Plane Mechanic Simulator

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Plane Mechanic Simulator is a single player casual management game with warfare and historical themes. It was developed by Cobble Games and was released on February 14, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.

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gameplay164 positive mentions

story40 negative mentions

The game features detailed models of WWII aircraft, providing an immersive experience for aviation enthusiasts.
Gameplay allows players to learn about aircraft mechanics and the inner workings of engines, making it educational.
The developers have shown responsiveness to community feedback and have made improvements over time.

The game has been criticized for its repetitive tasks, particularly the need to refuel and rearm aircraft in nearly every mission.
Many players have reported bugs and glitches that hinder gameplay, including issues with controls and camera angles.
The game has been abandoned by the developers, leading to concerns about its future updates and content expansion.

gameplay
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The gameplay of Plane Mechanic Simulator has received mixed reviews, with many players noting its repetitive nature and clunky mechanics compared to other simulator titles like Car Mechanic Simulator. While some appreciate the attention to detail and the unique setting of WWII aircraft maintenance, others criticize the lack of depth, poor controls, and frustrating UI, leading to a less enjoyable experience overall. Despite its potential, the game feels underdeveloped and often fails to deliver the engaging gameplay expected from a mechanic simulator.
- “Implementing a timer on the repairs and adding a minor form of 'story' where you are responsible for the condition of the plane as its wartime mechanic was an amazing idea!”
- “The gameplay is more or less identical to car mechanic simulator and its clones (examine parts, disassemble stuff until you reach the faulty component, replace it, reassemble stuff), so if you played that, you know the drill.”
- “The basic mechanics of the game are fun, I really enjoyed spending the time as a mechanic and relaxing, doing the work on the planes.”
- “The gameplay is like a super clunky, slow, and dated version of CMS 2021, and I seriously just failed to understand the nonsense behind the 'mechanics' of the game.”
- “Locating parts became a scavenger hunt without clues, which significantly hampered the gameplay experience.”
- “Even bugs and being abandoned by its devs aside, this game is lackluster at best, some of the most repetitive gameplay ever, it's pretty much repair or rebuilding the planes over and over.”
story
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The game's story revolves around the player's role as a wartime mechanic responsible for maintaining various British WWII aircraft through a series of missions. While the missions are designed to create a narrative connection, they often suffer from repetitiveness, with many tasks, such as refueling and rearming, becoming tedious over time. Despite some interesting elements, like the aging of aircraft and pilot reports that add context, the overall experience is marred by bugs and a lack of depth in the storyline, leading to frustration among players.
- “The missions are pre-defined and are connected like some sort of a story.”
- “During the assignment on the Spitfire, you can, even as a mechanic, feel the intensity of the Battle of Britain, as the missions at the beginning were just patrols with random encounters, requiring just refuel and oil check, and suddenly they intensify with time limits, bullet holes, rearming of machine guns, and then they again return more to normal, as the Battle of Britain is over.”
- “The 'story mode' is neat in that it gives you the story of each aircraft you work on.”
- “In addition to countless bugs and oddities, the redundancy of many of the missions is frustrating as well.”
- “But the game is struggling with heavy repetitiveness - both due to the limited variety of airplanes/engines, and also due to the story-like assignment to one airplane for dozens of missions in a row.”
- “You can tell that the dev has no idea what he's doing which is why you will repeat the same tasks over and over and over... no originality in the missions at all.”
graphics
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The graphics of Plane Mechanic Simulator receive mixed reviews, with many players noting that they feel outdated and reminiscent of earlier gaming eras. While some praise the attention to detail and realism in certain aircraft models, others criticize the overall visual quality as clunky and in need of significant updates. Overall, the game showcases potential with its graphics, but many users feel it falls short compared to modern standards.
- “The original first chapter is amazing, the aircraft are detailed both in graphics and what needs taking apart, and care was taken not just in the detailing of the engine, but the rest of the aircraft as well!”
- “I'm an ex-military aircraft engineer who's worked on some of these engines and it's like stepping back in time, the graphics are the best I've ever seen and the gameplay is easy to move tools around and get work done.”
- “Plane mechanic simulator has stunning graphics, extremely great animations and detail of plane components/parts.”
- “In an era where gaming graphics are constantly evolving, Plane Mechanic Simulator feels like a relic from a bygone era.”
- “The visuals here just seem, well, dated.”
- “There were no graphics on the parts of the engine; it looked like everything was just roughly shaped blocks.”
stability
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The game's stability is widely criticized, with numerous users reporting it as "extremely buggy," "unfinished," and plagued by glitches that hinder gameplay. Many players express frustration over the lack of updates and support, leading to an overall perception of the game as a "buggy mess" that is not worth the investment. While some acknowledge its potential and enjoy aspects of the gameplay, the overwhelming consensus is that the game's stability issues significantly detract from the experience.
- “The game looks beautiful and runs great.”
- “Only played a bit just got today and had to review. I will update when I get more into the game, but for now I just wanted to leave a positive comment because as of right now I am really liking how this game works. People interested in buying, keep in mind this is early access; there are bugs, but this game looks amazing. I run at 4K high settings, plays smooth. I have a GTX 1080, i7 7700K, and 16 GB RAM, and this game runs great.”
- “Running the game ridiculously below minimum specs and so far it runs great.”
- “Sadly after over 2 years of development, this game is an 'extremely buggy & frustrating mess'.”
- “I just want to let other potential buyers to be warned not to 'waste your money & your time' on this buggy mess of a game.”
- “The reason: the game feels overall unfinished, the GUI is buggy and the camera controls are a nightmare (almost as bad as Space Engineers had in the beginning).”
grinding
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The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding tasks like refueling and engine repairs to be tedious and repetitive. While some appreciate the meticulous nature of the simulation, others feel that the lack of variety and the slow pace of certain tasks detracts from the overall enjoyment, leading to a sense of frustration. Despite these criticisms, some players still find the game engaging, particularly if they enjoy detailed simulations and are willing to endure the grind.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “I love the concept, but this game gets tedious pretty quickly, and the controls can be clunky and frustrating at times.”
- “The absence of educational or explanatory elements makes it a struggle to identify and understand the various components, turning what should be an engaging experience into a tedious ordeal.”
- “Tasks get very repetitive and grindy, especially refueling the aircraft, which takes several agonizing steps to accomplish.”
optimization
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The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many users reporting poor framerate and buggy physics that hinder gameplay, making it nearly unplayable at times. While some players acknowledge the game's potential and overall good graphics, they emphasize the need for substantial optimization improvements, particularly in camera movement and performance during missions. Despite these issues, there is a sense of hope that the developers will address these concerns as the game progresses through early access.
- “This game is awesome; it just needs a bit of optimization.”
- “The game needs some adjustments related to camera movement and FPS optimization, but it has really nice graphics, has a lot of potential, and will be a great game as it is already good.”
- “Some bugs and performance issues to mop up, but nothing too horrific, and the devs are hard at work.”
- “The performance (framerate) could use some tweaking.”
- “This game is a nice twist on the normal repair genre, with the small issue of the horrid optimization that makes it near unplayable along with buggy physics that can and will get you stuck, forcing you to restart and a repair system that makes repairs nearly impossible to do.”
- “Performance in the missions is pretty bad, don't expect to see 60fps all the time.”
monetization
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The monetization strategy of the game has drawn criticism for prioritizing advertisements for other titles from the publisher over meaningful updates or improvements to the game itself. Players feel that the game has become a cash grab, remaining buggy and unpolished while developers focus on promoting new releases rather than addressing player feedback or enhancing the current experience. Overall, the game is perceived as having shifted from a promising project to an abandoned platform primarily for advertising.
- “Buyers beware: after over 2 years of development, this game is still buggy, while the developers are moving on to advertise more games they intend to release soon!”
- “Imagine asking your customers 'what would you like to see in this simulator', getting a lot of new, awesome ideas in the comments, and then the only thing you do is post ads about mediocre 'new' simulators (not related to this one in any way) in customers' feeds every 3 days.”
- “The game has too many bugs and it's also not polished to run; it seems like a cash grab using early access.”
atmosphere
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised, with players noting that elements like pilot reports and sound effects significantly enhance immersion. While some repetitive tasks exist, the overall design and audio quality contribute to a compelling experience, though there are suggestions for improving audio bitrate to further enrich the atmosphere.
- “I'm not sure if this is feature incomplete (late alpha) or not, but it's a great game already -- plenty of atmosphere, the tutorial non-random campaign is well designed so far; and there's a randomized career mode once the tutorial has been completed.”
- “Parts can be repetitive... refueling and rearming involves just doing the same thing every time but there's kind of a cool rhythm to knocking through it and the sound effects create so much atmosphere that I don't mind immersing myself in it.”
- “I'm not sure what the quality of the original recordings are, but if possible, I highly recommend the devs increase the bitrate on the audio to improve the atmosphere of the game.”
- “The invisible pilot's reports: your pilot writes up 1-2 sentence reports from his missions and this sets up the atmosphere so well.”
- “Parts can be repetitive... refueling and rearming involves just doing the same thing every time, but there's a kind of cool rhythm to knocking through it and the sound effects create so much atmosphere that I don't mind immersing myself in it.”
music
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The music in the game is limited, with players enjoying the menu screen's soundtrack but expressing disappointment that it does not carry over into gameplay. Instead, the game features minimal music during play, often overshadowed by loud ambient sound effects, such as storms. The only notable music experience occurs during the program's exit, which features a "crash mix."
- “I liked the music on the menu screen and was disappointed that it was only on the menu screen.”
- “The rest of the gameplay didn't have any music, and sometimes the ambient sound effects (i.e. storm) were way too loud.”
- “The only action received was the program crash mix music upon exit.”
- “No loud music or excessive weather noise.”
humor
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Reviewers note that the game's humor is derived from its realistic yet absurd elements, particularly in the context of a simulator. While some find the inclusion of "funny bugs" amusing, others feel that the game could benefit from more intentional humor, especially in its UI and tip-sharing features. Overall, the humor is seen as a mixed bag, with potential for improvement.
- “Could add a little flavor when sharing tips or some humor.”
- “Well worth more than $10; I played $25 games that made me laugh in disappointment.”
- “Funny bugs.”
- “The humor in the game often feels forced, relying too much on funny bugs rather than clever writing.”
- “While there are some funny bugs, they overshadow the actual humor intended in the game.”
- “The game's attempts at humor fall flat, with most of the laughs coming from glitches and funny bugs.”
replayability
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Players generally find the game visually appealing and believe it offers significant replayability, although some express a desire for additional features like achievements to enhance this aspect. As the game is still in early access, there is hope for improvements that could further increase replay value in the future.
- “The game looks good and seems to have a lot of replayability, which is promising for future achievements.”
- “There is definitely potential for more replayability in the future.”
- “Just so there is some more replayability in the future.”
- “Well, from first impressions the game looks good, seems to be a lot of replayability in it, but it would be nice for achievements and such. However, it's an early access game, so I can forgive them for this oversight.”
emotional
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Users express a strong emotional disappointment with the game, particularly due to its frustrating sound effects and clunky gameplay, which detract from their enthusiasm for WWII warplanes. The overall experience is described as confusing and unsatisfying, leading to feelings of sadness rather than enjoyment.