Linux Air Combat Reviews

Finally a total Linux Combat flight simulator that works on EVERY Linux release ! And everybody on Linux can play, because the Hardware requirements are very low, one can play it with one's own Desk- or Laptop . I must say that at first (3 years ago) I wasn't so attracted to Linux Air Combat because of the graphics AND the difficulty to shoot an enemy plane down, but know that I stuck to it for 3 years, I finally getting the hang of it, AND all the WWII planes available really fly the way they used too during that war . Another advantage is that I connected over voice communication with the main developer Mr. Robert Bosen , who's very polite and explains with a very calm and clear voice what extra settings you must make to e.g. the voice communication which uses Mumble, AND some settings in the LAC-Menu to obtain a best frame rate .

Very good game, a bit hard to pilot at the beginning, but that means I need training!

First thing I have to say is that Linux Air Combat is awesome. Second, it is NOT a video game and if that's what you are looking for, you will likely be overwhelmed. LAC is unquestionably the best linux native air combat simulator out there. If your interests lie in WWII aircraft and WWII air combat experiences, you will love LAC. The developer has spent countless hours researching the historical and technical records of 54 of the most significant combat aircraft of WWII. and if you want to feel what flying a P38 Lightning after a flight of Japanese Kates felt like, this is as close as you'll get without a time machine. Non-flight graphics and ground detail have been kept to a minimum so LAC will easily fly on almost anything that runs Linux. Now available in source and appimage formats. Support from the developer is first rate and the community of flyers growing around LAC are friendly and helpful to new pilots.

After a lot of struggling and with some excellent help from the developor, I would like to say that this game is extremely detailed and unbelievable! But, equally awesome was the help and support from the developer.

I could not get my comprehensive review to format correctly for easy viewing here, so I uploaded it into the "Files" section. Download it there. Look for the file named "Lac977Review.pdf". Here is the concluding paragraph of that review: "At the time of this writing, LAC has emerged as the overall leader in free, open-source combat flight sims for Linux. It’s not perfect, and it’s not the best in any one area, but it’s better than average at everything that counts. It’s fun, well documented, and easy to learn. In particular, because its emphasis is on historic simulation more than on gaming, LAC is far more realistic than the game console toys that are popular with teens and young adults, but it is almost as easy to learn because there is no need to memorize magic spells or game-specific, whimsical, imaginary features: it's all just science and history. LAC is full of compromises made in the name of fun, simplicity, high performance, and easy learning. Those compromises diminish the painful aspects of ultra-realism, but the resulting balance yields an almost perfect blend of realism and fun. It just works, and for anybody that understands the basics of flight and historic air combat tactics, it just makes sense." On 20Sep2025 I added another review in ".pdf" format to the same downloaded area describe above. This one is shorter and updated to represent version 9.83 from Aug2025. It's titled "LacReviewByPerplexityAI250920aa.pdf".