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Games like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000

1999PC

You take off in detailed civilian aircraft and explore the world from the air with no fixed goal. Its appeal lies in the authentic flight physics and cockpit instruments you have to master.

  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Open world
  • Deep systems to master
  • Challenging difficulty

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In short: Games like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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X-Plane 11

88 %Match

2017PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000: a sandbox with your own goals, an open world and complex systems to tinker with.

X-Plane 11 is a highly realistic flight simulator with detailed 3D cockpits and a world-wide map you can fly across freely. It focuses on authentic flight physics and learning rather than story or combat.

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SpaceEngine

Lots to discover

A realistic space simulator and planetarium that lets you freely fly through a procedurally generated universe built on real astronomical catalogs, landing on planets and even traveling through time.

Universe Sandbox

Sandbox with your own goals

A space sandbox where you create, alter and destroy planets, stars and entire galaxies with realistic gravity, collisions and climate simulation. It is about free experimentation and wonder rather than goals or story.

WolfQuest

Lots to discover

You play a young gray wolf in Yellowstone who must survive alone, hunt, meet other wolves and search for a mate to found a territory. It is a realistic wildlife simulation that teaches wolf ecology through its daily struggle.

BeamNG.drive

Sandbox with your own goals

A vehicle sandbox whose soft-body physics make crashes and deformation feel strikingly real. You roam open maps, push cars to destruction and build your own scenarios.

Ship Simulator Extremes

Sandbox with your own goals

A realistic ship simulator where you pilot vessels from lifeboats to cruise ships. Sail freely through large environments with dynamic weather, or take on campaign missions such as commanding a Greenpeace ship.

Take on Helicopters

Deep systems to master

A civilian helicopter simulator from Bohemia Interactive where you fly contract missions across a huge open world. The focus is on demanding flight physics and learning to master rotor-wing flight.

Steep

Lots to discover

Steep lets you freely ski, snowboard, paraglide and wingsuit across huge open mountain ranges in the Alps and Alaska. The appeal lies in finding your own lines, chasing high scores and messing around with other players.

Space Engineers

Deep systems to master

A physics-driven space sandbox where you engineer ships, stations and rovers block by block, mine asteroids and watch your creations get realistically torn apart. Its huge creative and technical freedom shines brightest with friends in co-op.

Universe Sandbox Legacy

Sandbox with your own goals

A space sandbox simulator where you build and wreck planets, stars and galaxies, tweaking gravity and orbits and smashing bodies together. There are no goals, just open-ended experimentation with a strong educational feel.

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