Go For Launch: Mercury

For some reason, Sheppards flight has always been the one i wanted to take. It always inspired me how much guts it took to be the first American to climb into the Mercury Capsule, especially after seeing the previous rockets explode! I have seen Mercury capsules, Redstone and Atlas boosters at KSC and this sim captures the look perfectly. Highly detailed Cockpits, Exteriors and a checklist to help new players along makes this a great sim for those who like the Early Days of NASA! It does still need work. Some features are not yet working, even on the 2 missions included. However its mainly the very final landing stages and parachutes. Its playable, but i do look forward to Splashdown and Recovery in a future update. Hopefully, One day after the full game is completed we will see Gemini and Apollo expansions or mods, The Devs do really great work and i can't wait to see what comes next! All in All, Its worth the cost to me and if this type of sim interests you i highly recommend try...

This is clearly a work in progress as you would expect from an Early Access title but what is already here is breathtaking. Highly detailed spacecraft, fully interactive, historically accurate, good graphics. Hard to believe it's made by one developer. Don't expect a finished title. Do expect a labor of love.

For an alpha version, Go for Launch is very good! Though a lot of content remains to be added, I've found the existing framework to be excellent. I love space sims and have always wanted a sim that covered the early space program, such as Mercury and Gemini. I am glad to finally have one that does so. I can't wait to see how the development progresses.

This is a great simulator for the space nerds like myself who can overlook some of its rough edges - the more you know about the Mercury missions the sim depicts, the more enjoyment you'll get out of it. It's the work of a solo developer, so a certain level of polish is understandably lacking, but it gets enough right that it is definitely worth experiencing. I don't have a VR headset, so this is solely from the perspective of someone playing it with a desktop setup. There's no way that I've found to change the controls or use a joystick, so you have to make do with the keyboard controls. This isn't a space sandbox like KSP - it's a hardcore systems simulation following the exact flight trajectories of the Mercury missions. Just like the real astronauts, your control is limited to the reaction control system for orientation, and that's about it. Abbreviated checklists are provided with an optional "helper" function which highlights the next step, and although sometimes the checklists...

What I saw so far was amazing and on desktop version. I plan to get a VR to enjoy the full potential of this game. I love the voices of the real crew, the President, the game has a great tutorial in the form of a check list. Graphics are fantastic. This is a great simuation in the making. Cons: There are not 7 missions but only two. The other missions are marked coming soon. There are also only two cockpits that i saw.

Kinda short but very educational I enjoyed most of all the verbal communication between the capsule, NASA and the Recovery Teams. Hopefully the series continues. UPDATE: This game has been abandoned this is an unfinished game and it will never be finished what you see is what you will ever get.

great game need a Go For Launch: Apollo for sure updates are slow, but to be expected with a single developer, also should add RTX if possible that would be awesome and make the game look that much better than it already does, cant wait for the next update, and to the dev, keep up the good work.

This is amazing! It is early access but as someone who is a hardcore simmer, I really appreciate the masterpiece this has become. This should be a must have for anyone who enjoyed Orbiter, Re-entry, DCS, etc! I actually find the graphics better than Re-Entry for VR. I plan on doing a better more in depth review as more material is released but for now there is no reason not to pick this up! Keep up the good woirk! This porject really needs to be finished!!!!

GFL:M scratches an itch that I didn't know I had. If you want an authentic simulation of the Mercury spacecraft, and all the challenges and complexity that it brings, look no further. Having played KSP with realism mods for a few years, I've been looking for more true to life simulations of the early space programs, and this doesn't fail to deliver. There's clearly a lot of content yet to be added, but what we do have is already brilliant, and I'm looking forward to future updates.

I was super excited to see someone had made a sim like this and eagerly purchased it. My review here is only negative as I do not own a VR headset, I am sure it would be incredible with one...but wait.. ''you can play it with a monitor as well'' you say! Well yes but there is no full screen option, just a small window open in the middle of my monitor. This is why I have requested a refund. What little I saw (pun intended) looked amazing, the sounds are fabulous and the switches and instruments work and look great. This has massive potential and a full screen option would get a lot of people on board, I will certainly buy it again if this is implemented. If you own a VR headset then I would highly recommend, if not I would leave it for the time being.