Up in the Air

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Up in the Air is a single player action game with a comedy theme. It was developed by SMU Guildhall and was released on February 21, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

Up in the Air is a zany, open-world game in which you play a balloon dog exploring a demented carnival populated by crazy children. Players must use a variety of power ups, from water balloons to ground pound, to fend the kids off and collect carnival tickets.

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Single-Player

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89%

Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Unique and original gameplay mechanic based on controlling a balloon animal, giving a feeling of freedom and fun.
Atmospheric and colorful open-world amusement park with various mini-games and quests, suitable for casual and family-friendly play.
Free to play and offers a creative, quirky experience with charming minimalist graphics and some enjoyable power-ups.

Numerous bugs and glitches, including broken achievements and issues with mini-games not completing, causing frustration.
Lack of save or checkpoint system forces players to restart from the beginning after breaks.
Annoying AI children mobs and controls can be irritating, along with occasionally repetitive or lacking soundtrack.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers fun mechanics and a relaxing start with various mini-games, but technical issues like broken achievements, uncompletable mini-games, and irritating controls hinder the overall experience. The lack of save functionality and recurring bugs significantly frustrate completionists and impact long-term enjoyment.
- “The gameplay and mechanics were fun and it was a fairly relaxing play at the start.”
- “The mechanics work, the mini games mostly work, and it's a bit of fun despite some issues with achievements and certain mini games like golf not completing properly.”
- “After more than an hour of gameplay, there is still more than half of the map and tasks left to discover and complete.”
- “For a single playthrough, if you don't care for achievements, this game is fine. The mechanics work, the mini games mostly work and it's a bit of fun. However, a couple of mini games simply wouldn't complete, especially the golf. I had 4 golf games completed but the golf ball wasn't respawning, indicating completion, yet the map still showed them as incomplete with no way to fix this. I couldn't stop the rides once started, making it extremely difficult to put anyone on them. Multiple achievements are not working, including 4 related to skins that I can't unlock despite having the skins and achievement for all skins, which is quite frustrating. Also, achievements for the inflate power-up and collecting every ticket are impossible to complete due to the mini games not working.”
- “Occasionally irritating control mechanics and no save mechanics.”
- “The graphics are pretty bad here and the gameplay isn't great; I've seen much higher quality stuff from that school.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is sparse and limited, often leaving long stretches of silence that enhance the eerie atmosphere with unsettling sounds like children giggling. While some music plays during specific challenges, its overall minimal presence may feel tiresome or lacking to some players.
- “I would have enjoyed if even the title screen music played in the open world.”
- “Music occasionally plays during bounce-house challenges, but the lack of music really accentuates the terrifying children giggling.”
- “The music gets a bit tiresome after a while.”
- “My only concern was with the music - there is very little of it.”
- “Music will occasionally play while you're performing a bounce-house challenge or something like that, but the lack of music really accentuated the terrifying children giggling.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some users criticizing the low-quality, low-poly 3D visuals as outdated and unappealing, while others appreciate the cute, modern-style graphics that complement the fast-paced gameplay and simple controls.
- “+ Cute graphics”
- “Fast game with modern-day graphics and easy controls that move from location A to B to C and so on.”
- “The graphics are pretty bad here and the gameplay isn't great; I've seen much higher quality work from that school.”
- “This features fairly low quality, low poly 3D visuals which will deter a lot of gamers, understandably.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the humor in the game to be very effective and genuinely funny, often enhancing the experience, especially in relaxed or altered states.
- “It's somehow very funny.”
- “Playing this while being high is funny af.”
- “Holy crap, this game is hilarious.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is generally considered to lack substance, resulting in low replayability. Users feel there is little incentive to revisit the game after the initial playthrough.
- “Generally lacking in substance and replayability.”
- “Generally lacking in substance and replayability.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, notably the absence of savegame functionality and various bugs and glitches that impact the overall experience.
- “The worst issue is that there are no savegames, and secondly, there are bugs and glitches.”
- “The bugs and glitches.”