Planned Release Date: Q2 2027

About This Game

Shoot hot air balloons before they escape. Their passengers fall through a peg shaft and turn into cash.

AIM FOR THE PILE

Aim with the mouse and hold fire to shoot faster. Special balloons trigger larger effects. Guide falling passengers with wind and aim for the centre bin.

BUILD THE FLEET

Spend cash on a growing upgrade tree. Add permanent fleet size, improve future waves, increase bin payouts, unlock weapons, and place side-wall turrets. Exploding Bullets, Lightning, and Chain Lightning help clear larger balloon groups.

REACH ONE MILLION

Tourists, Tech Bros, Politicians, and Billionaires share the same physics and have different payout values. Reach 1,000,000 popped balloons to finish the run.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

NBD2 is an AI game development studio. As a solo indie dev who is unlikely to ever make a dime from any of my games, there's no other way I could bring my ideas to life.

Pop 1,000,000 Hot Air Balloons was created using generative AI throughout development, including its artwork and visuals, store artwork, music, sound effects, player-facing text, and game code. All AI generation took place during development. The game does not generate AI content or code during play or connect to an external AI service.

I recognize AI in game development is an extremely sensitive topic and I appreciate both sides. I only hope the game is fun.

The goal should always be making something that human beings will enjoy.