Best 2025 Video Games for flying mechanics

#1 Kirby Air Riders
5.0

Sky and gliding identity received positive evidence where the game was described as feeling fantastic back in the air.

Pros: flying mechanics, exploration quality

Cons: AI behavior, boss design

#2 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
3.8

Flying mechanics were mixed but generally useful as variety, with reviewers praising them as a break while noting limited depth or underuse.

Pros: animation quality, multiplayer design

Cons: save system reliability, companion AI

#3 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
3.0

Flying mechanics are mildly criticized in the glider’s case, with the reviewer saying it slows down otherwise snappy traversal.

Pros: graphics quality, environmental detail

Cons: bug frequency, dialogue quality

#4 Split Fiction
2.8

Flying was more divisive, with reviewers citing some early flying sections and dragon flight as weaker or imprecise.

Pros: puzzle design, level design

Cons: exploration quality, side character depth

#5 Doom: The Dark Ages
2.5

Dragon and flying sections were the most repeated weak point, ranging from acceptable spectacle to dull, half-baked or mechanically thin segments.

Pros: environmental detail, polish

Cons: camera behavior, value for money

#6 Borderlands 4
2.5

Flying and aerial traversal are mixed: gliding is enjoyable, while grappling and aerial tactics can feel underexplored or poorly implemented.

Pros: sandbox freedom, art direction

Cons: polish, save system reliability

#7 Battlefield 6
2.4

flying was a repeated weak spot because aircraft controls and practice options frustrated reviewers.

Pros: haptic feedback integration, performance optimization

Cons: pacing, microtransaction impact