The SimplePlanes 2 Flight Demo is officially live! To participate, just go to the SimplePlanes 2 Steam page and click the “Join the Playtest” button in the playtest box. The game will automatically be added to your Steam library so you can just download it and start playing! This demo runs until November 3, so you have all week to play.

What To Expect

As we’ve talked about before, this demo does not contain the building mechanics other than the paint tool, it is instead focused on the multiplayer sandbox aspect of the game on a small section of the map. You can try out all of the new stock crafts, repaint and texture them to your liking with the paint tool, race your friends (or blow them up), protect Driftwood Island from bombers and mechs, and probably also break the game in ways we hadn’t thought of.

When you enter a craft for the first time there will be a little quick start guide telling you the basic controls, as well as how to load crafts and start activities. We have a variety of activities in the demo, and we encourage you to try them out! To play with your friends, click the “FLY” button in the main menu and you can host or join a game. If hosting a private game, you’ll have to invite people through the Steam overlay (opened via pressing Shift+Tab). If somebody is being a nuisance in your lobby, the host can kick them via the player list (where you can also copy other players’ crafts if you want).

If you come across a bug, click the little bug icon in the pause menu to report it to us and we’ll take a look. Please make sure to provide clear instructions for reproducing the issue, if possible. Once you’ve played for a little while, you’ll be asked to fill out a feedback survey. Filling this out is optional, but doing so would help us a lot!

Thank you so much for playing. If you enjoy your time in the demo, please wishlist the game as every wishlist helps us a lot. We hope you have fun, I’m sure some of the team will occasionally hop into random multiplayer lobbies to see what you’re up to.