RealFlight Trainer Edition similar games & best alternatives

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RealFlight Trainer Edition

2020

Should you play it?

RealFlight Trainer Edition is the perfect way to learn radio control flying on your PC. With 8 aircraft from Horizon Hobby (more are unlockable) and flying lessons from experienced RC pilots, you'll be ready to solo in no time. When you're ready, an upgrade to RealFlight Evolution is also available.

What works

  • Realistic flight physics and controls
  • Effective training tool for beginners
  • Supports real rc transmitters
  • Safe practice without damaging real planes
  • Useful during bad weather or pandemic

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited planes and airfields in trainer edition
  • Outdated graphics and visual clarity issues
  • Locked content requiring flight hours to unlock
  • Lack of wind simulation and environmental variables
  • High price relative to features and content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • FPV Freerider

  • Airport X-Ray Simulator

  • Flight Of Nova

  • Ultrawings

  • RealFlight Evolution

  • Giant Machines 2017

More exploratory

Games that feels like RealFlight Trainer Edition but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition

  • X-Plane 10 Global - 64 Bit

  • Kerbal Space Program

  • The Brew Barons

  • Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator

More creative

Games that feels like RealFlight Trainer Edition but with more room to create and customize

  • Flyout

  • Aviassembly

  • SimplePlanes

  • Vehicle Simulator

  • PIPE by BMX Streets

  • Juno: New Origins

More violent

Games that feels like RealFlight Trainer Edition but with more combat and destruction

  • AFTERBURN

  • Combat Wings: Battle of Britain

  • Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

  • Demolish & Build 3: Excavator Playground

  • Crash Wheels

  • Demolition Company Gold Edition

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

RealFlight Trainer Edition: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Exploration, Creativity, Story, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Value, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026