Fleet Defender: The F-14 Tomcat Simulation

Overview
The catapult officer calls for full afterburner. 50,000 pounds of thrust spools behind you as your F-14 strains for release. Less than three seconds later your Tomcat screams through the air at 150 knots. You climb to meet your wingman, then head off to join the fight.
SteamPositive (82%)
49 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
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Gameplay
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About the game
- Developer
- MicroProse Software, Inc.
- Publisher
- Atari
- Nightdive Studios
- Released
- Oct 30, 2014
Description & review sources
- The catapult officer calls for full afterburner.
- 50,000 pounds of thrust spools behind you as your F-14 strains for release.
- Less than three seconds later your Tomcat screams through the air at 150 knots.
- You climb to meet your wingman, then head off to join the fight.
Read full description
"Launch the Ready-Five, Launch the Ready-Five."
The catapult officer calls for full afterburner. 50,000 pounds of thrust spools behind you as your F-14 strains for release. Less than three seconds later your Tomcat screams through the air at 150 knots. You climb to meet your wingman, then head off to join the fight.
Fleet Defender is the first flight simulator to accurately recreate carrier-based operations. Experience all the excitement of a catapult launch, realistic air-to-air combat and the challenge of landing on a pitching deck. You'll be drawn into the high-stakes world of Navy's top guns.
Start your career the same way as a real F-14 crew: training at Oceania Naval Air Station, Virginia, home of the Atlantic Fleet Tomcats. From there, you're bound for duty in the Arctic waters of Norway's North Capa or in the southern Mediterranean, of the Libyan cost. You'll need razor-sharp piloting skills to defeat hostile aircraft using state-of-the-art fighter tactics.
- Accurate cockpit representations.
- Realistic enemy AI. New artificial intelligence is patterned after Soviet and Third world military doctrine.
- Expanded Player-Wingman interaction. As flight leader, a wide range of interactive commands allow you to exercise complete tactical control of your wingman.
- Terrain graphics. The latest 3-D terrain generating technology produces a vivid, detailed world based on digitized data from the U.S.G.S (United States Geological Survey)
- Strike packages. Each mission requires you to integrate your F-14 with a variety of modern naval aircraft.
- New enemy aircraft. Face the latest in Soviet fighter technology, the Su-27 and MiG-31. Use your Tomcat to hunt down "Bears", "Badgers" and "Backfires".
- Developer
- MicroProse Software, Inc.
- Publisher
- Atari
- Nightdive Studios
- Released
- Oct 30, 2014
Ratings & review sources
SteamPositive (82%)
49 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
System requirements
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
macOS — not supported
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Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 100% OpenGL accelerated card or onboard graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any ALSA supported card on onboard audio
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 100% OpenGL accelerated card or onboard graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any ALSA supported card on onboard audio
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Features & game information
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Play modes
- Single-player
Steam features
- Family Sharing
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- Not specified
- Mod support
- Not specified
Game details
- Genres
- Simulation
- Developer
- MicroProse Software, Inc.
- Publisher
- Atari
- Nightdive Studios
- Released
- Oct 30, 2014
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- linux
All community tags
Community tag votes
- Simulation31
- Flight12
- Retro8
- Classic6
Languages & audio
- English
Related editions & add-ons
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Sources, updates & publisher notice
- CheapShark Oct 7, 2026 07:04 UTC
- Steam Spy Oct 11, 2026 14:29 UTC
- Steam Store Oct 11, 2026 14:29 UTC
- Steam reviews Oct 11, 2026 17:23 UTC
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Publisher notice
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