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 820 reviews

graphics21 positive mentions

story6 negative mentions

Extremely detailed and flexible building system allowing creation of complex and realistic planes, cars, boats, and more.
Massively improved graphics, physics, and building interface compared to the original SimplePlanes.
Fun and functional multiplayer that enhances gameplay with dogfights, races, and cooperative building.

Steep learning curve and unintuitive editor controls may frustrate new players.
Performance issues and lag especially in multiplayer with complex builds.
Early access state lacks content such as missions, AI challenges, map variety, and mod support, making singleplayer somewhat barebones.

graphics
71 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30% positive mentions, 66% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions
The game features significantly improved graphics over its predecessor, with enhanced visuals including lighting, clouds, and detailed aircraft models that many find stunning and highly optimized. While not ultra-realistic, the graphics are customizable and run smoothly on a range of hardware, though some users with older or low-end systems experience performance issues. Overall, the graphical upgrades are considered a major enhancement and a key reason to upgrade from the original.
- “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 graphics are way better than I expected, the optimization of the game is clearly much better than I experienced with sp1 considering my pc is not even meeting the necessary specs, the flight itself feels way better as well.”
- “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, Steam, and the game are all fully updated.”
- “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). It's 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 is lacking—I gotta be honest, the game looks mid-quality while eating up 88% of my GPU at high graphics settings, and that's on a stock craft. Also, it needs a more detailed map, more options for fuselage and parts (especially for guns), the addition of an in-game XML editor, an in-game tutorial for funky trees, and many more.”
optimization
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions
Optimization in the game shows mixed results: while many users report smooth performance even on lower-end machines and praise its stable frame rates despite advanced graphics, others experience significant stuttering and frame drops, especially in multiplayer with high part counts or numerous players. Improvements over previous versions are noted, but multiplayer optimization and performance consistency remain key areas needing further refinement. Overall, optimization is decent for an early access title but requires ongoing work to fully address lag and performance issues.
- “The optimization is outstanding—despite the significantly improved physics engine, the fps remains as stable as in sp1, which is a major achievement.”
- “Game performs very well, you're able to tell they optimized the game a good bit!”
- “During the demos, I played nearly 140 hours in total, and one thing I noticed was how the performance of the game improved with each demo that was released.”
- “Even with a fairly powerful PC, I still experienced performance issues, which makes me think there may be optimization problems rather than a lack of hardware resources.”
- “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 can absolutely be poor at times, especially in multiplayer; some general optimization would go a long way.”
story
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9% positive mentions, 74% neutral mentions, 17% negative mentions
The game currently lacks a story mode, missions, or structured challenges, making single-player content feel empty compared to its predecessor. Players miss mission-driven objectives, combat scenarios, and varied activities that gave purpose to their builds in the original game. There is strong desire for added missions, a mission editor, and more gameplay variety to enhance single-player engagement beyond multiplayer focus.
- “Has potential to replace the original completely, especially if it adds all or most of the core features from the original game like the old islands, missions, and enemies, but with major upgrades and polish.”
- “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.”
- “There are no missions or challenges like there were in the first game. You can't spawn ground units or make a ground attack mission as shown in the trailer. You would need a full multiplayer lobby to have large ground attack missions, which is unlikely at this point.”
- “There's just nothing to do in singleplayer. The focus is clearly on multiplayer, and the game lacks fun elements: no missions, limited spawning of vehicles, no freecam or photo mode, and enemy AI is worse than the first game. This feels incredibly barebones, with zero tutorials, forcing players to learn systems by dismantling others' vehicles.”
- “Good game but it's pretty plain in features compared to the first game. There are no missions, you have to spawn enemy aircraft manually, carriers aren't escorted by destroyers and do not fight back.”
gameplay
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27% positive mentions, 64% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its improved physics, intuitive building mechanics, and smooth vehicle simulation, offering both relaxing and challenging experiences. While some users find certain mechanics like wing design lacking and desire more cooperative or mission-based content, the game provides strong creative freedom and potential for future expansions. Overall, it delivers engaging, versatile gameplay with promising depth and variety.
- “Much better physics compared to Simple Planes 1, though former players will still be familiar with the construction mechanics.”
- “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 sim mechanics and nice sculpting capabilities to make any vehicle shape you want.”
- “The wings are lacking in easy-to-use mechanics regarding several different advanced design variations.”
- “Gameplay is sometimes relaxing and sometimes it is frustrating.”
- “I could never get a good grasp of the original SimplePlanes building mechanics; it always felt clunky, not intuitive, and too simple.”
stability
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions
The game generally runs well and is relatively stable, especially for an early access title, with multiplayer functioning smoothly. However, users report some bugs, glitches, and occasional performance issues like FPS drops or crashes, particularly affecting new players or lower-spec PCs. Stability improvements and polishing are expected as development continues.
- “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.”
- “Again, as others have already mentioned, the building system is not very user-friendly for new players and is buggy, which needs further polishing.”
- “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.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions
Grinding in the game is notably time-consuming, often requiring significant effort or "a second life" to progress. This can be frustrating for players who prefer unlocking content without extensive grinding, especially for airplane-related features.
- “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
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The humor in the game stems from its exaggerated and unrealistic physics, such as overly sensitive controls and planes performing impossible maneuvers, which players find amusing. Additionally, the ironic contrast between the game's simple mechanics and the frustratingly unintuitive building controls adds a comedic element to the experience. Overall, players enjoy the fun chaos and unexpected challenges that lead to plenty of laughs.
- “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
Users praise the music for its "sick vaporwave soundtrack," highlighting that the original soundtrack (OST) is impressive and enhances the overall experience during gameplay.
- “The OST is fire, by the way.”
- “You've got a sick vaporwave soundtrack while you work.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Players appreciate the genuine care and passion the developers at Jundroo put into the game, creating a heartfelt experience that resonates emotionally. The strong community support and developer dedication are key reasons for player attachment, despite minor issues like UI and bug improvements.
- “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 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 into this game.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game offers significantly enhanced replayability compared to its predecessor, featuring more missiles, areas, and multiplayer options that greatly increase its longevity and player engagement.
- “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.”