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AER Memories of Old
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“AER: Memories of Old is a game that doesn’t rush you. It asks you to slow down with it. There’s no combat, no pressure, no rush. It’s about calm, space, and freedom. Flying between floating islands feels simple, quiet,…”
“Been feeling a bit of wanderlust lately when AER: Memories of Old fluttered in on the breeze. It's a tranquil exploration title that implores you to meander, soaking in the beautiful world, mythos and soundtrack it's…”
“One of those 'it's about the journey not the destination or the end goal' types. Flight mechanic might need getting used to but I simply enjoy exploring and flying thru areas and chill. The game has low-poly graphics…”
27 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“AER: Memories of Old is a game that doesn’t rush you. It asks you to slow down with it. There’s no combat, no pressure, no rush. It’s about calm, space, and freedom. Flying between floating islands feels simple, quiet,…”
“Been feeling a bit of wanderlust lately when AER: Memories of Old fluttered in on the breeze. It's a tranquil exploration title that implores you to meander, soaking in the beautiful world, mythos and soundtrack it's…”
14 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“AER: Memories of Old is a game that doesn’t rush you. It asks you to slow down with it. There’s no combat, no pressure, no rush. It’s about calm, space, and freedom. Flying between floating islands feels simple, quiet,…”
“Great little game, less than 5 hours to do everything. The flying mechanic is fun and fairly intuitive, the art is beautiful, and the story, while silent, gets you right in the emotions through the lantern/spirit…”
“absolutely one of my favorite games I've ever played simple, yes, but the story of you seek it out is so rich and the visuals are beautiful despite their simplistic style. the puzzles are challenging without being…”
13 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“AER: Memories of Old is a game that doesn’t rush you. It asks you to slow down with it. There’s no combat, no pressure, no rush. It’s about calm, space, and freedom. Flying between floating islands feels simple, quiet,…”
“Short relaxing experience PROS + it looks nice/cute + it is relaxing + nice music CONS - movement is not very precise - no voices, everyone and everything is mute - the story is not very noteworthy NEUTRAL ° short 2-4h…”
“Overall, the sound design is commendable, both in terms of sound effects and music. The weather sounds are very harsh, and the background music contributes significantly to immersing the player in the game world. The…”
4 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“One of those 'it's about the journey not the destination or the end goal' types. Flight mechanic might need getting used to but I simply enjoy exploring and flying thru areas and chill. The game has low-poly graphics…”
“[b] open world voxel fun for £1 [/b] AER: is a chilled voxel style adventure that adds afew puzzle solving elements along your journey. The bird's flight controls don't take long to get use to. Using a guide, it's a…”
“Great little game, less than 5 hours to do everything. The flying mechanic is fun and fairly intuitive, the art is beautiful, and the story, while silent, gets you right in the emotions through the lantern/spirit…”
15 of the 80 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
14 of the 80 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“One of those 'it's about the journey not the destination or the end goal' types. Flight mechanic might need getting used to but I simply enjoy exploring and flying thru areas and chill. The game has low-poly graphics…”
“Short relaxing experience PROS + it looks nice/cute + it is relaxing + nice music CONS - movement is not very precise - no voices, everyone and everything is mute - the story is not very noteworthy NEUTRAL ° short 2-4h…”
11 of the 80 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A short but very relaxing experience. I did use a guide for the beginning but felt dumb when I found out the objective is literally highlighted, and you get rewarded in achievements by just... exploring, and enjoying…”
“A short game with a nice atmosphere. You turn into a bird and explore. There's some puzzles, but nothing crazy challenging. It'd be nice if there were more challenging puzzles or more puzzles that incorporated the main…”
9 of the 80 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“One of those 'it's about the journey not the destination or the end goal' types. Flight mechanic might need getting used to but I simply enjoy exploring and flying thru areas and chill. The game has low-poly graphics…”
“[b] open world voxel fun for £1 [/b] AER: is a chilled voxel style adventure that adds afew puzzle solving elements along your journey. The bird's flight controls don't take long to get use to. Using a guide, it's a…”
“Nice little game that takes just an afternoon to play through. The flight feels very good but isn't used outside of exploration. Once you reach an objective, you won't be able to solve it by being a cool bird :(... Very…”
7 of the 80 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Aer is a wonderful game, the world building is phemominal with hidden lore, and enviromental storytelling everywhere you look, the world dispite being scattered feels full and alive, with each little island having its…”
“A short experience, that could have used more content. This game nails one thing: taking flight and soaring through the air. After the short intro, you are free to explore everywhere - and because it wasn't entirely…”
“Forgot what the lantern prompt was after only been shown it once at the very beginning. A bit annoying that the lantern key isn't shown on the gameplay settings either - so 2h into the game, I only found then after…”
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I recommend this game with a hesitant "get it on sale" vibe. If I were to rate this game on a scale of x/10, I'd give it a 6/10 just because of all the great potential wasted. Beautiful art direction, interesting environmental story telling, and amazing flying physics. Yeah...…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“[h1]Experienced on the Meta Quest 3[/h1] Here is video of my 3D in VR gameplay (SBS 3D / VR 180 half-SBS): https://youtu.be/ijTXPb-PC2s Yes, you can play AER Memories of Old in 3D in VR using the Geo-11 3D driver and with the game specific fix found on helixmod (look for it,…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Good art direction. Good music. Flying is amazing. Story is not bad. Progression is not great. 6.75/10. Get it on sale.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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AER Memories of Old - Update 1.0.4 - English
Version 1.0.4 Fixed an issue where the game would freeze on specific cutscenes. Fixed an issue where text would be displayed outside of the screen in German. Fixed an issue where the player would get
AER Memories of Old - Update 1.0.4 - English
Version 1.0.4 Fixed an issue where the game would freeze on specific cutscenes. Fixed an issue where text would be displayed outside of the screen in German. Fixed an issue where the player would get
AER Memories of Old is live!
“I can feel it coming in the AER tonight, oh Lord And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord Can you feel it coming in the AER tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord” (freely adapted from Phil
AER Memories of Old is live!
“I can feel it coming in the AER tonight, oh Lord And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh Lord Can you feel it coming in the AER tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord” (freely adapted from Phil
Only 24 hours to go!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Exploration · Indie · Relaxing · Open World · Atmospheric · Female Protagonist · Flight · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Third Person · Experience (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Spanish - Spain, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Polish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | http://forgottenkey.se/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Win 7, 8, 10, 64bit Processor: 3 GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 560, AMD HD 6870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers