Aircar

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Aircar is a single player action game. It was developed by Giant Form Entertainment, LLC and was released on August 9, 2019. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,862 reviews

graphics159 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Stunning and immersive Blade Runner-inspired cyberpunk atmosphere with rain effects and ambient music enhances the overall vibe.
Smooth and intuitive controls, especially with gamepads, make flying the aircar a thrilling and relaxing experience.
Wide appeal as a free tech demo ideal for VR beginners to build VR tolerance and for showcasing VR capabilities to others.

Lacks substantial gameplay content and objectives, leading to limited replayability after initial exploration and turbo upgrade collection.
Can induce significant motion sickness, particularly during rolls and fast maneuvers, making it unsuitable for VR newcomers or those sensitive to motion sickness.
Issues with controller support, especially on some VR controllers requiring custom bindings, and occasional crashes or bugs reported by users.

graphics
237 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are widely praised for their stunning, immersive cyberpunk and Blade Runner-inspired visuals, featuring detailed cityscapes, atmospheric lighting, and realistic effects like rain on the windshield. While some note occasional texture limitations up close or dated elements, the overall aesthetic, smooth performance, and strong use of Unreal Engine create an engaging VR experience that impresses users, especially given the game's free and demo nature.
- “Now I've never written a review before, but this was special to me. If you've ever wondered what a world like Cyberpunk, Blade Runner, or Altered Carbon—a futuristic utopia—would be like to fly a car around, this game delivers. The visuals are stunning, with rain rushing by due to velocity, and other flying cars racing by as if living their lives. The sense of perspective is one of the most incredible VR experiences I've encountered to date, surpassing even Lone Echo and Half-Life Alyx. The music calming you during your travels completes this masterpiece, and it's free.”
- “The graphics are fantastic, from the raindrops on the windshield to the impressive skyscrapers around the city. The visuals are beautifully immersive, capturing a genuine Blade Runner vibe with great atmospheric lighting and detailed cityscapes. Sitting in the pilot's chair with these crisp, stunning visuals creates an incredibly surreal and relaxing experience.”
- “Absolutely stunning, everything about this game is incredible—my two favorite things being the music and visuals. It is amazing that an indie game looks many times better than most AAA studio VR games. The visuals are immaculate for a free game, beautifully blending cyberpunk aesthetics with impressive textures and atmospheric effects like rain hitting the windshield.”
- “Graphics are bland and uninspired.”
- “The graphics are ok but are starting to look a bit dated now.”
- “Graphics are fairly rudimentary, don't get up close to stuff if you don't want to see how ugly the textures are.”
music
169 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in this VR game is consistently praised for its calming, atmospheric synthwave and cyberpunk-inspired soundtrack, which perfectly complements the futuristic, rain-soaked cityscape and immersive visuals. Players often enhance the experience by adding their own preferred music, such as Blade Runner scores, highlighting the soundtrack's key role in creating a relaxing and ethereal ambiance. Some note the desire for more music variety and better control over in-game audio, but overall, the soundtrack significantly elevates the game's tranquil and immersive vibe.
- “The neon-lit skyscrapers, rain-streaked windows, and atmospheric soundtrack are all details I would expect to see in a full-length game.”
- “It's an extremely simple experience where you fly wherever you want in a futuristic city, but you can tell the amount of attention they put into it, from the art direction they used, to the cockpit, the weather effects, the music, lights, everything is just beautiful.”
- “Absolutely fantastic, beautiful, great music you can turn off at the press of a button, amazing atmosphere, that rain, the views.... everything about it is perfect.”
- “- You can't mute the music.”
- “- You can't mute just the music and play your own from the PC.”
- “Muting mutes all sounds :( I had hoped to play this game with my own music and still hear environment and engine sounds.”
atmosphere
119 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game delivers an exceptionally immersive and atmospheric VR experience, beautifully capturing a melancholic, cyberpunk cityscape with rain, neon lights, and a fitting ambient soundtrack. While content is minimal, the tranquil, chill vibe and detailed visuals create a compelling sense of presence that keeps players returning just to relax and explore the mood. Overall, the atmosphere is widely praised as the game's standout feature, evoking a Blade Runner-like feel that sets a high bar for VR ambiance.
- “The atmosphere and mood are gorgeously balanced between tranquil, melancholic, and only a slight hint of gentle fear of being all alone in that city in this small cockpit.”
- “It is so atmospheric and really puts me in a reflective mood.”
- “Absolutely fantastic, beautiful, great music you can turn off at the press of a button, amazing atmosphere, that rain, the views... everything about it is perfect.”
- “The city feels lifeless, lacking any real atmosphere.”
- “There's not a huge amount to it - just leisurely fly around a small future city taking in the atmosphere.”
- “The atmosphere and design of this city are striking and make me wish there were more to explore and do in this world.”
story
110 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game lacks any story, missions, or objectives, serving primarily as a relaxing free-flight experience in a visually appealing cyberpunk city. Reviewers consistently express a strong desire for added content such as delivery tasks, racing, combat, or a narrative to deepen engagement and transform it into a fuller game. Despite control issues and limited interactivity, the immersive atmosphere and potential for story-driven expansion are widely appreciated.
- “I desperately want this to be a full game where I'm doing deliveries or something, anything with a story.”
- “I want this to have a baby with Cloudpunk, pay €30-€40 for that baby, and fly around in VR while watching a whacky dystopian story unfold.”
- “This absolutely makes me want a full GTA-style game like this where you fly around the city and do missions.”
- “☑ no story”
- “There is no story here, and the map is limited to a small cyberpunk dystopia city.”
- “It's like Cloudpunk, but with no story and not much to do.”
gameplay
70 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is simple and primarily focuses on flying, exploring, and collecting turbo upgrades, offering a relaxing but limited experience with minimal objectives or progression. While the mechanics and immersion are praised, most reviewers feel it lacks depth and replayability, suggesting that adding more tasks, randomized objectives, or interactive features could greatly enhance its appeal. Overall, it serves well as a free tech demo or VR experience but would benefit from expanded gameplay elements to become a fuller game.
- “The gameplay is super fun, and the controls are pretty easy to master.”
- “While the lack of objectives or goals may limit the game's replay value, the game's simple and straightforward gameplay makes it accessible to players of all skill levels.”
- “Just cruising around on patrol, making stops at places to check in (though in gameplay it's actually for boost upgrades) and just taking in the gorgeous atmosphere.”
- “While I would not recommend this to people looking for lots of gameplay - aside from collecting the turbo upgrades - there really isn't any I've found.”
- “You cruise around in a spaceship but outside of that there is no gameplay.”
- “Finding upgrades for your turbo and landing to refuel is the extent of the gameplay; for the most part you're just there to explore and not crash.”
optimization
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is generally praised for its impressive optimization, delivering smooth performance and high-quality visuals even on VR platforms. While some users note occasional performance hiccups or the need for further optimization, overall it runs well and provides a polished, immersive experience, especially considering it is a free demo.
- “Superbly optimized free tech demo!”
- “Graphics are very good and it's well optimized to run smoothly.”
- “By the way, kudos to the dev for the optimization. I usually prefer Unity because Unreal Engine either gets everything blurry or gives atrocious frame rates, but it is not the case here!”
- “Performance could use some work, but the core experience is already compelling and worth checking out for fans of futuristic simulators.”
- “Optimization needs some work.”
- “I was probably getting 30 fps or lower with stuttering if I flew too fast.”
emotional
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game delivers a deeply immersive and emotional experience, evoking awe and a dream-like sense of flying through a futuristic utopia that many players found touching and motivating. However, its realistic flight dynamics also induce nausea for some, making the visceral sensation of flight both thrilling and physically challenging. Despite this, players praise the atmosphere, music, and sense of presence, calling it a unique and emotionally resonant VR experience.
- “Now I've never written a review before, but this was special to me. If you've ever wondered what a world like Cyberpunk, Blade Runner, or Altered Carbon—a futuristic utopia—would be like to fly a car around, this is it. Growing up, I was always into these kinds of cities, holographic utopias, especially raining at night. The graphics aren’t exactly groundbreaking, but the visuals are stunning. The rain rushing by your car due to velocity, the controls for quick and lenient maneuverability (though you need an iron stomach to endure it), other flying cars racing by as if others just like you are living their lives. The sense of perspective is the most incredible VR experience I've encountered to date, surpassing Lone Echo and even Half-Life: Alyx in emotional impact. This has become a dream come true for me—not only am I able to do such a thing, but listening to music really calms you down in your travels. If you're looking for an amazing experience or want to experience a utopia as stunning as this, I definitely recommend downloading this masterpiece, especially since it's free.”
- “This game made me feel like saying: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe."”
- “It made me want to cry only because I want to live there.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is described as extremely time-consuming and repetitive, often requiring a significant amount of effort that feels like needing "a second life" to complete. Some players suggest it could be enjoyable if designed as a relaxing or immersive experience but currently feels tedious.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “Would pay actual money for this to be turned into an actual game/experience, something in the vein of being a transporter traversing different biomes with optional side quests maybe, could be played as either a scenic and ambient relaxing roleplay experience similar to Elite Dangerous VR or a game where you start with very tedious or difficult tasks to then graduate to higher or better gear allowing ease but also new challenges.”
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
replayability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Replayability is mixed, with the game offering accessible and straightforward gameplay but limited by its short length and lack of clear objectives. Some players find collecting speed enhancements adds replay value, though overall, extended playtime and more content would be needed to enhance long-term engagement.
- “Also, it's surprisingly replayable—especially once you realize you can find and collect all of the speed enhancements around the map.”
- “While the lack of objectives or goals may limit the game's replay value, the simple and straightforward gameplay makes it accessible to players of all skill levels.”
- “You're not going to get hours of gameplay or tons of replayability unless the developer adds more cities or things to do, but this really shows off the immersion that VR can give.”
- “The lack of objectives or goals may also limit the game's replayability for some players.”
- “While the lack of objectives or goals may limit the game's replay value, the game's simple and straightforward gameplay makes it accessible to players of all skill levels.”
- “You're not going to get hours of gameplay or tonnes of replayability unless the developer adds more cities or things to do, but this really shows off the immersion that VR can give.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game generally runs smoothly and is stable, with most users experiencing no significant bugs or glitches. A few minor loading issues and occasional controller bugs have been reported but do not substantially affect overall playability. Performance is solid even on mid-range PCs.
- “Runs great with cool relaxing music and a very cool futuristic city that I enjoyed exploring :)”
- “Runs great on my mid-range PC, even on somewhat high graphics settings, and looks amazing.”
- “Really good game, but playing with Valve Index controllers seems buggy. Is anyone else having this problem?”
- “I had a few loading glitches early on, but overall the experience was perfectly playable.”
- “Really fun and surprisingly detailed for a free game, and I haven't even seen any bugs or glitches so far.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is well-received, featuring amusing animations and playful references throughout the city that add charm to the experience. While not overly abundant, these comedic elements complement the immersive and enjoyable VR environment effectively.
- “Literally one of my favourite experiences for VR to just enjoy and be in for a good while - very developed in my opinion, quality not quantity here although the quantity of buildings and activities is great - the cars are funny when they turn; if you're very close up you see some funny animation where the vehicle image "bends" to follow the NPC's flight path.”
- “There is not much to do here; you can collect certain items to increase your boost and explore this fantastic place, there are also some funny references all around the city.”
- “It's hilarious how much smoother it is to fly than in Elite Dangerous.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's monetization is subtle and mostly limited to optional cosmetic items like ship furniture, which players find acceptable. The immersive environment featuring vibrant advertisements and neon signs adds to the atmosphere without intrusive ads or microtransactions. Overall, the monetization does not detract from the experience.