Emotional, philosophical meaning
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“You're genuinely rooting for this stupid little fly. You don't know why.”
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The Plan
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Krillbite Studio2014Casual · Simulation · Adventure
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A free, roughly five-minute interactive art piece where you hold a key to guide a fly upward to a gorgeous Grieg score. Skip it if you want actual gameplay or can't tolerate a possibly broken achievement.
Great for
Players wanting a short, free, atmospheric experience or an easy one-achievement 100% game
Main risk
It's just holding one key for ~5 minutes with no real gameplay, and the achievement may not unlock
What players love
Stunning soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the idea also wouldn’t work nearly as well without the soundtrack. it is a real composition, a masterpiece”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Beautiful, atmospheric visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Minimalistic but beautiful. The lighting and nature visuals create a calm and slightly mysterious atmosphere.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Free and short, doesn't overstay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Does not overstay its welcome.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Easy single achievement
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Fly up, click credits, uninstall. 100% in no time”
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Relaxing, calming experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“A very relaxing game and eases your mind for a short moment.”
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What players complain about
Boring and pointless
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“These were the longest 7 minutes of my life, I have no words to describe the immense BOREDOM and NOTHINGNESS of the game.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Barely any gameplay, just hold one key
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The whole game was a waste of 15 minutes—just hold down W and go upward”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Achievement bugged or crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I played this game through way more than once and the achievement never popped.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Pretentious, overrated meaning
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“However, since many of the reviews I see are misleading, this is what I'll say.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Too short, a waste of time
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“waste of 10min, but i guess it looks nice and has good sound”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Audio issues: grating buzz, no volume control
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“The sound blares into your eardrums as soon as the game starts, and there is no option within the game to alter the volume.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable120 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/Vista/8
ProcessorIntel i3
Memory1024 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel integrated
Storage120 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/Vista/8
ProcessorIntel i5
Memory2048 MB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Gefore 400 or up
Storage120 MB available space
OSWindows 7/Vista/8
ProcessorIntel i3
Memory1024 MB RAM
GraphicsIntel integrated
Storage120 MB available space
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