Airplane Mode is the bizarre sim we never knew we wanted

Airplane Mode is the bizarre sim we never knew we wanted

Put your seatbacks in an upright position, and prepare for takeoff

AMC has decided to get into the games business in a big, 747-sized way. Well, maybe it’s more like a 787. Either way, it’s a plane, and they’ve developed a game about being in one.

Airplane Mode made its debut recently during charity game drive Desert Bus for Hope. The game is a simulation of being on a 6-hour flight, essentially across the US, and every wonderful thing that happens within it. That includes such amazing things as take-off, food service, and landing! Included for wow factor are crappy in-flight entertainment, spotty wifi, and even a special pre-takeoff film developed by AMC’s indie channel, IFC.

The “game” arrives in 2020 for PC/Steam, and I never knew how much I wanted to experience a boring game until now.