GroundFall Reviews

The pros: As of 2025-02-16 my experience with the game has been mostly positive. Since Groundfall has been in the EA category for a few years now, progress has been intermittent. It's one person developer has of course, life to contend with in creating this 'little treat' that any large team would likely shrug off. That being said, there is definitely a lot of effort that went into this project. I fills a niche that it allows you to play the roll of a short take-off or landing (STOL) bush pilot. Anyone who liked the TV series about 'Worst places to be a pilot' could find their itch scratched. There is a survival mode option that can be toggled on or off at a whim, that adds depth to gameplay. There are many landing challenges in the game that will tax your abilities as well as your plane. There are in field repair options (if you have tool box's) Supplies loaded on board your plane and in personal inventory, ensure whether or not any journey will be successful. Good chill value if you want to have a virtual camping experiences at various altitudes or on beaches. Weather events, day/night, on foot exploration, building tree. The cons: Graphically the game is surprisingly well done considering it appears to rely on an older version of the Unity engine. I can 'almost' ignore that, still wish that could be updated. Although the game is set-up for gamepads, it also (thankfully) supports HOTAS. I found configuring external views was difficult to set up on my throttle ministick and there was no support for hat switch views or pans on the joystick. I ended up doing most of my flying and landings in external view behind the plane. There is an update by the developer pending to add instrument values to this view, which will be most welcomed. (edit: Has now been added) The rudder control seems to undo it's yaw after release and makes it difficult to use for landing approaches. (This is my largest criticism atm and hope this can be resolved. Otherwise banking to position on runways will be the only alternative.) I will end further criticism at this point because I have not yet fully explored the game and also because Groundfall is EA and a WIP. I wish the Dev success and look forwards to improvements at whatever pace he is able to deliver. I do enjoy the game - and despite some issues at this point, would recommend. Will update review as improvements occur.