Tense, stressful, fun crew micromanagement
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It looks like a simple little airplane game, but it can drive your stress levels through the roof”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Bomber Crew
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Runner Duck2017Management · Simulation · Strategy
$15.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A charming, stressful WWII bomber crew-management game where you grow attached to your crew. Skip it if you hate clunky controls, no pause, or losing your plane and grinding back.
Great for
Players who enjoy frantic real-time micromanagement, FTL-style tension and WWII aviation, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Losing your bomber or a landing gear wipes your progress, and clunky controls with no pause make recovery a grind
What changed in the last 30 days
18 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews describe being overwhelmed by simultaneous tasks and a post-loss grind, including a soft-lock after landing-gear loss. No new bug or patch is named, so confidence is low.
18 recent reviews
What players love
Attachment to your crew and memorable losses
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“You end up really getting to know your crew and the investment you've made in them - coming back to land on a wing and a prayer is real nailbiting stuff”
Steam review · 128.8 h played ↗
Cute art style and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“i really enjoy the cartoony style and fun missions, and how you can change your crew members names.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Cheap on sale and runs on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“it’s cheap, goes on sale for less than $5 often, and it has lots of replayability.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Addictive, rewarding challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Its a fun quirky little game that can suck you in and bam you've playing it for 5 hours solid.”
Steam review · 26.5 h played ↗
DLCs add campaigns and gear
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“the USAAF DLC is good in my opinion mainly because its a brand new campaign in a completely different theater of the war.”
Steam review · 152 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overwhelming, unbalanced difficulty with no pause
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“too hard late game simply cant click fast enough - needs a pause button”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Clunky controls and interface
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I lost count of the amount of times I was trying to select a member of the crew to do some repairs and the game then let me (accidentally) select the pilot and take him out of the cockpit.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Losing the bomber wipes progress, forcing grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“you are kicked back to day 1 with vanilla gear and crew.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Repetitive missions and grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Missions get similar to each other very fast, and the gameplay ends up being a repetetive slog.”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Dumb crew AI needs constant manual orders
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Crew members constantly being irresponsive to commands”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Landing gear loss means certain destruction
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“but then i lose a gear, A SINGLE GEAR. and i go in for landing, the whole thing explodes, everyone dies, my whole game is ruined.”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x86/x64
ProcessorIntel Core i3-530 (4 * 3000) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9800 GT (1024 MB)
Storage500 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x86/x64
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6300 (2*3800) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 MB)
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 x86/x64
ProcessorIntel Core i3-530 (4 * 3000) or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9800 GT (1024 MB)
Storage500 MB available space
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