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Airline Founder

Airline Founder

Starting from a single base airport, build your own airline. Establish routes, and fine-tune your pricing and service strategies; manage flight schedules, your staff, your fleet, public reputation, and more. Ultimately, grow from a regional carrier into a global aviation network.

Released Sep 6, 2026 Developer Nerowan Platforms Windows SimulationStrategyTransportationManagementSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-10-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29.

78.7%positive61 reviews
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“The game as it is still very raw but i see a lot of ground for future (and fast) improvements. I`m a 121 pilot and could notice a lot of strange things for a simulator in the first 1 ~ 2 hour of gameplay. - The game seems to use HUB routing logic, if you want to creat Hub to…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“3 days post launch review and negative to positive review status change. See below the line for prior review. As promised, I can now recommend this. With the multiple fixes implemented such as point to point availability and return leg (without hub launching) the game has come…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Not recommended · 82 found this helpful

“I’m struggling to write anything positive about this "game." To me, it feels like something generated almost entirely with ChatGPT. The overall quality comes across like a beginner project rather than a serious early‑access release, and it’s missing even the most basic polish.…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-18.

60achievements
38.3%median completion
0.0%rarest: Catering Portfolio
88.9% of players 88.8% of players 88.4% of players 85.0% of players 82.3% of players 78.0% of players 72.8% of players 63.8% of players 62.0% of players 60.2% of players 59.0% of players 58.2% of players 58.2% of players 52.1% of players 51.8% of players 51.5% of players 50.0% of players 49.3% of players 48.4% of players 48.3% of players 47.1% of players 46.4% of players 45.8% of players 45.0% of players 43.6% of players 43.5% of players 43.0% of players 42.9% of players 42.5% of players 40.0% of players 38.3% of players 37.2% of players 37.2% of players 37.0% of players 36.5% of players 34.7% of players 34.2% of players 33.1% of players 32.8% of players 31.7% of players 31.7% of players 31.6% of players 30.4% of players 29.7% of players 28.2% of players 22.3% of players 22.2% of players 22.0% of players 21.7% of players 21.5% of players 19.9% of players 18.6% of players 17.7% of players 17.3% of players 16.4% of players 13.1% of players 12.9% of players 8.8% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 88.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.9%Airline Founded — Found your first airline.
88.8%Tail Number One — Own or lease your first aircraft.
88.4%Cash Reserve — Hold 100 million in cash.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Catering Portfolio — Cover three different catering contract scopes.
0.1%Back from the Brink — Hidden achievement
8.8%Fifty Tails — Grow your fleet to 50 aircraft.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-30. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-10-19 13:21 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-30
US9.99 USD
EU10.25 EUR
UK9.09 GBP
Australia13.95 AUD
Canada11.99 CAD
Japan1,350 JPY
Brazil37.49 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.3 Brazil Canada Japan Australia US EU UK≈$12

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-19). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 09-30 10-03 10-07 10-11 10-15 10-19

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 19, 2026
Historical Mode Preview: Starting in 1910

Today, I'd like to give you a brief introduction to Historical Mode, which will be coming in the 0.6 update. In this mode, you'll have the opportunity to build your airline from the very beginnings of

Oct 04, 2026
v0.5.4 Update

v0.5.4 Update Notes Added five aircraft: A350-900ULR, Twin Otter Classic 300-G, Cessna 208 Caravan, PC-12 PRO, and P2012 Traveller. Added starting airports in Dhaka, Kinshasa, Abidjan, Tehran, Yangon,

Sep 21, 2026
v0.5.3 Update

v0.5.3 Update Notes Added more starting base options. Updated airline logo customization in Sandbox mode. Added bulk actions for aircraft purchases, cabin reconfiguration, and catering setup. Added se

Sep 14, 2026
Airline Founder — Roadmap & Community

Over the next 4–5 months, I’ll be working through the updates below. These are the features and improvements I’m committed to delivering, and I may add more along the way based on your feedback. Octob

Sep 13, 2026
v0.5.2 Update

Over the past few days, I’ve continued to receive feedback from players about the game. Based on some of the issues reported, I’ve released the v0.5.2 update. New Content Added 6 real-world aircraft m

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-29.

GenresSimulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsSimulation · Strategy · Transportation · Management · Singleplayer · Early Access (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Italian, German, Arabic, Russian, Polish, Korean, Hindi, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Traditional Chinese
Achievements60
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible GPU, Intel UHD Graphics 620 / GT 1030 / RX 550 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card