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Have you ever wanted to pilot a hot air balloon? This airborne ‘walking simulator’ uses virtual reality to help you realize your dream in the down-to-earth space of your own living room. Enjoy the tranquility of beautiful vistas, practice games on golf-like courses and take part in virtual events for hot air balloons. Join this launch while Lighter Than AR™ is still a new release and enjoy the ride as we add features and content!
Steam User 17
It's a nice way to show other people how vr is like & how to fly an hot air balloon
For the people who can't find it, to lower down in the air you have to pull the red "rope/pipe" and to go up you need to hold both gas cans above you
You also have to pickup and drop "bags"
Steam User 4
I really enjoy the game. It's slow paced, which really helps calm me down after a stressful day at work. The game is relaxing, and has very nice lighting. My favorite part by far, is the infinite supply of those pillows. I'm trying to beat my record of eight pillows stacked atop one another, and I got pretty close to filling the basket with them, but unfortunatly the game finished before I got a chance to fill the basket to its entirety. I believe the Devs are on the path to success. Thank You.
Steam User 6
Experienced on the Meta Quest 2
You can view my review & gameplay here:
This is the best hot air balloon experience in VR, bar none. It's not perfect though, it does have several flaws. However, the underlying experience is solid. The visuals are good for the most part. It does have a nice selection of environments to navigate through and it has enough challenges to give you value for your money, especially at the low normal price of only $5 USD.
LIke I mentioned though, there are some negatives to be aware of. First thing you'll probably notice is the ugly UI and the gaze-based navigation. I know it was more common in 2018, but it should have never been a thing unless you're talking about 2016 VR. The VR interactions are poor, not only the gaze-based part, but using the levers or pulling the rope is a matter of moving your hand in the general area of said items, you don't actually grab them. There are no graphical settings, in fact, the only setting is the turn the music off, which is funny because there is only one song available. Lastly, the sounds aren't great & the visuals while good for the most part, are also not so good in other parts. I think the biggest flaw is how the hot air balloon basket just doesn't look good, it seems the scales are off.
Game is running on the Unreal Engine. On my RTX 3080, I was getting a steady 90 fps. I only experienced one bug during my playtime, where the game visuals warped and I thought the game had crashed, but instead it had just kicked me to the Oculus home page and I was able to just tab back in and then the visuals looked normal again. There is no locomotion or turning, this is a room-scale experience. There is no way to adjust height. I had to play standing.
Despite all my criticisms, I really enjoyed this very chill experience. It is one of those games that you'll want to showcase to friends and family. I think I got very good value for my $5 USD and highly recommend this experience, even though it isn't perfect.
Rate 6.5/10.
If you enjoyed my review, please consider joining my Steam Curator Group. You can join here:
Steam User 1
Still an early access experience, but the progress and work done regularly makes it more attractive everytime.
It has it's flaws but the potential is here. I like it.
It's unique and a good break, slow paced wandering ballons, but not only as there are several gameplay modes to enjoy.
The devs are working hard and improving the experience rapidly, so buying it now is a good way to show support.
I have exchanged feedback with them and they are definitely serious about achieving their vision.
Looking forward to the next iterations!
(Review written on Oct 2018)