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The latest building games

Building games are a subgenre of engineering games in which players design and assemble machines such as planes or spacecrafts from a large number of parts. These games often use a simulation environment with an elaborate physics engine to provide rich feedback on the structural qualities — or lack thereof — of the players’ creations. Most building games include both a campaign mode with precise objectives exploring the capabilities of multiple machine parts, and a sandbox mode removing resource constraints to focus on experimentation.

The games listed below are the most recently released building games in the Thinky Games database.

  • Aviassembly
    Windows
    An accessible plane crafting game with multiple cargo missions.
  • Flyout
    Windows
    Build and fly aircrafts in a demandingly realistic simulation environment.
  • Abriss
    WindowsPlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
    Design megastructures to wreak havoc on your targets.
  • Mars First Logistics
    Windows
    Design and build rovers to ship awkardly shaped cargo across the surface of Mars.
  • Sunshine Heavy Industries
    Windows
    Design spaceships to fulfill contracts from delightful space weirdos.
  • Space Engineers
    Windows
    A boundless sandbox game about futuristic engineering, construction and exploration.
  • Kerbal Space Program
    WindowsLinuxMacOSPlayStation 4Xbox Series X|SXbox One
    Launch your own spacecraft and contend with realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

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