Games like Nuclear Option
by Shockfront Studios
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
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$19.99Flyout
Nov 17 · Stonext Games
Both: Flight · Physics · Military
Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.
SimulationSandboxFlightBuildingPhysicsPsychological Horror3DMilitaryImmersive SimEarly Access👍 2,139
-30%$13.99Firehawk: FPV Drone Shooter
Aug 22 · TruePlayers
Both: Flight · Physics
Fly a real FPV drone into battle. Dive, flip, and shoot your way through roguelite runs, endless swarms, and the clock, then take those skills into 10-player dogfights or 4-pilot co-op. True quadcopter physics, every crash is yours, and so is every kill.
SimulationFlightRealisticActionRacingFirst-PersonSurvivalImmersive SimPhysicsShooter👍 503
$59.99Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Aug 25 · Asobo Studio
Both: Flight · Physics
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
SimulationFlightRealisticMultiplayerOpen WorldVRSingleplayerReal-TimePhysicsAtmospheric👍 70,086
$5.99FPV Kamikaze Drone
Dec 15 · HFM Games
Both: War · Flight
FPV Kamikaze Drone is a tactical game focused on FPV drones in modern warfare. Control drones in first-person in single-player and co-op, and in multiplayer play as a third-person soldier who finds and uses FPV drones during combat.
SimulationActionWarShooterFirst-PersonCombatSingleplayerFlightEarly AccessMultiplayer👍 12,209
$9.99Death From Above: A Ukrainian Drone Warstory
Feb 22 · Rockodile
Both: Physics · Flight · Military
You are a lone Ukrainian military drone operator battling Russian occupation forces. Hidden deep behind enemy lines, you operate your drone to seek and destroy tanks and armored vehicles, shatter communication lines, and recover stolen goods. Slava Ukraini!
Score AttackActionSandboxOpen WorldExplorationPhysicsFlightMilitaryCombatTactical👍 618
$39.99WARNO
May 23 · Eugen Systems
Both: Wargame · Military · War
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
WargameMilitaryReal Time TacticsRTSStrategyCold WarWarTurn-Based StrategyTanksPvP👍 14,507
$69.99Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Nov 19 · Asobo Studio
Both: Flight
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
SimulationFlightRealisticVRMultiplayerHobby SimSingleplayerAtmosphericSandboxExploration👍 21,672
-25%$26.24Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator
Nov 7 · Lyra Creative
Both: Flight · Physics
Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.
SpaceSimulationFlightSpace SimRealisticOpen WorldImmersive SimScienceExplorationPhysics👍 1,322
$14.99Portable Ops
Nov 11 · Sean Smith, Outlaw Games
Both: Wargame · Military · War
In POPS, every bullet fired pushes you further into the chaos of war. The story-driven campaign throws you into the boots of an elite operative. Fight through a series of intense missions, face overwhelming odds, unexpected betrayals, and brutal firefights where only the strongest survive.
Arena ShooterFPSThird-Person ShooterWargameArtificial IntelligenceMilitaryWarPvPShooterCharacter Customization
$14.99Mechabellum
Sep 26 · Game River
Both: Wargame · PvP
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
StrategyAuto BattlerMechsRobotsWargameTacticalPvPMultiplayerRTSTurn-Based Strategy👍 17,866
$12.99Ancient Warfare 3
Jan 26 · JNI Games
Both: War · Physics
Dive into a sandbox full of action and customization! Choose from different game modes like deathmatch, conquest, king of the hill, zombie survival and many more. Create your own scenarios and content in the easy to use in-game editors or use one of the 50k+ workshop items from other players...
SandboxSimulationActionStrategyIndieWarModdableSingleplayerPhysicsShooter👍 2,660
$49.99Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
Nov 12 · Triassic Games
Both: Military · War
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Naval CombatSimulationStrategyCold WarReal Time TacticsMilitarySingleplayerNavalReal-TimeWar👍 6,119
$0.99Starship Destroyer
Nov 22 · North Star Studios
Both: Wargame · Flight
A sci-fi space vehicle combat game, where the player must defend their capital ship from being destroyed, while attempting to destroy the alien force's own capital ship!
Third-Person ShooterVehicular CombatSpace SimWargameFlightPvEShooterActionThird Person3D
$9.99AirBorne Sea
Sep 12 · WerFEST Software
Both: Military · War · Wargame
You find yourself stationed behind the awesome firepower of a 40mm anti-aircraft fixed deck gun on the bow of a battleship. Your mission is to blast away at the endless onslaught of enemy attackers bent on sinking your battleship.
MilitaryArcadeGun CustomizationWarSingleplayerFirst-PersonScore AttackWargameOld SchoolRealistic
$5.99Rescue Heli RH407
Feb 12 · G-REX games
Both: Flight · Physics
2.5D helicopter sim and arcade with no shooting—pure navigation skill. Manage fuel, land softly, and rescue survivors. Rebuild the Supercomputer to unlock new maps. Retro PS1 style meets brutal physics in a 407-min countdown. Easy to learn, hard to master. Reclaim the base, if the system lets you.
SimulationFlightPhysicsPrecision PlatformerRetroArcade2.5D3D PlatformerDifficultMinimalist
$9.99Mini Airways - ATC simulator
Jul 30 · CCC Games, Erabit
Both: Flight
Mini Airways is a real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!
SimulationFlightStrategyCasualTime ManagementTransportationMinimalistImmersive SimManagement2D👍 1,341
$1.99Seren Nova
Apr 3 · Galaeth Games
Both: Flight
A top-down 3D retro sci-fi space shooter with free-roaming mission maps, mouse-and-keyboard and twin-stick controls, and live-action FMV cutscenes. Shoot, bomb, or pick up and drop explosives on your enemies.
SpaceFlightVehicular CombatAction1990'sTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterSci-fiFMVShoot 'Em Up
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$19.99Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone
Apr 25 · Caveman Studio
Both: Military · Physics
Contractors Showdown delivers intense VR extraction combat in ExfilZone, now featuring PvE Mode alongside high-stakes PvPvE action. Customize your loadout, complete missions, loot, survive, and fight your way through immersive tactical battles.
VRShooterBattle RoyaleActionMultiplayerFPSMilitaryRealisticImmersivePhysics👍 3,353
$19.99Underspace
Apr 10 · Pastaspace Interactive
Both: Flight
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with mod support and PvP/co-op multiplayer. You're going to need a bigger ship.
Early Access3DFlightFuturisticActionSpaceAdventureIndieThird PersonRPG👍 435
$24.99Onward
Mar 25 · Downpour Interactive
Both: Military
Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit
VRShooterFPSMilitaryRealisticMultiplayerSimulationActionViolentIndie👍 8,621
$33.32Bodycam
Jun 7 · Reissad Studio
Both: Military
Bodycam is the first tactical multiplayer FPS with a true body-camera view in Unreal Engine 5. Close-quarters combats feel raw and loud. Every angle, callout, and bullet matters. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Wingman on photoreal maps where teamplay, tactics, and clutch skill are key.
Early AccessFPSRealisticTacticalMultiplayerShooterMilitaryFirst-PersonHorrorSimulation👍 60,854
$2.99Missile Pilot
Dec 15 · J. A. Davies
Both: Flight · Physics
Pilot missiles around obstacles to detonate them in the core of enemy spaceships in this arcade-style flying game. Feel like ace pilot -- if your reflexes are good enough!
ActionFlightArcadeRunnerSci-fiDark HumorSatireSingleplayerPhysicsDystopian
FreeWar Robots: Frontiers
Mar 4 · MY.GAMES
Both: PvP
Gear up for tactical mech action in War Robots: Frontiers, a free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter. Construct and customize, squad up with Pilots online, and fire up your engines in massive intergalactic battles.
Free to PlayThird-Person ShooterMechsPvPMultiplayerActionArena ShooterRobotsSci-fiFuturistic👍 739
$19.99Ratten Reich
Jul 15 · METALLADLERSTUDIO
Both: Wargame
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
StrategyRTSWargameReal Time TacticsSpectacle fighter3DTop-DownThird PersonAlternate HistoryAtmospheric👍 616
$15.99Liftoff®: Micro Drones
Aug 4 · LuGus Studios
Both: Physics
Explore the world of FPV like never before! In Liftoff®: Micro Drones any indoor area becomes an exciting aerial playground. Explore, customize and compete in this simulator dedicated to the micro drones class.
ActionSimulationRacingSportseSportsFirst-Person3DControllerThird PersonPhysics👍 1,422
$14.99IDUN - Frontline Survival
Jan 20 · IDUN Interactive
Both: Wargame
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
3DBuildingWargameTower DefenseStrategyRTSSurvivalBase BuildingMiningSci-fi👍 685
$9.99Wrath and Retribution
Apr 2 · Mad Vulture Games
Both: Flight
Become an unstoppable force in this intense high-speed space combat roguelike. Master the Specter Drive’s displacement dash, build a devastating arsenal with your companion Merlin, and grow more lethal with every mission as you spearhead the counter attack across a solar system under siege.
SpaceAction RoguelikeLootFlightSpace Sim6DOFLooter ShooterRoguelikeSingleplayerThird Person
$19.99POLARIS™
Jan 29 · POLARIS™ Team, Variable State
Both: Physics · Flight
Team up and take flight in this sci-fi co-op shooter with fully destructible environments. Soar through dynamic open levels using powerful abilities, master advanced weapons and vehicles, and lay waste to the armies of a hostile colonizing threat - defend your home worlds!
Online Co-OpMultiplayerExtraction ShooterThird-Person ShooterVehicular CombatPhysicsFlightPvESingleplayerShooter
$19.99Project MIKHAIL: A Muv-Luv War Story
Apr 26 · aNCHOR Inc., fuzz, Inc.
Both: Military
Set on an Earth where mankind is being steadily annihilated by the alien invaders known as the BETA, Project MIKHAIL lets you pilot a Tactical Surface Fighter in the war to save humanity!
Spectacle fighterHack and SlashMilitaryMechsRobotsSwordplayAction RPGAction-AdventureRPGStrategy👍 706
-30%$17.49Lost Skies
Sep 17 · Bossa Studios
Chart a course in a breathtaking, but fractured world. Explore ancient ruins, master advanced technology, and craft your very own skyship to brave nature’s fury and colossal threats in Lost Skies. Team up with friends or go it alone in this awe-inspiring cooperative survival adventure.
AdventureOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpBase BuildingActionVehicular CombatSandboxExplorationShooterCharacter Customization👍 2,471
$4.99Shrink Assault
Sep 22 · Adam Earlston
Both: Flight · Physics
Shrink Assault is a Sci-Fi game featuring a mix of Infinite Runners and Rail Shooter games! Skilfully control your spaceship to dodge obstacles and eliminate the threat! Can you survive?
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