Addictive build-and-optimize loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“deep systems, multi-floor chaos, and the joy of fixing a bottleneck you caused”
Steam review · 97.9 h played ↗
SimAirport
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%LVGameDev LLC2020Flight · City Builder · Management
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A deep, addictive airport-building management sim with strong mod support, but it's abandoned, buggy and laggy in big airports. Skip it if you want polish, updates or a lasting challenge.
Great for
Tinkerers who love optimizing logistics and layouts, Prison Architect fans, aviation buffs, and mod users
Main risk
Game-breaking bugs and lag in large airports, with the developers seemingly gone
What players love
Accessible and relaxing, with a learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“what this game lacks in aircraft it makes up for in accessibility.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Deep, detailed airport simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“EVERYTHING has been covered in creating your airport, with tons of attention to detail.”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
Great mod and Workshop support
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“make sure to always have mods if you wanna have fun playing this.”
Steam review · 25.9 h played ↗
Freedom and creativity in design
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I like how you can do whatever you want in this game when building an airport”
Steam review · 187.4 h played ↗
Runs on modest PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“Very few bugs and runs great on older and newer PCs.”
Steam review · 397.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs and stuck AI
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Vehicles and passengers get stuck constantly, construction workers stop halfway through a job”
Steam review · 70.2 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“a promised two-part patch was half-released about two years ago and the devs have been silent ever since.”
Steam review · 378.6 h played ↗
Too easy, lacks challenge and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I simply made $1bn within 100 days.”
Steam review · 58.4 h played ↗
Clunky UI and poor tutorials
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The UI is extremely clunky. Windows don't size right, so you have to pull and drag to find the close button.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Lag and poor optimization in large airports
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Any airport containing over 1000 passengers it becoming laggy and going over 2000 is unplayable.”
Steam review · 41.3 h played ↗
Poor Russian translation
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Why say the game has Russian if it's barely 50% translated, and badly at that?”
Steam review · translated · 0.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support
Minimum
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorIntel i5/i7+ or AMD-FX+
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GT 550 or AMD Radeon HD 5000 - Integrated GPUs might not work
Recommended
OSWindows 8+
ProcessorIntel i5/i7/i9 8th gen+ or AMD-Ryzen
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 970+ or AMD RX470+ - Integrated GPUs might not work
OSWindows 7+
ProcessorIntel i5/i7+ or AMD-FX+
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GT 550 or AMD Radeon HD 5000 - Integrated GPUs might not work
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