Simulation · September 5, 2013

Rise of Flight United (2013)

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Rise of Flight is the most realistic WWI PC flight simulation ever created. Take to the skies of war torn Europe and experience daring air combat at the dawn of aviation. Re-enact famous air battles fought by legendary aces such as Manfred von Richtofen, James McCudden, Georges Guynemer and Eddie Rickenbacker. Rise of Flight transports you to a time when courageous pilots fought each other for control of the sky high above the bloody trenches. In aircraft made of canvas and wood they battled to the death. While some survived to become legends, most met a fiery fate. Do you have the skills and the courage to become an Ace? The free-to-play Rise of Flight United is just the beginning of your adventure. There are 35 additional flyable aircraft available for purchase along with additional content from the Steam store in the form of content packs. These packs include not only airplanes and additional theaters of war, but other helpful items such as Field Modifications and Weapon Modifications for your aircraft which can help you be a more effective combat pilot. The sky knows no limit. The free-to-play Rise of Flight United allows you to: Pilot three fighter planes (Spad 13, Albatros D.Va and Nieuport 17 by Dux plant) with all their modifications included against any planes in the game. Access Training campaign, Quick Mission Builder, Career mode and pilot the aircraft you have in multiplayer. Enjoy advanced graphics featuring High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting, blinding sun glare, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, dark moonlit nights with stars and realistic looking raindrops and oil splatter on pilot goggles. Experience a cutting edge flight-sim with advanced flight-models, adjustable difficulty settings, a complex physics engine and an industry leading progressive damage model. Practice teamwork with your friends by manning additional gunner positions. You get unlimited access as a gunner to multi-crew airplanes in Multiplayer matches. Protect your plane’s six o’clock! Endure G-effects with blackout, red out and wounded pilot effects featuring blood splatter, ringing ears and control difficulty. Explore huge maps of Western and Eastern fronts of World War I.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 171
  • Flight · 150
  • Free to Play · 115
  • World War I · 113
  • Multiplayer · 102
  • Historical · 74
  • Singleplayer · 51
  • Action · 44
  • Realistic · 35
  • World War II · 25
  • War · 25
  • Military · 23
  • Shooter · 20
  • Co-op · 13
  • Massively Multiplayer · 12

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.6k Steam reviewsTop 82% in Simulation
Positive rating56% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 91%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 75 — top 50% of Simulation titles
Engagement hours2 h averageTop 98% for session depth among Simulation

Reception Metrics

Steam community

56%Mixed · 2.6k reviews

1.4k positive · 1.1k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

367

Press Quotes

“It's easily one of the best flying and best looking games on the market” 7.9 – “Gorgeous graphics, sweet flight model, and superb AI” 82 – PC Gamer “It is one of the great sims of its era and may well become the definitive WWI sim for the next half-century.”

Simulation releases from 2013

8 Simulation titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

2h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Achievements

89

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 5, 2013
Developer1C Game Studios, 777 Studios
PublisherFOR-GAMES CR LTD
Base priceFree-to-play
DLC / Add-ons10 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Stats

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English
  • Russian