B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th

GET THE REDUX VERSION if you want the UI photo graphical upgrades, Steam playtime tracking and some small but helpful quality of life upgrades. Example: You can use a mouse to control the Norden Bombsight in the Redux version but NOT in this version. MADE FOR DOS It looks like a DOS game (1990's) which means it should be free IMHO. REDOING THE SCREEN SETUP Steam isn't tracking actual playtime (just the setup screen) and you have to do the setup for screen size (modern windows systems) each time you start the game. It might be worth it for nostalgia reasons on sale.

Doesn't work on Valves's Steam Deck handheld console.

This product has now been completely made outmoded by its [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2000800/B17_Flying_Fortress__The_Mighty_8th_Redux/]redux[/url] edition. With that said, players can expect to immediately face the torturous control scheme, where it is a feat in its own to lift off the ground and an almost Sisyphean task to land without crashing. Not even the tutorial missions can alleviate this fact, as they lack guidance and expect players to have read the 100+ page manual first. As someone familiar with programs like Microsoft [i]Flight Simulator[/i], there are better ways to program simple and elaborate flight controls without requiring a thick manual. This game may as well require players to have 1,500 total flight hours in real life as well if they want to go the extra mile in being as technical and burdensome as possible.

Was pretty fun back in the day for the short time I was able to play, seemed pretty realistic too. Steep learning curve I never totally conquered but I was learning it as I played. This still seems pretty much the same, I just haven't had the patience to relearn as of yet though, impressed it's playable! Very immersive and nice atmosphere too.

The worst game I own. I SOOoooo wanted this to work. I'm out...

The time played is attached to the launcher for the game, not the actual time spent in game.