Altitude

Altitude

Worth it · Multiplayer · 2009

The verdict

PLAY IT.

Worth it, and it costs nothing.

PriceS
Free to play
ReviewsS
92% of 1,946
Critics
79 players 13 higher
Genre rank
Top 2% Multiplayer

Holding it back: Reach

Time and effort

Typical playtime
0.8h
To 100%
13.6h 17.0x the story
Achievements
52

Players and genre

Online
3 now
Better reviewed
97% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

63% start to 2% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

A game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

Against its own genre its score lands in the top 2 percent. It is better reviewed than 97 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Stick Fight: The Game ($4.99, scores 86) beats it on value, while it beats Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat (free, scores 71).

It is still busy. 3 players were online when we last checked, on Nov 3, 12:48 UTC, across 28 days of weekly checks.

More about Altitude

Critics scored it 79. Players sit 13 points higher at 92 percent, which usually means a game that plays better than it reviews.

HowLongToBeat players log 0.8 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 14, 17 times as much.

Buy now or wait

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Cost per hourFree
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones. Scored as 91% after the small-sample adjustment
MonetizationNone
Checked: no in-game purchases or loot boxes. That earns a small credit unless Steam lists in-app purchases
Holding it back
Reach350K+ owners
How many own it, by SteamSpy's estimate (an old snapshot). A free game has no price to weigh, so this is its value read
For context
RefundsFree
A free game cannot be refunded, so the label never applies
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

Altitude is a classic aviation arcade game in which the player pilots a small fighter jet. The main goal is to destroy all enemies swarming across the screen
purplEyesRecommendedafter 15h4 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews
Great back in the day, still good with friends, this should be steam deck verified and given a new lease, works great.
The GodfishRecommendedafter 82hMay 2026Read on Steam
This was an amazing game in its prime. Sometimes I wish lots of people played again since it's very community driven.
Spider-VuRecommendedafter 185hFeb 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

Now Available on PC, Mac and Linux!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 128 MB VRAM, 297 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Altitude scores 79/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/41300/altitude
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players+13
Critics79
Players92
Player favorite. The critics underrated it.
Metacritic critics · 1,946 Steam player reviews

Details

DeveloperNimbly Games
PublisherNimbly Games
GenreMultiplayer
Released2009
Players350Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements52