Halley Cab Co.

Fly a hover cab through Port Halcyon, from 1989 to the night the robot cabs land. 41 shifts, no ads and no in-app purchases.

Port Halcyon, 1989. Hover cabs are new, the comet is still in the sky and everybody wants a ride. You fly the one yellow cab of Halley Cab Co.: pick passengers up from rooftop pads, set down softly, take them where they want to go and get paid.

Across the bay, OmniGlide is building cabs that fly themselves. Ten years, they say. Over 41 shifts you fly from 1989 to the last night of 1999 and show them what a driver can do.

FLYING • A main thruster to climb, side thrusters to steer. Gravity, momentum and a fuel tank do the rest. • Come down too hard and you crash. Touch down moving sideways and you slide. • There is coffee in the cup holder. A bumpy ride spills it, and some passengers notice.

SIX ACTS AND A FINALE • The Docklands, 1989: harbour roofs, gulls and the first fares. • The Neon Strip, 1991: wide night levels, VIPs, club owners, blinking signs and drones. • The Galleria, 1993: an indoor mall with balconies, lifts and fountains, and a race against a robot cab. • High Station, 1995: one-sixth gravity, flip zones and landings upside down. • Weatherworks, 1997: wind, wet roofs, window pickups and lightning. • The Undercity, 1998: flooded streets by headlight, parcels against the clock and power cuts. • Millennium Night: five linked shifts from 11 pm to half past midnight. At midnight every robot cab lands wherever it is.

BEAT YOUR BEST • Every shift has the same fares every time, so times and pay can be compared. • Race your own ghost cab, or the fastest driver on your device. • Up to eight drivers, each with a cab number, paint job and career, kept in your iCloud. • Spend your pay in Dex's garage on thrusters, a long-range tank and soft suspension.

THE CITY • A 2.5D city at dusk, at night, indoors, in orbit and underground. • Radio Halcyon plays its own music in every act, from synth-pop to big beat. Rosie calls your fares over the radio. • In English, Dutch, Spanish, French and German.

No ads, no tracking, no account. Works offline.