Dear Passengers is a first-person co-op airline playground. Fly, serve the cabin, accept risky cargo, and prevent a routine trip from becoming a physics-powered disaster.
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DP-2026 INFORMATION BOARDLIVE
Official FLEXUS updates
STEAM CHART CHECK
Dear Passengers reaches No. 4 on Steam Top Wishlists
Steam's public Top Wishlists page places Dear Passengers fourth in the current ordering. This is a dated chart snapshot, not a new developer-reported wishlist total, and the position can change as other games move.
FLEXUS announced two million Steam wishlists and a Top 6 position. A gameplay video is in production, and players will fully control the plane. The post shares a raw Unity screenshot and asks which aviation crime the community wants first.
Dear Passengers closes in on 2,000,000 Steam wishlists
FLEXUS released the 37-second “Another Friendslop Game” teaser and said Dear Passengers was close to two million wishlists, not that it had reached them. The team cited climbing mountains, robbing houses, and crashing an RV with friends as co-op inspiration.
FLEXUS says the team is working every day on more game mechanics, unexpected events, suspicious luggage, and additional passengers who should never be allowed near an airplane.
Dear Passengers passes 1,000,000 wishlists and enters Steam's Top 25
FLEXUS confirmed Dear Passengers reached one million wishlists and the Top 25 most wishlisted games on Steam within two days of its reveal, with no ads or paid creators.
Dear Passengers is an action-adventure game built around teamwork, bad decisions, and slapstick physics. One crew member can stay in the cockpit while the rest work inside the aircraft. The job sounds simple: deliver passengers and cargo to their destination. The trouble is that the plane is unreliable, the customers are demanding, and the most profitable manifest may also be the most dangerous.
That setup makes Dear Passengers less like a serious flight simulator and more like a shared crisis generator. FLEXUS says its design, art, sound, and trailer all aim for laughter with friends instead of rage-quitting—even while the crew puts out fires, sometimes literally. Steam lists single-player and online co-op, although FLEXUS has not explained solo role switching.
02 · A FLIGHT IN FIVE DECISIONS
The Dear Passengers gameplay loop
The official description gives the ingredients. This practical route map shows how those systems fit into one readable shift.
01
Build the manifest
Before takeoff, Dear Passengers asks the crew to choose who and what comes aboard. Safer choices should make the cabin easier to manage; risky passengers and high-paying cargo promise a better reward but create more ways for the flight to fail.
RISK ↗ PAYOUT ↗
02
Split the crew
Put a confident flyer in the cockpit and give the cabin a clear first responder. Dear Passengers supports online co-op, but no maximum player count is confirmed. Good communication may matter more than a large crew when problems happen at both ends of the aircraft.
PILOT / CABIN
03
Deliver budget-premium service
Passengers expect food, drinks, and something close to a smooth ride. In Dear Passengers, routine service keeps the cabin busy before the emergency arrives. A meal cart, loose suitcase, or impatient traveler can become part of the physics problem once the plane starts moving.
SERVE / SECURE
04
Contain the cascade
Dynamic weather, turbulence, and air pockets can throw passengers, luggage, and unsecured items through the cabin. Dear Passengers is about stopping one comic accident from becoming several: protect the cargo, settle the travelers, and keep the aircraft operating.
CHAOS IN PROGRESS
05
Land and count the cost
The stated objective is delivery, preferably in one piece. A successful Dear Passengers run appears to balance arrival, safety, and payout rather than perfect procedure. The exact scoring, progression, and failure rules have not yet been detailed, so treat them as open questions.
ARRIVE, SOMEHOW
03 · CREW OPERATING NOTES
How to organize a Dear Passengers crew
These are strategy suggestions based on the confirmed systems, not announced tutorials or class rules.
A · THE PILOT
Call the bumps early
Keep flying as the primary job. Warn the cabin before sharp turns, bad weather, or air pockets so teammates can secure loose cargo and passengers. Dear Passengers makes the cockpit and cabin dependent on each other; silence turns turbulence into cleanup.
B · CABIN LEAD
Triage, then serve
Choose the worst active problem, announce it, and finish it before chasing the next distraction. In Dear Passengers, food service matters, but a moving suitcase or unstable traveler can create a chain reaction that costs more time than a delayed drink.
C · MANIFEST LEAD
Price the trouble
Do not simply select every lucrative option. Mix high-risk cargo with manageable passengers until your group learns the aircraft. Dear Passengers openly links higher payouts to more trouble, so the manifest is effectively the crew's difficulty choice before departure.
04 · NOW BOARDING
Watch the Dear Passengers trailer
The announcement trailer shows the tone more clearly than a checklist can: first-person cockpit work, crowded cabins, improvised problem-solving, and a plane that seems determined to embarrass its crew. Play it here, then open Steam to keep Dear Passengers on your radar.
01 · CABIN SERVICE, MOSTLY02 · MANIFEST APPROVED03 · WEATHER DELAY DENIED04 · TERMINAL AT CAPACITY05 · FIRST AID, IN FLIGHT
05 · CONFIRMED VS. UNKNOWN
Dear Passengers flight facts
Dear Passengers is still approaching release, so precision matters. The information below comes from the current Steam listing and separates published features from details that FLEXUS has not shared. No guessed launch date or invented crew size is hiding in the small print.
Gamescom Cologne demo at the Ukrainian games booth, then a public demo
Six interface languages currently listed on Steam
Not announced
Exact release day and price
Maximum online player count
Public demo date and download details
Console or Mac versions
Local co-op and crossplay
Controller and Steam Deck status
06 · MINIMUM CABIN EQUIPMENT
Dear Passengers PC requirements
The published minimum target is modest in storage but asks for a DirectX 12 system. Recommended specifications are not listed yet, and Steam Deck compatibility remains unconfirmed.
OS
Windows 10, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 at 2.5 GHz or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
GTX 1060 or AMD RX 6600 XT
DirectX
Version 12
Storage
4 GB available space
07 · MEET THE DEVELOPER
Who is FLEXUS?
FLEXUS develops and publishes Dear Passengers. The official studio profile describes a Kyiv-based team founded in 2020, with more than 70 people and over 300 million game downloads across 150+ countries.
Last fact-checked against official FLEXUS and Steam sources on August 25, 2026.
When does Dear Passengers come out?
Steam gives Dear Passengers a 2026 release window. An exact month and day have not been announced, so any more precise date should be treated as speculation until FLEXUS updates the store page.
Is Dear Passengers multiplayer?
Yes. Dear Passengers is listed with multiplayer, co-op, and online co-op. Steam also lists single-player. FLEXUS has not published the maximum crew size or explained matchmaking.
Can I play Dear Passengers alone?
Yes, single-player is confirmed. What remains unknown is how Dear Passengers handles several jobs for one person—through quick role switching, assistance, simplified tasks, or another system.
What languages does Dear Passengers support?
Steam currently lists interface support for English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Japanese. Full audio and subtitle support are not listed.
Is there a demo or console version?
FLEXUS founder Semen Kozyura said the team is preparing a demo for Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, where it will appear at the booth for Ukrainian games, followed by a public demo later. No public download date is listed yet. Windows PC remains the only confirmed platform; console, Mac, and Linux versions have not been announced.
FLEXUS is both developer and publisher. This page is an independent Dear Passengers briefing, not an official FLEXUS or Valve website. Use the Steam listing for final purchasing and release information.
Was Dear Passengers made with generative AI?
No. FLEXUS stated in a developer-tagged Steam reply that Dear Passengers was created without generative AI. The job posting discussed by players concerned marketing assets for older mobile projects, not this game.
If chaotic co-op, physical comedy, and a terrible airline sound like your kind of trip, wishlist Dear Passengers now. Steam will notify you when the 2026 release is ready for boarding.
