Some of the best puzzle design fits in one sentence. Every plane needs a clear flight path — the puzzle is figuring out the right launch order. That’s Aerli: Paper Plane Puzzle, a one-tap logic game from Italian developer MingosLab, out now on Google Play and updated as recently as October 7.
One Tap, 120 Levels
The rule is minimal: tap a paper plane and it launches in its direction. But paths cross, and the wrong order can block the planes you still need to clear. “Tap a plane, study the grid, and choose which route to clear first,” the Google Play description reads — every move is a small logic puzzle about which routes must stay open for the planes still on the board.
The 120 handcrafted levels spread across six worlds, and the mechanics accumulate rather than repeat: long and wide planes, keys and locks, formations, portals, color scoring, and planes that rotate between flights. There’s no countdown timer — undo and hint tools let you rethink a move, stars reward cleaner solutions, and Perfect Flight goals add a mastery layer for players who want one. All of it is built for portrait one-tap play, designed to be solved at your own pace.
Small Studio, Honest Scope
MingosLab is the studio of Italy-based developer Simone Mingarelli. Aerli is free on Google Play (PEGI 3, with the listing noting it contains ads) and is also available on itch.io as a downloadable game, alongside a gameplay trailer on YouTube.
Aerli reached us through GamerMenu’s indie submissions program, which exists precisely for discoveries like this: a compact, complete puzzle game from a one-person studio — shipped and updated, not just promised.