SimplePlanes 2

About SimplePlanes 2

SimplePlanes 2 is a single player and multiplayer open world shooter game. It was developed by Jundroo, LLC and was released on April 23, 2026. It received very positive reviews from players.

SimplePlanes 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the original aircraft-building classic, featuring new parts, shiny new graphics, chaotic multiplayer, new physics, and more! Build planes using enhanced wing and fuselage parts. It's easier than ever to build the plane of your dreams! Reshape the airfoil of your wings using real NACA profiles with overhauled flight physics, or use improved fuselag…

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93%Audience ScoreBased on 702 reviews

graphics18 positive mentions

story5 negative mentions

Significant improvement over SimplePlanes 1 with enhanced builder tools, more intuitive and detailed fuselage shaping, and better graphics.
Multiplayer adds fun and chaotic gameplay with dogfighting, racing, and community interaction.
The game runs well on a variety of hardware including lower-end PCs and Macs, with good optimization for an early access title.

Lacking content such as missions, challenges, and a larger map; some players find the gameplay currently limited and repetitive.
The flight physics and control sensitivity are sometimes unrealistic and overly simple, which can detract from the simulation experience.
Some users report bugs, crashes, lag spikes in multiplayer, and unintuitive or mobile-oriented UI and editor controls, making building complex planes challenging.

graphics
64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions
The game's graphics are widely praised as a significant improvement over the first installment, featuring enhanced visuals, lighting, and more detailed environments that run well even on mid-range systems. While some users note optimization issues and limitations on older or low-end graphics cards, others commend its high customizability and smooth performance at high settings. Overall, the graphics elevate the experience notably, adding beauty and polish without demanding top-tier hardware.
- “Great graphics and performance, less bugs, better flight simulation, better destruction, better designer, more variety, and of course multiplayer.”
- “The graphics and sound from the original are an obvious improvement, the lighting and clouds are exceptional.”
- “Current in game performance is good, a few microstutters here or there, but even the highest graphics settings (2x downscaling, realtime reflections, MSAA x8, etc.) at 1440p don't strain my higher end PC.”
- “Although I love the idea of this game, it just hates my computer. It constantly crashes whenever I load into the builder. I'm on the newest graphics drivers, Windows and Steam are fully updated, and so is the game.”
- “The fuselage sections, for example, cannot be made truly round, and there is no obvious way to make a half circle section for use behind half cockpit, for instance. I daresay it's there, but it's been made overly complex. Actually, everything has been made overly complex. We wanted simple planes with better graphics and more options. This seems like a third-party bad copy of a great game.”
- “It still needs more refinement and polishing. For example, performance optimization (gotta be honest the game looks mid for eating up 88% of my GPU at high graphics, and that's on a stock craft), more detailed map, a couple of more options for fuselage and parts (especially for guns), the addition of in-game XML editor, and an in-game tutorial for funky trees, and many more.”
optimization
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions
Optimization in the game is generally solid, providing good performance even on modest hardware, with notable improvements over the predecessor. However, multiplayer experiences frequent lag and stuttering, especially with many players and complex craft, highlighting a need for further optimization in that area. Some users report occasional performance issues with specific systems or demanding settings, but overall, the game runs smoothly and promises ongoing refinement.
- “The optimization is outstanding—despite the significantly improved physics engine, the FPS remains as stable as in SP1, which is a major achievement.”
- “Very good game, highly optimized graphics, runs well on my PC at high settings.”
- “Performance is perfectly fine, I played it on my laptop's integrated graphics too without any problems, so I don't know why people complain about optimization issues.”
- “It has horrible stuttering issues in multiplayer. Once this gets fixed, I'll change my review, but for now, I cannot recommend this product much.”
- “Performance is pitiful compared to the original.”
- “Also, multiplayer currently is good but it lags a lot with enough people on. Hope that gets optimized soon.”
story
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9% positive mentions, 76% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions
The game lacks a structured story mode or missions, unlike its predecessor, leaving singleplayer content sparse and relatively aimless. Players miss the variety of combat challenges, objectives, and mission-driven progression found in the original, and many desire the addition of mission editors, career modes, or open-world activities to deepen gameplay. Overall, the current focus on multiplayer results in a barebones experience with limited solo engagement and narrative.
- “In the first game you had to complete missions to progress. You built your aircraft to suit the mission so everything you built had a purpose.”
- “I'd love to see the addition of combat missions like those in the original game, but with more options, such as low-level bombing runs or supersonic high-altitude reconnaissance missions.”
- “Devs, please think about open-world missions, activities, maybe career, challenges, and even MMO elements like world wars or delivery competitions. I dream of a game that allows not only building your crafts but also using them for wider gameplay purposes.”
- “There are no missions or challenges like there were in the first game. You can't spawn ground units or create ground attack missions as shown in the trailer. You would need a full multiplayer lobby, which is unlikely at this point, to have large ground attack missions.”
- “There's just nothing to do in singleplayer. They clearly focused on multiplayer and forgot to make the game fun. You still can't spawn more than one vehicle, no freecam, no photo mode, no missions. Enemy AI is even worse than in the first game; they can't even fly. This is so insanely barebones. There's also zero tutorials, so you have to tear apart other players' vehicles just to learn how the systems work (and the terrible part selection doesn't help).”
- “Good game but it's pretty plain in features compared to SP1. No missions, you have to spawn enemy aircraft yourself, carriers aren't escorted by destroyers and don't fight back.”
gameplay
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19% positive mentions, 69% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its intuitive vehicle-building mechanics, realistic physics, and extensive customization options, allowing for creative freedom and varied playstyles. However, some users find it less polished, desire more diverse gameplay modes like open-world missions or challenges, and hope for expanded features and better server controls in future updates. Overall, the game offers a solid, engaging experience with significant potential for growth.
- “The new fuselage mechanics make it super easy to create real-looking aircraft and vehicles, and the game gives you access to XML editing and 'funky trees', the in-game coding language. Everything is super easy to understand and it's all very intuitive.”
- “The game has fun vehicle physics simulation mechanics and nice sculpting capabilities to make any vehicle shape you want.”
- “Jundroo has always delivered great games with plenty of hours worth of gameplay.”
- “I could never get a good grasp of the original simple plane-building mechanics; it always felt clunky, not intuitive, and too simple.”
- “The only decent feature, the hollowing/cutout mechanic, is nothing but a cheap gimmick!”
- “Among other minor things, it's just simply overpriced; compared to sp2 it trades graphics for gameplay, costs, and will cost much more with future updates.”
stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 64% negative mentions
The game shows promising performance with generally smooth multiplayer and gameplay, especially considering its early access status, though users report various minor bugs, glitches, and occasional freezes or FPS drops. Stability is overall decent but still needs improvement as some issues persist.
- “Multiplayer is good, runs well, and the game is relatively bug-free (for being early access).”
- “Despite my PC having specs way below the recommended ones, it runs great (in multiplayer too).”
- “Overall, so far the game runs great, and feels much better than sp1.”
- “This game is cool but freezes my entire PC, forcing a hard restart after a few minutes.”
- “I would like to mention there are still bugs and glitches and in some conditions heavy FPS drops, but overall it's an amazing experience.”
- “I highly recommend it, though keep in mind that it is still in early access - things may be a bit buggy for a while, and there's quite a few things that are very unfinished as of the time of writing.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
Users consistently highlight that grinding in the game is very time-consuming, often requiring multiple attempts or "lives." However, those interested in airplanes appreciate that they can access them without relying on DLC or extensive tech tree grinding.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “If you like airplanes and don't want to unlock them from DLC or grinding a tech tree.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game is derived from its exaggerated and over-the-top mechanics, such as absurdly sensitive controls and unrealistic plane capabilities, which contrast with its "simple" branding. Players find amusement in the game's quirks, including frustrating controls and physics-defying stunts, contributing to an entertaining and often laugh-inducing experience.
- “Like, the control axes are so hilariously sensitive and overpowered... in real life the average fighter jet is not really capable of pulling ten consecutive loops without either tearing to pieces or stalling... but in SimplePlanes 2?”
- “It's funny, for a game called SimplePlanes, the most unintuitive and downright frustrating part of the game is the building, not because of complex physics or having to work around real life limitations, but because the editor and controls constantly fight you and make it as hard as possible to achieve the results you want to have, while at the same time the actual systems in the game are extremely simple.”
- “Planes cool, explosions cool, laughing cool, crashing cool, destroying cool, building vehicles cool, cars cool, boats cool, planes cool, helicopters cool.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music, featuring a sick vaporwave soundtrack, is highly praised and adds an engaging, atmospheric backdrop to the gameplay experience.
- “The OST is fire btw.”
- “You've got procedural jet and piston engines, procedural missiles, laser-guided bombs and missiles, car suspension and drivetrain parts, an actual pilot character, the hole cutting tool, wings that look like airplane wings and not thick pieces of cardboard, customizable building environment and a sick vaporwave soundtrack while you work.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Players feel a strong emotional connection to the game largely due to the dedicated and passionate development team, whose evident care and support foster a heartfelt gaming experience. This deep appreciation for the developers enhances the overall enjoyment beyond just the gameplay itself.
- “One of the biggest reasons I play isn't the game itself, even though it's superb, but the team behind the game. Some people forget there are humans behind these games that care about the game just as much as the community does. The developers at Jundroo always make their games heartfelt, and when you play their games, you can tell how much love and time they have put into them. They always support their games and communities to the fullest extent. Much love, guys, we all appreciate the effort you have put forth into this game.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game offers significantly enhanced replayability through added missiles, new areas, and multiplayer mode, making it a substantial improvement over its predecessor and providing nearly endless playtime.
- “An improvement from SP1 across all categories and infinitely replayable.”
- “More missiles, areas, and of course multiplayer make this a lot more playable than before, which I really appreciate.”