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SimplePlanes

Jundroo, LLC · 2015-12-17

SteamGOG

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 10, 2014 (Android), Dec 10, 2014 (iOS), Dec 10, 2014 (Mac), Dec 17, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.

53
playing now
93%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

53 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

SimplePlanes is a simulation video game developed and published by the American indie studio Jundroo LLC. SimplePlanes followed the release of SimplePhysics and SimpleRockets and preceded Juno: New Origins and SimplePlanes VR. The game was first released on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows and was ported to iOS and Android later. It was released onto Steam on 17 December 2015 after completing the Steam Greenlight process. The game received mixed reviews from users and video game reviewers, with the main downfalls mentioned the most being the "slippery controls" and the graphical design. Regardless, it has garnered an online community, many of whom are attracted to its versatility. From 2014 until 2023, SimplePlanes has received 12 major updates and numerous bug fixes and patches. The latest version, v1.12.206, was released in May 2025. Exact user statistics are not available, but there are at least 500,000 registered users on the game's website, responsible for the creation of almost 1 million aircraft.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 53 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 343 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 273k–654k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,900 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.55-65%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.55-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-05-14) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 32 of 52 observed days · $3.55 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
21121120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

71292026-08-06 22:00 — 41 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 67 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 51 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 50 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 39 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 37 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 32 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 55 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 40 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 40 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 41 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 44 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 47 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 47 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 32 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 41 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 40 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 53 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$1.002015-12-172026-08-302015-12-17 — best price $9.742016-06-23 — best price $7.792016-12-16 — best price $7.792017-06-21 — best price $12.992017-11-22 — best price $7.142018-05-07 — best price $6.492018-10-30 — best price $6.492019-01-10 — best price $6.492019-06-25 — best price $5.192019-10-28 — best price $5.192020-01-09 — best price $3.242020-03-25 — best price $11.582020-06-25 — best price $3.242021-01-04 — best price $12.992021-05-27 — best price $3.242021-08-20 — best price $3.242021-12-13 — best price $3.242022-04-04 — best price $12.992022-08-01 — best price $12.992022-12-01 — best price $12.992023-04-04 — best price $12.992023-07-31 — best price $6.492023-11-29 — best price $12.992024-02-19 — best price $12.992024-07-16 — best price $5.192024-11-05 — best price $12.992025-01-03 — best price $12.992025-03-20 — best price $12.992025-06-05 — best price $5.192025-09-25 — best price $5.192025-11-20 — best price $5.192026-02-12 — best price $2.592026-04-22 — best price $12.992026-08-30 — best price $4.55
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

51102026-05-30 — 29 pageviews2026-06-02 — 51 pageviews2026-06-05 — 28 pageviews2026-06-08 — 50 pageviews2026-06-11 — 20 pageviews2026-06-14 — 33 pageviews2026-06-17 — 25 pageviews2026-06-20 — 12 pageviews2026-06-23 — 26 pageviews2026-06-26 — 36 pageviews2026-06-29 — 18 pageviews2026-07-02 — 15 pageviews2026-07-05 — 30 pageviews2026-07-08 — 12 pageviews2026-07-11 — 18 pageviews2026-07-14 — 16 pageviews2026-07-17 — 14 pageviews2026-07-20 — 24 pageviews2026-07-23 — 30 pageviews2026-07-26 — 11 pageviews2026-07-29 — 26 pageviews2026-08-01 — 31 pageviews2026-08-04 — 16 pageviews2026-08-07 — 18 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-13 — 10 pageviews2026-08-16 — 30 pageviews2026-08-19 — 20 pageviews2026-08-22 — 18 pageviews2026-08-25 — 22 pageviews2026-08-27 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
55.1%
earned "Test Pilot"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,1181%72

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

Player tags

3DFunnyFlightRacingPhysicsSandboxBuildingMilitaryStrategyAutomation

Census log

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

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