Skybound Tycoon

Skybound Tycoon drops you in charge of a chain of sky-harbours and dares you to keep passengers happy while the books stay in the black. It starts simple and quietly turns into a juggling act of routes, staff, and upgrades.

The numbers are legible, which matters in a sim. You can always see why profits dipped, and fixing it feels earned. Later stages get demanding enough that I had to actually plan expansions rather than just plonk buildings down.

It can feel grindy around the mid-game, but the systems are solid and the satisfaction of a well-oiled operation kept pulling me back.

What we liked

• Readable, fair economy
• Deepens steadily over time
• Great payoff for careful planning