Ultrawings

Ultrawings

Fair · Shooter · 2017

Steam Deck Unsupported

The verdict

NO RUSH.

Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.

Length
9.2h 16h to 100%
Value
$1.63/hr
Reviews
88% of 398 positive
It needs 41% off ($8.77) to be worth it, though reviews keep it under BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at $8.77 or less.

Buy now or wait

Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 1194 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Value$1.63/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews88% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 86% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds1 of 85 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

Ultrawings is an aerial-themed, open-world flight game where you use your virtual hands to fly multiple aircraft to complete a variety of missions across a beautiful, island-themed world!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GTX 960 or equivalent, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.

The value story

28 discounts in the 9 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 171 weeks ago.

On value it sits in the top 27 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 61 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 69 percent. Among the games that feel like it, DCS World Steam Edition (free, scores 69) beats it on value, while it beats Rebel Galaxy Outlaw ($29.99, scores 12).

More about Ultrawings

Inside the two-hour refund window, 77 percent of the 142 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 38 percent of everything written about it.

The drop-off

65% start to <1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements

What players say

I'm really enjoying this so far, it might be the best $12 I've spent on a steam sale. If you have a VR headset and enjoy even the concept of flight just a little bit, I cannot recommend this game enough. I was looking for a flight simulator that supported visible, working VR hands. I was also hoping to find one with some planes that were a little more accessible and simple, not requiring dozens of buttons and...
XanaelRecommendedafter 1.5h13 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews
This is a great VR flight game that is tough, but fair. Clearly inspired by Pilotwings , it's got great motion based controls and a good deal of challenges and missions - along with a free flight option. 8/10 Would try and get that pesky gold again.
-=DVF=-De-GuvnorRecommendedafter 2.4hJul 2023Read on Steam
Wonderful physics. Fun, stylized graphics. Great performance. Very fun. Wheels up!
revmb51Recommendedafter 2.7hJun 2023Read on Steam

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

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Ultrawings scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/639130/ultrawings
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Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperBit Planet Games, LLC
PublisherBit Planet Games, LLC
GenreShooter
Released2017
Players35Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements10