In Time Flies, you’ve got limited time to experience the world

A fly’s life is a short one. You can also find out more about And The Time is flyingMichael Frei’s upcoming game, “The Game of the Year”Plug & Play, Kids) and Raphaël Munoz, turns that idea into a whimsical game. A new announcement trailer for the game was shared at Summer Game Fest 2022’s Day of the Devs segment.

It’s amazing how fast time fliesPlay as a fly and zoom through an open space to finish a series of fun tasks. You can “learn an instrument,” “become rich,” “get drunk,” or “find yourself.” These tasks are all tongue-in-cheek, as the trailer shows off the player-controlled fly whizzing by guitar strings, or perishing in a glass of wine. It’s amazing.

But you can also ignore these goals altogether — you are a fly, after all. Zoom around to your heart’s content, or at least, for as long as you can. You can then restart it. And how is the length of the fly’s life determined? You can find out how the country’s life expectancy is calculated by selecting your starting location from the drop-down menu. It will determine the amount of time the fly has to live. Bleak!

The game’s illustrative style is a great pairing for its unique concept, and the flight simulator aspect of the game feels like a nod to late-’90s paper airplane computer games. I cannot wait to operate this lil’ fly.

The Time is flyingIn 2023, it will be available on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation platforms as well as Windows PC.