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Flywrench
Developer Messhof
Flywrench is a 2015 action video game developed and published by Messhof. The game puts the player in the role of 6802, a spacecraft floating through the Solar System in search of a mysterious access point. As 6802 passes the different planets (including Pluto) towards the Sun, the player is tasked to maneuver 6802 through a variety of levels, in which they, by pressing or holding one of two certain buttons, must… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
188 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
LovedLoved
165 positive · 7 negative
95% range 92–98%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 165 | 7 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
319 of 333 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
96% recommend · 169 yes, 7 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 176 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (364 of 378 positive).
Players praise Flywrench for its unique, snappy movement and addictive gameplay loop. [1][2][3] Many note a severe difficulty spike in the Mercury world that frustrates some. [1][3][4] Reviewers describe the game as underrated and a hidden gem in the precision platformer genre. [5][6][7]
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- [1]
Flywrench, overall, is a very fun and pleasant game. Up until Mercury. I love the art choices, adore the music, and generally appreciate the loose story surrounding it. The game really deserves more love. However. Reaching Mercury after returning to the game and playing through each planet in under an hour total, I was mortified to find how wretched it was in every regard. Mercury highlights many major flaws in the …
- [5]
A tragically under-appreciated all-timer. One of those Pure games plucked from the aether that stands alone. Part of a wave of indie games that felt like the door opening to a new future, but got so derailed that it now evokes nostalgia for an era that by and large isn't recognized as ever existing.
- [3]
This game feels amazing to play. Once you get past the first few levels and start grasping the controls, you start to enter a trance-like state that is very rewarding. The immediate death resets, fast pace, and carefully progressive challenge create an addictive loop of rewarding game play. It feels a lot like Hotline Miami, where you can do the same thing 100 times, slowly inching towards your goal each time, until …
- [12]
Short, sweet and frankly extremely sexy precision "platformer" by the creator of Nidhogg. For some stupid reason it's underrated as hell. The soundtrack alone is reason enough to play this thing to completion, but if you're not a music guy: It looks beautiful, plays flawlessly, and has vibes I cannot get enough of. Death is fast, the pace is rapid. You'll fly and tumble through rainbow-colored tunnels at supersonic …
- [2]
"A charming 'platformer' with a unique and snappy movement system. It places a lot of emphasis precise input sequences, similarly to precision platformers such as The End is Nigh, so people who enjoy games like that will probably enjoy this. Despite the precision required, your exact method through getting most levels is very open-ended and there is room to express yourself as a player. There is a bit of a …
Summarised from 34 of the 192 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Flywrench sits at 96% positive across 172 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 188 · most liked firstWheel World is a whimsical open-world cycle racing game from Messhof, developer of arcade gems like Nidhogg and Flywrench. A bit outside his wheelhouse (heh) but looks charming as heck.
neutral · AI labelView post →Flywrench, overall, is a very fun and pleasant game. Up until Mercury. I love the art choices, adore the music, and generally appreciate the loose story surrounding it. The game really deserves more love. However. Reaching Mercury after returning to the game and playing through each planet in under an hour total, I was mortified to find how wretched it was in every regard. Mercury highlights many major flaws in the game's engine and physics system, and each level would take over an hour to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A tragically under-appreciated all-timer. One of those Pure games plucked from the aether that stands alone. Part of a wave of indie games that felt like the door opening to a new future, but got so derailed that it now evokes nostalgia for an era that by and large isn't recognized as ever existing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Who up flying they wrench
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flywrench may be kind of ruining my life, but it's all worth it to be #13 best in the world at the time trial for a single level in a game that only has 303 reviews on Steam
positive · AI labelView post →Scrolling through my library for this even limiting myself to one game per dev still made it hard to restrict to 50 so here's 100: Flywrench Art of Rally Touhou Luna Nights Danmakai Jitsuroku Powerful Yakyuken Slugger Yamada Super Alice Dolls Blue Wish Desire The Glitch Fairy Dustforce VVVVVV
neutral · AI labelView post →Way too much underrated game. Play it if you love frenetic games needing good reflexes and precision.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →mercury kinda evil tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"A charming 'platformer' with a unique and snappy movement system. It places a lot of emphasis precise input sequences, similarly to precision platformers such as The End is Nigh, so people who enjoy games like that will probably enjoy this. Despite the precision required, your exact method through getting most levels is very open-ended and there is room to express yourself as a player. There is a bit of a difficulty spike near the end, but overall a concise and enjoyable experience." - from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished playing through Flywrench and had a jolly good time. Really undeservedly obscure game considering it had a cameo in SMB.
positive · AI labelView post →One of the most unique and interesting games I've played, period. The mechanics are extremely well realized and thought out. The flow of gameplay is very smooth, snappy and addicting. the ost is very good, and the vibe is one of a kind. Definitely a game I would strongly recommend and will remember, even if the difficulty towards the end starts to get a tiny bit grating. Just make sure to take care of your eyes and fingers playing this one, too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the quick restarts make this really not frustrating at all, despite it being a hard game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flywrench is practically zero story and you could argue the in-between poetic blurbs are meaningless but that game became therapeutic for me and the motivational aspect to those sort of esoteric mini monologues feel very impactful with very little direct integration into the game at all.
positive · AI labelView post →playing this for the first time was a spiritual experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is really getting slept on, the fact that in 10 minutes of practice I was able to get number 9 in the world on the Sun time trial makes me a little sad. I did a run of the second to last planet and did horribly, took me 12 minutes, and I still got 12th in the world. This is genuinely one of the most simple and fun speed games I've ever played, and it really takes me back to the Newgrounds days, reminding me a lot of games like N+, Celeste, and Super Meatboy (yes I know Super Meatboy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best platformers I've ever played.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels amazing to play. Once you get past the first few levels and start grasping the controls, you start to enter a trance-like state that is very rewarding. The immediate death resets, fast pace, and carefully progressive challenge create an addictive loop of rewarding game play. It feels a lot like Hotline Miami, where you can do the same thing 100 times, slowly inching towards your goal each time, until you finally achieve it and get a huge rush of euphoria. The only problem this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flywrench is an assault on the senses, but I loved it for that. Glitchy, noisy, constant graphical motion. In the character, the levels, the menu transitions. Almost nothing is static here. The soundtrack is a perfect fit, and really brings the whole thing together. Gameplay is essentially flappy bird mini golf, but on a controller drifting around feels great. If you just do the story mode, it's probably 2-3 hours depending on how good you are. I'm okay I think. Time trials and workshop…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This article recommends Flywrench as an exceptional, oft-overlooked platformer. [. . .] When one begins to play Flywrench, they will surely feel clumsy. But in a matter of minutes, clumsiness gives way to adequacy. In a matter of hours, adequacy gives way to dexterity. And by the end of the brief-yet-memorable campaign, dexterity gives way to mastery. Few are the games that feel as good to play well as this one. [. . .]…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recaptures that intense focus on playing Geometry Dash back in the Xbox "summer of arcade" days.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great music, great gameplay. definitely a fun one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm shocked with myself for never writing a review of this it's like my favourite game graphics 10/10 everything is perfectly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clear and distinct, looks crisp, doesn't hurt my eyes gameplay 10/10 aint no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ around UI 10/10 a list you know what to expect nothing confusing about this ♥♥♥♥, can't be improved music 10/10 fun music but also you can mute the music cause who gives a ♥♥♥♥ it's a video game not a video game album storybook whatever there's video and game music doesn't have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and challenging game with a unique style of gameplay. Lovely smooth, crisp, fast pixels and a good sound track!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like Super Meat Boy, a tight experience wrapped in a sexy package. Minimal controls, clean level design, and a surprisingly stellar soundtrack, it continued to surprise. 'Seasoned gamers' likely won't get more than 1-2 hours more out of the campaign but you will be glued to your seat for the entire duration. I have yet to dip into Time Trials or the Editor, but at £4.99 for the campaign alone I can confidently recommend Flywrench.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's weird to think about when I first got into speedrunning with something like Flywrench where it had a fairly large community that I met several lifelong friends through and my partner of 7 years. Now if a game at that level of popularity came out I'd be lucky if there was a single other runner.
positive · AI labelView post →Short, sweet and frankly extremely sexy precision "platformer" by the creator of Nidhogg. For some stupid reason it's underrated as hell. The soundtrack alone is reason enough to play this thing to completion, but if you're not a music guy: It looks beautiful, plays flawlessly, and has vibes I cannot get enough of. Death is fast, the pace is rapid. You'll fly and tumble through rainbow-colored tunnels at supersonic speeds so high you'll eventually have to stop relying on your reactions and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is severely underrated. If you enjoyed games like celeste or super meatboy, you will enjoy this game aswell. The mechanics are really well crafted and feel like they all flow together once you understand them well. I got through the whole campaign in around 3 hours and well, look at my playtime. I also have much more time i want to pour into this game in the future because its just that good. You can play it casually but it also gives a lot of replay value to try and speedrun a few…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flywrench mentioned!!! I haven't thought about this game in forever
neutral · AI labelView post →One of the most fun and unique games I've ever played. Strongly recommending this to everyone who loves tough one-life games as Super Meat Boy or Hotline Miami. It's really fun to build momentum and complete levels fast when you're starting to get hang of it. But seriously, Messhof, WHAT THE ♥♥♥♥ is wrong with the difficulty of Mercury compared to the previous planets? It is extremely stupid, even the final level is not that hard.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is very very cool,, great soundtrack, beautiful pixel graphics, just wonderful aesthetically be warned that it's a hard game, especially the last few levels, but it doesn't feel punishing or unfair at all. controls are a little unwieldy at first but you'll get used to them,, take breaks if you're struggling and come at it again with a clear mind. become the flywrench
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flywrench OST: After listening to this, I looked the the game trailer and it kinda hurt my brain to look at. The Soundtrack slaps tho.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm too old for this ♥♥♥♥. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mercury is a difficulty spike
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Literally a perfect game. I've been playing Messhoff's games since "You Found the Grappling Hook" and "Randy Balma: Municipal Abortionist". He has a penchant for making games that are Austere, fun, and exploding with color and charm. Flywrench is no exception. Though I will say it is his best work.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flywrench!! I forgot about this game, I remember getting totally hooked on the original (almost 20 years ago??) Super neat game.
positive · AI labelView post →Rage game disguised as a platformer ._. albsolutely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ banger soundtrack
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the price of this game should mean that most people will get enough out of it to be a worthwhile purchase. The game plays really well, with well-thought-through level design the complements the available [incredibly simple] mechanics very well. Is there a ridiculous difficulty spike in Mercury? Yes. I decided I didn't want to grind that out, at least not on a Twitch stream. Maybe I'm too old, maybe the game's too hard, maybe I'm just bad. I don't really know. But I'm not bitter about…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am now streaming 2015 indie game #Flywrench right this second on #Twitch www.twitch.tv/grimreaperwi...
neutral · AI labelView post →like flappy bird but harder. nice challenging game for those who want one
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flywrench is so simple; but extremely well executed with great sound and a solid theme. The gameplay is challenging but fun, and easy to pick up on. Great game, well priced.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spartan visual design, and just as simple controls. For as simple as the mechanics are, they prove to be an immense challenge to master them on the normal difficulty. All tied together with in an amazing soundtrack, and you're in for a good time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderfully challenging game with an amazing soundtrack and simple controls. Forgiving enough that you can progress without beating absolutely every single level on the previous planet. Rewards both rushing and taking your time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short yet satisfying platformer built around a deceptively simple idea and an unorthodox control scheme. There is a lot of depth to this game as a small change in timing or circumstance can result in a very different outcome in momentum and direction for your character. Though while there is challenge, the game doesn't force you to develop such an intimate understanding of these physics that it becomes frustrating. The entire story can be beaten within a couple hours, especially when the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredible minimal visual design. The wrench control is interesting and quirky. The progression of level difficulty is well spaced.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →flappy bird if it was good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing soundtrack, amazing visuals, challenging and unique gameplay. Even though ive only got a couple of hours in it, it's one of those ones that sticks with you forever. Beautiful little game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wonderful simple looking indiegame. It’s a mix of Monkey Ball, Kuru Kururin and Flappy Bird where you flap and bounce with a little worm looking spaceship through racecourse like levels. However on your way there’s different colored walls which you can only pass thru if you’re the right color, white is neutral fall state, red is when you flap to boost yourself somewhere and green is a spinning move which propels you forward. It gets crazy tough but rewarding in the end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi, I'm Dito, I made the game! Check out [ΔV: Rings of Saturn](https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/V_Rings_of_Saturn/)! It's a slower-paced simulation game, and it goes all the way to explore the idea of 2D spaceships with Newtonian physics in an asteroid field (or rather a ring system). I also recommend [Heat Signature](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268130/Heat_Signature/), it's one of my favorite games! It's only partially about flying spaceships, but I was directly inspired by…
neutral · AI labelView post →mcy1_birds killed my parents
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is too easy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah, it's pretty fun. My only critique of the game so far (aside from things I'd rather see in the game that don't affect the gameplay) is how hard Mercury is. I'd recommend trying out the later time trials at about the same time as Mercury.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is! ☐ Beautiful ☐ Amazing for its age ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Paint.exe ☐ Don‘t look! ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Staring at walls is better ☐ Just.. don‘t. ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Human ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA for a spare computer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very fun and unique game, but holy late game difficulty spike batman - i think the last hour of my run aged me a year
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Timeless arcade game - you'll even be able to enjoy in 10 years
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game for a great price
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A criminally unknown gem, an hour in Flywrench feels like five in any other game for the amount of rapid mastery it grants you. Some negative reviews focus on the feeling of failure that comes from crashing your ship--but there is no failure in Flywrench until you give up. The fastest speedrun of this game has crashes. The longer levels take twenty seconds to beat, and restarting is instant. This twitchy design is more pronounced in Flywrench than in Hotline Miami, and enables the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got mad over this game so many times and also dropped it for some days just because of it. But it really is a decent game. The soundtrack is amazing, too. Recommendable!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game because it was in Super Meat Boy, i didn't really like it at first but after changing my controls it was pretty fun and kind of hard. It ends up having a huge difficulty spike, but it's still pretty fun. I liked the game so much I bought a bunch copies for my friends while it was on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Multicoloured wrench 70/100
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its not a bad game necessarily, and the soundtrack is actually awesome. However there are 2 major issues that make the game not fun to play. #1 A LOT of the levels are very uninspired and redundant. at LEAST 50% of the levels feel like literally just color swaps of other levels with virtually no other change. EX: Now instead of 2 red walls and a white. It's 2 white walls and a red. I mean I guess more content isn't "necessarily" bad, but the bulk of these levels literally add nothing in terms…
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