Project Wingman similar games & best alternatives

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Project Wingman

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Xbox One • 2020

Should you play it?

Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.

What works

  • Engaging and fun arcade flight combat
  • Excellent soundtrack and sound design
  • Varied aircraft and weapon loadouts
  • Strong replayability with conquest mode
  • Impressive indie development quality

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of checkpoints can cause frustration
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some missions are long and repetitive
  • Occasional bugs and performance issues
  • Limited cosmetic customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Boat Crew

  • Between the Stars

  • SpaceBourne 2

  • SpaceBourne

  • Star Wolves 3: Civil War

  • AX:EL - Air XenoDawn

Less social

Games that feels like Project Wingman but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D

  • 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey

  • Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut

  • Strike Suit Zero

  • Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces

  • Parkan 2

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Project Wingman but with a stronger sense of community

  • PULSAR: Lost Colony

  • Nuclear Option

  • VTOL VR

  • QANGA

  • Freespace 2

  • Warplanes: WW1 Fighters

More competitive

Games that feels like Project Wingman but with more competition against others

  • AFTERBURN

  • Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders

  • Infinity: Battlescape

  • Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China

  • ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

  • Evochron Legacy SE

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Project Wingman: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026