Inflight Simulator
Games
flight simulation game
SHOW HN2026
446points
205comments
#63of 4,366 in 2026
Top 2%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
31 positive, 44 neutral or asking, 11 mixed, 26 critical, out of 112 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Idea: 13 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 9 againstPerformance: 0 for, 8 againstExecution: 2 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Funny and well-detailed recreation of flying as a passenger
From 3 comments
It's very nicely done. I snapped the seatbelt on and that dread of a long boring flight automatically hit me. :)
noufalibrahim on HNThis is really neat! I loved flying from MDW to ORD
classictraffic on HNWow, at first, I thought "this is wonderfully silly" but within about 45 seconds of playing with it, I instantly wanted the window seat and thought, wow... I could see what it's…
atonse on HN
Could help people with fear of flying or aerophobia
From 3 comments
Might be helpful for people who have never flown.
lIl-IIIl on HNI have a late in life aerophobia, and I've been looking for a way to desensitize from a controlled environment. This might actually be pretty helpful for someone like me! My…
joecarrot on HNYou know what? I had fear of flying. I did a training with a pilot in a simulator, but it was in the cockpit. I don't have fear of flying in a simulator or in the cockpit. I have…
lejeanvaljean on HN
Objections
Performance problems: crashes, high CPU use and slow frame rate on phones and laptops
From 5 comments
Crashed within 10 seconds on iPhone 17 Pro. Love the vibes
etatester on HNWow, this is so unbelievably unoptimized. The sound of my computer fans makes it so immersive. The shadow map is being rendered twice with 300+ draw calls and 1M+ triangles. Full…
LukaD on HNNice idea. But would be better if there are other passengers as well. Also somehow has slow frame rate.
ferflowhq on HNmy flight crashed... due to lack of memory i assume, brave browser. surprizingly little existential terror as it went down. i was quite brave about it
tsegratis on HNStarted cool. But kept crashing (not in the fun way).
mikeaskew4 on HN
Login panel is intrusive and hard to dismiss
From 3 comments
Please remove the login screen. Is love to try this.
flawed_crater on HNHad to use uBlockOrigin to remove the login prompt. Think there could be a way to dismiss it without tricks like that.
wafflemaker on HNNice concept but It would've been better if you don't force people to sign in with the auth box always shown I had to delete it from the node tree using chrome devtools. also why…
ramigb on HN
Requests
Add a window seat option and seat selection
From 3 comments
Please add the ability to sit in a window seat. It'd be awesome to also be able to pick a seat. Also, the login UI is annoying, it'd be nice if it was hidden by default. Another…
AshleyGrant on HNreally wish i could sit by the window
zergrush on HNThat's genius hahaha but damn, give me a window seat at least!
dnpls on HN
Add multiplayer or other passengers on the flight
From 2 comments
This is fun. I would love if it used real flights, and filled the cabin with the avatars of anyone else "on" that flight. Slight bug report - might just be HN hug-of-death…
gabriel666smith on HNNice idea. But would be better if there are other passengers as well. Also somehow has slow frame rate.
ferflowhq on HN
Allow arrow keys or WASD movement in the cabin
From 2 comments
This is brilliant. Some improvements I'd suggest - Let me use the arrow keys to walk around the plane, having to keep double clicking on the floor to move is quite annoying -…
pattle on HNNice concept but It would've been better if you don't force people to sign in with the auth box always shown I had to delete it from the node tree using chrome devtools. also why…
ramigb on HN
Questions
Can the flight be fast-forwarded or paused?
From 2 comments
great work! It would have been helpful if we can fast forward flight time, like what if I want to experience the landing at particular airport ? Currently, I have to wait the…
hasilt on HNcan you pause halfway through a flight and come back to it?
edwardbonnett on HN
Which engine and assets were used to build it?
From 2 comments
This is so cool! For someone unfamiliar with modern game design but interested in building something similar, how did you get the assets such as the seats for the game? Are they…
nsypteras on HNIdk why but why not. Can I ask you how long it took you to make and if you made your own engine for it or used one that already exists?
jeffjeffersen on HN
Alternatives named
Airplane Mode (2020 Steam game)
From 1 comment
Or you could check out the non-vibe coded Airplane Mode from 2020: https://store.steampowered.com/app/931310/Airplane_Mode/
drayfield on HN