SimplePlanes
Aircraft-building sandbox with physics-based flight and piloting challenges
Jundroo, LLC · Released Dec 17, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 11K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 23 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 32
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- May 19, 2025
Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)
What is SimplePlanes?
A single-player aircraft-building sandbox and flight simulator where you assemble planes from parts, then test how they fly. You can also fly community-made designs and tackle challenges such as landing on aircraft carriers, escorting bombers, and racing through courses.
For you if...
- +you enjoy adjusting aircraft designs until they fly well
- +you like piloting challenges alongside open-ended building
- +you want to try community-made aircraft and mods
Not for you if...
- −you need intuitive tools for building complex aircraft
- −you want to dogfight other players online
What players say
93% of 10,910 reviews are positive · 91% of 23 in the last 30 days
Players praise the freedom to create aircraft and the community's shared designs. Their most common complaint is that the building tools are hard to use, especially for complex planes.
Screenshots and trailer
SimplePlanes system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- SM3 512MB VRAM
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 750 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or newer
- Processor
- Core i5
- Graphics
- SM4 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 72
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- Flight
- Sandbox
- Physics
- Building
- Automation
- Exploration
- Racing
- Automobile Sim
- Controller
- Combat Racing
- Military
- 3D
- Open World
- Strategy
- Funny
- Collectathon
Recent updates
- May 19, 2025 · Tiny update (v1.12.206) patch notes
- Sep 25, 2023 · SimplePlanes Update and Steam Sale
- Mar 1, 2022 · Ready for the Steam Deck
- Jan 19, 2022 · SimplePlanes update v1.12.118.3 (minor hotfix)
- Oct 15, 2021 · SimplePlanes Update v1.11 - Inside Job
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