TOP 100 FLIGHT SIMULATOR GAMES

Flight simulators are like the ultimate playground for grown-ups. Who wouldn't want to fly a plane without actually leaving the ground? And with the added bonus of not crashing and burning, it's no surprise why so many players are obsessed with this genre. Whether you're a seasoned pilot or just a curious adventurer, flight simulators offer endless hours of fun and excitement. And lucky for you, we've hand-picked the top games in this genre so you don't have to spend hours sifting through the mediocre ones. So sit back, fasten your seatbelt, and get ready for takeoff with our list of the best flight simulators around. Just don't forget to stow your tray table and put your seat in the upright position before we reach cruising altitude. Happy flying!

#01	b License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9.7/10
#02	Impossible Soaring License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 9.4/10
#03	Lifeslide License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Switch Release: 2021 Rating: 9.4/10
#04	X-Plane 11 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 9.2/10
#05	Superflight License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 9.1/10
#06	Project Wingman License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 9.1/10
#07	Treadnauts License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 9/10
#08	House of the Dying Sun License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 8.9/10
#09	Ultrawings License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 8.8/10
#10	Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2021 Rating: 8.8/10
#11	Kerbal Space Program License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, PS5, XSX, Xbox One, Wii U Release: 2015 Rating: 8.6/10
#12	European Air War License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 8.5/10
#13	Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge License: n/a Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One Release: 2003 Rating: 8.5/10
#14	IL-2 Sturmovik License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2001 Rating: 8.4/10
#15	F-19 Stealth Fighter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1988 Rating: 8.3/10
#16	Descent: Freespace - The Great War License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1998 Rating: 8.3/10
#17	Fugl License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2017 Rating: 8.3/10
#18	F-22 Air Dominance Fighter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1997 Rating: 8.3/10
#19	MiG-29 Fulcrum License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1998 Rating: 8.2/10
#20	IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 8.2/10
#21	Microsoft Flight Simulator X License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2006 Rating: 8.2/10
#22	Tachyon: The Fringe License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2000 Rating: 8.2/10
#23	Jet Lancer License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 8.2/10
#24	Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War License: n/a Platforms: PS2, PS4 Release: 2004 Rating: 8.1/10
#25	IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2014 Rating: 8.1/10
#26	Altitude License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2009 Rating: 8.1/10
#27	Guns of Icarus Online License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4 Release: 2012 Rating: 8.1/10
#28	Dogfight 1942 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2012 Rating: 8/10
#29	Gunship 2000 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1991 Rating: 8/10
#30	Strike Commander License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1993 Rating: 8/10
#31	AH-3: ThunderStrike License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1993 Rating: 8/10
#32	Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1994 Rating: 8/10
#33	Flight of the Intruder License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1990 Rating: 8/10
#34	F22 Air Dominance Fighter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1997 Rating: 8/10
#35	Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1997 Rating: 8/10
#36	Jane's Combat Simulations: WWII Fighters License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1998 Rating: 8/10
#37	ThreadSpace: Hyperbol License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7.9/10
#38	Elite: Dangerous License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#39	IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey License: n/a Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, DS Release: 2009 Rating: 7.8/10
#40	DarkStar One License: n/a Platforms: PC, Console, Xbox 360 Release: 2006 Rating: 7.8/10
#41	Colony Wars III: Red Sun License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2000 Rating: 7.8/10
#42	Ace Combat 2 License: n/a Platforms: Release: 1997 Rating: 7.8/10
#43	Flight Unlimited III License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1999 Rating: 7.7/10
#44	Apache License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1995 Rating: 7.7/10
#45	Combat Wings License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2008 Rating: 7.7/10
#46	Red Baron 3D License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1998 Rating: 7.7/10
#47	F-16 Multirole Fighter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1998 Rating: 7.7/10
#48	Wings of Glory License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, iPhone / iPad Release: 2022 Rating: 7.7/10
#49	Flight Unlimited II License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1997 Rating: 7.6/10
#50	Omega Agent License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 7.6/10
#51	Falcon 4.0: Allied Force License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2005 Rating: 7.6/10
#52	Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1999 Rating: 7.6/10
#53	Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS3 Release: 1996 Rating: 7.6/10
#54	Hardwar License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.6/10
#55	Flanker 2.0 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1999 Rating: 7.5/10
#56	Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation License: n/a Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One Release: 2007 Rating: 7.5/10
#57	Ace Combat: Joint Assault License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2010 Rating: 7.5/10
#58	Air Battles: Sky Defender License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2007 Rating: 7.5/10
#59	RaidersSphere4th License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2013 Rating: 7.5/10
#60	Star Fox Adventures License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2002 Rating: 7.5/10
#61	Battlestations: Midway License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2007 Rating: 7.5/10
#62	Rowans Battle of Britain License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2000 Rating: 7.5/10
#63	Fly! License: commercial Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1999 Rating: 7.5/10
#64	Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2006 Rating: 7.4/10
#65	Race the Sun License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Wii U, Xbox One, PS3 Release: 2013 Rating: 7.4/10
#66	Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7.4/10
#67	Falcon License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1987 Rating: 7.4/10
#68	X-Plane 8 License: commercial Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2004 Rating: 7.3/10
#69	Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War License: n/a Platforms: PS2 Release: 2006 Rating: 7.3/10
#70	Lethal Skies II License: commercial Platforms: PS2, Console Release: 2003 Rating: 7.3/10
#71	A Glider's Journey License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2019 Rating: 7.3/10
#72	Kerbal Space Program 2 License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, XSX, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2023 Rating: 7.3/10
#73	Star Wars Starfighter License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, PS3 Release: 2001 Rating: 7.3/10
#74	The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces License: n/a Platforms: Wii Release: 2010 Rating: 7.3/10
#75	SimCopter License: commercial Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1996 Rating: 7.2/10
#76	Blue Angels Aerobatic Flight Simulator License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Mac, PC, PS4, Android, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 7.2/10
#77	Space Rift - Episode 1 License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2016 Rating: 7.2/10
#78	Lock On: Modern Air Combat License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2003 Rating: 7.2/10
#79	Star Fox Command License: n/a Platforms: DS, Wii U Release: 2006 Rating: 7.2/10
#80	Apache: Air Assault License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7.2/10
#81	Tom Clancy's HAWX License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2009 Rating: 7.2/10
#82	Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2000 Rating: 7.2/10
#83	Airfix Dogfighter License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2000 Rating: 7.1/10
#84	DIVE: Starpath License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7.1/10
#85	Heroes of the Pacific License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS2, Xbox 360 Release: 2005 Rating: 7.1/10
#86	Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2007 Rating: 7/10
#87	WTF: Work Time Fun License: n/a Platforms: Release: 2005 Rating: 7/10
#88	Star Wars: Squadrons License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7/10
#89	Tom Clancy's HAWX 2 License: n/a Platforms: Wii, PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7/10
#90	B-17 Flying Fortress License: commercial Platforms: PC Release: 1992 Rating: 7/10
#91	Eve: Valkyrie License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2016 Rating: 7/10
#92	Rogue Aces License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7/10
#93	Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PS2, Xbox One, PS3 Release: 2002 Rating: 7/10
#94	Lethal Skies Elite Pilot: Team SW License: n/a Platforms: PS2 Release: 2001 Rating: 7/10
#95	Stunt Island License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1992 Rating: 7/10
#96	X-Plane 9 License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac Release: 2008 Rating: 7/10
#97	Frontier Pilot Simulator License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7/10
#98	F29 Retaliator License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 1990 Rating: 7/10
#99	Combat Wings: Battle of Britain License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2009 Rating: 7/10
#100	Starglider II License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 1988 Rating: 7/10