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GroundFall

Groundfall is a minimalist sandbox game where you fly bush airplanes in an open wilderness setting! Attempt to take-off and land your STOL airplane at rugged and remote locations as you complete missions to explore, camp, build, survive, and more.

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September 24, 2022
3 years and 312 days ago
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About the Game

Groundfall is a minimalist sandbox game where you fly bush airplanes in an open wilderness setting! Attempt to take-off and land your STOL airplane at rugged and remote locations as you complete missions to explore, camp, build, survive, and more.

Fly aerial missions while working to keep yourself and your airplane in one piece. When you're not flying, you'll be busy surviving!

Flight Features:

  • Physics-based Flight

  • Airplane Damage/repair System

  • Airplane Fueling

  • Flaps

  • Water Assisted Landings (hydro-plane)

  • Terrain-based Friction (wet grass, mud, snow, ice)

Survival & Crafting Features:

  • Multiple weapons, tools, and resources can be crafted, found, or unlocked

  • Craft primitive tools and weapons

  • Build Campsites, Shelters, Cabins, and even  Runways

  • Gather, harvest, and hunt food and other resources to manage energy, hunger, and thirst  (optional)

Environmental Features:

  • Open world maps and missions

  • Lush ground vegetation and trees

  • Simulated seasonal weather with rain, snow, lightning

  • Volumetric fog/clouds

  • AI wildlife

GroundFall is in constant development, future updates will included new maps, improvements, mission objectives, and more