Addictive, satisfying build-and-optimize loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The "just one more terminal" feeling is very real.”
Steam review · 24.4 h played ↗
Airport CEO
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Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%Apog Labs2021Management · Flight · Simulation
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, addictive airport-building sim with real aviation detail, but it's abandoned and plagued by pathfinding bugs and late-game lag. Skip it if you want polish or a gentle tutorial.
Great for
Aviation fans who enjoy detailed, patient management and layout planning, and can learn from YouTube guides
Main risk
Pathfinding bugs and lag ruin large airports, and the game is abandoned so they won't be fixed
What players love
Deep, realistic airport simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“allows for you to build an airport way that allows complete freedom of design without losing out the realism of the processes required to run an airport”
Steam review · 221.7 h played ↗
Creative freedom in airport design and sandbox
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“it makes you feel like you're an architect building an airport”
Steam review · 89.2 h played ↗
Relaxing and fun once you learn it
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Very relaxing once you get a feel for the game”
Steam review · 93.8 h played ↗
Best airport management game available
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Still the best airport builder/manager game out there.”
Steam review · 131.2 h played ↗
Great mods and Workshop content
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“a great Workshop library that lets you fill the airport with carriers, services and shops from the real world.”
Steam review · 100.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Crashes and freezes on new game. Crashes on loading.”
Steam review · 402.2 h played ↗
Broken pathfinding for staff, passengers, vehicles
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“At some point, your airport will develop pathfinding bugs. It's only a matter of time.”
Steam review · 75.2 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers, bugs never fixed
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the developers decided to abandon the game in a bug plagued mess”
Steam review · 176.5 h played ↗
Weak tutorial and unclear feedback
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“most of the time is spent trying to figure out how to do stuff because the tutorial is bare bones”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Poor optimization and lag in large airports
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“when you get to any measure of what you would consider "sort of large" airport, your game will stutter, freeze and lag to hell and back.”
Steam review · 35.1 h played ↗
Repetitive late game with little to do
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“After a couple of hours there is nothing more to do and you can just watch planes moving through and cash pouring in.”
Steam review · 1245.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable4 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2.4 GHz or AMD 3 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAny (at least 2 GB dedicated VRAM)
Storage4 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i7 2.6 GHz or AMD 3 GHz (or higher)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAny (at least 6 GB dedicated VRAM)
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 2.4 GHz or AMD 3 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAny (at least 2 GB dedicated VRAM)
Storage4 GB available space
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