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DCS World Steam Edition
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “realistic detailed flight simulation” (59 of 103 reviews) and “smooth performance across varied setups” (7); the most common complaint is “steep aircraft learning curve” (40). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
59 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great Game!! Runs Smooth!! jokes aside I'm truly addicted to this game its amazing”
“This game is so awesome multiplayer is super fun and campaign is very well curated as well this game is incredibly underrated and deserves way more players.”
“Awesome Game for people who love a little bit of action and simulation. Is most enjoyable with a flight stick, though. I feel you also need head tracking to get the full experience as well. But with that said if you…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“TBH, this is kind of a rip off. If what i read is true (and i will test it out shortly), then go with the Standalone version first. There you can atleast test many things for 2 weeks before you decide what u gonna buy.…”
“Great Game!! Runs Smooth!! jokes aside I'm truly addicted to this game its amazing”
“Got sick and tired of warthunder economy so bought a jf-17 and flaming cliffs. Amazing game, jf 17 was easy to learn/ get off the ground and launch a payload, though there are still depths to it I am still learning. Use…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great game and best of all is if you don't like it it is free with quite a lot of things so you can propperly test it out.”
“absolutely amazing game but keep in mind you should probably buy a joystick before downloading or putting any money into it, but overall an amazing game for being free and including 2 starter planes”
“I can turn up graphics all the way and run CAD and KICAD on my other monitor without getting any lag. Also don't listen to people saying its expensive (it is, but it's worth it if you like the game). Each dlc is easily…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Awesome Game for people who love a little bit of action and simulation. Is most enjoyable with a flight stick, though. I feel you also need head tracking to get the full experience as well. But with that said if you…”
“I use DCS World primarily as a platform for development and integration of custom cockpit systems, including software, firmware, and external hardware devices. One of the strongest aspects of DCS is its ability to…”
“nao jogo muito na steam pois aqui nao da a opção de testar os modulos antes de comprar eles, eu acho difficil jogar no teclado e mouse pois o jogo e feito para jogar no hotas mas com um controle da pra jogar ate que de…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is so awesome multiplayer is super fun and campaign is very well curated as well this game is incredibly underrated and deserves way more players.”
“Awesome Game for people who love a little bit of action and simulation. Is most enjoyable with a flight stick, though. I feel you also need head tracking to get the full experience as well. But with that said if you…”
“Great SIM, just be ready for a lot of reading and trouble shooting in the planes. It is a very mentally challenging experience but well worth it. It is not a fast paced warthunder style game!! I highly recommend…”
40 of the 103 reviews raise this · 34 of them still recommend the game.
“Awesome Game for people who love a little bit of action and simulation. Is most enjoyable with a flight stick, though. I feel you also need head tracking to get the full experience as well. But with that said if you…”
“pay an arm and a leg for a plane just for you to have to spend 100 hours learning the basics of it 10/10”
“Its easier to fly a plane in real life then this game”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“TBH, this is kind of a rip off. If what i read is true (and i will test it out shortly), then go with the Standalone version first. There you can atleast test many things for 2 weeks before you decide what u gonna buy.…”
“♥♥♥♥ EAGLE DYNAMICS YOU GREEDY ♥♥♥♥♥”
“pay an arm and a leg for a plane just for you to have to spend 100 hours learning the basics of it 10/10”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly if you want to suffer on a keyboard like me go ahead! really fun game when you learn how to use AAM's and can actually fly something (unless you are as rich as Elon Musk)”
“extreamly hard to log in, very hard to use, a million different controls, over all not very fun”
“not good if no joysix”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“TBH, this is kind of a rip off. If what i read is true (and i will test it out shortly), then go with the Standalone version first. There you can atleast test many things for 2 weeks before you decide what u gonna buy.…”
“pay an arm and a leg for a plane just for you to have to spend 100 hours learning the basics of it 10/10”
“bought the ka-50 blackshark3 upgrade and all I can get when I try to play it is the blackshark 2 cockpit. the game say's it is installed but no matter what I do it will not give me the correct cockpit.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“bought the ka-50 blackshark3 upgrade and all I can get when I try to play it is the blackshark 2 cockpit. the game say's it is installed but no matter what I do it will not give me the correct cockpit.”
“Not a fan of the F4U. I love the detail put into it, but the flight, in my opinion, is broken (I know it's early access, but still). The game as a whole—aside from the unfortunate F4 handling and engine issues that come…”
“The good: very detailed combat flight sim. If you like flying then you can easily spend hundreds of hours here. The bad: While the core is free the modules cost. Each individual one. There are some free 3rd party mods…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“10 hours played, 100 crashes, 0 takeoffs, 0 landings, 0 targets destroyed. Great fun i love it”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“My friend and I had an argument on if DCS or War Thunder was better I had played DCS for a total of like 3 hours and WT was 740 hours. I thought my arguments were good and supported... My friend then convinced me to try and the second I reinstalled DCS and loaded in, I was…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“best mil flight sim ever. lots to learn.”
— a player, Steam review · 3,408 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Simulation · Flight · Free to Play · Military · Multiplayer · Realistic · VR · War · Open World · Singleplayer · Shooter · Action (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English * , German, Spanish - Spain, Russian * , Czech, French, Simplified Chinese * |
| Official site | http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10, 11 Processor: Intel or AMD 3.0Ghz+ with 4+ cores Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Discrete AMD or NVIDIA 8GB+ DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 200 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR, Oculus VR Additional Notes: Input: Keyboard / Mouse / Joystick