“Dear Passengers: Peak Takes Flight as Your Next Viral ‘Friendslop’ Fix”

Proximity chat, ragdoll physics, and a crew of unruly passengers determined to sabotage the flight—welcome to the chaotic world of *Dear Passengers*, an upcoming co-op adventure game where your mission is to deliver passengers and cargo safely, even if a flock of birds takes out an engine mid-flight. The game is already generating excitement as a potential 2026 “friendslop” hit, and the recently released announcement trailer has fans buzzing.

“Team up as the crew of the world’s worst airline,” the Steam description states. “Your plane is falling apart, your cargo is illegal, and passenger safety is barely a concern.” One player takes on the role of the pilot, while others manage the cabin, which includes serving meals, ejecting troublesome passengers, and navigating challenges like severe weather, unexpected turbulence, and even crocodiles escaping their crates in the cargo hold.

*Dear Passengers* is set to launch on PC in 2026, developed by FLEXUS. Although the studio is relatively unknown and has no previous projects listed on Steam, it has a background in mobile game development based in Ukraine. The team has released idle games for smartphones that have reportedly amassed hundreds of millions of downloads, making *Dear Passengers* their first venture into PC gaming.

The good news is that the Steam page doesn’t feature any generative AI disclaimers, suggesting this is a genuine game rather than a low-effort asset flip trying to cash in on popular trends. “Sometimes feelings matter more than metrics,” co-founder Semyon Kozyura mentioned last year while discussing their successful title, *Train Minder*.

While “friendslop” is the buzzword of 2025, the trend of multiplayer games on Steam, exemplified by titles like *R.E.P.O.* and *Peak*, shows no signs of slowing down. *RV There Yet?* just launched on consoles last month, and the prop hunt-style game *Meccha Chameleon* continues to gain traction on Steam, inspiring numerous popular modes in *Roblox* and *Fortnite*.

*Dear Passengers* could be the next big entry in the friendslop genre, or it might just be riding the wave of a well-crafted trailer. Time will tell if it can meet the excitement when it finally releases.