Polygon.com / 31.07.25

Time Flies when you're thinking about dying

In 76.4 seconds, my life will end.  So long as I manage to avoid lightbulbs or stay out of wine glasses, the buzzing will inevitably give way to silence. My wings will abruptly stop flapping and Ill careen towards the ground like an asteroid. Ill become a speck on a rug, a bit of debris absent-mindedly vacuumed up by someone who has no idea what adventures Ive been on in the past minute. It wont be a great tragedy; thats just a fact of life for a common house fly. That hard truth is the basis for Time Flies, the latest game from Kids developer Playables, out July 31 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Windows PC. The minimalist insect life sim puts players in control of a fly who only has so many seconds to fulfill a bucket list of tasks before passing away. Its a clever micro-adventure in the vein of Minit (a game in which each life only lasts 60 seconds) thats all about learning to make the most of a short lifespan. Though it may be centered around the Animal Kingdoms most forge...
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