Time Flies

Time Flies may be a few hours long, but it leaves you with this sense of quiet grandeur that showcases how the medium of video games continues to evolve and elevate. The game’s impact lasts way after you have discovered all of the game’s little secrets, figured out all of its puzzles, and weeks after you have had the credits roll.

Time Flies may seem like a silly distraction at first, but its heartfelt message and compelling speed-running gameplay make it a masterpiece.

Time Flies is a clever and enjoyable experience that delivers a profound message amongst its hectic speed running adventures. Savour the moments, as time flies when you're having fun!

Time Flies is a clever puzzle-exploration game and a playful meditation on life’s brevity. Its gameplay mechanics don’t evolve dramatically from one level to the next, but that never felt like a hindrance. It’s a tight, focused experience that delivers its core ideas with confidence but doesn’t necessarily push beyond them. That said, Time Flies never feels like a concept stretched too thin, and it bows out before overstaying its welcome.

Life is short, and we should make the most of our time on this planet. That is the thesis of Time Flies, the latest game from Kids developer Playables. You take control of a common housefly, with the objective of completing your bucket list before your shockingly short life is up. This results in a frantic dash to complete your goals in a single run. Though I relished in each moment of discovery and lived for the run where I put together all of my learnings to complete the checklist, the game...

Time Flies is a short but sweet adventure game about making the most of your life on planet Earth — even if it only lasts a matter of seconds.

A short, surreal roguelike puzzler that proves a video game doesn’t have to be 60 hours long or feature photorealistic graphics to be entertaining and thought-provoking.

Time Flies is a short, whimsical monochrome adventure toward death. Like life itself, it’s what you do with the time you’re given that defines you. This fleeting, fly-sized exploration of mortality is not for everyone, but it's likely to at least charm and bring a few laughs to players.

According to scientists, there are some species of flies that only live for about 24 hours. Can you imagine having your entire life, your entire existence, summarised into one simple day? You’ll probably have time for just one meal, one egg laying session, you’ll barely leave the place you were born at. Some existence dread, isn’t it? Time Flies, by Playables and publisher Panic (the same folks behind Untitled Goose Game), tries to evoke the same sensation of having your entire life bei...