Please fasten your seat belts: Airport Simulator is ready for takeoff! Start with a small regional airport, then build up a bustling international hub by signing contracts with carriers and scheduling routes. Make sure you have enough check-in desks and passport control lanes to keep things moving—long waits and missed flights will leave your passengers fuming.

What we love: Watching our operation do its thing. Once you’ve booked routes and filled your airport with top-notch amenities, it’s a joy to sit back and let it run like a well-oiled jet engine. Tiny travelers smoothly file through security and board flights, planes taxi and take off right on schedule—it’s a travel dream come true!

Quick tip: Don’t skimp on the upgrades. Install plush leather seats in boarding areas, build business class lounges, and make sure there are enough restaurants and restrooms to serve all your fliers. Happy travelers are spendy travelers!

Meet the creator: Paris-based Playiron knows a thing or two about air travel—they’re also the makers of Airlines Manager: Tycoon 2022 and its companion app, Airlines Painter.