Thunder Helix

I've had my eye on this game for a while as the old "DOS era Graphics" appealed to me and the game looked like a good old classic flight sim. What I got instead was an arcade style flight sim that was just as fun as I was expecting. It's an easy to pick up and play game that feels like if the Jungle/Desert/Nuclear Strike games was playable in first person. I love the direction this game is going and look forward to the complete release!

I've been waiting to play this game for a few months, and it didn't disappoint! I spent far too much time playing LHX back in the day, and this captures the essence so well. I highly recommend this - it's clear the developer has a lot of love for the classic DOS days, as this just hits every mark. The controls (playing on a PS4) are great, my only issue was that I was having some trouble with finer movement control - but that's like my issue as controllers aren't my most familiar of input devices. I'm really looking forward to more missions - and hopefully at some point a mission editor opens up. I'd love to be able to create custom maps and missions.

cool as hell

A long time ago, back in the '90s when I was just a kid, I had a game called LHX on my first computer, which had a 12 MHz processor and ran MS-DOS. I didn't understand English back then, but I absolutely loved flying in that game. This game right here is a fantastic throwback to those times, and on top of that, it runs brilliantly on the Steam Deck with a beautifully implemented CRT shader. If you enjoy flying helicopters and love retro games, there's no need to hesitate - just grab it without a second thought! I’d also like to add that the developer (just one person) is incredibly responsive and actively engages with the community here on Steam, even implementing ideas suggested by players. Absolute respect and props to him!

I have been looking for a game like this for a long time. I started flying choppers in 1982 with Chopper Command. I graduated to Choplifter later that year. I was in the cockpit when Microprose released Gunship! in 1986 then Gunship 2000 in 1991. I was a big fan of the various arcade flight sims on the Sega Genesis, like F-22, and MIG29 games but I wanted to fly helicopters again and I was happy when Desert Strike made its debut on the 16 bit consoles of the day. Finally, LHX Attack Chopper was released and I was in heaven! A fun, light but challenging attack chopper flight sim that I could pick up and play. It served me well into the current day through emulation and DosBox. But it was old and didn't bring any new surprises. I eventually outgrew LHX and we parted ways. But man, I still wanted a fun, light and action packed chopper sim. Comanche Maximum Overkill just didn't vibe with me even though it was everything I wanted. So I started looking for games like Thunder Helix by searching for "games like LHX Attack Chopper" and this was the second result I got. The first was MH-Zombie and while that was close it was just to janky for me. So Thunder Helix it is! I love how responsive the dev has been to constructive criticism and implementing some suggestions from players. I love the retro graphics that ACTUALLY look like a game from the late 90s instead of overdone pixel art. It has all the parts I remember fondly without the long load times and horrendous frame rates. Grab this game if you're looking for a fun, easy attack chopper flight sim that can be played without the need for memorizing convoluted control schemes or needlessly complicated controls.

Get THX. Get strike series (sans soviet strike and nuclear strike - those are trash). Put them together. Out comes Thunder [strike]Strike[/strike] Helix.

Very fun small helicopter game. Lots of fun.