Esports23 Apr 2026SimplePlanes 2 is now available!The wait is over! SimplePlanes 2 has officially cleared for takeoff on Steam! We’ve spent years rebuilding the game from the ground up to give you more power, more realism, and a whole new playground. For the first two weeks you can get SimplePlanes 2 on Steam with a 10% Launch Discount! What’s New? We know many of you have hangars full of history. That’s why SimplePlanes 2 is compatible with t…
Hey everybody, in-case you missed it, a few days ago we launched a second demo/playtest for SimplePlanes 2, which you can play right this very moment! It's got a brand new playable area, new stock crafts, and more. This second demo will be available all month long, ending on January 5th, 2026 , giving you a whole three weeks to play a limited version of SimplePlanes 2 by yourself, with friends,…
The SimplePlanes 2 Flight Demo is officially live! To participate, just go to the SimplePlanes 2 Steam page and click the “Request Access” button in the playtest box. The game will automatically be added to your Steam library so you can just download it and start playing! This demo runs until November 3 , so you have all week to play. What To Expect As we’ve talked about before, this demo does…
Hey everyone, It’s getting late in 2025, and we’ve been hearing a familiar question more and more: "When is the game actually coming out?" So, let’s talk about it. I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news: We finally have a release month The bad news: It's not until next year We are going to release SimplePlanes 2 on Steam as Early Access in March of 2026. We're still considering what the…
Welcome to the first of many SimplePlanes 2 dev blogs! We're going to be doing one of these about every couple weeks or so, sometimes more. Each one will showcase a multitude of features focused around a central theme. For this first post, the central theme will be on the map. We've got quite a lot to cover here! Real quickly though, if you want to see individual segments of these dev blogs sev…
We've pushed out a tiny (and I do mean tiny) update for SimplePlanes. This is pretty much a maintenance update to prepare for SimplePlanes 2 , which we are aiming to launch later this year. Here are the change notes: · Added SimplePlanes 2 button to the SANDBOX section in the main menu · Added special error dialog when attempting to load a craft made in SimplePlanes 2 · Updated Unity to 2022.3.…
We’re getting closer to testing SimplePlanes 2, and we’re now opening signups for anyone interested in joining the playtest once it begins. This isn't the official start of the playtest just yet — we're still working hard to get things ready. But we want to start gathering a pool of potential testers so that, when the time comes, we can begin bringing people in gradually. The plan is to invite…
Today we are releasing our final update for SimplePlanes. Release notes are here . We had a few small features and several bug fixes that have accumulated in our repo so we decided to finish them up and push out a final update before sailing away to the next project(s). This will be our last update for SimplePlanes, unless we have any critical issues that pop up, but hey that doesn't mean the s…
SimplePlanes version 1.12.125.0 is now live. With the update comes all the necessary tweaks and changes to make SimplePlanes a great experience on the Steam Deck. We hope you enjoy it and please provide us feedback on ways we can further enhance your experience on the Steam Deck. Thanks for playing!
Tweaks · In the "VR headset not found..." error message, we now show the current OpenXR runtime (for debugging purposes), and a link to the related topic on the Steam forums.
Ever wanted to reach out and grab the flight stick, or flick that switch in SimplePlanes before? Go ahead and give it a try, because SimplePlanes VR is now available to buy with a %20 launch discount! Experience the expanded freedom of SimplePlanes as you fly all the crafts again for the first time, in VR. SimplePlanes VR is a standalone version of SimplePlanes, which allows you to fly all the…
After far too many late nights of caffeine-infused coding and 3D modeling, we are proud to present SimplePlanes VR ! Strap a VR headset to your face and grab the stick and throttle in front of you to fly. Flip switches, push buttons, crank levers, slide throttles, and so much more. Download community-made aircraft without leaving the comfort of your VR headset. SimplePlanes VR is the most featu…
Building immersive cockpits in SimplePlanes has never been an easy task, but that ends today. The new update brings a whole bunch of new parts and features that make this so easy that even I can build one now. Here's the new update trailer: Image from Alisuchanka's P-40F-10 Warhawk FUSELAGE SLICING Use the new Fuselage Slicing to cut holes in your fuselages. The main purpose is to allow cutting…
Welcome to the much-awaited 1.11 beta! We've really had to do our best to bring it to you this month, so some things might be a little rough around the edges but we'll be fixing stuff as it comes up. This update mainly focuses on enabling builders to create immersive and part-efficient cockpits in their craft with much less hassle than before, which will make them far more suited to SimplePlane…
What is even better than flying an airplane in SimplePlanes? How about flying an airplane with screens strapped to your eyeballs? SimplePlanes VR is coming this year to Steam and Oculus Quest. Wishlist it today on Steam and join our mailing list so you'll be the first to know when it's released. Watch the announcement trailer here . We're also working on a big update for the original SimplePlan…
Features: · Added Glass Fuselage part. This supports transparency, as well as hiding its front and back faces when connected to other glass parts. The glass will also shatter instead of exploding like other parts do. For some info on how to tweak its material to make it look nice, check the part's description text by clicking/tapping on it in the parts list. · Added "Smooth Front" and "Smooth B…
The 1.9.205 update is now available. It includes a lead indicator for the guns and cannons, tracer rounds for the cannons, and a big update to Funky Trees. Also, we've upgraded Unity to a newer version and if you also play on Android, you will hopefully see some performance improvements. Zeus Dive Bomber/Fighter MK1 by Galland FEATURES · Several Funky Trees enhancements · Added air-to-air lead…
Check out the Aerospace Engineer Bundle for an additional 15% discount on SimplePlanes. The new update for SimplePlanes is now available for download. We hope you enjoy the new tank cannon part, designer enhancements, advanced targeting, and a whole lot more! Here's the update trailer for the SimplePlanes 1.9 update: William added a new customizable tank cannon part and it is even more fun than…
Did you know that William and Nicky have been secretly working on an update for SimplePlanes for the past few months? If not, then you are in for a pleasant surprise. The 1.9 beta is now available on Steam, and it should be available tomorrow on Google Play and shortly after that for iOS via TestFlight. UN-FEATURES · First, let's get this out of the way. Unfortunately, mod support has been remo…
We decided to have ourselves a good old fashioned Halloween challenge to see who could build the best Halloween themed aircraft. Make a ballistic pumpkin go Mach five, send Pennywise a bombardment of bombs, or build a haunted house for kittens. Let's bring Halloween to the Simple-Verse! Points will be awarded to the top three players with the highest-rated submissions from the community. I will…
After more than three years of development, SimpleRockets 2 is now available on the iOS App Store and Google Play. You can get it here . As usual, here's a new trailer we put together for this special day. There is an absurd number of features in the game and the mobile version has the same feature set as the PC and Mac versions. The only difference is that the graphics are dialed back slightly…
Starting today, our games can be used for free for education. Educators now have access to download the Windows and Mac versions of SimpleRockets 2 and SimplePlanes (DRM-free) from our website and install them on any number of classroom computers. We've heard many great things over the years about how teachers are using our games in the classroom. They lend themselves well to teaching physics c…
It's been a while since we had an update, but after several rounds of beta we've released version 1.8. It's packed with new features that we think you're all going to enjoy. To those of you who saw the beta posts, most of this will be familiar, but to those who did not, here are some highlights. We've added rotor engines so the commoners among us can make helicopters without going to such great…
If you'd like to help us test, go grab the beta and if you find any issues let us know using this Bug Report Form . We've got some new stuff for you to check out! Philip and Kevin have really outdone themselves and added a completely new propulsion system to the game. Helicopter parts, one of the most highly voted player suggestions, are now available. Quite possibly the best part ever added to…
The Steam Winter Sale is here and you all know what that means! Our games are on sale and we also put together a special bundle for all of you aerospace enthusiasts with an extra 15% discount. For those of you who already own SimplePlanes on Steam, this bundle is a great way to get SimpleRockets 2 at a nearly 30% discount during this Winter Sale. That's a great deal and I hope you check it out!…
After more than two years of development, it's finally ready! SimpleRockets 2 is now available on Steam for PC and Mac. SR2 is in Early Access now, so we are going to keep working on it and making it better with every update. Check our roadmap to see how we're doing and if you have any ideas then leave a suggestion here . It's already loaded with features, which you can read about on the Steam…
When you are building rockets, you're most likely going to run into the occasional rapid unscheduled disassembly. It happens to even the most experienced rocket surgeons. You might as well embrace it and take advantage of the opportunity and snag some spectacular photos. In addition to the visuals, we also improved the physics of the explosions quite a bit. Now larger fuel tanks will create muc…
The Nav Circle in SR1 made it very easy to control rockets in a 2D game. It took me a while to figure out the best way to extend the Nav Circle into three dimensions. I ended up with basically two nav circles: one for heading and one for pitch. The end result is now called the Nav Sphere and it makes controlling rockets in 3D extremely easy. The blue circle is for controlling the pitch of the r…
SimpleRockets 2 now has a coming soon page on Steam along with a new teaser trailer to entice you to come check it out! We're still shooting to release on Steam Early Access this summer. We plan to keep adding features and responding to player feedback until we feel the game is ready, at which point we will release the final version on all platforms at the same time. This includes iOS, Google P…
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