Realistic flight and damage models
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The flight model and damage model are superb.”
Steam review · 23.8 h played ↗
Rise of Flight United
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 66%Mixed · 66%FOR-GAMES CR LTD2013Flight · Simulation · Action
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A deep, realistic WWI flight sim with excellent flight and damage models, but most planes are paid DLC and account login is a hurdle. Skip it if you want a casual free game or have no joystick.
Great for
Joystick-owning flight sim fans who love WWI aviation and mostly play solo career mode
Main risk
The "free" version is limited: login problems and missions needing paid planes can stop you flying.
What players love
Playable free base game with 3 planes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the game is [b][i]perfectly playable for free[/i][/b]”
Steam review · 46.9 h played ↗
Immersive WWI atmosphere and graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I honestly think it looks better than BoX.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Engaging career mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the dynamic career is just SOO much better!You can just literally play it forever!It randomly generates a mission every time!”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
DLC cheap on sale, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The content for this game is dirt cheap compared to other flight sims, especially when on sale and usually worth it.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Rewarding learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“But when you learn to master the planes and shoot down your first enemies, you feel very rewarded.”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Most content locked behind paid DLC
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“you only get 3 planes and if you want to do most of the stuff the game advertised like bombing or recon you need to buy a dlc”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Account registration and login failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“after regestration it says my email or password is wrong, then when i go to the 'forgot password' link on their website it says my email isn't on their server”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Poor controls and joystick support
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“My Joystick (Logitech x3d pro) is not recognized by the game at all, no matter what i do i cant map controls to it.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Planes not recognized or DLC won't activate
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Couldnt even start a mission cause the deafault plane wasnt verified in my account or whatever”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Fullscreen and resolution problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“no fullscreen and if ur mouse goes off the screen (you cant tell) and you try shoot it just closes the game.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Dead multiplayer, abandoned game
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the devs have given up on it and the playerbase has moved on to IL2 Flying Circus. The multiplayer scene seems totally dead.”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported8 GB
Minimum
OSWin XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 (32 or 64 bit)
ProcessorWin XP: Intel® Core 2™ Duo 2.4 GHz or comparable AMD chip
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB video memory / GeForce 8800GT / Radeon HD3500
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWin XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 (32 or 64 bit)
ProcessorIntel® Core® i5 / i7 2.6 GHz or comparable AMD chip
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1024MB video memory or higher / GeForce GTX 260 / Radeon HD5850
Storage10 GB available space
OSWin XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 and 10 (32 or 64 bit)
ProcessorWin XP: Intel® Core 2™ Duo 2.4 GHz or comparable AMD chip
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB video memory / GeForce 8800GT / Radeon HD3500
Storage8 GB available space
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