MicroProse announced that it’ll bring back a historical flight simulator, F-22 Air Dominance Fighter.
The simulator, originally developed by Digital Image Design and released all the way back in 1997, will make a comeback for PC via Steam.
The dedicated page is already up for your wishlisting purposes, and the release date is quite close: February 17, 2026.
The announcement comes with a trailer showing familiar gameplay, at least for those belonging to my generation.
The game comes with over 90 missions (back in the nineties, content was important) split into seven campaigns, and it even includes an AWACS Controller mode to let you oversee the entire theatre of war, direct allied aircraft, and jump into the cockpit of any F-22 Raptor available in real time.
The massive map measures 4.5 million square kilometres across eight countries in the Red Sea region.
Digital Image Design came back to the game to add new features for modern audiences, including.
- 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DoF) head tracking, dramatically improving cockpit awareness and immersion
- Flexible visual presentation, from authentic 320×200 retro resolutions to crisp, anti-aliased 4K Ultra HD
- 17 new achievements designed to reward experimentation and mastery, adding fresh replay value even for veteran pilots
- Modding support, opening the door to community-created content and already attracting well-known modders
- Nearly 100 enhancements and fixes compared to the original 1997 release, ensuring smooth play on modern systems
If you’d like to read more flight simulation news, you can find plenty in our latest roundup article from yesterday.
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