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Search and Rescue II

Rescue Helicopter Simulator.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Gameplay elements described on its official website: controller support.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Search and Rescue II is an open source helicopter simulator for Linux with OpenGL graphics and joystick support.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Search and Rescue II is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Search and Rescue II is a rescue helicopter simulator for Linux. It features several missions where the player pilots a helicopter in order to rescue people in distress. There are several scenarios and helicopter models.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 8 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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