Airplane Mode offers the window seat thrills of a six-hour commercial flight in real-time

Developer Hosni Auji and publisher AMC have unveiled Airplane Mode, a game that promises to deliver all the mundane highs and tedious lows of a six-hour commercial flight in real-time.

From the comfort of your Economy Class window seat, Airplane Mode aims to offer the "most realistic flight simulation ever created". That includes the full taxi, take-off, and landing experience, cabin crew and fellow passengers, and authentic ambient noise. Each flight is randomised too, meaning that players will experience different events - such as delays, turbulence, bad wifi, and screaming babies - with each new play-through.

Thankfully, you'll be provided with a range of amusements to see you through to landing, ranging from a complimentary aircraft information card (and overhead reading light) to a fully functioning in-flight entertainment system - featuring a flight safety video, a journey tracker with "fairly accurate" satellite imagery of your flight path, and "hit movies of the 1930s". There's even a copy of Stratospheres magazine, containing articles, crosswords, and Sudoku.

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