DCS: World AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Simulation Games

The best Simulation Games alternative to DCS: World is FlightGear, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to DCS: World and 12 are Simulation Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Simulation Games alternatives to DCS: World are IL-2 Sturmovik, Arma, War Thunder and X-Plane.

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  1. FlightGear icon
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    The FlightGear flight simulator project is an open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator development project. It also simulates space flight in Earth's orbit.

    17 FlightGear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. IL-2 Sturmovik is a series of World War II combat flight simulator video games originally created by the Russian video game developer Maddox Games under the brand name 1C:Maddox Games, following its association with 1C Company.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
    • Steam
    • SteamVR
     
  3. Arma icon
     15 likes

    Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, and limitless opportunities for content creation, this is the PC’s premier military game.

    37 Arma alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  4. War Thunder icon
     17 likes

    War Thunder is a multiplayer online game combat flight game developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Linux, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and PlayStation 4.

    14 War Thunder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • PlayStation Network
    • Xbox
     
  5. X-Plane icon
     6 likes

    X-Plane 10 Global is the world’s most comprehensive and powerful flight simulator for personal computers, and it offers the most realistic flight model available.

    22 X-Plane alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • HP webOS
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
  6. Prepar3D icon
     1 like

    Next Level Training. World class simulation. Be ahead of ready with Prepar3D.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Falcon BMS icon
     1 like

    Falcon 4.0 Origins Falcon 4 roots can be traced as far back as 1984 with the release of F-16 Fight Falcon by Spectrum Holobyte. Development of Falcon continued for the next 10 years with the release of Falcon AT in 1988 and Falcon 3.0 in 1991.

    In 1994 Falcon 4.0 development was.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
     
  8. Armed Air Forces offers all-embracing combat flight simulation experience on mobile devices. Finally you can play PC quality combat game anywhere and anytime you wish.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
     
  9. Experience High Fidelity Realism Combat FlightSim on Your Mobile Device delivers realistic flight physics, authentic weapons, and dynamic battlefields—designed for pilots who want depth, realism, and tactical freedom.

    4 GS4: Realistic Air Combat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Meta Quest
     
  10. YS Flight Simulator is a free flight simulator specifically designed for computers without powerful graphics rendering capabilities.

    15 YS Flight Simulator alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    is a Air Combat Flight Simulator, even if it is more simpler.

    • YS Flight Simulator is Free and Open SourceDCS: World is Free and Proprietary
  11. Reentry icon
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    Reentry is a space flight simulator based on real life spacecrafts. You create a new astronaut, gain levels and experience for every move you make by completing missions in space.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
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