Games like SimplePlanes
by Jundroo, LLC
Build airplanes by snapping parts together, designing wing sections, and attaching engines. At any time, you can strap yourself into the cockpit and see how it flies with realistic physics. If you're not in the mood for building, over 100,000 airplanes are available to download for free.
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$19.99Flyout
Nov 17 · Stonext Games
Both: Sandbox · Flight · Building
Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.
SimulationSandboxFlightBuildingPhysicsPsychological Horror3DMilitaryImmersive SimEarly Access👍 2,139
$69.99Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Nov 19 · Asobo Studio
Both: Flight · Sandbox · Exploration
Explore the world with our largest fleet of aircraft and take simulation to new heights while pursuing your aviation career within Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
SimulationFlightRealisticVRMultiplayerHobby SimSingleplayerAtmosphericSandboxExploration👍 21,672
$59.99Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Aug 25 · Asobo Studio
Both: Flight · Physics
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
SimulationFlightRealisticMultiplayerOpen WorldVRSingleplayerReal-TimePhysicsAtmospheric👍 70,086
$19.99Ostranauts
Aug 3 · Blue Bottle Games
Both: Flight · Sandbox · Exploration
Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.
FlightSimulationSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvivalSpaceExplorationLife SimProcedural Generation👍 3,141
$15.99Mon Bazou
Dec 18 · Santa Goat
Both: Automobile Sim · Sandbox · Racing
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
Automobile SimDrivingSandboxLife SimRacingChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationBuildingOpen WorldFirst-Person👍 19,936
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Both: Building · Sandbox · Physics
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Both: Sandbox · Building
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