Learn to Fly: help a penguin get off the ground

Learn to Fly is a series of launch games by Light Bringer Games, a studio from Quebec, Canada. A penguin who wants to fly slides down a ramp, launches into the air and goes as far as it can. Each run earns money for better gear, so every try goes a little further.

The launch-and-upgrade loop

1. Slide. The penguin goes down the ramp and builds speed.
2. Launch. It leaves the ramp at an angle and flies until it hits the ground.
3. Earn. Distance, height and speed pay out money after the run.
4. Upgrade. Spend on a better ramp, gliders, sleds and rockets.
5. Try again. Each upgrade changes the next flight, and the cycle repeats until you reach the goal.

The series

The games started as Flash games on web portals. Learn to Fly 2 came out in June 2011 and continues the penguin's story right after the first game. Learn to Fly 3 sets its sights higher, all the way to the Moon, and it is free on Steam.

The loop is why the series lasted. The first runs are short and silly. A few upgrades later you are gliding past the spot you crashed into on your first try, and that feeling of progress pulls you into one more run.

Roam launch games

These are separate Roam games, not Learn to Fly, but each one is built on a launch and a distance score.

Bacon Breakout. Hamlet the pig has wings and one way out. A slingshot launch for distance.
Elon Mask Space Program. A rocket launch upgrade game. Start in the scrapyard, aim for Doge Planet.

Play it on Roam

Make your own launch game with Roam

Roam is a free iPhone app. Describe what flies, what launches it and what you can upgrade, then play. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.

Try: "launch game, my hamster slides down a ramp in a cardboard rocket, fly as far as you can, upgrade wings and boosters between runs"

Create it with Roam Pre-register on Android See Roam

Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.

Questions people ask

Who made Learn to Fly?

Light Bringer Games, a studio from Quebec, Canada.

Is Learn to Fly 3 on Steam?

Yes. Learn to Fly 3 is on Steam and free to play.

What is the goal in Learn to Fly?

Fly further each run and upgrade your gear until the penguin reaches the goal of that game.