SimplePlanes - Flight Simulato
Get on Play Store"SimplePlanes - Flight Simulator is a Simulation game known for its fabulous mechanics, fantastic visuals, and occasional humor, but with some buggy elements. In this game, you can design and build airplanes, then test their flight capabilities with realistic physics, offering a fun and engaging experience for aviation enthusiasts."
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The controls are simple and easy to use, making it accessible for beginners.
- Building aircraft is engaging and fun, with a wide variety of unique parts to choose from.
- The game offers limitless possibilities with challenges, races, and a sandbox mode to explore.
- The game tends to lag and crash, especially during flights with larger planes.
- The interface can be clunky, making it difficult to manipulate parts accurately.
- There is a lack of optimization for mobile devices, leading to performance issues.
- graphics85 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many players praising their quality and realism, especially on higher settings. However, several users report significant lag and performance issues, particularly on mobile devices, which often necessitate lowering the graphics settings for smoother gameplay. Overall, while the graphics are generally well-received, optimization and stability remain areas for improvement.
“This game has amazing features and graphics.”
“It has perfect realism and good graphics and physics!”
“Just the best, graphics are good for the game, physics are the best, and user creations are absolutely spectacular!!!”
“Let's see, the mobile graphics are trash; you are so limited to what PC can do, and I have only seen 2 islands off the PC version on mobile.”
“Graphics are horrible and controls suck; I wanted to love this game!”
“This game lagged a lot and had bad graphics.”
- gameplay42 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a mix of realistic flight simulation and creative building mechanics, appealing to players who enjoy sandbox-style experiences. While many praise the user-friendly aircraft construction and engaging physics, there are significant criticisms regarding camera controls, lag, and overall flying mechanics that detract from the experience. Despite these issues, the game has a strong community and offers potential for creativity, making it a worthwhile title for fans of the genre.
“The gameplay is stunningly accurate, and it is quite funny to see your plane continually crash time and time again because you can't get the wing size right.”
“The aircraft building mechanics are very user-friendly, and the recent addition of the in-game XML editor takes editing to degrees my mortal mind cannot imagine.”
“The gameplay physics are fun, mods have been pre-installed on the game, and personally, it's amazing!”
“Really not worth the price with the quality of gameplay as far as planes.”
“The flying mechanics of this game are pretty bad; it definitely needs an overhaul. I'd recommend the devs make it so the camera locks on the back of the plane instead of being free-floating around the plane at random angles.”
“I could probably get over this if it was worth the effort, but the gameplay is so choppy and the controls so unintuitive that I couldn't be bothered.”
- stability30 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 90 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and performance issues, particularly on Android devices. While some players find it runs well on certain phones, others experience severe lag, freezing, and crashes, especially when using custom aircraft or during critical gameplay moments. Overall, the game shows potential but requires substantial improvements in stability to enhance the user experience.
“Perfect, runs great on Android.”
“Runs great on a phone for how complex it is.”
“It runs great on my Note 4!”
“This game has potential to be great but the lagging and glitches have ruined it.”
“This game should not lag on my S10 but does, and the glitches make it almost impossible to play.”
“The game is very laggy and freezes; my device is capable of running it.”
- story26 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is primarily centered around its mission structure, which players find lacking in variety and depth. While the creative building mechanics are praised, many users express a strong desire for more engaging and diverse missions, including military and campaign modes, as well as the ability to create custom missions. Overall, the narrative experience is seen as a good foundation that needs significant expansion to enhance player engagement.
“It is a good game and creative process; they should add a campaign mode with combat missions.”
“The sandbox is really great, with minor problems, and the missions/free flight is absolutely amazing!”
“Building planes, flying them throughout crazy missions.”
“Great game except for the fact that all of the missions are trash.”
“No real missions, not worth five dollars.”
“Single player missions are too few.”
- optimization26 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization is a mixed bag; while some users report smooth performance across various devices, others experience significant lag and stuttering, particularly on older or less powerful phones. Many reviewers suggest that further optimization is needed to enhance frame rates and reduce crashes, especially for high-graphics settings. Despite these issues, the game is still considered enjoyable and has potential if performance improvements are made.
“The other reviews made me expect a laggy mess, especially with my old phone, but it's actually pretty well optimized.”
“It scaled very well between my crappy Nokia 6.1 phone to my Galaxy Tab S6, two very different devices performance-wise.”
“Never had a single glitch, the UI is perfect, well optimized, lots of settings, looks great, feels great, controls are well built... it's just... 10/10.”
“Not very good optimization for mobile.”
“The game is very badly optimized for Android; even on low settings, the game only runs at about 15 fps and it crashes every time I try to load a large aircraft.”
“This game has great potential, but it's hindered by poor performance even on my Galaxy Note 4.”
- monetization11 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The monetization model of the game is highly praised, with users appreciating the absence of ads and in-app purchases, which enhances the overall experience. Players feel that the developers are responsive to community feedback, contributing to a positive perception of the game's value. Overall, the lack of intrusive monetization strategies is seen as a significant advantage.
“No ads, the developer listens to the community, the plane building is good, 10/10!”
“No in-app purchases.”
“I really like this game; it's cool because there's no ads, no catches, it's just a simple game, or more accurately, a simple plane.”
“I hope Jundroo makes the ads less frequent.”
“There are no annoying ads, but the monetization strategy could be improved.”
“The lack of in-app purchases is a positive aspect, but it leaves me wondering about future monetization options.”
- humor9 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its wacky physics and the comedic outcomes of gameplay, such as planes crashing due to incorrect wing sizes and amusing visual effects like flares resembling a plane "pooping." Players find the experience both entertaining and funny, making it a standout aspect of the game. Overall, the humor adds a delightful layer to the gameplay, enhancing enjoyment.
“The gameplay is stunningly accurate and it is quite funny to see your plane continually crash time and time again because you can't get the wing size right.”
“I like it because it's so funny, because when you do the flares on the back, it looks like the plane pooped 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.”
“Hilarious if it fails, awesome if it works.”
- music5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate its quality and integration, others find it frustrating or even unpleasant, with one user noting that it disrupts their existing music. Overall, the music aspect contributes positively for some, but detracts from the experience for others.
“This is the best game I've ever played, stunning graphics, music, physics... it's great, just great, best game since Minecraft.”
“I only have one problem, which brings my review down to four stars: why do you have to stop my music when the app starts?”
“Would be 5 stars but it cuts off any music you have playing (like SoundCloud).”
“I don't like the music; other than that, great!!!”
- replayability5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is praised for its endless replayability, with many users highlighting its engaging physics and low price as significant factors. However, some players express frustration over the lack of an option to switch between regular and inverted flight controls, which can hinder the experience for certain users.
“Endless replay value.”
“Where can I begin, the amazing physics, the low price, or the endless replayability?”
“Perfect physics, endless replayability, it's fun, good controls, and it's so cheap!”
“Having regular controls then making a mandatory switch to inverted flight controls makes the game almost unplayable. If you're trying to make it more accessible for everyone, why not add the option to switch between the two?”
“Where can I begin? The amazing physics, the low price, or the endless replayability?”
“Lots of replay value for sure.”
- emotional4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by its ability to evoke strong feelings, with players noting moments that brought them to tears and described the experience as wholesome. However, some users experienced technical issues that detracted from their emotional engagement, such as problems with the S-Pen not registering touches.
“This made me cry when I first came across this.”
“Wholesome.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviewers suggest that the atmosphere could be enhanced by incorporating more diverse environments and a dynamic upper atmosphere that changes as players progress. While the current atmosphere is appreciated, there is a desire for additional exploration opportunities and depth.
“I think it would be great to add space to it or some form of changing atmosphere as you get higher!”
“I kind of think it would be great to add space to it or some form of changing atmosphere as you get higher!”
“Great, but it could use more areas to discover and explore. Can you also add an upper atmosphere?”
