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Helicopter Gunship DEX
Helicopter Gunship DEX aims to replicate the brilliance of 90s helicopter simulators using modern technology. Employ realistic helicopter tactics during missions generated by a sophisticated procedural random mission system giving you an almost unlimited amount of re-playability.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-16.
“pitty there are only a few maps to choose from, defiantly needs a tutorial on how to fly and use weapons an stuff, i cant seem to find it if there is.. after working out what does what its a decent enough game to play. graphics are on the low side.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Fun, easy to learn even without a tutorial, highly replayable”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“No tutorials, guides, walkthrus, or any info about how to play either in-game or online, save for 3 youtube videos from an early build in 2023”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
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Latest official news
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Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... The new single mission is now fully playable. To complete the mission you will need to identify all the trucks at the FARP and then destroy those carrying "Military S
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Longbow radar is fixed and now works correctly. I'm not sure how long this bug has been present but basically the radar wasn't detecting any targets! Wingman spotting
Single Mission Beta
This update adds the following... Final part of the missile optimisations. All rigidbodies have been removed from the missiles and replaced with light weight movement calculations. There may be some d
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Optimised the missile guidance code so that guided missiles no longer cause a large drop in FPS when fired. In my testing guided missiles in flight now cost around 2-
Single Mission Beta Update
This update adds the following... Buttons on the MFD displays now show the correct controller glyphs. These dynamically change depending on the controller/bindings you are using. Fixed the back button
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-16.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Simulation · Flight · Realistic · Singleplayer · Wargame · Early Access · Indie · 3D · First-Person · Third Person · Tactical · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 1 |
| Official site | http://www.jimmyarcade.co.uk |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space