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Games like Pe-2: Dive Bomber

2014PC

You pilot a Soviet Pe-2 dive bomber on the Eastern Front of World War II, flying missions inspired by real history. It blends arcade scrolling action with flight simulation, offering bombing runs, interceptions and plane upgrades.

  • Historical setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Pe-2: Dive Bomber

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Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron

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2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified74 % positive−80 % 14.99 € 2.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Pe-2: Dive Bomber: a historical setting, good gunplay and a realistic look.

You fly with a squadron of Luftwaffe aces through a vertically scrolling air war full of bullet hails and boss fights. Grab massive power-ups, time your special abilities, and grow each pilot along their own skill tree.

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Story of a Gladiator

Vast, open spaces

You play a man searching for his destiny, which you end up finding in the sand of a Roman arena. The game keeps things simple with direct, brawling arena fights in the style of a beat 'em up.

Dynasty Warriors

Vast, open spaces

The first Dynasty Warriors is a 3D one-on-one fighting game for PlayStation featuring warriors from China's Three Kingdoms era. It draws on Koei's historical setting but is not yet the mass-battle hack-and-slash of its sequels.

Time Commando

Shooting and gunplay

A 90s time-travel action game where you fight through eras from prehistory to the far future to stop a computer virus. Each era brings its own enemies and weapons, though the controls are clunky and the difficulty is steep.

Mafia

Shooting and gunplay

A cinematic gangster drama set in 1930s Lost Heaven, following cab driver Tommy Angelo's rise within the Salieri crime family. Authentic period cars, punishing shootouts and one of the finest stories of its era make it a classic.

Bushido Blade 2

Vast, open spaces

An unconventional 3D sword-fighting classic set in feudal Japan with no life bars: a single well-placed hit can decide a duel. Realistic weapons, stances and injuries make every fight tense and deadly.

Karateka

Vast, open spaces

You fight your way through feudal Japan as a lone martial artist to rescue Mariko from the warlord Akuma. This remake brings the 1984 classic into modern visuals, built around direct, timing-based fights and a stripped-down, focused feel.

Half Sword

Realistic visuals

Half Sword is a physics-driven medieval combat simulator with authentic 15th-century arms and armor. Every swing feels weighty and brutal because movement, momentum and impacts are fully simulated.

Bushido Blade

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An unconventional samurai sword-fighting classic where a single well-placed hit can be lethal. With no health bars, roomy 3D arenas and tense duels, it emphasizes realism and risk over typical fighting-game conventions.

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