The WhatsNext verdict
SimplePlanes is at its best as an approachable aircraft-building sandbox with surprisingly convincing flight physics and a strong sharing ecosystem. Play it if designing a machine and seeing whether it flies sounds more exciting than following a traditional flight-sim campaign.
What it does best
Build the aircraft only you would think to fly
Flying your own machine feels convincingly physical
A community-built hangar of impossible aircraft
What might put you off
The builder can be fiddly and under-explained
The flight missions feel thin
The setup
What you are walking into
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
Where it lives
Genre
Vibe
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