Endless ATC (2017)

Developer: startgrid
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.9 of 5, 521 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You sit alone with a clean, radar-like screen, calmly guiding planes one by one, each landing a small victory, until the pace picks up and the calm turns into quiet pressure.

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What players say

Players find it a realistic air traffic control sim that runs on low-end hardware, but difficulty jumps after level 15 and some note the lack of a Russian region setting.

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