Right now, the best PC joystick is the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog. It's sturdy and feels good in your hands, and it's also easy to use as a building block for your whole cockpit experience.

Thrustmaster’s T-Flight HOTAS One is ideal if you’re cruising among the stars, while its TCA Officer Pack Airbus Edition caters more to simulators. Logitech’s G X56 strikes a great middle ...