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Flight hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Flight on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 18 of them. How these pages are made.
Futuristic arcade racer with physics-based flight. Experience high-speed, challenging races with a distinct low-poly aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a fast, satisfying, high-risk, high-reward anti-gravity racer reminiscent of classic arcade games.
The catchNarrow tracks and floaty handling turn races into pinball off the walls.
Games like Redout: Enhanced Edition →
This is a realistic drone racing simulator. Players learn FPV drone piloting, customize drones, and compete in multiplayer races.
What players likedPlayers compare it to LIFTOFF, praising its online multiplayer and variety as a good secondary sim.
The catchOnline servers are shut down, so most maps, saves and settings no longer work.
Games like The Drone Racing League Simulator →
This is a 3D aerospace sandbox game where players build and test custom vehicles. Its core loop involves designing, launching, and managing an aerospace company with realistic physics.
What players likedIt's like KSP but with superior technicality and customization, praised for its blueprint system and realistic physics.
The catchThe craft editor and controls are fiddly and unintuitive, making simple builds a fight.
Games like Juno: New Origins →
This is a flight simulator game featuring historical and alternate history aerial combat. Players experience realistic aircraft operation and engage in diverse combat missions.
What players likedIt's a moddable, affordable WWII flight sim, praised as a sweet spot between Ace Combat and DCS.
The catchThe game often refuses to launch on modern systems and has been left unpatched.
Games like IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 →
This is a realistic FPV drone racing simulator. It features accurate flight physics and diverse environments for racing and freestyle flying.
What players likedPlayers praise TRYP FPV as the best-looking simulator with adjustable controls and good physics, surpassing Liftoff.
The catchThe flight physics feel floaty and nothing like a real drone compared to rival sims.
Games like TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator →
This is a free-to-play FPV drone simulator. It features realistic flight physics for racing, freestyle, and challenges.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a great free FPV sim, especially for beginners, comparable to LiftOff or VelociDrone for fundamentals.
The catchAlmost everything beyond the basics, including the tutorial, sits behind paid DLC.
Games like FPV SkyDive : FPV Drone Simulator →
Insect Swarm84% positive from 2,615 reviews202418% finish itDeck Verified
Top-down shooter with free exploration, resource gathering, and airframe/weapon upgrades. Fight swarms of insects with diverse weapons and a melee mech.
What players likedPlayers praise this arcade game as a fun time-killer, hoping for more content like new weapons or environments.
The catchFarming crystals to raise upgrade numbers becomes repetitive within a couple of hours.
Games like Insect Swarm →
Aircar95% positive from 2,458 reviews2019Deck Unsupported
VR flight simulator. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic city. Immersive and simple.
What players likedIt's a relaxing, free cyberpunk VR flight sim praised for its beginner-friendly experience.
The catchNo real content or objectives; a brief flying tech demo
Games like Aircar →
Flyout83% positive from 2,233 reviews2023Deck Playable
A physics-based aircraft building and flight simulator. Design, build, and test fly custom aircraft on a procedurally generated planet.
What players likedPlayers praise "Flyout" as a realistic and flexible aircraft builder, superior to KSP or SimplePlanes, offering immense design freedom.
The catchThe editor is clunky and still has no undo button, so mistakes mean rebuilding.
Games like Flyout →
BallisticNG95% positive from 1,968 reviews20185% finish itDeck Verified
BallisticNG is a high-speed anti-gravity combat racer with extensive modding. It features weaponized racing across diverse tracks and ships, with adjustable speeds.
What players likedPlayers praise BallisticNG as a modern, intuitive anti-gravity racer that perfectly captures the nostalgic feel of the classic Wipeout series.
The catchThe campaign hits a brutal difficulty spike a couple of hours in.
Games like BallisticNG →
Altitude92% positive from 1,936 reviews2009
This is a fast-paced, cartoon-style multiplayer aerial combat game. Players engage in dogfights using various planes and weapons, with a focus on teamwork and strategic loadouts.
The catchThe multiplayer servers are empty, leaving only weak bots to fly against.
Games like Altitude →
This is a World War 2 combat flight action game. Players pilot historical aircraft, manage a squadron, and complete strategic missions.
What players likedIt's a decent, less realistic break from War Thunder, praised for its gameplay and nation variety.
The catchThe flight model is a hyper-simplified mobile port, with auto aim doing the work.
Games like Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight →
A competitive arcade shooter where players race against recordings of opponents and developers. Its core loop involves navigating bullet-hell levels and achieving high scores.
What players likedPlayers describe it as a challenging bullet-hell obstacle course, similar to a mobile game, praised for its fair price and doable 100% completion.
The catchThe controls are slippery and imprecise, which makes the tight levels frustrating.
Games like Will Glow the Wisp →
A sim-lite combat flight simulator with a quick mission builder and arena mode. It offers tactical air combat with a stylized, Cold War aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers praise its low-poly aesthetic and gameplay reminiscent of classic A-10 titles, finally letting them fly faster jets.
The catchDevelopment stalled long ago, leaving one aircraft and one map in an unfinished sandbox.
Games like Tiny Combat Arena →
This is a realistic RC flight simulator. Its core loop involves practicing maneuvers in a digital environment to improve real-world piloting skills.
What players likedRealFlight Evolution is the de facto standard for RC flight simulators, praised for its realistic physics, wide variety of airframes, and effectiveness for learning to fly.
The catchPhysics and graphics have barely changed in over a decade despite the steep price.
Games like RealFlight Evolution →
No Time97% positive from 1,538 reviews2019Deck Playable
A time-travel sandbox on Pine Island. Type any date between 1 and 3033 AD to change the open world around you, stalk your past selves, and stay clear of the Time Agents hunting for traces of you.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun, open-world gameplay, despite Roblox-esque graphics and jankiness, with potential for a perfect score.
The catchCrashes, collision glitches and unreliable autosaves repeatedly wipe out progress.
Games like No Time →
Real-time ATC management game. Direct planes, upgrade airspace, avoid crashes in fast-paced, cooperative multiplayer.
What players likedPlayers praise it as an engaging, fun, and addicting casual game that's easy to pick up and play, unlike complex flight simulators.
The catchA single minor mistake instantly ends the run and forces a slow restart.
Games like Mini Airways - ATC simulator →
SKYE92% positive from 1,342 reviews20207% finish itDeck Playable
This is a flight exploration game with a painterly art style. Players pilot a seaplane to complete quests and discover collectibles.
What players likedPlayers praise SKYE as a beautiful, relaxing, and joyful flying experience, akin to soaring through a painting.
The catchOversimplified flight physics and no control remapping
Games like SKYE →
