Weather Balloon

Flying upgrade game
1 player
Phones and computers

Weather Balloon is a flying upgrade game that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player.

Hold to burn fuel and climb, steer toward your pointer through wind bands and thermals, and dodge birds and storm cells. Each flight pays by its height, and the coins buy fuel, burners, a tougher envelope, vents and instruments that clear the fog ahead. The campaign ends when you reach the edge of space at 20 km.

Play Weather Balloon

How to play

Hold the mouse button or Space to burn and climbOn a touch screen: Hold your finger down to burn and climb
The balloon steers toward your pointer. Ride thermals, dodge birds and stormsOn a touch screen: The balloon steers toward your finger. Ride thermals, dodge birds and storms
Height pays. Instruments let you see more of the sky ahead

The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.

Weather Balloon gameplay — Weather Balloon in play

Controls

Hold (mouse, finger or Space) to burn
The balloon steers toward your pointer (or ← →)

Tips

A thermal heats the envelope without using fuel, so drifting into one early lets you save the burner for the thin air higher up.
Birds fly up to 9 km and storm cells start at 3 km, so the band between them is where the sky is busiest and the envelope matters most.
Fuel lasts six seconds at the start and three more per tank, and the flight ends once the fuel is gone and you drop 300 metres below your peak.

What do the instruments show?

Without any, the sky is fogged 960 metres ahead. The wind vane draws the wind bands so you can see which way each one will push you. The sky radar clears the fog to 1.7 km and the long radar to 2.6 km, giving more time to steer around storms and birds.

How does the pay work?

A flight pays your peak height divided by 20, plus a bonus the first time you pass each milestone at 1, 2.5, 4, 6, 8.5, 11, 14, 17 and 20 km. The bonus starts at 30 coins and grows by half with every milestone, so each new height is a step up in income.

About this game

Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 4, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.

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