The Plane Effect
Players take on the role of Solo, a lonely office worker who's trying to get home to his family after his last day of work. Somewhat worryingly, it seems Solo experiences some trouble remembering his family…
The Plane Effect is an adventure developed by Innovina Interactive, released 12 August 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $3.75 at GOG.
What The Plane Effect is
The Plane Effect is an adventure game developed by Innovina Interactive and released in 2021. It was published by PQube. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Players take on the role of Solo, a lonely office worker who's trying to get home to his family after his last day of work. Somewhat worryingly, it seems Solo experiences some trouble remembering his family, and also has to contend with the shifting balance of space and time.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, mystery, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
The Plane Effect holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 14 points below the year average.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $3.75 at GOG, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
The Plane Effect launched on 12 August 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes and The Forgotten City. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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