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Endless ATC

Endless ATC

startgrid · released Jul 18, 2017

CasualIndieSimulationPC

Endless ATC is a realistic air traffic control simulator with a simple, easy to use interface. The goal is to guide as many planes as possible safely to the runways. Find out how many flights you can manage to control!

88
VGC Score
Stablemedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Update v5.8.6” (1mo ago)

n/a
At launch
97%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
100%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews97%93265
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)100%975
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Acclaim gate: the raw blend lands at 89.8, but scores above 88 must be earned in front of a mass audience; this verdict rests on 530 player reviews, a largely self-selected fanbase. As more players weigh in, the ceiling rises (full scale unlocks at 100,000 reviews).

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 1, 2026) · 5 reviews sampled · 5 total reviews in window · weighted 3.2 up / 0 down · computed 3h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Update v5.8.6
    Aug 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Update v5.8.5
    Apr 17, 2026
  3. Update v5.8.4
    Apr 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Update v5.8
    Jan 28, 2026
  5. Update v5.7.7
    Aug 28, 2025
  6. Update v5.7.6
    Aug 21, 2025
  7. Update v5.7.5
    Jun 6, 2025
  8. Update v5.7
    Feb 22, 2025
  9. Update v5.6.3
    Sep 3, 2024
  10. Update v5.6
    Jun 20, 2024
  11. Update v5.5.5 & v5.5.6
    Apr 4, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  12. Update v5.5.4
    Feb 28, 2024
  13. Update v5.5
    Feb 16, 2024
  14. Update v5.4.2
    Oct 13, 2023
  15. Update v5.4.1
    Sep 26, 2023
  16. Update V5.4
    Sep 15, 2023
  17. Update V5.3.1
    May 3, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  18. Hotfix V5.2.2
    Oct 21, 2022
  19. Update v5.0.3
    May 10, 2022significant · resets scoring window
  20. V4.7: Added scenarios, various adjustments.
    Sep 17, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  21. Update v4.6: Distance tool, custom flow rates, and more.
    Aug 11, 2021significant · resets scoring window
  22. Update v4.3
    Jan 16, 2021

…and 24 earlier patch announcements.