The Hungry Fly

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Once upon a time, in a swampland dreary, a fly awakened, weak and weary. Possessed of hunger, it set out on a search to find a morsel, a corpse, to stop starvation.

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Developer:
Erupting Avocado
Publisher:
indie.io
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
23 October 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (92)

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Description

Once upon a time, in a swampland dreary, a fly awakened, weak and weary. Possessed of hunger, it set out on a search to find a morsel, a corpse, to stop starvation. But there was no death to be found in the swamp, only tormented life. It journeyed on, meeting strange creatures living in the swamp, ever sadder and more tortured, until, by chance, it happened on something delicious. 

You are the fly. Play as the dirty, filthy, corpse-eating fly on a mission to devour a monster living in a bath in a house far away.

Meet grotesque, surreal inhabitants who will ask you to do surreal and horrible things. Do them and eat horrific things to sate the fly's hunger for dead flesh. Then restart the tale and choose a different path through the story, eating your way to three different endings.

Be the fly. Explore. Meet depressing caterpillars. Experience a disturbing tale of existential horror. Welcome to the next brainchild of the creators of The Repairing Mantis.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS:
64-bit Windows 10
Processor:
Intel CPU Core i5 2500k / AMD CPU Phenom II X4 940
Memory:
6 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
1 GB available space

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

phtno
Not recommended | 15 Feb 2025
2.4h played

No. I hate leaving a bad review, especially for an indie game, but I just found this extremely boring. I had absolutely no idea what was happening story-wise or message-wise - if there even was one here at all. Being

Helpful: 15
Vladislav Dracula
Recommended | 23 Feb 2025
2.9h played

I love dark and eerie games they have a unique charm. And I love arthropods even more. Becoming a fly, even for a short while, was quite amusing. As for the game itself, the first playthrough was the most engaging. The

Helpful: 10
Bagel
Recommended | 16 Feb 2025
1.6h played

A very touching biography game about elon, an artistic but greatly misunderstood dung fly that turned into a monster by eating everyone's good memories.

Helpful: 32
xxadonisxx
Recommended | 17 Oct 2025
11.9h played

The Hungry Fly, developed by Erupting Avocado and published by indie.io, is a surreal horror experience that eschews traditional gameplay conventions in favor of atmosphere, symbolism, and existential unease. Set in a

Helpful: 3
CREATURE
Recommended | 05 Aug 2025
4.0h played

I really loved this game, so much! Was very hungry to find out more of the story haha Absolutely admire how well the graphics are made, music is good, eerie and the vibes are nailed so well! The game scratched the right

Helpful: 4
Mr. Bale
Not recommended | 11 Sept 2025
1.4h played

I usually like these types of games, but it's very hard to recommend this. It's just not very scary, or fun to play. Just kind of a slog. The premise starts out interesting, but quickly devolves into random dream logic,

Helpful: 5