Combat flight sims from the 2010’s

303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
2018
Atomic Jelly Movie Games S.A.
"No. 303 Fighter Squadron was formed in Britain in July 1940 comprised of polish and other nations pilots. It fought alongside other RAF units in the Battle of Britain. The 303 Squdadron was well-known for its bravado, fearless attitude, precision and professionalism. During the WWII, they were one of the most effective units of Royal Air Force."
Combat World War II Battle of Britain

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
2019
Bandai Namco Entertainment
High paced and great looking aerial action which could be a modern 'Strike Commander' if it supported HOTAS and TrackIR. It no doubt serves console players well but excludes itself from the running for those coming from the sim end of the field because of these issues. Bizarrely though, Bandai-Namco did a deal to support a specific Ace Combat model joystick from Thrustmaster. This left me looking forlornly at my top-of -the-range Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS and TRP rudder pedals and wondering why I couldn't join the party?
Combat

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
2012
3Division Games Farm
Arcade flight sim: Become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: the US Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy.'
Combat Pacific Theatre WWII

Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
2011
3Division Games Farm
Arcade flight simulation set in a world war I + II scenario. During the 7 campaigns the player has to fly and fight through 49 missions.'
Combat

Air Conflicts: Vietnam
2013
Games Farm
You are Joe Thompson, an intrepid and patriotic pilot fighting to uphold the values of his country. '
Combat Vietnam War

Air Missions: HIND
2016
3Division
"Action combat flight simulator based on the Russian Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter."
Combat Rotary Wing

ARMA 3
2013
Bohemia Interactive
"Combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploying a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, over 20 vehicles and 40 weapons, and limitless opportunities for content creation"
Combat Sandbox

ARMA 3 Helicopters
2014
ARMA 3
Bohemia Interactive
"'Arma 3 Helicopters, the second premium DLC for Arma 3, features the highly detailed CH-67 Huron and Mi-290 Taru heavy-lift helicopters, a Sling Loading showcase scenario, and four exclusive helicopter Time Trial challenges. The DLC is complemented by a major free platform update for Arma 3, which lands the new Support MP mode, sling loading, RotorLib, firing from vehicles, and more."
Combat Sandbox Rotary Wing

ARMA 3 Jets
2017
ARMA 3
Bohemia Interactive
"Fly brand new air-superiority jets and use advanced targeting systems to shoot down the enemy in the Arma 3 Jets DLC."
Combat Sandbox

Carrier Deck
2017
Every Single Soldier
"Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you will play as the Air Officer on board a CVN-76 in the midst of active war."
Combat Carrier

Combat Air Patrol 2
2017
2016 simulation of the AV-8B Harrier. This sim could pick up where SVGA Harrier Assault (1992) left off in 1992, with a flyable AV-8B Harrier and a dynamic campaign!
Combat European Theatre WWII

DCS (Digital Combat Simulator World)
2017
Eagle Dynamics
Successor to Flanker 1.5, Su-27 2.0, LOMAC and others, this sim continues the mission of presenting a high quality combat flight sim environment. " DCS is a true "sandbox" simulation that is also designed to cover multiple time periods of interest such as WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, Gulf War and others."
Combat Cold War

Dogfight 1942
2012
CI Games
"Pilot a wide range of aircraft, engage in aerial dogfights and dangerous fighter missions across the major theaters of war during WWII."
Combat World War II

Enemy Engaged Comanche vs. Hokum | DLC
2016
9 flyable helicopters:
Blue: AH-64A Apache | AH-64D Apache Longbow | RAH-66 Comanche | AH-1Z Viper | OH-58D Kiowa.|| Red: Ka-52 "Hokum B" | Ka-50 "Black Shark" | Mi-28N "Havoc" | Mi-24V Hind || Plus scenery and graphics upgrades.
Combat Rotary Wing NATO

Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
2015
ACE MADDOX
"Air-combat action game based on the true events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China against Japan in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War 2."
Combat World War II

IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ
2017
1C Maddox
An action filled and gloriously good looking Battle of Britain sim, 7 years in the making and based on 2010's 'IL-2: Cliffs of Dover'. At this point I only have about 6 hours in this sim, which puts me 3 missions into the RAF campaign. The MiGPit Mk.VI is running it like a dream at 3840 x 2160, and if the frame rates hold up in more complex missions I can only give this my highest recommendation to anybody hankering after intense BOB action!
Combat World War II European Theatre WWII

Janes Advanced Strike Fighters
2011
Trickstar Games Maximum Games Deep Silver
The narrative driven campaign combined with a great sense of speed and easy controls added up to a high adrenaline experience! Note: I flew in COCKPIT VIEW, not external view, and on an 85" monitor it was a white knuckle experience all the way.
Combat

Rise of Flight United
2013
1C Game Studios 777 Game Studios
"Pilot legendary aircraft of the early years of aviation, French Spad 13, German Albatros D.Va and Russian built Nieuport 17, in the free-to-play Rise of Flight United! " - Steam
Combat World War I

Take On Helicopters
2011
Bohemia Interactive
Take on Helicopters is a civil helo sim with campaign built in the ARMA 2 engine. This sim was released in 2011 and still looks great 10 years later. The fluid feel of the flight dynamics and the immersive campaign put it into my list of all time favourites. I can only hope that Bohemia Interactive release more titles like this, they don't need to update the engine - just give us more great stories to fly through!
Civil Combat Rotary Wing

Thunder Wolves
2013
Most Wanted Entertainment Handy Games
"Experience furious helicopter action in this relentless, adrenaline (and lead) pumped arcade shooter!" - Steam
Combat Rotary Wing

Vector Thrust
2015
TimeSymmetry Iceberg Interactive
"Vector Thrust is a fast-paced single and mulltiplayer combat flight game, using a unique cel shaded art style." - Steam
Combat

Vertical Strike Endless Challenge
2017
Project ICKX PLAYISM
"A flight-based action game designed to be easy to pick up and enjoy right away, and be playable over short timeframes." - Steam
Combat