The Plan
Released Feb 2014
A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.
92% positive · 24K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
The Plan is a short, free-to-play experimental game released on February 14, 2014 as a side project by Krillbite Studio while they were developing Among the Sleep. The store description explicitly frames it as a self-contained side project — a brief, contemplative experience designed to be complete as shipped. There is no post-launch content history, no DLC, and no developer communications indicating any planned additions to the game itself. Developer news since release has focused entirely on separate projects: Sunlight (a spiritual successor that launched January 14, 2021) and Fruitbus (a new game announced August 17, 2023). The game launched as a finished product and has remained unchanged.
Evidence
Store description frames The Plan as a completed side project developed alongside Among the Sleep, with no mention of future updates or content additions.
Krillbite announced a new game called Fruitbus, with no mention of any updates to The Plan.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Krillbite Studio
Achievements
1
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.
The Plan was developed as a side project by Krillbite Studio, who's currently finishing their main project Among the Sleep.
The Plan was developed as a side project by Krillbite Studio, who's currently finishing their main project Among the Sleep.
Comments from the press
- "Hey, You Should Play This"
- Patrick Klepek, Giantbomb - "Some may argue that The Plan isn't really a game and it definitely occupies the same terrain as Journey, Passage, and Dear Esther, but it's shorter than Journey, prettier than Passage, and less overwrought than Dear Esther, making it well worth taking a punt on for the low price of free."
- Jeffrey Matulef, Eurogamer - "It’s that space in the mechanics for thought and interpretation that I appreciate most here. The Plan won’t break your brain, but it’s a nicely contemplative journey."
- Nathan Grayson, RockPaperShotgun - "In order, here are the emotions I experienced during the three minutes it took me to play The Plan, the new free morsel from the Norweigan indie developer Krillbite: confusion, frustration, boredom, fear, amusement, delight, joy, enchantment, and regret. One of the things independent games ask us to do is accept that a three-minute game can be as valid as a thirty-hour one. Games like these make it hard to disagree."
- Joseph Bernstein, Buzzfeed - "Krillbite Studio, the developers behind Among The Sleep, have gone on and released a most polished, visually stunning and freeware new game"
- Konstantinos Dimopoulos, - "Krillbite's The Plan is a short, sharp experimental deliberation on the meaning of life."
- Andy Chalk, The Escapist
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Last evaluated Jun 17, 2026
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