Rise of Flight United
Released Sep 2013
Pilot legendary aircraft of the early years of aviation, French Spad 13, German Albatros D.Va and Russian built Nieuport 17, in the free-to-play Rise of Flight United! This WWI aviation sim that has something for every flight-sim fan, from single player skirmish and career to multiplayer dogfights, but one thing is for certain, the...
56% positive · 2,741 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Rise of Flight United is a WWI flight simulation that has been on the market since 2009, arriving on Steam in September 2013. The game received a steady stream of content updates and DLC through 2015, with the most recent datable DLC releases being the ILYA Muromets bomber and Channel Battles pack, both released on June 2, 2015. All 10 DLC items listed on the store are marked as released, with no unreleased content remaining.
The developer's last meaningful communication about Rise of Flight's own content was in May 2015, when they announced the S-16 fighter and a bug fix patch. The April 2016 anniversary post celebrated the game's history but announced no new content. By July 2018, the developer explicitly transitioned the team to a spiritual successor — IL-2 Sturmovik: Flying Circus — describing it as "the beginning of a successful series of WWI themed air combat products" to replace Rise of Flight. The most recent news post from March 2026 promotes yet another next-generation successor project (Korea. IL-2 Series), confirming the studio has fully moved on.
The game launched as a free-to-play title with purchasable DLC aircraft and content packs, and it completed that content cycle by mid-2015. No new content has been announced or released for Rise of Flight in the decade since. All DLC is available, the developer has moved on to successor products, and the game stands as a complete, finished package.
Evidence
Developer announces a new next-generation flight simulator set during the Korean War (Korea. IL-2 Series), confirming the studio's focus remains entirely on successor projects with no mention of any new Rise of Flight content.
Developer announces they have moved the team to Flying Circus — a spiritual successor to Rise of Flight — describing it as the 'beginning of a successful series of WWI themed air combat products.' Explicitly thanks Rise of Flight pilots for their support 'over the years,' framing Rise of Flight as a completed chapter.
Content
10 of 10 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Achievements
89
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Rise of Flight is the most realistic WWI PC flight simulation ever created. Take to the skies of war torn Europe and experience daring air combat at the dawn of aviation. Re-enact famous air battles fought by legendary aces such as Manfred von Richtofen, James McCudden, Georges Guynemer and Eddie Rickenbacker. Rise of Flight transports you to a time when courageous pilots fought each other for control of the sky high above the bloody trenches. In aircraft made of canvas and wood they battled to the death. While some survived to become legends, most met a fiery fate. Do you have the skills and the courage to become an Ace?
The free-to-play Rise of Flight United is just the beginning of your adventure. There are 35 additional flyable aircraft available for purchase along with additional content from the Steam store in the form of content packs. These packs include not only airplanes and additional theaters of war, but other helpful items such as Field Modifications and Weapon Modifications for your aircraft which can help you be a more effective combat pilot. The sky knows no limit.
The free-to-play Rise of Flight United is just the beginning of your adventure. There are 35 additional flyable aircraft available for purchase along with additional content from the Steam store in the form of content packs. These packs include not only airplanes and additional theaters of war, but other helpful items such as Field Modifications and Weapon Modifications for your aircraft which can help you be a more effective combat pilot. The sky knows no limit.
The free-to-play Rise of Flight United allows you to:
- Pilot three fighter planes (Spad 13, Albatros D.Va and Nieuport 17 by Dux plant) with all their modifications included against any planes in the game.
- Access Training campaign, Quick Mission Builder, Career mode and pilot the aircraft you have in multiplayer.
- Enjoy advanced graphics featuring High Dynamic Range (HDR) lighting, blinding sun glare, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, dark moonlit nights with stars and realistic looking raindrops and oil splatter on pilot goggles.
- Experience a cutting edge flight-sim with advanced flight-models, adjustable difficulty settings, a complex physics engine and an industry leading progressive damage model.
- Practice teamwork with your friends by manning additional gunner positions. You get unlimited access as a gunner to multi-crew airplanes in Multiplayer matches. Protect your plane’s six o’clock!
- Endure G-effects with blackout, red out and wounded pilot effects featuring blood splatter, ringing ears and control difficulty.
- Explore huge maps of Western and Eastern fronts of World War I.
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Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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