Frontier Pilot Simulator

Steam players gave very positive feedback to this game in 2019. If you have a HOTAS controller, the game becomes so addicted.

Flight simulators are a difficult proposition. Most are content to court a dedicated niche audience who are happy with esoteric controls and complex systems, so this one was a real treat.

The technical term for your ship is a rotatey cool thrust jet thingy, and you use this to fly about an alien planet, ferrying goods and passengers between human colonies for money and fun. Gravity and inertia and wind are big factors, making much of the challenge in taking off and landing without embarrassing yourself too much.

Frontier Pilot Simulator (24$) officially available on Steam and Humble Bundle (15% off).

Developers said it supports most of the well know joysticks.

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A completely, intuitive user interface that makes setting up and editing your flight a breeze.

Consistently usable 3-D cockpits and stunningly high-resolution exterior models for all included aircraft.

Realistic avionics: all planes are IFR-ready right out of the gate.

Busy, “living” airports with pushback tugs and roaming fuel trucks, able to service both your aircraft and the simulator’s AI planes.

Partly support joysticks

Lunar Flight

Considering you can actually see a HOTAS controller inside the cockpit of your lunar module, Lunar Flight (about $15) is a no-brainer. The moon is slowly being colonized, and you in your little lander have the steep job of delivering supplies between bases, tracking down lost equipment, and gathering survey data at remote labs.

As you progress, you’ll be able to buy upgrades for your lander, and when you think you’re well practiced, you can head into a combat mode against others who likewise feel that their lander skills are worth something. Lunar Flight is officially available for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and should work with WMR.

Heliborne

Heliborne marks the great return of a nearly forgotten genre — helicopter action games! Here you’ll get to dive into historical conflicts, explore maps inspired by real-world locations and engage in ruthless air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.

By flying over 40 helicopters distributed over 3 different classes you’ll fight other pilots as well as tanks, troops, and anti-aircraft artillery. You will test your skill in multiplayer modes, such as Skirmish (King-of-the-Hill style mode) or Frontline (as bases are captured by players, ground vehicles spawn in convoys and move across the map to fortify bases and positions), or play alone the new single-player missions.

Vector 36

Players mention that Vector 36 (about $25) has a steep learning curve, but once you get things figured out, it’s a ton of fun. Mars has been terraformed, and the best thing to do on the red planet is race a Skimmer against other Martians.

Your Skimmer can be completely customized, and there are a number of different tracks and race types to complete. Vector 36 is officially available for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but doesn’t seem to be working with WMR.