Aerial Destruction

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"Aerial Destruction" is a cinematic space shooter game featuring helicopter battles between military forces and bio-engineered mutants. Players can choose from three helicopters, each with unique armaments, tactics, and upgradable features. The game offers 7 missions with various objectives, such as defending outposts and destroying convoys, and includes 15 achievements, Steam trading cards, and Steam cloud support. The game is playable with Xbox-like gamepads and in Ultra HD .

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

61%

Audience ScoreBased on 99 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

story4 negative mentions

Aerial Destruction is a surprisingly enjoyable game for its low price, providing a fun and simple arcade experience that can be completed quickly.
The controls are intuitive and easy to grasp, making it accessible for players of all ages, and the upgrade system adds a layer of engagement.
Despite its flaws, the game has brought players together, creating memorable experiences and moments of joy, especially for families.

The game suffers from poor optimization, with significant frame rate drops and numerous bugs that hinder gameplay.
Graphics are outdated and unappealing, resembling a game from the 90s, which detracts from the overall experience.
Gameplay is repetitive and lacks depth, with missions often feeling like a chore rather than an engaging challenge.

story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
77%
13%
The game's story is simplistic and revolves around completing repetitive missions that involve upgrading a basic helicopter to destroy enemies and provide air support. While the narrative hints at themes of perseverance, the overall execution is marred by outdated graphics, technical issues, and a lack of engaging content, making the missions feel monotonous and frustrating. Despite some potential for enjoyment, many players find the story and gameplay experience ultimately disappointing due to these flaws.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “I liked the concept, and the first mission was pretty fun, but beyond that, this game has serious flaws.”
- “Price: it's okay, it is currently being worked on a lot so if it gets a lot more work put in, then I can say the price should be higher as the game isn't very short and has some story in it.”
- “The story is repetitive, with missions that require you to do the same thing over and over again, making it feel monotonous.”
- “Some missions seem to be completely broken; I was unable to complete one after killing all the enemies, and my own units got stuck in the terrain. Those that aren't broken are literally all the same.”
- “It doesn't matter how many foes are on the ground, the helicopter we pilot will always take a ridiculous amount of damage, making this campaign one of the easiest ever in video games.”
gameplay
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
47%
21%
The gameplay is characterized by its simplicity and repetitiveness, with players often engaging in the same missions and facing a limited variety of enemies and helicopters. While some find the experience smooth and immersive, particularly for aviation fans, many criticize the lack of depth and excitement, noting that the core mechanics feel outdated and boring. Overall, the game offers a fun yet flawed experience, hindered by repetitive tasks and a lack of engaging content.
- “The gameplay is smooth and immersive, providing hours of entertainment for aviation enthusiasts.”
- “Surprisingly fun game, very dynamic and explosive gameplay.”
- “Updates seem to have fixed the framerate issue as the gameplay was very smooth.”
- “The game was released in 2017 but has the graphics and gameplay of a 90's game.”
- “There are only a few models for the enemies and the gameplay gets repetitive, since the objectives are almost the same in every mission and you only have three helicopters to choose from and three different kinds of weapons.”
- “Its major problem is the core gameplay is just boring, killing wave after wave of repetitive enemy types, which are for some reason mutants who can drive tanks, cars and fire guns; I didn't play it long enough to find out if they had learned to fly.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
16%
63%
21%
The graphics of the game have been widely criticized for being outdated and reminiscent of 90s titles, with poor rendering, muddy textures, and frequent frame rate drops. Despite these shortcomings, some players find the gameplay enjoyable, noting that the game offers a variety of graphic settings to accommodate lower-end PCs. Overall, while the visuals are lacking, the game still manages to entertain in its own way.
- “Non-stop action and very decent graphics; helicopter fans must try this.”
- “Many graphics and game options.”
- “I would rate the game 7/10 as it needs some work on graphics, but the pros make up for all the cons.”
- “The game was released in 2017 but has the graphics and gameplay of a 90's game.”
- “I bought this 2 years ago, played at 1080p, and gave up due to the lackluster graphics.”
- “The graphics are weak for a game of 2017, especially if we think that it is not one of the many poor quality games for mobile phones out there, but a game for PC only.”
stability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The stability of the game has received mixed reviews, with many users reporting significant bugs and poor optimization, leading to a frustrating experience. While some players found it enjoyable despite its issues, others described it as unpolished and riddled with glitches. A few users noted a stable experience with no serious problems, but overall, the consensus leans towards a lack of stability.
- “Terribly optimized, ugly as sin and buggy as can be, this game is just awful.”
- “3/10 - very unpolished and buggy shooter.”
- “While being fun, it feels like a buggy fun demo of a larger game.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The game's optimization is severely lacking, with users reporting significant performance issues, including drastic frame rate drops during combat and overall poor visual quality. Bugs and unclear mission objectives further detract from the experience, making it difficult to enjoy the gameplay despite some potential. Overall, the optimization is considered a major flaw that hampers the game's enjoyment.
- “The one downside is its visual optimization, which is kind of the point to a game like this. I have a GTX 570 and it runs at around 20+ frames.”
- “Besides the aforementioned, aerial destruction is terribly optimized. Engage a horde of enemies and see how your FPS plummet from a decent 45 to 50 FPS, sometimes 60, to a miserable 20 and below.”
- “Terribly optimized, ugly as sin and buggy as can be, this game is just awful.”
- “I can imagine how the game could be fun but sadly the game has some issues: performance is horrible, missions might fail because you are out of combat but have no idea why or where you are supposed to be, if you pick the wrong helicopter you might not be able to complete missions, sound is very interesting at times, only 3 helicopters with upgrades, short, relatively easy (only the last mission was a bit of an issue for me but mostly due to the slideshow), a few mission environments look nice, and controls are not terrible but also not really good.”
- “Besides the aforementioned, aerial destruction is terribly optimized; engage a horde of enemies and see how your FPS plummet from some decent 45 to 50 FPS, sometimes 60, to miserable 20 and below.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
20%
60%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it relaxing, while others criticize it as generic and outdated, featuring repetitive sound effects and a limited loop of short music clips. Despite some improvements, the overall consensus is that the audio experience does not significantly enhance the gameplay.
- “The sound effects are annoyingly repetitive and the music is a continuous loop of the same 5-second sound bit; at least they have one different track on each mission.”
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “The camera sync, the massive FPS lag, the overpowered upgrades, and even an option to turn off music and the little colored boxes have been added or fixed.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
Overall, the game has low replayability, with many users expressing a lack of motivation to play again unless they have a strong interest in defeating enemies. While the upgrade system offers a slight boost to replay value, it is generally considered minimal.
- “With no replay value, unless you really like to wreck the enemy.”
- “I am not ever playing this game again, so replay value is zero.”
- “The replayability is still very low.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The monetization strategy of the game appears to be primarily focused on generating quick profits, leading to a perception of it being a cash grab rather than offering genuine value to players.
- “It feels like it was designed solely for a quick cash grab.”
- “The monetization strategy is overly aggressive and detracts from the overall experience.”
- “I can't enjoy the game when it constantly pushes me to spend more money.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The atmosphere in the game is generally perceived as lacking, with users noting a deficiency in immersive or engaging elements.
- “There isn't much atmosphere in the game.”
- “The environment feels lifeless and lacks any real immersion.”
- “The overall ambiance is flat and uninspiring.”

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