House of the Dying Sun

The instant action space sim. I really love how missions are mere single digit minutes long. Most sub ~5 minutes, but you are are still a starfighter indeed! As your fleet grows you can take on more challenging ranks which are worth doing because the mission dynamics change a lot with extra enemies and upgraded ships, and there's this entire separate RTS style map screen where you can give orders to your fleet, and also neat upgrades and weapons to try out. Super duper game.

I LOVE the atmosphere of this game, it very much hearkens back to the vibe of Homeworld 1 and 2 with the visuals, music, and gameplay. Except this time you're the bad guy: the final mission has the same premise as the final mission of Homeworld 2, save for the fact you're fighting for the other side. My only complaint about the game is how short it is: each mission is typically 3-5 minutes long, and I finished the basic campaign in about 2.5 hours without trying to do it quickly. There is replayability in doing missions on harder difficulties and going for bonus objectives; I was able to 100% the game in about 13 hours total. There's also an endless challenge mode, but I would have loved it if there were 2-3x more missions with commensurate fleet upgrades. I picked it up on sale for $6, well worth that price if you're into space flight sims or Homeworld.

So say we all!

Quite fun game. You are in control of a fighter jet in space and can also eventually command a couple of other different ship types, though you unfortunately can't control these ones. It isn't that long but definitely worth playing

The game has some challenging moments, but the audio is quite nice too. Personally I'd change the engine hum slightly noise wise and raise some of the cockpit/armament sounds if I could for a more visceral experience. Still a game that sticks in the back of my mind to this day. Starting my second playthrough after some time!

Short but a ton of fun, one of the better VR cockpit games.

The only bad thing about this game is that there is no sequel nor modding scene

it is a solid 8/10 game but very short and can be a tad bit repetitive. You pilot a small fighter against many other spaceships. You gain more ships that you can give orders to but cannot pilot.