Lakehopper looks like a wonderful casual seaplane flight simulator

Fancy a new type of simulator? How about flying your own seaplane? Lakehopper has launched into Early Access on Steam with Linux support. Early reports from Steam users have given it a Very Positive rating.

More about it: "Challenge your piloting skills in a seaplane focused flight simulator that takes place in a persistent world where you are responsible for the care and maintenance of your plane. Parts wear out and must be replaced. Otherwise, you risk in-flight failures. At its heart, Lakehopper is a flight simulator, with a physics-based flight model that aims to be realistic and challenging."

See the original trailer below:

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Game Highlights:

A detailed simulation of a workhorse flying boat

• Assemble your twin engine flying boat seaplane from 100+ parts.

• Walk around inside your plane! Being in a vehicle doesn't simply lock you into the pilot's seat, even while flying. Roam around the plane, do in-flight repairs, and reconfigure systems. Just watch your step and keep the door closed!

• Refuel your plane and deliver cargo to isolated communities around the region.

• Detailed plane subsystems with start-up sequences that require attention to detail.

• Complex water physics for seaplanes that float, take off, and land like real seaplanes!

A vast map to explore

• Fly across and explore a mountainous, flooded 360,000 square km (140,000 square mi) map.

• Realistic terrain based on real world landscapes.

A challenging, persistent world

• The game doesn't end just because your flight does. Each flight informs the next!

• Check the condition of individual plane parts and replace them before they cause in-flight failures... or don't!

• Track jobs, run checklists, look up navigational info, and reference assembly instructions with the in-game reference binder.

Fly your way

• Support for gamepads, joysticks, yokes, throttle quadrants, and many common flight sim peripherals with detailed control rebinding options.