Simulators are one of the earliest PC game genres, and remain compelling experiences to this day, even if they’re not as popular as they used to be.

I like all kinds of combat flight sims; the MS Combat Flight Simulator from 1998 was something special, and I’ve had some similar fun in IL-2 Sturmovik. The newest civil air sims are pretty great too, I’ll pop on a podcast and make a flight. They’re particularly cool in VR.

I’ve also found the MechWarrior games to be fun, but I’ve only played 2 and 5. I got to play a bit of Steel Battalion with the full crazy controller at a con a few years back, and that’s got to be a lot of fun once you really know what you’re doing.

So what’s your favorite sim?

  • elucubra@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    X-plane. Ms flight simulator is drop dead gorgeous, but X plane has a better flight engine.

    • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldOP
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      18 hours ago

      You can do a lot to improve how it looks, too. There’s a lot of custom terrain, and you can download meshes made from satellite photos.

      It also works better in VR.