Ayre

Non-violent. Relaxing. Kid friendly. A really sweet exploration game where you get to fly a dragon. There is way more content than I expected when I purchased. The dragon handles fairly well once you get used to it. The scenery is very pretty. The music is soothing. Check it out. https://youtu.be/wJ5NjUqyTEM

this game is extremely boring. i get its a "fly around in a kid friendly long drawn out land" but Jesus Christ.. there is about 3 things to do, all of which are so aimless. i spent about 20 minutes flying around collecting armour you cannot do ♥♥♥♥ with. You wear it that's it, no buffs no nothing whats the point except to keep you playing for longer when the novelty wears out in around 10 seconds. the races are boring and repetitive, the gem collecting gets old after the 20th gem (you also cannot do ♥♥♥♥ with the gems except give them to a big talking gem so it can monologue...) there was a mobile game called dragon pal back when i was younger and this game.. is so much worse, you heard me loyal reader this game is indeed less interesting than a damn mobile game. dragon pal was so much better as you could customise the dragon with colours and body parts, it wasn't "collect gems so you can speak to a larger crystal" it was collecting various materials like roses and amber which were suspended above air in bubbles so you can quickly pick them up while flying, and you used them to build a town, you can use buildings to make items you can sell and then buy outfits and skins, it was so much more fulfilling and addictive than this, and it was more relaxing as the flight controls actually worked. oh yeah, mouse controls, when controlling the human its way too sensitive, i changed the sensitivity on my mouse about 3 times, the problem is the dragons sensitivity is way too clunky and slow to react so the controls also suck. also i just thought, the dragon model is kind of ugly, its face i mean its got a huge bulbous nose and its eyes are very close together, it looks like it came from a kids nursery storybook i prefer more elegant looking dragons, not to mention its a wyvern not a dragon. i thought id also say the "Z to speed up" is kinda poorly executed, you press Z then have to wait a minute to boost again. id prefer a hold down Z to activate the flapping animation and move forward faster continuously as if you pressed Z while just gliding you would magically move forward quicker without any boost animation, but that is just me. positives... uh.. iv'e not been following the development of this game but all the models seem to be made by Gordon which is good because if this game used bought assets that would just be the icing on the cake of doom. this game did come out this year, buuut saurian came out in 2017 and when i got it in 2017 it looked amazing felt amazing and the game is now nearly dead, i know saurian had a small team but with the pure graphics even if it was only made by one person i know for a fact it would have looked better than poly art.. overall this game is not worth 12 pounds. it has way too many problems and should still be in early access or even alpha. i get this game was probably made by one guy and all the models seem to be his as i have not seen them anywhere else but PLEASE.. put your game as early access. When i bought this i was originally going to buy the original turok which was on sale for 4 pound, and i am so ashamed of myself for not buying it. at least if i bought turok i knew it was going to be good. put the game in early access, maybe get another person to work with you, this is not worth 12 quid.

I got this game for my 7yr old daughter, and I have to say... I can't stop playing it myself! Yes it looks clunky, and some of the animations are reminiscent of Virtua Fighter 1, and other 1st gen polygon games, but the gameplay is actually very refined. The cool thing about this game is that the dragon's flying controls can be simplified for a child to be able to play it and enjoy it... But at the same time, if you turn off the simplified controls, flying the dragon and getting through races is challenging and enjoyable for an adult as well! Very different experience with the "pro" controls for the dragon, you have much more freedom to bank, turn, and manoevre... Well done. If I was to explain what this game is like, I would call it "Pilotwings: The Adventure game" If you remember that game on the SNES and enjoyed it, you'll probably like Ayre as well.

If you like super chill, vast, airy experiences, then Ayre is the right choice. You can almost feel the wind rush past you, and it's just really nice to not have to worry about a billion things at once. Fly around, go through rings, explore at your own pace.

So.....Here's the thing. The game is beautiful, but It needs more work. There were a lot of glitches and bugs I found while playing the game, the game while relaxing has very little to do, feels empty and some controls need adjusting. It is not supposed to have like snap perfect control or anything like that, its supposed to have a flow, however, they still aren't great. If you want this game, please wait for a bit for any updates and see if they fix any problems, but, how the game is now, I can't recommend it. (And I found all these issues with less then an hour of playtime.)

I -think- I've finished this out as far as I'm likely to, so: Watching the trailer for this, reading the ad copy, you probably already know if this is for you. Dragon. Ring races. Collectables to collect. Big open world. No particular plot pressure. It's good. That's what I wanted. Sadly, for some reason there's a human in this and it's considered the viewpoint character. You have to dismount it from dragonback to interact with most things. I would advise next time leaving the human out, to sharpen the focus on dragon-centered gameplay. It's not bad, though.

The game delivers on exactly what it promises to be: a cute, calming, non violent game about flying and exploration. It has two different flight modes depending on how you feel, but overall it's very simple and straightforward, exactly the kind of thing you want to relax with.

I didn't know what to expect at first, but once I had played for an hour and got used to the controls I was really enjoying it. The flying is so fun especially the acrobatic ring races. The map is very large and I hope to have many more hours of flying and finding all the hidden things in this surprisingly fun game.

Ayre is a nice chill "flying simulator" with relaxing dragon flight, exploration, lovely calm music. Collecting gems and armor and racing through rings drive the exploration. The exploration leads to finding shrines which reveal a decent background story which fills you in on what happened to this quiet, abandoned society. The low poly terrain looks nice. The various game models aren't spectacular but they adequately fulfill their purpose. For a game developed by a single person they do the job just fine. The dragon and the flight model are superb and clearly a lot of attention went into that. Soaring through the air and doing a last second turn with the wings outstretched before landing felt perfect. Very well done. There were a couple of bugs, but the developer was very responsive and fixed them literally within minutes of looking at my saved game file. I did have trouble finding some of the gems and I feel like some visibility improvements could be had there. I know there were areas I flew over several times and didn't spot a gem that was in plain sight when I finally spotted it. Regardless, the game is nice enough that I didn't mind flying around for hours looking for them anyway. So yeah, if you like exploration style games or just want to fly around on a dragon then buy this. It doesn't cost much and it's a pleasure to play. You get to fly a dragon, what else needs to be said really?

Fully underrated neat lil indie game. flying takes getting used to but it feels great, after a few upgrades you can fly anywhere at pretty decent speeds. Lore is entertaining and lighthearted, visuals are really nice while soaring although if you look too closely at things like your characters face, it's a little weird. There's plenty to do for the price, 40+ races to test your skills, loads of things to collect, armour sets and locations to discover and read about. Clearly some love has been put into this game, it's sad to see it go unnoticed. I hope a couple more updates come in the future although I fully understand if not, still enough to play with for £11. One issue which stands out to me right now is; I can't seem to find the "disable low poly clouds" option.