Aviassembly: build your plane, botch the landing, start again with more wings

The first plane you build in Aviassembly does not take off. Or it takes off and does not come down the way you planned.

That is normal, and it is actually the best moment of the game. Everything rests on simple but honest physics: weight, fuel, speed, cargo size, wing shape. You balance, you test, you crash, you understand why, and you head back to the workshop.

The game alternates building and missions. You haul cargo to airports and islands across an open world, each load has its own constraints, and you have to plan routes so you do not run dry over the sea. The money you earn pays for research into new parts, which let you fly further, faster, with more freight. Take-off, flight and landing use physics-based controls, and a creative mode gives you infinite resources to build anything.

What 1.0 adds

After eighteen months of Early Access, the solo developer adds three long-awaited things. Firefighting first: you skim the sea, fill the plane with water, and drop it on burning buildings scattered across the map. Seaplanes come with it, thanks to two pontoon types. Careful, a plane that is too heavy or lands too hard still sinks.

And a hard mode for those who have finished the game. It takes an idea that split players during Early Access, propellers that break when they hit the ground, and adds lower rewards and fewer parts, forcing you to choose your research.

The flaw is that of every physics building game: the first hours ask for patience, and some players will give up before their first successful flight. The rest will discover one of the most satisfying building games around. Players get it: 93% positive reviews over the last month.

At 6.82 euros with the launch discount, there is not much to discuss.

Your most improbable plane that still flies deserves a screenshot on the InsertCoins Discord.