SimplePlanes

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SimplePlanes

Short description

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.

Developer
Jundroo, LLC
Publisher
Jundroo, LLC
Release
Thu, Dec 17, 2015
Price
$12.99
Reviews
9,827
Positive
94%
Followers
48,327
Owners (estimated)
500K – 1M
Concurrent players
81
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Features
Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support
Tags
Flight Sandbox Automation Physics Building Exploration Racing Automobile Sim Combat Racing Controller Military 3D Open World Strategy Funny Collectathon Action Vehicular Combat Moddable Artificial Intelligence
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$6msomewhere between $6m and $9.4m · roughly 500K–786K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $11.95, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $12.99 launch price. That is 8% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

25 data points since Oct 3, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$6m → ~$6m
Reviews 9,808 → 9,827
Followers 48,330 → 48,327
Concurrent players 81 → 81
Price $3.24 → $12.99
Positive reviews 93.6% → 93.6%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

Lowest recorded price: $2.59 on Feb 12, 2026.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around SimplePlanes is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

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