Thirty Flights of Loving (v2021.12.13)

A brisk, surreal caper unfolds through stolen glances, hurried escapes, and rooms that reveal far more than their dialogue ever states. Thirty Flights of Loving is a compact first-person adventure from Blendo Games, following a crew of criminals whose relationships and loyalties become tangled around a heist. Its world mixes retro-futurist machinery, smoky bars, gunslingers, and oddly adorable details with a playful noir mood. The tone stays funny and stylish even when the story hints at betrayal, heartbreak, and consequences that arrive without warning.

Players move through small, densely arranged scenes, inspecting props, listening to conversations, and following the momentum of a narrative that deliberately refuses to explain every transition. Traditional puzzles and combat take a back seat to observation: a weapon may appear, but the point is usually to understand what a glance, an object, or a sudden cut says about the characters. The campaign lasts roughly 20 minutes, yet it moves through time and place with the confidence of an edited short film, skipping between crucial memories instead of filling in every mundane step. There is little in the way of conventional progression or challenge, so success comes from paying attention and accepting that some of the story must be assembled in your own head.

Its boldest trick is treating first-person gameplay like cinematic montage, using abrupt scene changes to create jokes, tension, and emotional gaps that players instinctively try to bridge. The low-poly visual style remains expressive, while Chris Remo’s score gives each quiet reveal and frantic getaway an extra pulse. Fans of Gravity Bone, Kentucky Route Zero, and experimental narrative games will appreciate its confidence and density. Anyone wanting a long shooter or a puzzle-heavy adventure may find it slight, but players open to a sharp, replayable interactive short story will find plenty packed into its brief running time.