The Airline Simulator

Honestly, this is better than any other game available for this genre. I’ve searched for probably two hours and haven’t been able to find anything that’s close to this game in the start you have about 600M enough to buy 3-4 planes and start with creating your route’s you can pick many countries with airport having real plane limitations and range limits you can customize logos livery’s and see your fleet grow as you progress you unlock new planes the game isn’t the kind you get bored of in 2 hours I’ve been playing for about 2 weeks and have 200+ routes and a fleet of 125 planes you can customize engines, winglets etc. you can even open up other airlines to avoid operating costs or create a express airline. There’s also real passenger demand depending on location planes have range limits and also have seating customization which allows for seat upgrades you get daily rewards allowing you to keep expanding and the more you expand the more rewards from flight profit and rewards for certain milestones. 5/5

The game intentionally doesn’t include stuff like maintenance windows or other things that would make it overly complicated and hard to make profit, so it operates more like a sandbox than an actual simulator. That being said, this gives you so much more freedom to create the airline you want and keeps the money coming in fast enough that you can grow it. I have started, grown, and closed several airlines because it is just such a fun experience and I can’t put the game down. It retains enough (more than enough, really) realism to still feel like a real world thing, but gives you enough freedom that you can get creative and do things that wouldn’t always be profitable or thought of IRL (like, for example, why did I have an airline with a major international hub in Medellin, Colombia? It has a single runway and can’t handle widebodies irl. But in the game it sure can, and did!) Overall, it’s a great game and I can’t stop playing it. You don’t have to pay for anything to enjoy it, though I did purchase a few packs here and there. They’re a pretty good value. You get a certain amount of aircraft + cash (or you can get just cash) which really gives you a boost if you want it. But again, you can play the game fully without ever paying a cent, it just can feel slow sometimes if your airline isn’t profiting a lot.

For someone with real world airline experience, I find it this to be a pretty cool game. I love the options they have for custom livery designs. The latest option for premium economy adds another realistic feature. I rated this a 4/5 because obviously there is always room for improvement. I'd like to see the options for in-flight service (food/snack choices), some crew planning and hiring staff, the option for airport lounges. Something very important to me is that it's not in “real time” so you earn money faster. That said, they do have options for in-app purchases but I feel the way the game starts off and the rewards you have, they give you a very fair amount of playing time and options before you may want to start spending real money on game advancements, which is most important to me. Even with the in-app purchases, the prices are reasonable. I hope they keep it that way. They seem to be developing this app quickly and if they keep it up I see it going a long way. I look forward to seeing what they add next. Ad a ship nerd too, I wouldn't mind seeing a something in the realm of cruise ships in another game down the line.