Whenever we talk about planes, we tend to talk about the pilots. But in World of Airports, the focus is on some of the unsung heroes of air travel: those who clean up after we’ve had our messy inflight meals, transport our way-too-heavy luggage across the tarmac and do their best to get us up in the air safely and on time.

What we love: Managing the comings and goings at a busy airport as efficiently as possible. You’re in full control – from organising your airport staff to safely overseeing air-traffic control – but only have limited resources to coordinate the routine of landing planes and sending them on their way again on time.

Quick tip: Don’t spread your resources too thin, especially in the beginning when you need to focus them on getting incoming planes off the ground again as soon as you can.

Meet the creator: World of Airports is made by Flyboys Games, a small studio in the Czech Republic that was founded by fans of all things aviation.