SimplePlanes 2

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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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92%Audience ScoreBased on 606 reviews

graphics15 positive mentions

story5 negative mentions

Significant improvement over SimplePlanes 1 with better graphics, more detailed building tools, and improved physics.
Multiplayer functionality adds fun and chaos with a good community and seamless experience.
Extensive customization options for planes, cars, boats, missiles, and more, suitable for both beginners and advanced users.

Map size and content are limited, lacking missions, exploration, and PvE activities, leading to a feeling of emptiness in singleplayer.
Editor interface is still clunky, unintuitive, and mobile-oriented, with missing features like an in-game XML editor and workshop/mod support.
Performance issues in multiplayer and with complex builds; occasional bugs, lag, and lack of controller support reduce usability.

graphics
58 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26%
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The game's graphics represent a significant upgrade from its predecessor, featuring improved visuals, lighting, clouds, and terrain that enhance overall immersion and appeal. While performance is generally smooth even on modest hardware, some users note occasional optimization issues and complexity in design options. Overall, the enhanced graphics, combined with better physics and content, make this installment a visually impressive and worthwhile evolution.
- “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.”
- “The game looks beautiful; I really like the cool graphics.”
- “The fuselage sections, for example cannot be made truly round, and 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 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.”
- “The only noticeable improvements are the visuals and the new laggy as hell 8 player multiplayer.. the UI is horrid and I’d say worse than SP1.”
optimization
37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
41%
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Optimization in the game is generally well-received, with smooth performance on a range of hardware including laptops and Macs, and impressive graphics optimization despite enhanced physics. However, multiplayer performance can suffer with high player counts or complex aircraft, leading to lag and occasional stuttering. Users also note some room for improvement, especially in refining multiplayer stability and further polishing overall performance.
- “SimplePlanes 2 is a powerful creative engine that is simple enough for anyone to jump into and make something, while advanced enough to build highly realistic and optimized vehicles.”
- “The optimization is outstanding—despite the significantly improved physics engine, the FPS remains as stable as in SP1, which is a major achievement.”
- “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.”
- “Also the game needs some serious optimization, especially in multiplayer.”
- “Performance is pitiful compared to the original.”
- “Absolutely amazing game, it could use a little polishing on the optimization since there is very heavy stuttering mid flight while exploring other islands and it eats a bit more fps than I thought (I run a 5070ti), but it's still early access so I expect more updates on the optimization.”
story
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
11%
71%
18%
The game lacks a traditional story mode, missions, and structured single-player content, which many users find disappointing compared to its predecessor. Reviewers suggest adding diverse combat challenges, custom mission creation, and broader gameplay activities like cargo or passenger missions to enhance engagement. Overall, the focus on multiplayer has left the single-player experience feeling barebones and lacking narrative depth.
- “If you spawned in a mission, you built a (usually quite simple) plane for that mission, then you tested it, and then you either refined it more or moved onto another mission.”
- “You built your aircraft to suit the mission so everything you built had a purpose.”
- “Fly supersonic/hypersonic high-altitude reconnaissance mission during which you must outrun enemy SAMs.”
- “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 the first game; they can’t even fly. This is insanely barebones, and there are zero tutorials, so you have to tear apart others' vehicles just to learn how the systems work. The terrible part selection doesn't help.”
- “The world is lackluster with missions and areas. Maybe add more activities like passenger or cargo missions for both air and land, because there aren’t many things to do currently with your vehicles.”
- “Severely needs missions for planes and 1v1 dogfight mode like in the first game. In the first game, you had to complete missions to progress, and you built your aircraft to suit the mission so everything you built had a purpose.”
gameplay
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is praised for its fun and intuitive vehicle-building mechanics, diverse physics simulations, and extensive customization options, though some find the building system initially clunky or too simple. Additionally, the game offers a variety of parts and multiplayer features, with potential for expanded content like open-world missions and server controls to enhance gameplay depth and variety. Overall, it is seen as a significant upgrade with promising future updates.
- “The game has fun vehicle physics sim mechanics and nice sculpting capabilities to make any vehicle shape you want.”
- “Insanely good and easy to use vehicle editor with really fun mechanics and insane potential.”
- “It has added new parts, weapons, and new gameplay mechanics.”
- “I could never get a good grasp of the original simple planes building mechanics; it always felt clunky, not intuitive, and too simple.”
- “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.”
- “The only decent feature, the hollowing/cutout mechanic, is nothing but a cheap gimmick!”
stability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game generally runs well with good multiplayer stability, especially considering its early access status, but still exhibits bugs, glitches, and performance issues such as lag, freezes, and awkward UI behavior. Some mechanics and features feel unfinished or buggy, leading to occasional frustrating gameplay experiences. Overall, stability is improving but remains a work in progress.
- “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.”
- “Runs quite badly, online is laggy, builder is pretty mid-tier, UI is quite bad and harder to use compared to SP1. Nothing centers properly, easy to get into a mess, no hide part button, weird collisions on parts, connection issues due to parts being in the way, lots of small irritating bugs. Parts have fewer connection points, propellers don’t produce power, jet engines are huge, car drivetrain parts are buggy, mirror tool is painful to use, no XML editing, feels bare bones and very unfinished.”
- “This game is cool but freezes my entire PC forcing a hard restart after a few minutes.”
- “Still a bit buggy for now, but fantastic first impression.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users consistently highlight that grinding requires significant time and effort, often feeling like needing "a second life" to progress. However, those interested in airplanes may appreciate the option to access them without extensive grinding or DLC.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “If you like airplanes and don't want to unlock them from a DLC or grinding a tech tree.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is appreciated for its lighthearted and fun moments, especially during crashes and explosions, providing an enjoyable contrast to the often frustrating and unintuitive building controls. Overall, players find the comedic elements enjoyable amidst the game's simplicity and challenges.
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players feel a strong emotional connection to the game largely due to the developers' genuine passion and dedication, which is clearly reflected in the heartfelt nature of the game and ongoing community support. This emotional bond enhances the overall experience 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 who care about the game just as much as the community does. The devs at Jundroo always make their games heartfelt in a way that when you play their games, you can tell how much love and time they have put into it. 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
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The game offers significantly enhanced replayability due to added missiles, new areas, and multiplayer mode, making it a substantial improvement over its predecessor and providing virtually endless playtime.
- “More missiles, areas, and of course multiplayer make this a lot more playable than before, which I really appreciate.”
- “An improvement from SP1 across all categories and infinitely replayable.”