SimplePlanes — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| SimplePlanes 2 is now available! | 2026-04-23 | 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 the 1,000,000+ crafts from the original game, bringing your legacy builds into a new world, shaded with the much improved lighting and ready to get some of the new decals slapped on them!We have new toys!Jet Engines, Propellers, and Combustion Engines are n |
| SimplePlanes 2 LAUNCH DATE! | 2026-04-14 | Hey everyone! You’ve read the title already (I assume…) so let’s cut to the chase: SimplePlanes 2 is releasing into Early Access on April 28th!!Fun fact: this is almost exactly two years after we posted our initial announcement trailer, which released on April 26th 2024. The game has come a very long way since then, and we’re really excited for you all to finally get to see first-hand what we’ve been working on for the past few years. The game will be releasing on April 28th at **12 PM Central Time**, and will cost **$19.99 USD** plus a **10% launch discount down to $17.99 USD** if you get it within 14 days after release. We’re planning to gr |
| SimplePlanes 2 Holiday Playtest is LIVE!! | 2025-12-18 | 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, or with random people.HOW TO JOINTo join the demo, go to the SimplePlanes 2 Steam page and click the “Join the Playtest” button in the playtest box. The game will automatically be added to your Steam library so you can just download it and start playing! |
| The SimplePlanes 2 Demo is LIVE! | 2025-10-27 | 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 ExpectAs we’ve talked about before, this demo does not contain the building mechanics other than the paint tool, it is instead focused on the multiplayer sandbox aspect of the game on a small section of the map. You can try out all of the new stock crafts, repaint and texture them to your liking with the p |
| Good News & Bad News | 2025-09-15 | 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 yearWe are going to release SimplePlanes 2 on Steam as Early Access in March of 2026. We're still considering what the initial price will be, most likely it will be $20 or $25 with a 10% launch discount and that price will go up when we exit Early Access. At this point we don't expect to delay the mobile release, but it's certainly possible it will slip to 2027.Why Early |
| SimplePlanes 2 | Environments Part 1 | 2025-06-14 | 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 several days early as they're written, check out the #showcases channel in our official Discord server. We'd love to see you there :)SP2 DiscordWith the preamble over with, let's get into the exciting bits :D The Main IslandsSomething players love to do in |
| Tiny update (v1.12.206) patch notes | 2025-05-19 | 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 2022.3.41f1 Fixed parachute activation expression not recognizing aircraft variables |
| SimplePlanes 2 – Steam Playtest Signup Now Open | 2025-04-15 | 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 testers in small batches at first, then open things up more as we go. We're aiming for a wide range of experience levels and playstyles to help us test from different angles. That includes longtime players, casual builders, mobile veterans trying SP2 on |
| SimplePlanes Update and Steam Sale | 2023-09-25 | 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 story ends here! You might ask "is the next major project SimplePlanes 2?" Great question! That's a very strong contender and there are other ideas that we are very excited about as well. The team has been focusing on researching and developing core techn |
| Ready for the Steam Deck | 2022-03-01 | 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! |
| SimplePlanes update v1.12.118.3 (minor hotfix) | 2022-01-19 | 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. |
| SimplePlanes VR has arrived along with the latest updates from SimplePlanes! | 2021-12-17 | 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 crafts/levels/challenges/etc that are available in SimplePlanes, but enhanced by the incredible immersion provided by VR, along with and all the functionality added to SimplePlanes in updates 1.11 and 1.12. We focused on making flying in VR as polished |
| SimplePlanes VR is now available | 2021-12-17 | 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 feature-packed VR flight sim you'll find for the meager cost of a gourmet sandwich. We hope you enjoy your flight! SimplePlanes VR is a standalone game and does not require SimplePlanes. However, if you own SimplePlanes, then purchasing SPVR will unlock VR mo |
| SimplePlanes Update v1.11 - Inside Job | 2021-10-15 | 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 holes for your new cockpits, but players have already found many other creative ways to use this new feature. NEW AND UPGRADED STOCK CRAFTS Several stock crafts have been upgraded with new, immersive cockpits. Wasp, Gator 2, Kicking Fish, Bush Plane, P |
| 1.11 Beta is now available | 2021-10-02 | 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 SimplePlanes VR, releasing alongside SP 1.12 which will contain mostly VR features for those who have purchased SPVR as well. Image taken by Kennneth in SimplePlanes v1.11 beta (using Reshade for AO and depth of field) Below is our changelog, do read carefully bec |
| SimplePlanes VR - Coming 2021 to Steam and Oculus Quest | 2021-08-07 | 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 SimplePlanes that will include some awesome new parts and new features to make it easier to build fully immersive cockpits with fewer parts. Some players are already building amazing cockpits, so I'm really excited to see what they will come up with when they get |
| Update v1.10 - Smooth as Glass | 2020-09-25 | 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 Back" options to fuselages. This alters the surface normals to make the shading of the joint appear seamless, without changing the actual shape of the parts. For this to work, there has to be another fuselage connected to the front or back connector and lined |
| Update 1.9.205 | 2020-03-20 | 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 predictor for guns and cannons Added Tracer Rounds to Cannon Performance improvements for Android You can read the full release notes here. |
| SimplePlanes Update v1.9 - High Caliber | 2019-12-19 | 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: https://youtu.be/qAsJr-UP7Ys William added a new customizable tank cannon part and it is even more fun than expected, especially when combined with the new Advanced Targeting integration (thanks, Nicky!). https://i.ibb.co/yNSc6TS/image.png We've been having Dude Perfect style competitions by trying to blow stuff up from Wright Ai |
| 1.9 Beta is Now Available | 2019-12-10 | 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 removed from the Android version for technical reasons. Google now requires 64-bit support. Unfortunately, mod support in SimplePlanes is dependent on Unity's version of Mono, which is limited to 32-bit. To be clear, this isn't Google's fault and it isn't Uni |