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SimplePlanes
Developer Jundroo, LLC
SimplePlanes is a simulation video game developed and published by the American indie studio Jundroo LLC. SimplePlanes followed the release of SimplePhysics and SimpleRockets and preceded Juno: New Origins (formerly SimpleRockets 2) and SimplePlanes VR. The game was first released on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows and was ported to iOS and Android later. It was released onto Steam on 17 December 2015 after… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
199 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
93
LovedLoved
168 positive · 12 negative
95% range 89–96%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 168 | 12 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
7,220 of 7,746 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
93% recommend · 167 yes, 13 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 180 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (10,186 of 10,928 positive).
Players praise the game's creative potential and deep engineering mechanics, though note a steep learning curve. [1][2][3] Many highlight the supportive community and endless content from user creations. [4][5][6] Some criticize the lack of multiplayer and poor tutorials for complex builds. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
Honestly for the average player, this game is not fun to play I tried building a unique looking jet and for the past 20 minutes I couldn't get it to properly fly. I've seen countless other aircraft that look like they shouldn't fly and yet they do but when I try to make a simple jet I somehow I just fail and makes some weird cobra maneuver and plumets straight into the ground and like I've said, I spent around 20 …
- [18]
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 purchased this game later on on my PC as a birthday gift to myself in the 20s, all i can say is that in my 11 years of playing this game never …
- [4]
Great game, wonderful community. I've been playing SimplePlanes for over nine years. I could say loads, but I'll keep this short: The game is wonderful. It has flaws, many of them, but overall is a great time with plenty to do and many mechanics to master (perhaps a few too many, one could argue, but I digress). Much more importantly, however, is that the community is the best I've ever been in. Perhaps I'm biased, …
- [19]
This game is awful It has taken things from me that I will never get back - Time Happiness Basic Emotional Wellness I open it thinking, "Maybe it will be easier this time." It is not it's never been easy I don't even rage anymore. I stare at the screen as my abomination from hell does fourteen backflips and crashes into the ground with a fireball of anguish and despair. Gazing into the flames, I remember my life …
- [1]
I make plane, plane explode. I make other plane, other plane explode. Long story short i need an engineering degree and a pilot's license. would absolutley reccomend.
Summarised from 34 of the 201 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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SimplePlanes sits at 93% positive across 180 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
SimplePlanes received "mixed or average" reviews, according to Metacritic, where it garnered a score of 69/100, but has very positive ratings on Steam and an average rating of 4.5+/5.0 stars on the App Store. The biggest issue critics had was the process of building. Nadia Oxford, a writer for Gamezebo gave SimplePlanes a 4/5 for its realistic flight challenges, sandbox mode and the amount of building options. The review was weighed down by the lack of tutorials and how "getting pieces to fit together doesn't always go as planned". Jordan Minor from 148Apps criticized the game for its "slippery controls" and he noted the environment was "ugly, muddy and blocky". He compared the graphics to…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 199 · most liked firstSimplePlanes 2. After playing Juno New Origins for quite a while, I am really hyped for this game. It seems like you can really build anything with engines.
positive · AI labelView post →I make plane, plane explode. I make other plane, other plane explode. Long story short i need an engineering degree and a pilot's license. would absolutley reccomend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game I've been working as community manager for, SimplePlanes 2, is participating in #SteamNextFest, which is now live until March 2nd! It would mean the world to us if you checked it out <3 store.steampowered.com/app/3938060/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO0g... #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Most of you might not know, but since May I've actually been working as the Community Manager for Jundroo, an indie #gamedev team making SimplePlanes 2! We just announced a release date in March, a demo in October, and awesome new key art by @daniellieske.com! store.steampowered.com/news/app/284...
neutral · AI labelView post →awsome game for dog fighting and building but no multiplayer kinda sucks but otherwise great game and would def recommend to others!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 purchased this game later on on my PC as a birthday gift to myself in the 20s, all i can say is that in my 11 years of playing this game never got old, never got bored of it, its my go to game every time and its not just a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only one I've played so far is SimplePlanes 2, which I didn't really vibe with. I can't help but be impressed by the breadth of its physics, but something about the "so polished that every corner and rough edge has been rounded off and sanded down" feel of it turned me off.
negative · AI labelView post →SimplePlanes 2 mobile release date has no confirmed window: the game launched PC-only in April 2026. Jundroo says mobile is planned for late 2026 or 2027 #indiegames #simpleplanes2 #mobile
neutral · AI labelView post →I like to create mashups of different planes in the SimplePlanes video game. Here I built an A-4 Skyhawk and combined it with the wings from an A-1 Skyraider. Very happy with the results. I love this game.
positive · AI labelView post →I hate War Thunder, but I love this game. :) - It's fairly well optimized. - Has lots of creative potential. - Does not have P2W/Gambling. I'm looking forward to SimplePlanes 2!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →can't get dissapointed with anything in this game. lovely development and wholesome community.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, wonderful community. I've been playing SimplePlanes for over nine years. I could say loads, but I'll keep this short: The game is wonderful. It has flaws, many of them, but overall is a great time with plenty to do and many mechanics to master (perhaps a few too many, one could argue, but I digress). Much more importantly, however, is that the community is the best I've ever been in. Perhaps I'm biased, with years of connections and experiences that new players wouldn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly for the average player, this game is not fun to play I tried building a unique looking jet and for the past 20 minutes I couldn't get it to properly fly. I've seen countless other aircraft that look like they shouldn't fly and yet they do but when I try to make a simple jet I somehow I just fail and makes some weird cobra maneuver and plumets straight into the ground and like I've said, I spent around 20 minutes trying to fix the problem and I got nowhere. The game has no sort of way…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I attempted to re-create this using the SimplePlanes video game.
neutral · AI labelView post →Phenomenally good game I have built a few planes on this game on mobile but being on the pc side of this game allows alot more freedom
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(I have somewhere in the ball park of 5000 hours on mobile) This game is perfect for engineers, and designers, as well as people who wanna destress. There is a very active community of builders full of amazing aircrafts and designs. This is truely a title to fall in love with. (Great on Deck) 10 out of 10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just wanted to share my SFW pictures of my crafts i made on a sandbox game called Simpleplanes (1/2) <D
neutral · AI labelView post →I have only 10 hours of playtime on my steam but in total on other devices I have well over 200+ hours and can confidently say this game is THE GOAT for engineering and learning flight mechanics. Super easy to get into and if your bored just download the millions of planes so would recommend for life.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not gonna lie, this is neat. 10/10. you heard me it IS perfect, so why you read it?. LOOK yourself. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3617284631
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮 SimplePlanes 2 Mobile Release Date: Everything We Know the game launched PC-only in April 2026. Jundroo says mobile is planned for late 2026 or 2027. https://gamebrief.net/blog/simpleplanes-2-mobile-release-date-2026 #indiegames #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →🎮 SimplePlanes 2 Mobile Release Date: Everything We Know the game launched PC-only in April 2026. Jundroo says mobile is planned for late 2026 or 2027. https://gamebrief.net/blog/simpleplanes-2-mobile-release-date-2026 #indiegames #gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →i spent over 2000 hours designing planes instead of talking to foids
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Similarly to HOI4, the real fun comes from the mods and wonderful community.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has changed my life. I can do anything! Bomb civilians, make nukes, fly through bridges and create arial collisions! I also play it on my ipad when I go on trips, so my total playtime is probably 300+ hours and I still enjoy it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →does not work on steamdeck
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very swagger game. easy to pick up however difficult to master. very excited for SP2! 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just wait for simple planes 2
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game. 10/10. will not see time flying by. It has a slight learning curve but as long as you are interested in making planes, making innovative (and possibly dumb) designs, you can play this game for perharps infinity. Bought it on the spring discount. Money well spent.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LOVE IT, have it for 6 years and there is so many planes, the community pumps out planes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like simpleplanes because it allows you to create anything aslong as it follows simple physics. If you want to create a super powerful jet thats insanely fast and has VTOL you can, but the good thing is that you need to sit down and learn. Like its not unnecessarily hard to create a good looking jet that performs well, if you want to make it hyperealistic there are mods for that too. I so far made a SU-24M Fencer and a F-16 Falcon (Viper). Not only did this game make me love planes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The plane building is absolutely awful if you wish to make anything more complex than the starter plane. Tutorial does not cover any of the newer blocks/modeling system/cockpit system. No multiplayer by default and only about 10 missions that are either dead-easy or impossibly hard
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Idk why but, Simpleplanes for me simply became my very favorite sandbox game, due to that i'm really obsessed at building airplanes and even much fun than Roblox in my opinion. ah yea, this is KI-5 Savior the successor of KI-4 Child Angel shown on screenshots.
positive · AI labelView post →Instead of playing Roblox, i'm now obsessed at that sandbox game called "SimplePlanes", where you may build planes for whatever you want! Oh! this is my chibi F-22 with his big cake~ (and it was kinda hard to make it)
positive · AI labelView post →This is how I discover you guys worked on 2 games I enjoy playing alot (though SMITE I haven't played in years, the other one being Brawlhalla), and the sequel to a game I loved playing back then (SimplePlanes!!)… I think this is an epic revelation if you ask me. 😮😚
positive · AI labelView post →Small game, perfect for trying out a joystick I got from a friend. Works fine but didn't get into the game anymore than trying some advanced fighter jets.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I shot a HIMARS at the aircraft carrier sunk them found another aircraft carrier but from ww2 sunk that too took HIMARS offroading in the mountains collapsed my suspension and broke multiple peices when I landed from a huge drop 10/10, would shoot the aircraft carriers with a HIMARS again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not simple 0/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game, had a LOT of fun, definitely recommend. In this game i made some pretty CRAZY things that can definitely do some pretty CRAZY things. I've had a lot of fun experimenting with just about everything i could possibly come up with. Creators did a good job! Experience/Specs: I have been playing on a very bad laptop, it doesn't even have any fans, still ran on everything on off or low accept physics and graphics which are on medium. Got about 70-110 fps when flying around (going in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →can but simpleplanes 2 is better
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great for beginners and advanced builders of planes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I must admit the game had its shortcomings at first-mainly its lack of multiplayer PVP, which I was really hoping for. In the end, I still really enjoyed the game since it was a wonderful flight and engineering game. Furthermore, it serves as one of the best offline and multiplier aircraft games I had ever tried, even saving my life from boredom as my internet went out for a couple days straight. I would certainly support this for other players.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hey i mean, its a good game even if simpleplanes 2 is out now, i still cant figure out how to use the editor on THIS version! its a VERY solid game even for £11, but simpleplanes 2 just does everything this game does INFINITELY better (of course, its not simpleplanes 1.5 or smth), i still recommend this game though!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is not simple but it does have planes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its pretty simple
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has been the reigning champ for a games that have gotten me hooked. 4 years and probably over 2,500 hours across all devices. The one thing I'll say about this game is that you have to be patient while getting into the game. The learning curve is rough but the outcome of staying with it is amazing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly one of the best sandboxes i have ever played and i will always remember it no matter what. I cant believe how far this game has gotten and how it will continue to shape itself as Simple Planes 2. Keep up the great work Jundroo!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was my childhood and the second one is coming out this month (at the time of writing this review) I adore this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →we need custom maps and multiplayer and the game will be good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awful It has taken things from me that I will never get back - Time Happiness Basic Emotional Wellness I open it thinking, "Maybe it will be easier this time." It is not it's never been easy I don't even rage anymore. I stare at the screen as my abomination from hell does fourteen backflips and crashes into the ground with a fireball of anguish and despair. Gazing into the flames, I remember my life before the torment. Where did I go wrong? 10/10, will be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly recommended for people who both loves planes & maths, as this game has a simple way for people to implement what they've learned in school (basic aerodynamic principles, computational logic, mathematical functions, and many more! the sky is literally your limit). I am totally in love with how easily you can apply your creativity towards your aircrafts, 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very Fun Build extremely detailed plane 5 updoots Build stupid thingy 1 million upvotes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10 years too late, still great
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun game its just like roblox plane crazy but more complex but still fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Currently at the cheapest price ever, really no reason to NOT get it, it's silly and fun
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing game so much fun especially if you love planes by now just wait for sp2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game so much it has opened me up to aviation and designing amazing aircraft thank you so much for this experience Jundroo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been trying to learn how to learn Blender, and as a test, I put together this short animation using a jet fighter I designed in the simulator game, SimplePlanes. I haven't figured out how to texture it yet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcQ_...
neutral · AI labelView post →[iOS] [Weekly game deals post - El Paso, Elsewhere, Potion Permit, Emergent Fates, True Fear: Forsaken Souls 2, SimplePlanes, Nightgate, Ultimate Chicken Horse, and more at discounted prices.].
neutral · AI labelView post →Rebuilt that blue ship from Nostradamus (1993 shoot em up game) on Simpleplanes!
neutral · AI labelView post →I have a lot of nostalgia for this game, I loved playing it as a teenager and still enjoy it up to this day The game has aged badly, but it is still fun and entertaining, I genuinely learned a lot about flight mechanics (at a top level of course, no maths or anything involved)
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