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Games like Aviation Manager

If Aviation Manager is your kind of game, the closest matches are Air Fleet, Air Traffic: Greenlight and Mini Airways - ATC simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Aviation Manager: Choose your origin, create a route to nearby airports, choose the right plane, set a schedule for your flight. Maximize the use of planes, airports, transit routes, etc. to earn wealth, and expand routes to the world.

2022StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationCasual5.99 USDWindowsby Light Game
Aviation Manager — Steam game cover

Players who liked Aviation Manager also play

Steam players who put hours into Aviation Manager also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Air Fleet

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Airfleet - your own airline is in your hands! Manage every aspect of the business: from thoughtful route planning to accurate crew selection, every decision affects your company's reputation and efficiency.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation1.79 USDSteam ↗
  2. Air Traffic: Greenlight

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Air Traffic: Greenlight is an air-traffic-control-themed game. Direct aircraft in the area where radar coverage is limited. Prevent collisions, organize and expedite the flow of air traffic.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mini Airways - ATC simulator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Mini Airways is a real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon is a simulation game where you take on the role of a shipping entrepreneur. Carefully plan shipping routes, balance supply and demand across ports, and maximize profits to fuel your expansion. Build a worldwide network and rise as the definitive global magnate.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Rush Hour Relay

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Run your grandfather’s delivery company. His old partner, Sterling, wants it back. Build routes, manage drivers and fuel, keep stock fresh, and climb from Rank 50 to Rank 1 in a city dominated by corporate chains.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Puffin Planes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    A casual airline management game set on Earth and Mars. Supports singleplayer and Steam co-op.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Airport Mania: First Flight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Aviation Manager.

    Take control of the skies in this fast-paced time management game. Direct cute airplanes to runways, guide them to gates for boarding, and clear them for takeoff to earn high scores. Upgrade your airport facilities, manage chaotic traffic, and keep your cartoon fleet flying on schedule!

    2026AdventureSimulationCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Fly Corp

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Aviation Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Develop your own transport network in different regions and cities: open new routes, buy and upgrade new planes, and increase airport capacity!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Aviation Manager at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aviation Manager.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aviation Manager.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aviation Manager.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aviation Manager.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Aviation Manager.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Aviation Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Aviation Manager.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Aviation Manager.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Aviation Manager.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aviation Manager.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aviation Manager.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aviation Manager.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aviation Manager.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aviation Manager.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Light Game

Other recommendable Steam games by Light Game, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Digit Factory

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Light Game, the studio behind Aviation Manager. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    《Digit Factory》 is a game that allows you to give full play to your creativity and enjoy the fun of thinking. Design your own pipeline to perform calculations on various combinations of numbers. In the endless demand, find a design that responds to changes with the same. Come , challenge your mind!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Survivor:Stay In The Light

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Light Game, the studio behind Aviation Manager. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aviation Manager.

    Stay in the light, hunt the dark. Create your own hero through the four dimensions of role, skill, talent, and blessing outside the battle. In the battle, choose the most suitable equipment and weapons strategically to improve your strength and continue to fight.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Jump Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Light Game, the studio behind Aviation Manager. Shares Indie and Casual with Aviation Manager.

    A platform jumping puzzle game, Reasonable use of various abilities of different animals, Keep the unicorn from falling into the abyss, Find your way home.

    2023IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Forward Brave

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Light Game, the studio behind Aviation Manager. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    《Forward Brave》has no turning back. Choose your hero, explore the program-generated card dungeon, collect resources, kill enemies, combine and match active skills with various special-effect artifacts, make rational use of various props and buffs, move to the next floor, and finally win the victory!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Jigsaw Industry

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Light Game, the studio behind Aviation Manager. Shares Strategy and Indie with Aviation Manager.

    Jigsaw Industry is a game that allows you to unleash your creativity and fully enjoy the fun of thinking. Design your own factory to combine and process different shapes and colors. A fully automated and intelligent factory can be achieved through digital circuits, logic signals, and other means.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Aviation Manager

How much does Aviation Manager cost?
Aviation Manager is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Aviation Manager?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aviation Manager are Air Fleet, Air Traffic: Greenlight, Mini Airways - ATC simulator.
Who developed Aviation Manager?
Aviation Manager was developed by Light Game.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Aviation Manager.

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