I think I've had this game maybe 6 years? It always looked decent enough but I could never get the enthusiasm to play it. Something about it never felt interesting enough for me to try and now I finally have I'd say that was a pretty fair assumption on my part as it's ok but never manages to fly higher than that.

You play the role of a little helicopter bot that ends up being pulled down into an underground factory/ ruin when out flying with friends/colleagues/family/other bots. The plot of the game is never really clear, it's one of those silent indie games with a very vague premise presented to you from a few visuals. That's not a criticism by the way, using this to present a world, lore and narrative structure for a game can be extremely effective though it is a little vague here. That's fine though because the game is entirely a puzzle title where that isn't the main consideration anyway. The visual design is very good though, the little helicopter bots remind me of the ones from Batteries Not Included in some ways. The underground factory is full of pipes, lights, steel and rocks as you explore trying to escape where you've fallen into. The puzzles are all logic based around one mechanic of the helicopter bot having a tractor beam to pick up, throw or manipulate objects and none of them are overly hard to figure out though I got lost where to go a couple of times.

The thing is nothing super stands out about the game. It's got elements of lots of similar games I've played over the years, the puzzles aren't frustrating but they aren't interesting either. It's just missing that special ingredient to make it stand out but it's still a solid well made game worth trying.

Reviewed on Apr 09, 2023


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