your own drone. Total customization for maximum pilot power. Community sharing of drones, maps and tracks !
Why similar: Flight 42.6%, Simulation 20%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Physics 10.7%, Science 9.1% ★
- #49 Dieselpunk Wars Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 172 reviews2020
Dev: Image Power S.A.
Windows
Dieselpunk Wars: Prologue is a free version of an epic vehicle building game, focused on combat with advanced physics and damage simulation. Use over 140 elements to build an awesome war machine. Build vehicles that ride on the ground, soar through the skies, or dive underwater. Prepare for combat!
Why similar: Simulation 24.8%, Sandbox 20.7%, Flight 20%, Building 16%, Physics 11.4%
- #50 Dimensions: Dreadnought Architect
70% matchMixed55% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Craft Theory
Windows
Unleash your creativity, design your dreadnought with a variety of modules, and have complete control over the function and style of each module. Command your battleship with wisdom and decisiveness. Gallop in the vast galaxy and destroy all enemies.
Why similar: Flight 33.1%, Sandbox 21.3%, Building 20.2%, Physics 14.3%, Simulation 5.3%
- #51 AccrO
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 197 reviews2022
Dev: Walter Machado
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
AccrO is a Full Acrobatic Quadcopter Simulator, with realistic flight behavior and complex physics simulation. A training tool for freestyle drone enthusiasts.
Why similar: Flight 65.7%, Simulation 24.7%, 3D 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #52 Sandbox World
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: XMAKE
Windows
Welcome to the Sandbox World! Here, you bring your ideas to life: create tanks, airplanes, ships, and anything else – with over 120 unique blocks at your disposal. Engage, defend, and showcase your masterpieces in tense multiplayer battles that await you!
Why similar: Jet 35.2% ★, Sandbox 20.6%, Physics 14%, Simulation 12%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
- #53 AirportSim
67% matchMixed69% of 1,588 reviews2023
Dev: MS GAMESPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
AirportSim is an Advanced Airport Ground Handling Simulator with true-to-life visuals and operations, licensed planes and vehicles, real airports and live weather conditions. Enjoy the many tasks alone or with friends, making this experience unforgettable.
Why similar: Jet 39.1% ★, Flight 25.1%, Sandbox 14.2%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, Simulation 8%
- #54 Space Engineers 2
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,293 reviews2025
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Space Engineers 2 is a sandbox about engineering and colonization where you build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible world. Begin the story of Miro and Ivan Sokol, expand humanity’s foothold in the Almagest system, and fight to survive.
Why similar: Sandbox 24%, Science 21% ★, Building 20.2%, Physics 15.1%, Simulation 11.9%
- #55 Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,212 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra Creative
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
Why similar: Flight 32.3%, Science 16.5% ★, Military 12.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Immersive Sim 10.3%
- #56 Universe Sandbox
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,587 reviews2015
Dev: Giant Army
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
Why similar: Sandbox 32.5%, Science 26.1% ★, Physics 19%, Simulation 16%, Realistic 4.4%
- #57 DreamFly
68% matchMixed68% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Dmytro MakarenkoPub: No publisher
Windows
DreamFly: The game that simulates flights in your dreams! It is a sandbox game, there are no goals. But before you start your adventure, you will need to, well, learn how to fly.
Why similar: Flight 47.1%, Sandbox 27.6%, Simulation 14.4%, 3D 6.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #58 FPV Battleground: Combat Drone Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Bazu
Windows
Unlike other drone sims, FPV Battleground teaches you to SEARCH and hit for targets, not race on predefined tracks. Identify weak points. Plan under electronic warfare. This is what real drone operators deal with.
Why similar: Flight 58.8%, Simulation 19.2%, Physics 17.1%, Realistic 4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #59 Aeris (BETA)
66% matchMixed67% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: username470Pub: Aerial Game Studios
Windows
Complete challenges or fly freely all around the world!
Why similar: Flight 34.6%, Jet 24.8% ★, Simulation 18.2%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Physics 5%