B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th
World War II bomber simulation balancing flying and crew survival
Wayward Design · Published by MicroProse Software · Released Oct 30, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 93
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th?
A single-player flight simulation following a B-17 crew’s bombing tour over Nazi-occupied Europe. You plan missions and formations, manage casualties, and take crew positions to pilot, navigate, fire guns, or aim bombs. You can follow a campaign of 25 historically based missions, play instant-action assignments, or fly American and German fighters.
For you if...
- +you enjoy mission planning as much as flying and shooting
- +you prefer a structured campaign built around historical missions
Not for you if...
- −you want arcade-style flying with little preparation
- −you want cooperative missions or competitive multiplayer
What players say
77% of 93 reviews are positive
Players praise the historical detail and the choice between direct control and AI assistance. They criticize the cumbersome controls, while some report startup and display problems on modern Windows systems.
Screenshots and trailer
B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th system requirements
Minimum: 100% DirectX compatible, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor
- 1.0 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 6.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz Processor
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German.
Does B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
