Best Flight Games on Steam

Games about piloting aircraft, gliding, aerial combat, or skybound traversal.

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1Brick Rigs - Players say: Build brick-made vehicles and machines, then drive, fly, race, roleplay, or smash them apart alone or with others. Players like: Flexible Vehicle Building · Satisfying Crash Physics · Playing With Friends ·
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Do whatever you want in a physics sandbox full of chaotic destruction, endless player-made creations and unpredictable adventures. Build, destroy, roleplay and mess around solo or with friends!

In this game, you can…
  • spawn a car, start driving, and get obliterated by a thermonuclear pizza flying past at mach 23.
  • spawn a full McDonald's, then hit it at light speed with a flying cigarette box and watch the whole building explode apart.
  • crash a nuclear-cargo train off a bridge and turn it into a city-sized wreck.
  • build a working tank, invite friends, and blow enemy LEGO tanks into pieces in multiplayer battles.
  • snap together custom LEGO vehicles fast in the editor, then drive them and rewatch the wrecks in slow motion.
  • download workshop creations like helicopters, planes, APCs, and trains, then throw them into derbies, dogfights, races, and custom maps.
  • build vehicles from scratch using steering, suspension, sensors, and logic, then finally get a fully functional machine rolling.
  • trigger explosions so huge they can crash a multiplayer server or even your PC.
2Stormworks: Build and Rescue - Players say: Build and program custom vehicles, then pilot them across a stormy open world to handle rescues, repairs, and other missions. Players like: Creative Vehicle Building · Freedom to Create · Deep Logic Systems ·
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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.

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Sep 17, 2020
91% 👍
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In this game, you can…
  • pump water out of an airlock 200 meters underwater, juggling fluid pressure until the chamber clears.
  • build a missile that loiters around a waypoint until a target appears, then guides itself in for a strike.
  • use radar automation to coordinate an automatic drone firefighter swarm as a tiny robotic emergency fleet.
  • design your own air-sea rescue fleet, then take it into storms to fight fires, repair oil rigs, and run power stations.
  • wire a full command center with cameras, live monitors, and radios you built, then run the whole vehicle remotely.
  • iterate a boat through failures until it becomes a 200+ km/h hydrofoil that outruns most multiplayer craft.
  • design a pipeline that flexes with waves, locks together, and feeds an oil rig while a tug boat holds everything in place.
  • fly a helicopter through heavy winds and land it in rough seas, where the waves are big enough to punish bad design.
3Besiege - Players say: Design physics-driven siege machines, then test and rebuild them to destroy fortifications, solve campaign challenges, or compete in multiplayer. Players like: Creative Machine Design · Trial-And-Error Building · Physics-Driven Play ·
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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!

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Feb 18, 2020
95% 👍
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In this game, you can…
  • stack millions of bombs under a rocket, set them off, and get launched kilometers into the air as burning debris rains down.
  • build a self-stabilizing VTOL airship with 12 missiles, turrets, a cargo bay with doors, a cockpit view, and jet boost.
  • build a catapult to launch a boulder, then watch the boulder launch the catapult and still win.
  • build a spiked go-cart, then keep escalating into catapults, flying machines, and other siege contraptions.
  • plant a bladed windmill on a post and let incoming birds fly into it.
  • use hinge parts as tank tracks and roll a handmade tank across the battlefield.
  • create a walking robot with cannon arms, a flamethrower mouth, and a helicopter head that still moves and fights.
  • turn on god powers to ignite anything, drag machines around, switch to zero gravity, and make builds invincible for testing.
4Trailmakers - Players say: Build physics-driven vehicles from blocks, then use them to explore missions, race, and fight across land, sea, air, and space. Players like: Creative Vehicle Building · Easy To Learn · Build-Test Iteration ·
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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.

In this game, you can…
  • go to space in your own build, fly through a starfield, and test it against space pirates.
  • bolt logic blocks into your builds until your machines behave like programmable contraptions.
  • drop into multiplayer, spawn a tank in the middle of your friend's build session, and open fire on their latest creation.
  • turn a little car into a flying machine by slapping on wings and a few thrusters.
  • start with a bare-minimum buggy, then snowball through rafts, bigger tires, stronger engines, hoists, and pontoons as you recover parts.
  • hunt salvage tucked into hard-to-reach spots, then haul it back with whatever vehicle you can invent to reach it.
  • fly a custom hover ship into a volcano, grab a critical salvage piece, and get back out in one piece.
  • build a submarine and dive into deep trenches to reach loot and routes that other vehicles can't touch.
  • spawn a giant vehicle with hundreds of parts and push the physics until the game starts to struggle.
5Transport Fever 2 - Players say: Build a transport company from 1850 onward, routing trains, trucks, ships and planes to move people and goods and grow cities. Players like: Network Planning · Watching Vehicles Run · Sandbox Building ·
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The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!

In this game, you can…
  • simulate huge maps where thousands of vehicles and every individual citizen are moving and choosing routes at once.
  • add new cities and industries to an existing save, changing the whole economy mid-run.
  • balance a supply chain and watch an industry upgrade and double its output.
  • grow cities by delivering the specific goods they demand.
  • expand train stations and airports mid-game by snapping on new modules.
  • run single-track railways with passing sidings where trains meet, wait, and slip by each other.
  • chain trucks to rail to factories to ports, then ship the finished goods across the sea for profit.
  • build airports that link opposite ends of the map and plug flights into your road and rail network.
  • reshape the entire world in-game by painting terrain, carving tunnels, and rewriting coastlines.
6The Plan - Players say: Guide a fly upward through wind and falling leaves in a brief, atmospheric journey about purpose and a short life. Players like: Moving Soundtrack · Atmospheric Visuals · Reflective Journey ·
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A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.

In this game, you can…
  • reach the "sun," discover it's a red-hot light bulb, and fly into it
  • hit a point where control fades and an unseen force pulls you upward in a straight climb along rays of light
  • rise so high the trees fall away and you're a dot against star clouds and galaxies
  • start as a tiny fly in the dirt and climb straight up
  • get buffeted by wind, smacked by falling leaves, and stuck in spider webs you can struggle free from
  • climb into the finale while classical music surges to match the ascent
7Project Wingman - Players say: Pilot a mercenary fighter across a war-scarred alternate Earth, taking on air and ground targets in arcade combat missions. Players like: Arcade Flight Combat · Standout Soundtrack · Campaign Missions ·
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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.

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Dec 1, 2020
94% 👍
of 22k
In this game, you can…
  • stack multiple special weapons on one plane, including eight machine-gun pods at once.
  • launch your own missile swarm while dodging tens of incoming missiles at the same time.
  • drill railgun shots into carrier-sized airships while weaving through their defenses.
  • fly a two-seater jet with a voiced backseater talking the whole time.
  • pull post-stall, high-G turns to break missile locks and whip back onto targets.
  • skirt the ground through storms and brutal terrain, staying low while the world shakes around you.
  • build a mercenary army in a roguelike conquest mode, taking territory and fighting escalating waves and bosses.
  • hover in a Harrier and use it like a real VTOL in combat.
  • fly in VR with a HOTAS and fight close-in dogfights from inside the cockpit.
8VTOL VR - Players say: Pilot near-future combat aircraft from an interactive VR cockpit, flying missions, managing weapons, and landing on carriers. Players like: Immersive VR Cockpit · Flight And Combat Depth · Accessible Simulation ·
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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.

In this game, you can…
  • flip cockpit switches with your own hands, press every button, and yank the ejection handle when it all goes wrong.
  • launch off an aircraft carrier, come back for an arrested landing, then taxi and set up to catapult again until you nail it.
  • take off vertically, hover, and set down on rooftops before switching back into normal jet flight.
  • run a full jet start-up by hand—battery, APU, engines, screens, visor—then launch off the runway under your own control.
  • hear a missile-launch alarm, dump chaff and flares, and pull hard to dodge a SAM before it reaches you.
  • fight a dogfight by physically turning your head to find targets, cue weapons with your look, and keep flying while guns and missiles chase you.
  • line up for aerial refueling and stay rock-steady on the tanker's hose long enough to actually take fuel.
  • fly a two-seat aircraft with a friend, splitting roles in the same cockpit while you run missions together.
9X-Plane 11 - Players say: Pilot aircraft across a worldwide simulator, managing cockpit systems, changing flight conditions, takeoffs, and landings. Players like: Realistic Flight Physics · Runs on Older PCs · Extensive Mod Support ·
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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.

In this game, you can…
  • simulate detailed failures like bird strikes, radio outages, and runway light failures whenever you want.
  • start a Boeing 737 from cold and dark, program the flight computer, and configure it for takeoff and landing.
  • walk around your aircraft in VR, change seats, and flip cockpit switches with the motion controllers.
  • practice real flight maneuvers like touch-and-gos and approaches until they feel like muscle memory.
  • run full instrument routes with intercepts and holding patterns, then review what you flew afterward.
  • leave your jet cruising on autopilot, come back to an engine oil-pressure zero, divert to a new airport, and land on one engine.
  • fly a multi-city route across the USA in one airliner, hopping airport to airport until you reach the other coast.
  • fly at night over real cities and spot your own street or hometown landmarks in the world.
10SpaceEngine - Players say: Explore a science-based 3D universe, visiting cataloged and procedurally generated worlds, stars, and galaxies at any scale. Players like: Vast Seamless Exploration · Detailed Space Views · Procedural Worlds ·
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The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.

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Jun 11, 2019
96% 👍
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In this game, you can…
  • land on a planet in Andromeda and look up to see the Milky Way as a tiny spiral overhead.
  • fly toward a black hole and watch the whole scene warp and shift colors as the light changes with your speed and distance.
  • find the exact Apollo 11 landing site by searching the Moon for its real coordinates and walking yourself to the spot.
  • stand on a planet around a real cataloged star and look back to see Sol as a dim point in the distance.
  • drift until Earth disappears, click a faint red dot, and land on an Earth-sized airless world in a whole new star system.
  • leave the solar system, keep zooming out, and scroll from planets to galaxies to the universe without hitting an end.
  • stand on an icy moon in Saturn's rings, speed up time to watch the sun loop around Saturn, then shrink the entire system to something you can hold.
  • stand on Saturn's rings, examine the particles up close, then dive underwater on another world because oceans have depth and terrain.