The alert level determines number and type of enemies, and it is raised based on the playtime. Credits can be used to hire mercenaries, and prestige can be used to buy new planes. Upon mission completion, the player receives credits and prestige. All missions end with a fight against an enemy ace squadron. Mission types vary from hunting transport planes to destroying anti-air defenses. In conquest mode, the player starts out with basic combat planes and must complete 43 missions in a single life. When the player completes a mission, they receive money which can be spent on buying new planes.

In campaign mode, the player completes twenty-one missions where the objectives can range from destroying enemy planes, annihilating ground forces and bases, and protecting allies. Conquest provides the player roguelite and strategy gameplay in which the player faces enemy waves, manages resources, and conquer the map. Campaign follows a story in which the mercenary pilot Monarch fights for the Cascadians in their war of independence against the Federation in a future Earth devastated by natural disaster. The game offers the player two game modes: campaign and conquest.

Virtual reality (VR) and hands on throttle-and-stick (HOTAS) are supported. First-person perspective has the option to play with or without the cockpit view. The player can choose to play in first-person or third-person. The player can choose from a wide selection of planes inspired by real-life combat planes and equip the plane with special weapons.

Project Wingman is a combat flight action game similar to the Ace Combat series in which the player flies a combat plane into battle and destroy enemy targets. Conquest mode has the player conquer Cascadia in a rogue-lite game mode by conquering territories, buying new planes, and recruiting allies. Campaign mode follows the story of the war set on alternate Earth between United Cascadia and the Pacific Federation through a silent protagonist with the callsign Monarch, a mercenary pilot. The game features two game modes: Campaign and conquest. It was released on 1 December 2020 on Microsoft Windows and later released on 28 October 2021 on Xbox One. Project Wingman is a combat flight action video game developed by Sector D2 and published by Humble Games.

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