1976 - Back to midway
Released Dec 2020
Are you ready to travel back in time to 1943 and relive the excitement of classic arcade dogfights? Now, thanks to Virtual Reality, you’re about to discover a new level of immersion and spectacularity, while retaining the original essence and fun.
87% positive · 152 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
1976 - Back to Midway launched on December 10, 2020 and received a series of feature and polish updates in the weeks following launch, with the last update posted on March 16, 2021. After that point, the developer's focus visibly shifted to a new, separate game: 2076 Midway Multiverse, for which a free demo was published on June 12, 2021 and a full release was announced and confirmed for November 12, 2021. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap or announced future content for 1976 Back to Midway, and no developer communications about the game since March 16, 2021. The developer has not made any statement explicitly closing the book on the game, but the pattern is clear: post-launch patching concluded in early 2021, and all subsequent developer activity has been directed toward the sequel. The game appears to have shipped as a complete product and received its final update on March 16, 2021.
Evidence
Developer confirmed a November 12, 2021 release date for 2076 Midway Multiverse, a spiritual successor/separate title, further confirming the studio's focus had shifted away from 1976.
Developer published a free demo for a new, separate game — 2076 Midway Multiverse — indicating development focus had moved on from 1976.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Ivanovich Games
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
The story
It’s the year 1976. We’re in a dystopian reality in which the Nazi army ended up defeating the Allied Front and winning the Great War. In this apocalyptic parallel universe, Hitler has declared himself Supreme World Chancellor and, what’s even more terrifying, Tyrolean pants are all the rage across the globe.However, there’s still hope. Despite the scarcity of resources, the Allied resistance’s brightest scientists, led by the eccentric Dr. Ivan Ivanovich, have made the impossible possible: they’ve built a time machine.
Thus, thanks to the Quantum Air Combat Simulator, the Virtual Reality prototype designed by Dr. Ivanovich, you’ll have the opportunity to travel back in time and take part in the most momentous air battles of World War II.
But pay attention! Playing with quantum reality and altering the path of history can have the most unforeseen consequences…
Classic Essence / VR Technology
Sit in front of the huge 3D Quantum Simulator screen, fasten your seatbelt and relive the magic of legendary vertical scrolling titles.Alternate the “classic” point of view with the first-person perspective, while performing impossible maneuvers to dodge enemy fire. Be amazed by the dynamic scenario elements that will pop off at you. Never has a simulation seemed so real and fast-paced.
Air Combat / Immersion Zones
As Ivanovich Games already did in the successful “Operation Warcade”, all the scenarios in “1976: Back to Midway” include several Immersion Zones, which allow the player to move inside the aircraft cabin, offering new and thrilling challenges. An experience that only Virtual Reality can provide.Take control of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and the B-17G Flying Fortress exact replicas, test your pilot skills, become a flying ace, and change history forever.
Features
- 16 story-mode levels filled with humor.
- 24 immersion zones.
- 64 missions.
- More than 200 aircraft upgrades.
- Tons of action without tutorials or inserting coins; enjoy infinite retries.
- Compatible with Vive, Oculus, and WMR.
- Compatible with HOTAS controllers, PC controllers, Xbox, PS4, and, of course, VR controllers: Index, Touch, Wand, etc.
- Compatible with motion simulators.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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