Puffin Planes

Indie· Flight· Transportation· Time Management

Released Sep 2024

A casual airline management game set on Earth and Mars. Supports singleplayer and Steam co-op.

94% positive · 357 reviews

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Steam Updated 9 Oct 2026 $11.99

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Evaluation

Puffin Planes launched on September 4, 2024 and has been continuously developed ever since. The developer has shipped five major updates post-launch: the AI Update (v16) on November 19, 2024; the Planes Update (v17) on May 20, 2025; the Daytrading Update (v19) on November 12, 2025; and the Standby Update (v20) on June 22, 2026 — establishing a clear cadence of roughly one major release every 3–6 months. Most recently, a feature patch (v20.2-pre3) was published on August 13, 2026, just six days before today's assessment date, confirming the developer is actively engaged with the game. The developer has also published dev diaries and announcements throughout the game's life, consistently previewing upcoming work before it ships. No statement suggesting the end of development has been made at any point. With the last major update arriving approximately eight weeks ago and a feature patch just last week, the game is squarely within its established update cadence.

Evidence

Feature patch v20.2-pre3 published, adding UI improvements, load factor tracking, and multiple bug fixes — the most recent developer communication, just 6 days before this assessment.

news post · Aug 13, 2026 source development ongoing

high

Major update v20 (The Standby Update) shipped, overhauling passenger congestion, demand visibility, on-time rate metrics, AI behavior, and city-pair demand calculations.

news post · Jun 22, 2026 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

CATINRAIN LLC

Publisher

CATINRAIN LLC

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Flight Transportation Time Management Sandbox Economy Management Strategy 3D Indie Diplomacy Casual Simulation Stylized Resource Management

About this game

Fly from Tokyo to LA, the short way.

Build your dream airline network on a custom-made globe of the Earth as you listen along to the game's original music. Or if you want, you can even play on terraformed Mars!

Compete with other airlines.

Advertise, construct hotels or steal concourses at airports to gain the upper hand against your competitors. Then, kick them out of your hub airports or purchase them outright in a hostile takeover.

Hub-and-spoke or point-to-point?

You decide. You can centralize your network to build a hub or utilize the game's flexibility to send your planes on long multi-city cycles.

Airports are ever-evolving.

At the start of the game they can spawn with random bonuses, and as the game continues you must make decisions such as building hubs, lounges and more in order to optimize your network.

Choose your flyer.

Play as the luxurious Flamingo, which receives bonus income from all lounges. Soar further than others with the Eagle, who gets a boost to plane range. Play as the Crow, Gull, Ostrich or more...all with their own unique bonuses.