At some point in your life, you've stuck your arms out to the side and pretended to be a plane. I know it's true, and if you haven't done so recently (you're missing out if so), you at least did it as a kid. A new indie game called Cult of the Wind is capturing the spirit of pretend aviation in ridiculous fashion, which you can see in the trailer below.
Developers North of Earth have crafted a clever multiplayer experience that pits you against other players in human dogfights, featuring a lot of imagination. Here's their official description of Cult of the Wind from the game's Steam page, which is as amusing as the premise:
"In an unknown time and place, a cult that worships the wreckage of ancient airplanes gathers to mimic the dogfights of old. With the peak of humanity far behind, their world is a mausoleum to a lush and verdant Art Deco past."
"In Cult of the Wind, players compete and cooperate in ritualistic multi-player human dogfights, complete with imaginary weapons, pretend explosions, and airplane noises made with their mouths. Shower your friends in a hail of imaginary bullets and proclaim, "I got you! You have to lie down," to which they respond, "Nuh-uh, I have a shield." You argue about whether or not airplanes can have shields, meanwhile some other guy does a cannonball onto your head while whistling. It's great."
The game features character customization, a level editor, "imaginary weapons and abilities", creation sharing, and "weird noises". If that doesn't sound enticing, I don't know what does.
The game is currently on Steam Greenlight, trying to gain enough support to make it to market. You can head over there and vote for it if you'd like to see it released on the digital distribution platform.
