AirportSim

AS is a bit of a game of averages. On the one hand it sometimes gives a realistic impression, on the other hand it falls a bit short here and there. Although not all the tasks of airport life are included, the professions that are there are sufficient. It may not always seem like the game it should be, but I had a fair amount of fun with it. Despite bugs and glitches, which are not totally present, I think AirportSim has a chance of success. It just needs some work. The steep price of about 39 euros is too high and should be lowered, although I can't say exactly by how much. In any case, the game gives a reasonable impression of the ins and outs of working conditions at an airport. If you like a game that gives a realistic impression, then this is for you. However, you don't always have to do it for the gameplay, but the overall picture and the roaring planes are of course something for the real airplane enthusiast. The GPS needs to be improved, as does the automatic route that is set via your tablet. Being able to set more in the game, as well as more executive tasks at the airport, would also be nice in the near future. It's not a perfect game, but it's not bad either.

Right now you can pick up the “final” version of AirportSim, but I’m actually reminded of games like Icarus. If you look at Icarus at launch versus today, it’s an entirely different game. Each week (a cadence MS Games is aiming to match) we got an update for Icarus, all focused on features and bug fixes that were requested by the community. AirportSim could use that same approach to help apply some polish to transform the game into a simulator that keeps you coming back over and over. That said, at current state it’s still very much Early Access, no matter what the version says. We’ll see if the weeks ahead can unload some of this baggage.