1942: The Pacific Air War

MicroProse Software, Inc / Apr 1, 2015 / Simulation, Strategy

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Steam Deck Playable

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They were desperate, daring and deadly! For the past 50 years, only the courageous veteran pilots of World War II knew the real risks of fighting the legendary Pacific air wars. Now it's your turn!

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What players say

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57% positive, 35 reviews

Recommended6 hrs played

Pros: ✅ Detailed and realistic flight simulation for its time. ✅ Tons of options to modify the game's difficulty. ✅ Great controls with both keyboard and flight stick. ✅ Large variety of aircraft. ✅ Interesting Pacific Theater setting. ✅ Lots of missions and strategic options. ✅ Great game for aviation enthusiasts. Cons: ❌ The graphics have aged badly.

12 found this helpful, 2026-08-28

Not recommended0 hrs played

The times before Steam were wild. I miss those days a little. Anyway, this is a Strategy game I played decades ago. Thankfully, in my ability to think ahead, I even wrote my own review of it at that time. Unfortunately that review was just some wildly ridiculously complicated recipe for a sandwich. I won't include that recipe, because it obviously has nothing to do with the game. I will tell you that I made...

0 found this helpful, 2026-01-10