Airplane Mode offers the window seat thrills of a six-hour commercial flight in real-time Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Airplane Mode offers the window seat thrills of a six-hour commercial flight in real-time Will be revealed during this week's Desert Bus charity livestream. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 12 Nov 2019 28 comments Developer Hosni Auji and publisher AMC have unveiled Airplane Mode, a game that promises to deliver all the mundane highs and tedious lows of a six-hour commercial flight in real-time. From the comfort of your Economy Class window seat, Airplane Mode aims to offer the "most realistic flight simulation ever created". That includes the full taxi, take-off, and landing experience, cabin crew and fellow passengers, and authentic ambient noise. Each flight is randomised too, meaning that players will experience different events - such as delays, turbulence, bad wifi, and screaming babies - with each new play-through. Thankfully, you'll be provided with a range of amusements to see you through to landing, ranging from a complimentary aircraft information card (and overhead reading light) to a fully functioning in-flight entertainment system - featuring a flight safety video, a journey tracker with "fairly accurate" satellite imagery of your flight path, and "hit movies of the 1930s". There's even a copy of Stratospheres magazine, containing articles, crosswords, and Sudoku. Presenting all the thrills of a real-time, six-hour commercial airline flight-in Coach. Airplane Mode by @hosoji, a new indie game taking off on PCs in 2020. Get a sneak peek during @DesertBus and wishlist now on Steam: https://t.co/q15an5Q2og #AMCGames pic.twitter.com/KdFZcedHtN- AMC-TV (@AMC_TV) November 8, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings And if that's still not enough to pass the time, you can delve into your carry-on luggage and fish out a book, a pen, your headphones, and charging cable. Or why not have a bite to eat, when the cabin crew serves up snacks, premium beverages, and full meal service? Airplane Mode continues the proud legacy of, and was inspired by, other wilfully monotonous real-time video game experiences, such as Penn and Teller's infamous Desert Bus - in which players are tasked with driving a slightly defective bus for eight straight hours along a single strip of road between Tucson, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. As such, it's only fitting that Airplane Mode will get a more thorough unveiling tomorrow, 12th November, during this year's Desert Bus for Hope charity event, which once again sees volunteers gamely driving the nightmare bus for as long as possible. The Desert Bus for Hope 2019 livestream is now underway, and has already raised more than $393,500 USD in donations for Child's Play since this year's journey began last Friday. An alpha build of Airplane Mode will be aired during the livestream some time tomorrow, 12th November, and the full game is scheduled to land on Steam next year. 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. 61 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 Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 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. 61 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