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Complete Aircraft Programs
Manage the entire journey from opportunity to post-delivery consequences—not isolated aircraft statistics.
Early Alpha · Solo Developed
Aircraft Tycoon
Build an aircraft company that survives history.
Design aircraft, test prototypes, win customers, manage production and grow from a pioneer workshop into an aviation manufacturer across decades of technological change.
Concept art — not final.
Visuals on this page combine concept art, in-game environments and Alpha gameplay captures.
Visuals on this page combine concept art, in-game environments and Alpha gameplay captures.
Official Steam page
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Latest development update
31 July 2026 · Aircraft Design
How Component Choices Shape Your Aircraft Designs
A closer look at how engines, construction methods, wings and airframes affect performance, safety, payload, production cost and design readiness.
Última atualização de desenvolvimento
31 de julho de 2026 · Aircraft Design
Como as Escolhas de Componentes Moldam os Teus Aviões
Uma análise de como motores, métodos de construção, asas e estruturas afetam desempenho, segurança, carga útil, custo de produção e prontidão do design.
Current development status
The first complete gameplay cycle is already functional.
Players can found a company, establish a worksite, design and build a pioneer aircraft, complete ground and flight testing, organise a market demonstration, receive proposals, accept an order, produce and deliver aircraft, receive payment and see the effect on company reputation.
Early AlphaActive development
Full first cyclePlayable end to end
Next: R&DSecond aircraft revision
First aircraft cycleR&D and Revision #2New markets and competitionPioneer Era MVP
What is Aircraft Tycoon?
More than designing aircraft.
Aircraft Tycoon is a historical strategy and management game about building, operating and protecting an aircraft company. Every aircraft exists inside an Aircraft Program: a long-term business decision connecting market opportunity, technology, design, prototypes, tests, contracts, production, delivery and reputation.
OpportunityRead the market and identify a need.
DesignChoose technologies and accept trade-offs.
PrototypeBuild, test and discover limitations.
MarketDemonstrate, negotiate and win trust.
ProductionTurn a promise into real aircraft.
ReputationLive with what happens after delivery.
Distinctive systems
An aviation company is more than its aircraft.
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Technology respects history
Research depends on the scientific, industrial and historical maturity of the world. Trying to arrive early is possible, but expensive and risky.
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Imperfect market intelligence
Act on estimates, rumours and confidence levels. Prepare early and risk being wrong, or wait and risk arriving too late.
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Contracts are obligations
Winning an order creates cashflow pressure, tooling needs, production commitments and reputational risk.
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Reputation remembers
Safety, reliability, delivery and promises fulfilled influence future customers, credit, talent and opportunities.
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Grow through aviation history
Begin with a pioneer workshop and evolve as technology, regulation, customers and industrial expectations change.
Next major gameplay system
Research & Development
After the first aircraft is delivered, its limitations become the reason to invest in R&D. Scientists and mechanical engineers will develop technologies from the Pioneer Era catalogue, allowing the company to create Revision #2 and compare it directly with the original aircraft.
The goal is not to unlock technology for its own sake. Research must solve a real technical, commercial or industrial problem discovered through play.
Development gallery
Alpha gameplay, in-game art and concept exploration.
The images below do not all represent final game content. Each image is labelled to distinguish current gameplay, work-in-progress environments and concept art exploring the long-term visual direction.
Alpha Gameplay · Current playable worksite interface
In-game Environment — WIP · Headquarters interior
Visual Development · Prototype construction atmosphere
Concept Art · Pioneer worksite vision
Concept Art — Long-term Vision · From pioneer workshop to global manufacturer
In-game Environment — WIP · Workshop / Hangar interior
About the developer
SF
Hi, I’m Spitfine — the solo developer behind Aircraft Tycoon.
Creating my own game has been a long-standing ambition. For several years, Aircraft Tycoon existed through game design documents, historical research and repeated refinement of its interconnected systems, long before there was a playable build.
The project grew from my interest in aviation, history, technology and management games—and from the idea that designing an aircraft should be only one part of the larger challenge of building an aircraft company across decades.
I am based in Portugal and have a professional background in technical support, enterprise software and complex systems troubleshooting. That experience shapes the game’s focus on connected mechanics, explainable outcomes and consequences that persist over time.
Contact: contact@aircraft-tycoon.com
AI-assisted development: AI tools support programming, research, testing, iteration and visual concept exploration. The game design, implementation, validation, asset selection and final creative decisions remain under my direction.
From a long-held design to a playable game
The MVP and first public demo are now in preparation.
The current focus is on strengthening the game’s foundations, refining its visual presentation and building the R&D-driven second cycle. No final release date has been announced.