- #1 Nuclear Option
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,569 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 26.0 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: Flight 27.7%, Military 14.5%, War 11.9%, Level Editor 9.7%, Artificial Intelligence 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern, high-intensity combat flight experience that mirrors the tactical feel of VTOL VR.
- #2 DCS World Steam Edition
97% matchVery Positive85% of 40,520 reviews2013
Dev: Eagle Dynamics SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
Why similar: Flight 41.3%, Military 15.6%, VR 12.3%, War 9%, Simulation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for military flight simulation, offering unparalleled depth and realism for aviation enthusiasts.
- #3 Project Wingman
96% matchVery Positive94% of 21,710 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: Flight 48.8%, Military 14.5%, VR 13.8%, War 12.1%, Simulation 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an exhilarating, fast-paced jet combat experience with a focus on massive aerial engagements.
- #4 SimplePlanes VR
95% 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 29.7%, VR 17.6%, Military 12.5%, War 10.7%, Vehicular Combat 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly accessible and creative flight experience where you can build and fly your own aircraft in VR.
- #5 Virtual Fighter Maneuvers
94% matchVery Positive96% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Master the art of modern air combat. Fly high performance fighter jets in intense dogfights with realistic flight and weapon physics. Duel against challenging AI opponents or compete with other players online. VR only!
Why similar: Flight 37.9%, VR 22.3%, Vehicular Combat 11.1%, Combat 7.4%, Military 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated VR flight simulator that emphasizes realistic jet combat and maneuverability.
- #6 Ultrawings 2
94% matchMixed68% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Welcome back to Ultrawings, Pilot! Take to the skies using your virtual hands to fly 5 unique aircraft as you complete a diverse set of engaging, hand-crafted missions across an island-themed world in this made-for-VR, aerial-themed, action-adventure game!
Why similar: Flight 26.1%, VR 15.4%, Military 13.3%, Vehicular Combat 10.9%, War 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A polished VR flight game that features a variety of aircraft and mission types with intuitive motion-controlled cockpits.
- #7 Warplanes: WW1 Fighters
93% matchVery Positive89% of 446 reviews2021
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Become a pilot! Immerse in WW1 aerial combat like never before in a captivating VR experience. Be a pilot during the Great War in Warplanes: WW1 Fighters. No matter whether you prefer arcade games or flight simulators – a variety of options will let you adjust the game to your preferences.
Why similar: Flight 41%, VR 21.4%, Military 11%, War 9.4%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive VR flight combat game that captures the visceral feeling of early aerial warfare.
- #8 Tiny Combat Arena
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,551 reviews2022
Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Flight 44.3%, Military 15.7%, Vehicular Combat 15%, War 11.6%, Simulation 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines retro aesthetics with surprisingly deep flight mechanics and Cold War-era jet combat.
- #9 Flyout
91% matchVery Positive82% of 2,225 reviews2023
Dev: Stonext Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.
Why similar: Flight 48.4%, Military 16.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Physics 9.8%, Sandbox 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for incredibly detailed aircraft design and flight simulation, perfect for those who love the technical side of aviation.
- #10 Warplanes: Battles over Pacific
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows
Warplanes: Battles over Pacific opens the next chapter in aviation history. Become a World War II pilot and take part in the campaign against the Empire of Japan. The sequel to the hit Warplanes: WW1 Fighters, takes dogfight to a new level.
Why similar: Flight 36.1%, VR 19.9%, Military 11.2%, War 9.9%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on carrier-based combat in the Pacific theater with excellent VR flight controls and dogfighting mechanics.
- #11 ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
90% matchVery Positive88% of 55,557 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco Studios Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 21.0 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: Flight 51%, Military 14.3%, War 11.2%, VR 8.7%, Realistic 4%
Why You'll Like It: The premier arcade-style flight combat game, known for its cinematic storytelling and massive boss battles.
- #12 Aces of Thunder
89% matchMixed57% of 1,130 reviews2026
Dev: Gaijin EntertainmentPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Experience the thrill of aerial combat with Aces of Thunder, the ultimate flight simulation game with high fidelity graphics that looks perfect both with and without VR HMDs.
Why similar: Flight 31.7%, VR 19.6%, Military 12.2%, War 9%, Combat 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated VR air combat game that focuses on the intensity of World War II dogfighting.
- #13 Jetborne Racing
89% matchVery Positive88% of 540 reviews2021
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Put your flight skills to the test in the online multiplayer air racing game from the creator of VTOL VR. Pilot a high performance jet through challenging courses in a race to the finish. Fly in VR or on desktop with either virtual or physical HOTAS. Do you have what it takes for a podium position?
Why similar: Flight 46.4%, VR 26.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Physics 6.1%, Multiplayer 6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique VR flight game that shifts the focus from combat to high-speed aerial racing.
- #14 X-Plane 12
87% matchVery Positive87% of 6,130 reviews2022
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 98.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ultra-Realistic Flight Simulation
Why similar: Flight 41.2%, VR 20.9%, Military 13.1%, Realistic 9.3%, Simulation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive desktop flight simulator for those who demand the most accurate flight physics available.
- #15 Onward
84% matchMixed68% of 9,308 reviews2025
Dev: Downpour Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit
Why similar: VR 30.1%, Military 23.4%, War 14.8%, Realistic 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cornerstone of VR military shooters, focusing on slow-paced, realistic tactical combat.
- #16 IronWolf VR
85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,184 reviews2022
Dev: Ionized Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
IronWolf VR is a roomscale submarine game playable either singleplayer or online co-op with motion controls. Built from the ground up for VR, each part of the submarine has been crafted for an optimal VR experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.4% ★, VR 34.5%, Simulation 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Action 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: While a submarine simulator, it shares the same tactile, hands-on cockpit interaction style that makes VTOL VR so immersive.
- #17 Combat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator
88% matchMixed48% of 363 reviews2016
Dev: Sim155 LimitedPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Feel the power of flying the AV8B Harrier II. A middle ground flight and naval combat simulator with mission planner & fully dynamic open ended campaign. Showstopping VR.
Why similar: Flight 27.9%, VR 15.8%, Military 13.6%, Vehicular Combat 13.5%, War 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a comprehensive naval flight simulation experience with a focus on carrier operations.
- #18 IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,800 reviews2014
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.
Why similar: Flight 53.9%, VR 16.8%, Realistic 7.6%, Military 6.3%, War 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary WWII flight simulator that offers a deep, realistic experience for dedicated pilots.
- #19 Contractors
86% matchVery Positive83% of 4,647 reviews2018
Dev: Caveman Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Contractors is a team-based competitive multiplayer shooter game for virtual reality devices. Experience the next level virtual warfare with hardcore controls, lethal weapons, customizable load-outs, and intense firefights. BECOME AN OPERATOR.
Why similar: VR 54.6%, Military 22.5%, Simulation 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A premier VR tactical shooter that features excellent gunplay and a strong focus on military realism.
- #20 Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,264 reviews2021
Dev: Luminite
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.8 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 56.5%, Simulation 10%, 6DOF 9.2% ★, Physics 8.4%, Realistic 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the most realistic FPV drone flight physics, offering a unique perspective on precision flying.
- #21 Pavlov
82% matchVery Positive89% of 40,489 reviews2024
Dev: Vankrupt Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR with heavy focus on community features. Realistic reloading features and fast paced combat as part of the core experience. Play the #1 most popular VR shooter on PC today.
Why similar: VR 56.7%, Military 22.5%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Simulation 4.2%, First-Person 4%
Why You'll Like It: The most popular VR shooter, offering a wide variety of combat scenarios and realistic weapon interactions.
- #22 Tactical Assault VR
83% matchVery Positive82% of 3,428 reviews2023
Dev: HammerFire InteractivePub: 2080 Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Tactical Assault VR is an intense tactical shooter where you use real-world CQB (Close Quarters Battles) tactics to stack up, breach doors and eliminate threats. Play solo or join an online co-op special forces unit in missions around the world.
Why similar: VR 45.9%, War 21.4%, Sandbox 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical, military-style coordination and movement that complements the combat side of VTOL VR.
- #23 Zero Caliber VR
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,923 reviews2023
Dev: XREAL Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Zero Caliber is the ultimate VR FPS: single player/Co-op campaign, PvP and mod support with 40+ realistic firearms & melee weapons, 100+ unlockable skins, 50+ attachments, realistic physics, progression & more! Immerse yourself in the action, customize your gear and unleash your inner hero!
Why similar: VR 29.1%, Military 28.1%, War 14.6%, Realistic 7%, Simulation 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A military-themed VR shooter that emphasizes realistic weapon handling and cooperative gameplay.
- #24 Forefront
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,763 reviews2026
Dev: Triangle Factory
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Forefront is an intense VR shooter featuring 32-player large-scale battles, land, sea, and air vehicles, and immersive, tactical combat. You are the tip of the spear in the war between a global energy giant and resistance forces. Which side will you take?
Why similar: VR 20.3%, Vehicular Combat 18.9%, Naval Combat 16.5% ★, Military 14.6%, War 11%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical VR shooter that emphasizes team-based combat and precise movement.
- #25 IRON REBELLION
80% matchVery Positive85% of 828 reviews2024
Dev: Black Beach Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Pilot a colossal mech in a VR simulator where every switch, weapon, and system is physically controlled from inside the cockpit. Customize your loadout and battle other pilots in tactical, cross-platform multiplayer combat.
Why similar: VR 25.1%, Vehicular Combat 24.2%, Physics 11.4%, Combat 10.1%, Futuristic 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mech-based cockpit simulator that requires the same level of manual control and system management as VTOL VR.
- #26 X-Plane 11
81% matchVery Positive93% of 20,015 reviews2017
Dev: Laminar Research
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 163.0 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 57.4%, VR 12.2%, Simulation 9.7%, Realistic 9.5%, Multiplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, highly reliable flight simulation platform with a massive library of community-made aircraft.
- #27 Blade and Sorcery
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 61,450 reviews2024
Dev: WarpFrog
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.
Why similar: VR 62%, Physics 10.9%, Sandbox 9.5%, Simulation 5.8%, First-Person 4%
- #28 FPV Kamikaze Drone
79% matchVery Positive88% of 12,378 reviews2023
Dev: HFM Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
FPV Kamikaze Drone is a tactical game focused on FPV drones in modern warfare. Control drones in first-person in single-player and co-op, and in multiplayer play as a third-person soldier who finds and uses FPV drones during combat.
Why similar: War 27.3%, Flight 23%, Simulation 13%, Combat 9.2%, VR 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation that captures the specific, high-stakes nature of modern drone warfare.
- #29 STAR WARS™: Squadrons
81% matchMixed65% of 28,001 reviews2020
Dev: MOTIVEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.
Why similar: Flight 56.5%, VR 25.6%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Simulation 4.9%, First-Person 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a fully interactive VR cockpit experience that makes flying iconic starfighters feel incredibly tangible.
- #30 Hijong Park's Defender Patrol
76% matchVery Positive99% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Hijong Park's Defender Patrol is a small, low-poly helicopter combat flight simulator featuring simple but fully interactable cockpit system, playable in both the monitor and Virtual-reality.
Why similar: Flight 40.1%, Military 15.1%, VR 12.4%, War 11.6%, Vehicular Combat 11.3%
- #31 BONEWORKS
77% matchVery Positive92% of 36,370 reviews2019
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
Why similar: VR 49.9%, Physics 16%, Realistic 9.6%, Sandbox 8.7%, Simulation 5.7%
- #32 Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone
77% matchMixed69% of 3,370 reviews2024
Dev: Caveman Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Contractors Showdown delivers intense VR extraction combat in ExfilZone, now featuring PvE Mode alongside high-stakes PvPvE action. Customize your loadout, complete missions, loot, survive, and fight your way through immersive tactical battles.
Why similar: VR 29%, Military 19.5%, War 12.7%, Realistic 8.8%, Physics 7.6%
- #33 Elite Dangerous
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 106,341 reviews2015
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 148.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
Why similar: VR 43.7%, Simulation 17.5%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Sandbox 11.1%, First-Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A massive space flight simulator that features a fully interactive cockpit and complex ship management systems.
- #34 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 71,997 reviews2020
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 35.8 hrsMean: 166.0 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 51%, VR 19.5%, Realistic 9.3%, Simulation 8.5%, Physics 5.6%
- #35 Carrier Command 2
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,699 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: War 29.6%, Military 28.2%, Combat 13.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Futuristic 11.1%
- #36 HARD BULLET
74% matchVery Positive83% of 6,437 reviews2020
Dev: GexagonVR
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
HARD BULLET is a physics-based action game, where enemies flood the neon-lit city bringing destruction to its streets. Use slow-motion, a huge arsenal, and brutal combat to survive and unlock new weapons. Prepare for the next RIDE by mastering your skills in Sandbox and Arena modes.
Why similar: VR 47.3%, Physics 16.3%, Sandbox 12.7%, Simulation 11.1%, First-Person 6%
- #37 Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS) - FPV drone simulator
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 554 reviews2025
Dev: SIMTECH SOLUTIONS
Windows
Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator – Starter Edition is a public version of a leading ultra-realistic FPV drone trainer built on lessons from the Ukrainian frontline. Fly combat drones in true-to-life conditions, take on challenges, and feel the adrenaline of modern warfare.
Why similar: Flight 30.5%, Military 15.9%, War 11.4%, Realistic 7.9%, Artificial Intelligence 7.3%
- #38 SUPERHOT VR
74% matchVery Positive82% of 9,576 reviews2017
Dev: SUPERHOT Team
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...
Why similar: VR 54%, Artificial Intelligence 19.5%, Combat 12.8%, First-Person 7.4%, Action 4.4%
- #39 Remote Reaper: FPV Combat Drone Simulator
70% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Vladyslav Fomenko
Windows
Realistic Ukrainian FPV combat drone simulator built with frontline pilots. Train like a real pilot: fight through enemy jamming, watch your battery, find armor weak spots, and finish the strike before the signal dies. Supports RadioMaster, DJI FPV, TBS and gamepads. Online co-op, mission editor.
Why similar: Flight 28%, Military 16.7%, Simulation 12.7%, War 12.4%, Realistic 9.6%
- #40 Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,481 reviews2018
Dev: LuGus Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 54.3%, Level Editor 12.3%, Realistic 11.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Multiplayer 6%
- #41 Space Docker VR
72% matchVery Positive95% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Cat Commandos
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
Why similar: Flight 41.9%, VR 22.9%, 6DOF 13.5% ★, Physics 8.8%, Simulation 7.1%
- #42 BONELAB
69% matchVery Positive82% of 19,517 reviews2022
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.
Why similar: VR 46.2%, Physics 17.1%, Combat 11.8%, Sandbox 11.7%, First-Person 6.5%
- #43 Project Gunship
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 856 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: Military 27.3%, War 19.5%, Realistic 12.4%, Flight 11.7%, Simulation 9.3%
- #44 IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,765 reviews2017
Dev: Team Fusion SimulationsPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Scramble to intercept in your RAF Spitfire or Hurricane. Or join huge formations of German or Italian Fighters and Bombers as they roar across the Channel towards London. Decide the fate of Britain!
Why similar: Flight 35.6%, VR 19.9%, War 13.7%, Realistic 7.8%, Simulation 7.2%
- #45 OVRLRD
69% matchVery Positive85% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: OVRLRD
Windows
A complex mech combat simulator, with native VR and HOTAS support. Manage a 50-foot bipedal weapons platform with a cockpit full of interactive controls, while carrying out complex operations across a challenging single-player campaign.
Why similar: VR 23.6%, Vehicular Combat 21.1%, War 12.8%, Military 12.6%, Level Editor 11.5%
- #46 Rise of Flight United
73% matchMixed56% of 2,711 reviews2013
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Pilot legendary aircraft of the early years of aviation, French Spad 13, German Albatros D.Va and Russian built Nieuport 17, in the free-to-play Rise of Flight United! This WWI aviation sim that has something for every flight-sim fan, from single player skirmish and career to multiplayer dogfights, but one thing is for certain, the...
Why similar: Flight 62.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Military 5.3%, War 4.7%
- #47 Ultrawings
71% matchVery Positive88% of 397 reviews2017
Dev: Bit Planet Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Ultrawings is an aerial-themed, open-world flight game where you use your virtual hands to fly multiple aircraft to complete a variety of missions across a beautiful, island-themed world!
Why similar: Flight 42.6%, VR 25.9%, 6DOF 17% ★, Simulation 7.2%, First-Person 4.1%
- #48 Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 23,491 reviews2016
Dev: RUST LTD.
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Do you like hot dogs? How about horseshoes? Hand grenades? (everyone likes hand grenades) Anyway, we've got all that, and guns. SO MANY GUNS. So if you like ordnance, meat, and far too many groan-worthy puns, this is the VR sandbox game for you.
Why similar: VR 41.7%, Physics 16.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Realistic 10.2%, Simulation 9.9%
- #49 Firehawk FPV: Drone Fighter
65% matchVery Positive93% of 453 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 45.4%, Realistic 11.6%, 6DOF 9.1% ★, Simulation 7.6%, Physics 7.3%
- #50 Vox Machinae
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,290 reviews2022
Dev: Space Bullet Dynamics Corporation
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Strap yourself into the cockpit of a robot seven times taller than a Tyrannosaurus Rex and prepare to do battle in Vox Machinae: the ultimate giant robot combat action-simulator for both VR and standard screens.
Why similar: VR 24.8%, Vehicular Combat 21.8%, Military 20%, Physics 8.9%, Combat 8.4%
- #51 Sopwith VR
70% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: David Mohr Gould
Windows
Shoot down triplanes and attack tanks with your Sopwith biplane. Simple World War One flight combat simulator with touch controls, airfoil physics, computer-controlled opponents, and destructible environments, inspired by David L. Clark's classic DOS game from 1984.
Why similar: VR 47.6%, Flight 34.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Action 5.4%
- #52 BattleGroupVR
67% matchVery Positive92% of 946 reviews2023
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.
Why similar: VR 44.3%, War 21.5%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Simulation 9.9%, First-Person 7.5%
- #53 VR Jetpack Game
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: pftqPub: Autodidactic Studios LLC
Windows
Physics-based VR with full freedom of flight. VR that feels and controls like a real jetpack. A real-time multiplayer VR arena.
Why similar: Flight 46.7%, VR 29%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Futuristic 6.7%
- #54 Superfly
66% matchVery Positive88% of 608 reviews2022
Dev: Loco Motion Devs
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Superfly is a virtual reality action game where you play as the superhero of your dreams. Mix and match twelve unique movement modes to fly through a massive open-world city full of challenges for your movement and combat skills.
Why similar: VR 36.3%, Flight 26.7%, Combat 10.5%, Physics 9%, Sandbox 5.5%
- #55 Beat Saber
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 76,100 reviews2019
Dev: Beat Games
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
Why similar: VR 69.8%, Futuristic 9.9%, Multiplayer 8%, First-Person 5.8%, Action 3.6%
- #56 Steel Crew
66% matchVery Positive81% of 610 reviews2021
Dev: Magnus Ander
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Join a Tank as a Driver, Gunner or Commander and team up with and against other Tanks in Tank Vs Tank combat where tactics and communication is key
Why similar: VR 27.3%, Vehicular Combat 23.5%, Military 14.8%, War 11.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #57 Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
67% matchVery Positive87% of 26,363 reviews2014
Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.
Why similar: Flight 65.9%, Simulation 9.4%, Realistic 8.4%, VR 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.4%