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The Plane Effect

A Point-and-click game by Studio Kiku, released in 2021

60/100🔴Niche / Inactive⏳Proton PendingXbox Series X|SPlayStation 4PC (Microsoft Windows)

Players take on the role of Solo, a lonely office worker who's trying to get home to his family after his last day of work. Somewhat worryingly, it seems Solo experiences some trouble remembering his family, and also has to contend with the shifting balance of space and time.

Single player

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The Plane Effect Download Size

The official download size for The Plane Effect is 4 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.24 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

4GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.24USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

5 mins

Is The Plane Effect Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
0Players Online

There are currently 0 people playing The Plane Effect, Data pending.

Current Activity24h Peak: 120
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the The Plane Effect save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ThePlaneEffect\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/ThePlaneEffect/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/ThePlaneEffect/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is The Plane Effect Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating⏳ Proton Pending

Performance Analysis

Compatibility data for The Plane Effect is currently mixed. Check recent ProtonDB reports for specific launch commands.

Confidence: Moderate
See 0 user configs ↗

Can I Run The Plane Effect?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run The Plane Effect smoothly, your PC needs at least 8 GB RAM RAM and a GPU - NVIDIA GTX 1080 or equivalent video card with a dedicated memory of 2GB or high VRAM. or equivalent GPU. Plan for 4 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OS64 bit Windows 10 / 8 / 7
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz / AMD FX-8150 3.6GHz or equivalent
  • 🧠
    RAM4 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUGeForce GTX 550 Ti / Radeon HD 6790 2GB VRAM
  • 💾
    Storage4 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OS64 bit Windows 10
  • ⚡
    CPUProcessor - Core i5 2.8GHz processor.
  • 🧠
    RAM8 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUGPU - NVIDIA GTX 1080 or equivalent video card with a dedicated memory of 2GB or high VRAM.
  • 💾
    Storage4 GB available space
Download Size
4 GBSmall

Is The Plane Effect Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

60
Rated 60 out of 100
Mixed Reviews2 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 2 critic reviews, opinion on The Plane Effect is divided. While it offers some unique point-and-click mechanics, the score of 60 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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