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Project Wingman

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

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

94/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Simulator

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    Pros

    • 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

    Cons

    • 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

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

      Game with the same Autonomy vibe

      4

      "Players have extensive control over aircraft customization and can choose missions and play styles freely."

      Capsule for AX:EL - Air XenoDawn AX:EL - Air XenoDawn

      "Players can freely choose aircraft, customize loadouts with multiple weapon types, and select missions to replay, showing high control over gameplay decisions."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      4

      "The game offers challenging combat, skill upgrades, and difficult boss fights that require player skill and mastery."

      Capsule for Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

      "The game offers challenging dogfights, boss battles, and skillful maneuvers like AOA limiter turns, requiring player skill and mastery."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -3

      "Focus is on single-player campaign and personal progression without ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

      Capsule for Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

      "Focus is on single-player campaign and conquest mode with no multiplayer or ranked modes; emphasis on personal progression and self-set challenges."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      4

      "Many players report multiple playthroughs, achievement hunting, and replaying routes, indicating strong desire to keep playing."

      Capsule for Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™ Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™

      "Players report multiple playthroughs, replaying missions, and engaging in conquest mode, indicating strong desire to keep playing."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      1

      "AI-controlled wingmen assist in combat and players can issue commands, but multiplayer cooperation is absent."

      Capsule for Space Pirates and Zombies Space Pirates and Zombies

      "Some cooperation with AI wingmen and WSO character in two-seater planes, but no multiplayer or player-to-player teamwork."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Customization of weapons, modules, and loadouts allows creative approaches to missions, though within predefined options."

      Capsule for Jet Lancer Jet Lancer

      "Loadout customization with multiple weapon types and aircraft choice allows creative approaches to missions."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -2

      "Interactions are cooperative within the team; no evidence of player dominance or competitive trash talk."

      Capsule for Onechanbara Z2: Chaos Onechanbara Z2: Chaos

      "No evidence of trash talk or dominance over other players; interactions are mostly cooperative or solo."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      5

      "Players describe the game as a fun, chaotic, immersive experience that provides distraction and stress relief from real life."

      Capsule for Mycopunk Mycopunk

      "Players describe the game as a fun, chaotic, immersive arcade flight experience that provides distraction and stress relief."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

      Capsule for Age of Wonders 4 Age of Wonders 4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      3

      "Players try different planes, weapons, and game modes; some experimentation with strategies and loadouts."

      Capsule for Altitude Altitude

      "Players try different planes, weapon loadouts, and tactics; the game encourages exploration of mechanics and strategies."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      2

      "Varied mission environments and maps encourage some discovery, though mostly structured mission areas."

      Capsule for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®

      "Missions feature varied environments and some discovery elements, but mostly structured mission paths."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      2

      "Customization of ships and fleet loadouts allows some self-expression, though no avatar or cosmetic personalization."

      Capsule for Nexus - The Jupiter Incident Nexus - The Jupiter Incident

      "Customization of aircraft loadouts and choice of planes allow some self-expression, though no cosmetic personalization noted."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      4

      "Arcade-style unrealistic flight maneuvers, sci-fi weapons, and anime-inspired story create strong fantasy experience."

      Capsule for ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

      "The game embraces exaggerated, anime-style aerial combat with improbable maneuvers and sci-fi elements."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -3

      "Primarily a single-player experience with minimal social interaction or community engagement described."

      Capsule for Mewgenics Mewgenics

      "Primarily single-player experience with minimal social interaction or community engagement described."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      4

      "Players develop flying skills and mastery over missions and controls."

      Capsule for STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D

      "Players develop flying skills, learn to master controls, and improve tactics through repeated play."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some reports of eye strain from visual clutter."

      Capsule for Entropy Survivors Entropy Survivors

      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some warnings about eye strain from bright colors."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -4

      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during missions."

      Capsule for Hitman: Contracts Hitman: Contracts

      "Requires focused attention during missions; long missions and boss fights demand continuous engagement."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -4

      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional sharing; interactions limited to AI."

      Capsule for FATE: The Cursed King FATE: The Cursed King

      "No evidence of close social relationships or emotional sharing; interactions limited to AI characters."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      1

      "Players manage their own academy and characters but no multiplayer leadership roles."

      Capsule for Dungeonmans Dungeonmans

      "Player leads their mercenary squadron and commands wingmen in missions, but no multiplayer leadership roles."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      4

      "Players unlock new ships, weapons, and upgrades throughout the campaign."

      Capsule for Freespace 2 Freespace 2

      "Players unlock new aircraft, weapons, and upgrades, progressing through campaign and conquest modes."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      3

      "Players report flow and emotional catharsis, though the game is also challenging and tense."

      Capsule for Charlie in the Moistverse of Madness Charlie in the Moistverse of Madness

      "Players describe flow and catharsis from gameplay, though some missions are tense and challenging."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      4

      "Vibrant visuals, energetic soundtrack, and explosive combat provide strong sensory stimulation and excitement."

      Capsule for SpiderHeck SpiderHeck

      "Dynamic visuals, intense soundtracks, and explosive combat provide strong sensory stimulation and excitement."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -3

      "No multiplayer or ranking; achievements exist but social recognition is limited."

      Capsule for Red Dead Redemption Red Dead Redemption

      "No multiplayer or social ranking systems; achievements exist but social recognition is limited."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      3

      "Engaging narrative with character dialogue and plot, though sometimes interruptive."

      Capsule for Pharaoh Rebirth+ Pharaoh Rebirth+

      "Engaging narrative with character dialogue and plot development, though some find it cheesy or over the top."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      3

      "Loadout selection and mission tactics require planning and problem solving to optimize performance."

      Capsule for Jet Lancer Jet Lancer

      "Loadout choices and mission tactics require planning and problem solving, though gameplay remains arcade-style."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      4

      "High-speed dogfights and challenging boss fights provide suspense and adrenaline rush."

      Capsule for Project Nimbus: Complete Edition Project Nimbus: Complete Edition

      "High-speed dogfights, boss battles, and missile dodging create suspense and adrenaline rushes."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      4

      "Players feel the game offers good value for money, especially given its indie development and price."

      Capsule for SpaceBourne SpaceBourne

      "Players praise the game as excellent value for money, especially given its indie development and content volume."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      5

      "Core gameplay centers on combat, destruction of enemy aircraft and cargo ships."

      Capsule for AFTERBURN AFTERBURN

      "Core gameplay centers on aerial combat, destruction of enemy aircraft and vehicles, and explosive action."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      3

      "Players must avoid death and manage resources like ammo and health to progress through missions."

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      "Players must avoid being shot down and manage resources like ammo and flares to survive missions."

    Analysis

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

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026