Airline Tycoon 2: Falcon Airlines (DLC)

Airline Tycoon 2: Falcon Airlines is a character-focused DLC for the base management sim Airline Tycoon 2, putting you in the shoes of Siggi Sorglos, a retired airline boss dragged back into the industry. If you have not played the base game, the short version is this: AT2 is a lighthearted, cartoonish take on the airline tycoon genre, closer to Theme Hospital than to any serious business sim. You manage routes, buy planes, juggle staff, and try to out-compete rival airlines across a series of campaign missions. Falcon Airlines bundles the entire base campaign plus two new missions, so it functions almost as a standalone entry point for anyone who missed the original release. From a strategy standpoint, the DLC does not introduce new mechanics. What it does is reframe the campaign through Siggi's specific starting conditions and personality-driven objectives. If you have already finished the base game with another character, those two new missions are the real draw, offering fresh scenarios that test your route-planning and cash-flow management under slightly different constraints. The mission design in AT2 generally gives you a clear goal, a ticking clock, and just enough runway (sorry) to make meaningful decisions about fleet expansion versus route optimization. Siggi's missions follow that same pattern. The honest assessment here is that Airline Tycoon 2 as a whole is a moderately deep sim dressed up in broad comedy. The AI competitors are aggressive enough to punish lazy route selections but not sophisticated enough to feel genuinely threatening once you understand the pricing mechanics. For newcomers, the tutorial is functional but leans on you to experiment, which I actually respect. Falcon Airlines does not add a separate tutorial, so if you are brand new, expect a learning curve in the first couple of missions. The mod ecosystem for AT2 is thin, and Falcon Airlines does not change that calculus. Who is this for? Players who bounced off AT2 the first time because they wanted more campaign content will find modest value here. The two new missions add maybe two to four hours depending on how carefully you optimize, and the character framing is charming in the low-budget, mid-2010s Kalypso way. If you are chasing mechanical depth, a spreadsheet-worthy late-game economy, or mod support, this DLC does not deliver that. It is comfort-food strategy, best consumed if you already like the base game and want a reason to return. Diego, Scout Team