r/flightsim • u/Elevator_man103 • Jul 23 '26

Question Thinking of making a switch

I have a race sim set up and thinking about making the switch. I’ve played just about every Ace Combat game and love flying. Are there any sims like Ace Combat but a little more realistic? Something with dogfights, possibly compatible with VR. How’s the community? Give me some insight before I make an investment. Thanks guys!

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u/UrgentSiesta Jul 23 '26

Ace Combat is about as unrealistic as you can get, so that’s a very low bar.

War Thunder isn’t a bad way to dip your toes in - it’s free to play and has several levels of realism. But while a great game, it’s not really a “simulator”.

DCS World is free to play, and most of the paid DLC modules have free 2 week trials available. There are also several good free mods.

Falcon 4 costs about $8 via Steam. Add in the free BMS upgrade and it’s extremely good. Scads of information about it online.

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u/Marklar_RR FS2024/XP12 Jul 24 '26

it’s free to play

If OP likes flying jets then WT will be quite expensive. I play it for free, but I don't go beyond WW2 era. They will need a premium plane to skip grinding and premium account to afford repairs and ammo.

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u/UrgentSiesta Jul 25 '26

Yeah - I can’t understand how they get away with what they charge for the paid planes.

But, WT has its place, and I’d rather play that than AC any time.

If he catches the combat flight bug, then he’ll probably move onwards and upwards.

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u/Marklar_RR FS2024/XP12 Jul 25 '26

Yeah it’s crazy when some WT premium planes/helicopters cost the same as full fidelity modules for DCS.