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Vietnam, the first “helicopter war.” For over a decade US Army helicopters flew and fought in the skies of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Now Chopper Pilot Vietnam lets you take part in that conflict as a pilot of the ubiquitous Huey or the deadly Cobra.
Chopper Pilot Vietnam is a solitaire and cooperative game in which you fly as a US Army Warrant Officer helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. You will start your career as a UH-1 “Huey” pilot. Missions will include transport infantry units to designated landing zones, resupply units already in the field, medevac wounded grunts from the battlefield and more. You may be afforded the opportunity to become an AH-1 Cobra pilot and fly assault missions in support of the infantry.
If you are good enough, you might be called upon to work for the infamous Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observation Group (MACV-SOG). Your missions there will be in support of the special forces Spike Teams which you will drop off deep into North Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos, then pick them up under dire circumstances if they are discovered by the North Vietnamese.
Regardless of your mission, there will be ground troops depending on you, either to get them to the battlefield or resupply them under fire or to evacuate them if they are wounded in combat. Are you up to the challenge?
—description from the designer
- Versatile player modes (solo, 2-3 player, co-op, adversarial)
- Campaign system with RPG elements for crew development
- Tactical helicopter missions in a unique setting
- Multiple mission types (supply, delivery, evacuation)
- Integration of the comic book element into gameplay is unclear.
- Operating as a helicopter pilot performing various missions like supply, troop delivery, and evacuation
- Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Adversarial Play — Supports adversarial gameplay.
- Campaign play — Features a campaign system where crew skills develop over time.
- cooperative play — Supports cooperative gameplay.
- Crew management — Players manage crew members with different skills (pilot, co-pilot, gunner, etc.) and track their development.
- Mission-based — Players undertake different types of missions: supply, troop delivery, and evacuation.
- Solo/Multiplayer — Can be played solo, as a two-player game, or a three-player game.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- If it plays as well as it looks, this is going to be spectacular.
- I really like these. Actually, I've been dabbling in game design. This is the game I was thinking on designing.
- This looks juicy. Looks very very juicy.
- This is very different than a Forlone Hope that we looked at, right?
- It's got a number three in the bottom. So maybe each one of the the maps and missions have each one of the missions have a little bit of a different map to it.
References (from this video)
- Fun theme
- Role-playing element
- Solitaire game
- Combat element
- Crew management
- Campaign game
- Visually enticing
- Intriguing gameplay potential
- Uncertainty about comic book element integration
- Operating helicopters and managing crew
- Vietnam War
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — Includes a campaign game.
- Crew management — Players manage their crew, who have different skills.
- Role-playing element — There is a role-playing element to the game.
- Solitaire game — A solitaire game where players take charge of a helicopter.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This looks like it could be a fastplaying, light, fun game about flying B7 flying fortresses in World War II.
- This looks like it takes a game that is incredibly highly regarded in its earlier editions, rethinks it, reimagines it, adds a lot of gameplay, redesigns it, and publishes as publishes it as a designer edition.
- It is so creative and since the last time I've looked at it, I've noticed they've added bot logic cards and its soliter rating is a full high.
- I think what is almost an ideal balance between
- This could be the greatest game ever if it works, right? Who knows? But I can't wait to try it. Lightning Strikes from Compass Games.
- I think this could be one of the best war games of all time.
- My number one most anticipated game for 2026. specific chase.
- Pacific Chase air naval combat in World War II.
- My number one game for 2026, Pacific Chase from GMT Games.
- So, there we have it. my top 30 most anticipated war games for 2026.