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Lakehopper
Take flight in a seaplane flight simulator through a rugged world where you are responsible for the care and maintenance of your plane. Deliver cargo between far-flung communities in a flooded landscape that challenges your piloting skills! Fix your plane and keep flying!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Lots of potential! Physics model seems solid (if you have trouble with porpoising, be proactive with control inputs but also use smaller control inputs). The plane building/maintenance mechanics are great. I hope we get some additional locations and more systems modeled. Also…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“There's not a lot to do right now but build one singular airplane and fly it around between 3-4 locations delivering what amounts to the same thing (filing boxes filled with "stuff") and I imagine the developers will add more wild and wacky things for you to do down the road. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“I would love to love it, but right now it's a waiting simulator I really hate to write a negative review for a single-person project that sounds like it has so much potential - but in the current state of the "game", I can't recommend it yet (as of version 0.4, 01. Aug 2026). I…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Lakehopper 0.4.1: Bugfixes
Hello Pilots! Just a little bugfix update today! I've been on a summer break for most of August, and am getting back into the swing of things with some exciting updates planned for the future! Everyth
Lakehopper 0.4: The Glacier is now available on the main branch!
Hello pilots! I'm happy to announce that the Glacier is now available on the game's main branch! Thank you to everyone who gave it a try on the beta branch and reported bugs and feature requests! Much
Lakehopper 0.3.10 beta: Binder updates, paint fix, & bugfixes!
Hello pilots! Some more updates to refine the Glacier experience! Changelog Major Changes Binder updates to include Glacier specific info! Each subsystem now has an additional page showing the Glacier
Lakehopper 0.3.9 beta update: Glacier quick start, colors, & plane swap
Hello pilots! Here's what's new in this beta update! A full changelog is at the bottom of this post. Glacier Quick Start You're now able to select the Quick Start option for the Glacier plane, providi
Lakehopper 0.3.8 beta: Glacier Bugfixes
Hello Pilots! Another quick update on the beta branch with some bugfixes. Changelog Bugfixes Fixed an issue where the Rear Magnoprop mount could attach to cargo racks. Fixed an issue where the Glacier
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Simulation · Flight · Exploration · Immersive Sim · Transportation · Adventure · Physics · Life Sim · Open World · Sandbox · Early Access · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-8500 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Built-In Stereo