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Ultrawings Remastered

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$14.99Bit Planet GamesFlying • MissionsQuest 3 • 3S
Hands-on flight game • Rebuilt for Quest 3 in October 2026 • Meta age rating Everyone

Ultrawings Remastered

One of the friendliest flying games in VR, rebuilt for Quest 3 with a fully open world, new water, skies, lighting and haptics. You fly little aircraft with your own hands on the stick and throttle, popping balloons, racing through rings and landing on tricky spots. Bright, cheerful and very approachable.

Developer: Bit Planet Games
Price: $14.99
Platform: Meta Quest 3, 3S
Subject: Flying • Simulators
7.5
/10
XR School Score
Recommended
Easy to learn • Rated Everyone • Seated play • Moderate comfort for some
4.0 out of 5 • Original on QuestFrom around 1,200 player ratings
Based on published information, not hands-on play
Overview

Ultrawings comes from Bit Planet Games, a small independent studio. The original game first appeared on PC VR in 2017 and reached Quest in 2019, where it built up a strong reputation as a gentle, hobbyist flying game. At the end of October 2026 the studio released Ultrawings Remastered, a new version built specifically for Meta Quest 3 and 3S, alongside Ultrawings 2: Gold Edition.

The idea has not changed. You sit in the cockpit of a small aircraft and fly it by reaching out and gripping the virtual stick and throttle with your hands, then flicking switches and checking instruments. There are four aircraft to unlock, from a simple ultralight to a quick racer, and four colourful islands to explore. More than 200 missions ask you to pop balloons, fly through score rings, race, land on small targets and take photos, and you earn money to buy new airports and aircraft. A voice guides you through the basics, which helps younger players.

According to the developer, the remaster is based on the more detailed PC version. The whole world is now open at once instead of loading one island at a time, and it adds real-time shadows, new skies, water and music, more wildlife such as orcas and dolphins, improved controller haptics and a photo mode with zoom. Pictures taken in free flight can be framed as postcards of the island.

This is a separate app from the original Quest version, which is still on the store for older headsets. We could not confirm whether owners of the original get a discount, so check before you buy.

This review is based on the store listings, the developer’s own comments and published coverage, not on hands-on play. The remaster is too new to have many player ratings yet, but the original holds 4.0 out of 5 from around 1,200 Quest players.

The Key Idea Ultrawings makes flying feel physical and understandable. Moving a real hand on a stick and throttle to climb, turn and slow down gives children a feel for how pilots control an aircraft, without the steep learning curve of a full flight simulator.
See It in Action

Official Ultrawings Remastered trailer from Bit Planet Games.

How It Plays
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1. Take the Controls
Sit down, grip the stick and throttle with your hands and follow the voice guide.
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2. Fly a Mission
Pop balloons, fly through rings, race the clock or land on a small target.
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3. Explore and Snap
Fly freely around the islands, spot wildlife and take postcard photos.
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4. Grow Your Hangar
Earn money to buy new airports and unlock faster aircraft.
For Parents: Gentle, but Flying Can Cause Queasiness Ultrawings Remastered is rated Everyone on the Meta Horizon Store, it is single player and it does not need an internet connection, so there are no strangers to worry about. The comfort rating is Moderate, which is normal for flying games: banking and diving can make some children feel unwell, so start with short sessions, keep them seated and stop at the first sign of discomfort. If you are tempted by the $24.99 bundle, note that the original Ultrawings 2 is rated Teen on the Quest store and includes online dogfights, so check its listing first. Our guide Is VR bad for children? covers sensible limits, and Meta’s own age guidance for the headset still applies.
What Is New in the Remaster
Feature
Remastered
Original Quest
Headsets
Quest 3, 3S
Quest 1 onwards
World
All islands open at once
One island at a time
Visuals
Real-time shadows, new sea and skies
Original Quest visuals
Extras
Photo mode zoom, postcards, balloon hunt
Core missions
Content
4 aircraft, 4 islands, 200+ missions
4 aircraft, 4 islands
Learning Links
How aircraft are controlledSpeed and forcesHand-eye coordinationPrecision and patienceFollowing spoken instructionsPhotography and compositionSpotting wildlife

Ultrawings is an arcade-style hobby flight game, not a realistic flight simulator, so treat it as a hook for learning rather than a lesson in itself.

Learning Value
Flight and forces hook
6.0
Coordination and control
8.0
Engagement for pupils
8.5
Comfort for younger players
6.0
Classroom practicality
6.5
Strengths and Limitations
Strengths
  • Flying with your hands is intuitive and satisfying
  • Over 200 short, varied missions
  • Rated Everyone, single player, no online contact
  • Seated play and no internet needed
  • Big visual upgrade for Quest 3
  • Proven design with strong player ratings
Considerations
  • Moderate comfort, so some children may feel queasy
  • Quest 3 and 3S only
  • Separate purchase from the original, upgrade terms unclear
  • Arcade handling, not realistic flight training
  • Bundle partner Ultrawings 2 is rated Teen
  • Same missions as the original game
For Teachers: A Way Into Forces and Flight Ultrawings works well as a short, high-energy starter for a lesson on forces. Cast the headset to a screen and ask pupils to watch what happens when the pilot opens the throttle, pulls back on the stick or slows down to land. Then link what they saw to thrust, lift, weight and drag, and test ideas with paper aeroplanes. Spot landing missions are also a neat prompt for talking about speed, distance and control. Keep turns short and seated so that everyone gets a go and nobody feels unwell.
$14.99
Meta Quest 3 and 3S • Bundle with Ultrawings 2: Gold Edition $24.99 • Check store prices in the UK
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Quick Facts
Developer
Bit Planet Games
Released
Remastered October 2026 • Original 2017
Price
$14.99
Platform
Meta Quest 3, 3S
Age rating
Everyone (Meta Horizon Store)
Players
Single player
Comfort
Moderate • seated
Online
Internet not required
Content
4 aircraft • 4 islands • 200+ missions
Verdict
Ultrawings Remastered takes a well loved, family friendly flying game and gives it the Quest 3 treatment it deserved. Flying with your own hands is easy to pick up and hard to put down, and the bite-sized missions suit short turns at home or in class. Watch for motion sickness and check upgrade terms if you own the original, but for young aviators this is an easy recommendation.

Sources: UploadVR, UploadVR interview with Bit Planet Games, the Meta Horizon Store listing and the original Ultrawings listing. Details checked 14 November 2026. Looking for more? See our Aerofly FS 2 review and RealFlight Evolution review.

Gareth Griffiths

Gareth Griffiths is a scientist and the founder of World of Teaching, a free library of over 1,000 teacher made PowerPoints. He set up The XR School to help teachers, schools and parents find virtual and augmented reality apps that genuinely help young people learn, and to give an honest view of what each app teaches, which headsets it needs and what it costs.