Skyharbor Tycoon

Skyharbor Tycoon hands you an empty platform in the clouds and asks you to turn it into a working transit hub. You place terminals, route traffic, and keep passengers happy while the numbers slowly grow. It scratches that spreadsheet-in-disguise itch very nicely.

The controls are drag-and-drop, which mostly works, though placing things precisely on a small screen takes patience. The settings let you speed up or pause time, which is essential for the fiddly layout work. Battery is reasonable for a sim, and it doesn't push the phone hard.

What kept us coming back was the steady sense of improvement. Each new terminal unlocks a little more to manage, and the game is generous about letting you tweak and rebuild without punishment.

What we liked

• Relaxing build-and-grow loop
• Flexible time controls
• Forgiving of experimentation