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SimplePlanes
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“awsome game for dog fighting and building but no multiplayer kinda sucks but otherwise great game and would def recommend to others!”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Been a player for 11 years. installed this way back in 2015 on mobile when i discovered its a branch of the same developers that made Simple Rockets 1, fell in love with it immediately when i saw its trailer on the Playstore and played this almost everyday when i got it and…”
— a player, Steam review · 521 hrs played“can't get dissapointed with anything in this game. lovely development and wholesome community.”
— a player, Steam review · 71 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
SimplePlanes 2 is now available!
The wait is over! SimplePlanes 2 has officially cleared for takeoff on Steam! We’ve spent years rebuilding the game from the ground up to give you more power, more realism, and a whole new playground.
SimplePlanes 2 LAUNCH DATE!
Hey everyone! You’ve read the title already (I assume…) so let’s cut to the chase: SimplePlanes 2 is releasing into Early Access on April 28th!!Fun fact: this is almost exactly two years after we post
SimplePlanes 2 Holiday Playtest is LIVE!!
Hey everybody, in-case you missed it, a few days ago we launched a second demo/playtest for SimplePlanes 2, which you can play right this very moment! It's got a brand new playable area, new stock cra
The SimplePlanes 2 Demo is LIVE!
The SimplePlanes 2 Flight Demo is officially live! To participate, just go to the SimplePlanes 2 Steam page and click the “Request Access” button in the playtest box. The game will automatically be ad
Good News & Bad News
Hey everyone,It’s getting late in 2025, and we’ve been hearing a familiar question more and more: "When is the game actually coming out?" So, let’s talk about it. I’ve got good news and bad news.The g
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Flight · Sandbox · Automation · Physics · Building · Exploration · Racing · Automobile Sim · Combat Racing · Controller · Military · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 72 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.simpleplanes.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: SM3 512MB VRAM Storage: 750 MB available space