Warplanes: WW1 Fighters

Warplanes: WW1 Fighters is a VR game about flying combat aircraft during World War I. You take on missions in two campaigns, for the Central Powers and the Triple Entente, across the war’s major fronts. The game offers adjustable flight models, from arcade-style flying to simulation based on aerodynamics.

Campaigns and missions

The campaigns contain hundreds of missions across different locations, seasons and times of day. You fight enemy fighters and bombers, bomb strategic ground targets, destroy naval forces, and protect bases and cities from bombing raids.

You can build a squadron and switch between planes to make use of each aircraft’s strengths. The 20 playable planes range from light scouts to bombers. For example, the fast, well-armored Junkers is suited to fighting bombers, while the highly manoeuvrable Fokker Dr. I is designed for dogfights. The Airco DH.2 has a wide-open cockpit.

Flying and progression

Motion-controller controls let you grab the yoke and operate cockpit equipment by hand. You can punch a switch to reload machine guns faster, fire a flare pistol at barrage balloons, or pick up and throw a bomb at ground targets. The game also features detailed cockpits and plane models.

You can choose from settings that adjust the flight model and other gameplay options, including manual takeoffs and landings, more aggressive AI and a disabled HUD. Leisure mode offers a lighter experience, while Realistic uses an aerodynamic flight model. Real War adds calculated secondary forces and effects, requires manual takeoffs and landings, models damage that affects aircraft handling, uses more cunning and aggressive AI, and disables all HUD elements.

You earn in-game currency from missions to buy and upgrade planes. Medals awarded by your command let you increase mission rewards and manage your planes and crew more efficiently.

Multiplayer

The game includes single-player, cross-platform PvP and co-op modes. Multiplayer battles include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Last Man Standing; you can also invite friends to co-op missions. Cross-platform play lets players on different platforms play together.