FlightGear AlternativesFlight Simulators & Simulation Games like FlightGear

FlightGear is described as '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' and is a flight simulator in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to FlightGear for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Android, iPhone, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best FlightGear alternative is Microsoft Flight Simulator. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try DCS: World or Orbiter. Other FlightGear like games are X-Plane, Microsoft Flight, GeoFS and Reentry.

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  1. Microsoft Flight Simulator immerses you in a beautifully rich and realistic world with dozens of aircraft and interactive Missions for a completely new and innovative gaming experience. Free Flight lets you fly anywhere in the world, from your hometown airport to the most exotic...

    15 Microsoft Flight Simulator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox
     
  2. X-Plane icon
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    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
     
  3. Orbiter icon
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    Orbiter is a realistic 3D real-time space flight simulator program.

    Fed up with space games that insult your intelligence and violate every law of physics? Orbiter is a simulator that gives you an idea what space flight really feels like - today and in the not so distant future.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Microsoft Flight is a flight simulation game from Microsoft Studios created as a successor to the long-running, discontinued Microsoft Flight Simulator series. The simulation game is offered "free-to-play"; only charging gamers for downloading extra content, aircraft...

    16 Microsoft Flight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. GeoFS icon
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    GeoFS is a free, online flight simulator, with global scenery, that runs in your web browser. Whether you are a licensed pilot practicing VFR, an aviation enthusiast or just looking for some fun flying in beautiful landscapes, you can enjoy any of the 20 available aircraft...

    14 GeoFS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • WebGL
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Live a unique experience flying in any part of the world and exploring sceneries and airports in high resolution with satellite maps, 3D buildings, runways, procedures and air traffic. Jump on board of real time flights, chat with other pilots and join them in multiplayer.

    20 Real Flight Simulator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. SimplePlanes icon
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    Bring all of the imaginative aircraft you've had in your head to life. Snap parts together to build your airplane's body. Place engines to add thrust. Design the wings and then strap yourself into the pilot's seat and see how it flies.

    18 SimplePlanes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
     
  9. Flight Simulator Freeware downloads for MSFS, FSX, FS2004 to FS98, Prepar3D and X-Plane. Freeware Software plus all the latest flight sim news.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Microsoft Flight Simulator
     
  10. An award-winning strategy game for each day of the week, with daily and cumulative weekly score to help you improve. Games include classic flight and racing sims, deep learning Chess and Go, Contract Bridge. Sims take place in historical settings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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