Economy class passenger sim Airplane Mode brings sky-high monotony to PC this autumn Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Economy class passenger sim Airplane Mode brings sky-high monotony to PC this autumn Enjoy a six-hour flight...in real-time! News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 24 Aug 2020 42 comments Airplane Mode, the sim that lets you lives the highs and lows (but mainly lows) of a six-hour economy class flight in first-person and in real-time, will land on PC and Mac this autumn. Announced last November, Airplane Mode, developed by Hosni Auji and published by AMC, is inspired by Penn and Teller's infamous monotony simulator Desert Bus, in which players are tasked with driving a slightly defective bus for eight straight hours in real-time along a single strip of road between Arizona and Nevada. Airplane Mode, however, focusses its attention on one of life's slightly more familiar monotonies, challenging players to keep themselves amused on a long-haul flight - including taxi, take-off, and landing - from the relative comfort of an economy class window seat. Airplane Mode is aiming to deliver the full, soul-sappingly authentic long-haul flight experience, meaning you'll need to contend with fellow passengers, cabin crew, questionable in-flight cuisine, and randomised events - delays, turbulence, bad wifi, and screaming babies, to name a few - while you, as AMC puts it, "stare in silence at the slowly passing clouds [and] try to make time go faster through sheer force of will." To ensure you've a fighting chance of making it through to the other side, though, Airplane Mode provides access to a pen, book, and headphones in your carry-on luggage, as well as a complimentary aircraft information card (and overhead reading light), a fully functioning in-flight entertainment system - providing a flight safety video, satellite journey tracker, and "hit movies of the 1930s" - and even an in-flight magazine, with articles, crosswords, and Sudoku. Also includes delicious in-flight sustenance. "Other flight simulators give you high-definition cockpits with a billion switches and dials," says AMC, "but Airplane Mode is the only one that offers a realistically rendered seatback trays." AMC has also revealed that, alongside the six-hour flight from JFK to Reykjavik announced last year, passengers will have the option to embark on a somewhat brisker two-and-a-half-hour flight from JFK to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. "Six hours can be a big investment of time," says developer Hosni Auji, "so we're happy to offer this shorter flight option for players who want to experience Airplane Mode on a tight schedule." Airplane Mode - which features Bennett Foddy of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy fame as your captain - touches down on PC and Mac (there's a Steam page up already) this autumn. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store