The Game Census
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Airport CEO

Apog Labs · 2021-03-04

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 28, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Mac)

Build and manage an international airport!

309
playing now
83%
positive of 8.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
28h
to beat · rushed 26h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

309 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 309 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 314 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~39/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 18,163 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 167k–375k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,332 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.24 at Steam (2023-03-16) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 22 of 46 observed days · $18.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21021020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

326872026-08-06 22:00 — 191 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 87 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 262 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 183 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 124 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 272 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 193 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 116 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 308 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 207 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 115 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 228 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 152 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 121 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 238 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 162 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 101 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 277 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 272 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 111 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 214 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 265 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 122 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 269 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 294 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 104 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 184 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 270 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 125 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 309 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$6.242017-09-292026-08-302017-09-29 — best price $14.392018-02-19 — best price $15.992018-10-30 — best price $11.992019-02-05 — best price $11.992019-08-13 — best price $18.992019-11-26 — best price $13.292020-02-07 — best price $19.992020-07-15 — best price $13.992020-11-03 — best price $13.992021-02-01 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $24.992021-11-24 — best price $12.492022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-05-25 — best price $24.992022-10-24 — best price $12.492023-01-20 — best price $12.492023-04-24 — best price $24.992023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-08-28 — best price $12.492023-10-23 — best price $6.242023-12-13 — best price $6.242024-02-13 — best price $24.992024-04-18 — best price $24.992024-06-19 — best price $6.242024-09-10 — best price $24.992024-11-21 — best price $6.242025-01-23 — best price $6.242025-04-24 — best price $24.992025-07-17 — best price $6.242025-11-05 — best price $24.992026-01-01 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $6.242026-05-13 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

102026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
64.4%
earned "Taking off"
8.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing5 DLC

12 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,3761%35

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DFlightSandboxBuildingModdableStrategyTop-DownRealisticAutomationCapitalism

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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