| Aerodyne (Heavier-than-air aircraft) | Player controls any kind of aerodyne, from fixed-wing aircraft to rotorcraft. |  | 1980 / 2012 | 588 games |
| Aerospace craft (Aerospace vehicle) | Player controls any vehicle capable of flying in both space and an atmosphere. | | 1998 / 2010 | 17 games |
| Agile submarine | redundant | | | 0 games |
| Air-cushion vehicle (ACV;Hovercraft) | Player can control an ACV, an amphibious vehicle that hovers just off ground by high-pressure air, usually employed for travel on water but can traverse any sufficiently smooth surfaces with ease. | | 1991 / 2011 | 18 games |
| Aircraft: A-10 Thunderbolt II (A-10 Warthog;A-10 Hog) | Its a GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling Gun with wings. Highly durable; can fly with extensive damage, loss of hydraulics, & only 1 turbofan which have been know to survive direct missile hits. | | 1990 / 2011 | 9 games |
| Aircraft: A320 Airbus | | | 1988 / 2006 | 5 games |
| Aircraft: AC-130 Gunship (AC-130H Spectre;AC-130U Spooky) | Player controls a AC-130 Gunship or any of its variants, by piloting it and/or controlling its massive firepower. |  | 2007 / 2008 | 4 games |
| Aircraft: AV-8 Harrier (AV-8B Harrier II;Harrier Jump Jet) | Player controls the AV-8 Harrier VTOL ground attack aircraft or any of its variants. | | 1983 / 2009 | 10 games |
| Aircraft: Avro Lancaster (RAF Lancaster) | A heavy bomber manufactured by Avro, later RAF. | | 1985 / 1989 | 2 games |
| Aircraft: B-17 Flying Fortress | | | 1982 / 2001 | 7 games |
| Aircraft: B-24 Liberator | | | | 2 games |
| Aircraft: Boeing 7x7 series airliners[Boeing 737;Boeing 747] | | | 1983 / 2006 | 17 games |
| Aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon | | | 1994 / 2009 | 6 games |
| Aircraft: F-117 Nighthawk | Player controls the F-117 stealth strike aircraft. | | 1991 / 2009 | 8 games |
| Aircraft: F-14 Tomcat | Player controls the F-14 air superiority fighter. | | 1986 / 2009 | 19 games |
| Aircraft: F-16 Fighting Falcon (F-16 Falcon;F-16 Viper) | Player can control F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft. | | 1984 / 2009 | 29 games |
| Aircraft: F-18 Hornet | Player controls the F-18 multirole fighter. | | 1990 / 2004 | 3 games |
| Aircraft: F-22 Raptor (F-22 Lightning II) | | | 1989 / 2009 | 12 games |
| Aircraft: F-35 Lightning II | | | | 3 games |
| Aircraft: F/A-18 Hornet | | | 1988 / 2007 | 8 games |
| Aircraft: Fokker Dr.I | A German triplane used during the first World War. | | 1990 / 1992 | 2 games |
| Aircraft: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird | Player can control the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. | | | 0 games |
| Aircraft: P-38 Lightning | | | 1984 / 2006 | 22 games |
| Aircraft: P-47 Thunderbolt | | | 1988 / 1995 | 8 games |
| Aircraft: Panavia Tornado | Player can control the twin-engine Panavia Tornado combat aircraft. | | | 0 games |
| Aircraft: Sopwith Camel | | | 1984 / 1992 | 6 games |
| Aircraft: Su-35 Flanker-E (Su-27M;SU-37 SuperFlanker) | | | 1997 / 2009 | 7 games |
| Aircraft: Submarine Spitfire (Spitfire Mk II) | Player controls the British single-seat Submarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. | | 1983 / 2009 | 15 games |
| Aircraft: V-22 Osprey | Player controls the V/STOL tiltrotor transport aircraft developed by Bell and Boeing. | | | 0 games |
| Aircraft: YF-23 | Player controls the YF-23 tactical stealth fighter. | | | 3 games |
| Airship (Dirigible;Blimp;Zeppelin) | Any lighter-than-air and self propelled aircraft including blimps and rigid-body air ships such as Zeppelins. | | 1982 / 2009 | 16 games |
| Amphibious vehicle (Amphibian) | Player controls any kind of amphibious vehicle. |  | 1996 / 2011 | 2 games |
| Armored car[Armoured car] | Player is in control of an armored car or similar vehicle. | | 2008 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Armored Personnel Carriers[armoured personnel carriers] | Armored vehicles for aiding infantry by providing heavy weapon support (such as heavy machineguns and autocannons), transporting additional supplies and providing protected transport. | | | 0 games |
| Automobile: Chevy Corvette | Game features a Chevy Corvette of any year or variation. | | 1991 / 2003 | 3 games |
| Automobile: Dodge Viper | Game features a Dodge Viper of any year or variation. | | 1995 / 1998 | 3 games |
| Bicycle [Biking] | A dual-wheeled pedaled vehicle. | | 1983 / 2009 | 123 games |
| Bioships[biocraft] | Player encounters biological vessels. | | 1992 / 2011 | 17 games |
| Boat | Players can pilot a boat. A boat is not a ship; ships can carry boats. | | 1988 / 2011 | 3 games |
| Bomber aircraft | Player controls any kind of bomber aircraft. | | 1980 / 2009 | 34 games |
| Dirigibles (Airships;Blimps;Zeppelins) | Player encounters, but does not necessarily control, dirigibles. | | 1992 / 2012 | 7 games |
| Drop pods | Orbital landing craft that deliver cargo or personnel from orbit to planet surface relatively safely, but not back. Usually quite compact. | | 2005 / 2012 | 16 games |
| Electric Vehicles (EVs) | Vehicles of any type that primarily use conversion of electric energy to motion. | | | 0 games |
| Elevators | A platform that rises or falls and stops at specific floors. | | 1982 / 2012 | 344 games |
| Family car | Player controls any type of family or other "regular" car. | | 2010 / 2011 | 4 games |
| Ferrari | | | 1986 / 2004 | 6 games |
| Fictional aircraft | Player controls a fictional aircraft. | | 1987 / 1990 | 9 games |
| Fictional helicopter | Player controls a fictional helicopter. | | 1984 / 1992 | 4 games |
| Fighter aircraft (Air superiority fighter;Interceptor aircraft) | Player controls any kind of aircraft primarily intended for attacking other aircraft with the aim of taking control and maintaining air superiority within the operation theatre. | | 1984 / 2011 | 195 games |
| GT car (Gran Turismo car;Grand Tourer car) | High-performance luxury car designed for long-distance driving. Usually 2 seater, 2-door coupe. Generally larger & heavier than other sports cars. | | 1990 / 2012 | 46 games |
| Gunships | Player encounters gunships, large aircraft that circle their targets while raining down a massive load of weapons fire at their target often from such range they can't be easily shot back at. | | 2009 / 2011 | 7 games |
| Halftrack | Player controls a halftrack, cross between tracked and wheeled vehicle, usually with two wheels on front and two tracks at the back. | | 2006 / 2009 | 2 games |
| Heavy vehicle | Player controls a vehicle that is exceptionally heavy and behaves accordingly. | | 2002 / 2012 | 2 games |
| Helicopter: AH-1 Cobra (AH-1W SuperCobra;AH-1J SeaCobra;AH-1T Improved SeaCobra) | | | 1981 / 2009 | 13 games |
| Helicopter: Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche | | | 1992 / 2001 | 6 games |
| Helicopters | The games have helicopters that the player may or may not control. | | 1984 / 2012 | 70 games |
| Hover vehicle | Player controls or can control any kind of vehicle that hovers slightly above ground but is incapable of true flight. | | 1984 / 2012 | 109 games |
| Hover vehicles[hover craft] | Features any kind of vehicles that hover slightly above ground but are incapable of true flight, regardless if player can control them. | | 2008 / 2010 | 2 games |
| Hoverbike | Player controls a hoverbike. | | 1984 / 2008 | 16 games |
| Hovercar | Player controls a hovercar. | | 1986 / 1999 | 7 games |
| Hovertank | Player controls a hovertank. | | 1996 / 2012 | 17 games |
| Inclinators (Freight elevator) | Features one or more diagonally moving lifts, notable for their capacity for extreme weights as they're not lifted with wires but rather heavy machinery "climbing" the inclination. | | 1998 / 2010 | 6 games |
| Infantry Fighting Vehicle | Player controls any kind of IFV, an infantry direct fire support vehicle with light armor, moderate armament and minor transport capabilities. | | | 0 games |
| Jet aircraft (Jet plane)[jet airplane;jet aeroplane] | Player controls any aircraft propelled by jet engine(s). | | 1989 / 2011 | 6 games |
| Jet Ski | Player controls a Jet Ski PWC. | | 1989 / 2009 | 10 games |
| Jetbike | Player controls a jetbike, motorcycle-lookalike capable of flight. | | | 0 games |
| Kart (Go-Kart;Gearbox kart;Shifter kart;Superkart)[karting] | | | 1987 / 2008 | 14 games |
| Lamborghini | | | | 0 games |
| Large watercraft | Player controls any kind of large watercraft that lumbers ponderously onward. | | | 0 games |
| Large watercraft | Player is in control of any large and cumbersome watercraft. | | 1987 / 2011 | 16 games |
| Lotus | | | 1990 / 1993 | 8 games |
| Mechs (メカ;Mecha;Piloted walker robots) | Features mechas or other piloted walker robots. | | 1983 / 2012 | 468 games |
| Medium watercraft | Player controls a medium sized watercraft with a dozen or so personnel. | | 1985 / 2010 | 15 games |
| Monster truck | Player controls a monster truck. | | 1989 / 2011 | 27 games |
| Motorboat | Player controls a motorboat. | | 1983 / 2011 | 41 games |
| Motorcycle (Motorbike) | Player controls a motorcycle. | | 1983 / 2011 | 210 games |
| Motorcycles | | | | 1 games |
| Multi-environment craft[multi-environment vehicle] | Player controls any vehicle that is designed to move in two or more dissimilar environments with ease. | | | 0 games |
| Multi-floor elevators | Elevators that allow access to more than two floors. | | 2005 / 2010 | 2 games |
| Multi-vehicular | Player gets to drive, pilot and otherwise control a variety of different kinds of vehicles and also run about on foot. | | 1999 / 2012 | 35 games |
| Passenger aircraft (Airliner) | | | 1980 / 2006 | 21 games |
| Personal watercraft (PWC) | Player controls some type of PWC. | | 1986 / 2012 | 29 games |
| Porsche | | | 1989 / 1990 | 2 games |
| Propeller aeroplane[propeller airplane;propeller aircraft;tractor aircraft] | Player controls any aeroplane that propels itself mainly with a spinning propeller, used before the invention of jet aircraft. | | 1984 / 2011 | 81 games |
| Public Transit | Player can legitimately use a publicly accessible travel system. Especially NPC piloted systems that are regulated and/or funded by a government or co-op | | 1984 / 2012 | 34 games |
| Rocket Car | A land automobile with ignitable rockets attached. Not to be confused with a jet car. Rockets eventually burn out. | | | 1 games |
| Rollercars | | | | 0 games |
| Sea-Doo | Player controls a Sea-Doo PWC. | | 1996 / 2002 | 4 games |
| Ship | Players can pilot a ship. | | | 0 games |
| Sky ships (Air ships) | Features sky ships of any kind, airborne vessels that look similar to waterborne ships. | | 1988 / 2009 | 12 games |
| Small watercraft | Player is in control of any small watercraft mainly for 1-2 people though it may have extra passenger or storage space. | | 1982 / 2009 | 16 games |
| Soapbox | | | | 1 games |
| Sports car | Player controls any kind of sports car. | | 1995 / 2011 | 10 games |
| Strike aircraft (Fighter-bomber;Ground-attack aircraft) | Player is in control of strike aircraft.
A sub-type of fighter aircraft with heavy emphasis on attacking ground targets. | | 1983 / 2009 | 47 games |
| Submarine (Submersible watercraft) | Player is in control of a submarine, a watercraft capable of submerging and surfacing with relative safety to its crew and cargo. | | 1972 / 2011 | 120 games |
| Submarines | | | 1977 / 2012 | 32 games |
| Super-heavy vehicles | | | 2005 / 2011 | 13 games |
| Tank | Player controls a tank. | | 1975 / 2012 | 239 games |
| Tank: M1 Abrams (M1A1;M1A2) | Player controls any variant of the M1 Abrams third generation main battle tank, in service from 1980 onward. | | 1988 / 2009 | 8 games |
| Tank: M4 Sherman | | | 1989 / 2009 | 4 games |
| Tank: T-72 (Obyekt-172;Object 172;BMPT;TOS-1;BREM-1;IMR-2;MTU-72) | Player controls any variant of the Soviet T-72 main battle tank, in service from 1973 onward. | | | 0 games |
| Tank: T-90 | Player controls any variant of the Russian T-90 third generation main battle tank, in service from 1995 onward. | | | 0 games |
| Title | Any and all title related tags. | | | 0 games |
| Tracked vehicle (Crawler) | Player controls any vehicle fitted with caterpillar tracks for locomotion. | | 1997 / 2008 | 3 games |
| Trains | | | 1989 / 2011 | 55 games |
| Transports[APCs;personnel carriers;troop transports] | Vehicles or other things (such as large animals) that transport personnel or other vehicles from place to place. | | 1992 / 2011 | 9 games |
| Trucks | | | 1981 / 2011 | 29 games |
| Utility aircraft | | | 2000 / 2006 | 2 games |
| Vehicle designing | Player is given the ability to "design" vehicles, usually by combining various large components to produce something relatively unique. | | 1997 / 2012 | 45 games |
| VTOL (V/STOL) | Player controls a VTOL or V/STOL aircraft. A type of aircraft that does not require a runway for takeoff nor landing. | | 2009 / 2012 | 5 games |
| Wagons (Waggons;Drays;Covered Wagons;Conestoga Wagons) | Includes a wagon. Usually horse powered. Sometimes covered. Distinguished from a carriage by the large cargo area. | | 1984 / 2006 | 4 games |
| Walker vehicles (Walker robots) | Features robots or vehicles that move on legs rather than wheels or tracks. | | 1989 / 2012 | 218 games |
| Warship | Player is in control of a warship, either watercraft or starship. | | 1987 / 2011 | 26 games |
| Watercraft | Player is in control of a watercraft of any kind. | | 1982 / 2012 | 150 games |
| Wheeled vehicle[automobile;motor car] | Player controls any vehicle fitted with wheels for locomotion. | | 1977 / 2012 | 104 games |
