Recent reviews by ethancaine

BLUF: A fun but ultimately incomplete experience.

Pros: The early game is strong, offering real challenge, excellent control, and well-designed mechanics. The stock-trading system feels meaningful and carries real consequences. Even the graphics exceed expectations for a sim of this type.

Cons: The game struggles to scale into the midgame. Once you have the resources to start acquiring regional carriers, the challenge drops off sharply. Acquiring another major carrier is nearly impossible, and eventually the gameplay falls into a repetitive cycle of “how fast can I replace outdated aircraft”—spoiler: not fast enough.

Overall: I genuinely enjoy this game… until the late game stalls out. If the developers can refine the endgame, this has the potential to become my favorite casual sim.