Pilot Tycoon
A pilot career sim-rpg where you climb from regional first officer to mainline captain. Bid for schedules by seniority, handle emergencies through quick-time events, manage finances and stress, and build your reputation with decisions that can make or break your career.
Start your career as a regional First Officer, fighting for good schedules and better pay. Your goal? Build experience, earn your Captain upgrade, and eventually reach a major airline. But in this industry, seniority is everything - and you're starting at zero.
This isn't a flight simulator. It's a pilot career simulator.
Every flight is a series of timed decisions and quick-time events. Handle engine failures, navigate severe turbulence, respond to passenger medical emergencies, and make split-second safety calls. Your performance directly impacts your reputation scores - and one catastrophic failure or series of poor decisions can end your career permanently. Choose wisely.
Bid smart. Fly safe. Build your reputation.
Master the seniority-based schedule bidding system. Senior pilots get first choice - you get what's left. Choose between exhausting four-day trips with better pay or quick turns that keep you home.
Watch your monthly pay grow from peanuts as a regional First Officer to substantial Captain wages. Each flight adds to your total hours. Each successful event builds your reputation. Each level gained makes you a better pilot.
But remember - poor performance affects your scores. Bad scores mean a struggling career.
In an industry where seniority determines your schedule, your base, and your quality of life - can you make it to the left seat?
Start at one of three regional airlines, each with different pay scales, destinations, benefits, perks, and hub cities. Weigh the pros and cons of each mainline and advance to a mainline airline of your choice.
Progress from Regional First Officer to Regional Captain to Mainline First Officer to Mainline Captain
Age and career progression - start at 25, manage your health and stress, reach mandatory retirement at 65
Build five core stats as you level up that affect your career: Stick Skills, Punctuality, Professionalism, Crew Resource Management, Aircraft System Knowledge
Four specialized skill trees - Shape your pilot's career path with 16 unlockable abilities: become a Financial powerhouse, a Stress-proof ace, a Career climber, or a Prestige legend - each tree fundamentally changes how you play
Complete quick-time events that test your skills and aviation knowledge under pressure
Crew and passenger affinity system - Build relationships with recurring crew members and frequent flyers who remember your performance across flights, rewarding consistent excellence with reputation and prestige bonuses as your career develops
Manage your finances: monthly salary, savings account, retirement planning
Face dynamic events during each flight phase - weather, mechanical issues, passenger situations
Track your flights and watch your seniority and paygrade improve with time and experience
Navigate living airports with 50+ AI passengers moving through security, finding seats, boarding and deplaning at gates
Economic lifestyle system - purchase items that boost prestige, decide between paying high rent in a swanky penthouse or saving money with a crash pad. Manage monthly expenses while building your retirement fund
Procedurally generated urban landscapes and terrain - every destination is unique.
Dynamic air traffic system - AI aircraft perform full departures and arrivals around you, with pushback, taxi, takeoff rolls, and landing sequences at your airport.
