Great co-op and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“multiplayer is where the game really shines, it's great fun doing PvE or even PvP with real players, especially in the two seater vehicles.”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
VTOL VR
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Boundless Dynamics, LLC2017Flight · Simulation · Action
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fully interactive VR cockpit sim-lite that sits between arcade and DCS, shining in co-op and with mods. Skip it if you need HOTAS or hate learning systems from YouTube.
Great for
VR owners who want approachable jet combat with friends, without DCS's learning curve
Main risk
No HOTAS support, so you must fly with floaty VR controllers and weak tutorials
What players love
Sweet spot between sim and arcade
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The mix between realism and arcade is right where I'd like it”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Easier alternative to DCS
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Like DCS but actually usable in VR without 2 months of setup.”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Fully interactive VR cockpits
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Being able to actually physically turn, touch and flick every dial, button and switch is so satisfying.”
Steam review · 32.2 h played ↗
Modding and Workshop content
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Steam Workshop helps give the game essentially unlimited content.”
Steam review · 254.9 h played ↗
Good value for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“For less than the price of one DCS module, you get VTOL, STOVL, 5th Gen fighters”
Steam review · 149 h played ↗
What players complain about
No HOTAS or joystick support
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The lack of joystick support after 6 years is puzzling and an absolute deal breaker.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Awkward VR controller flight controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I deal with my Reverb G2's inside-out tracking losing my throttle hand at anything behind 50% power and the jet's throttle snapping to full power”
Steam review · 23.3 h played ↗
Weak tutorials, steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Imagine that someone put you in a cockpit of a jet fighter and told you: "Well here's the stick, here's the throttle, k bye".”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Limited base content, repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Game lacks content, and fully rely on workshop. Base game have only 3 "planes".”
Steam review · 63 h played ↗
Planes locked behind pricey DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“good game but the devs are greedy for releasing planes as DLC.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Seems abandoned, few updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The only downside is that the game feels kind of abandoned. I haven't seen an update since 2024”
Steam review · 131.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported3 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570K or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 970 or equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1070 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
OSMicrosoft Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570K or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 970 or equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
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