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Airborne Empire

Airborne Empire

Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!

Released Apr 17, 2026 Developer The Wandering Band LLC Publisher Stray Fawn Publishing, The Wandering Band LLC Platforms Windows · Mac Early AccessColony SimStrategy RPGWargameSandbox
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.2%positive477 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Usually I do not play citybuilders, but this has become one of my comfort games. Stating the obvious, the moving city concept is neat and an important part of resource gathering. And the first area of the game is about as large and elaborate as the entire previous game, there…”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“This is one of those times I really wish Steam’s rating system wasn’t binary, because Airborne Empire is a solid 6.5/10. Airborne Kingdom slapped. You gathered resources, expanded your kingdom, explored—simple, addictive, cozy loop with a cool story. This one, though? Managing…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 76 found this helpful

“Shadowslyph's review sum up some very important key points. The game is fun for the first few hours, but the enjoyability drops off as you progress. For a game using the RPG tag... The story is mundane and does not give you any sense that you are building a kingdom. You can…”

— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:26 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

21playing at last check
2424-hour peak
696all-time peak
0 250 500 2025 2026 286 avg · Jan 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

25achievements
8.1%median completion
0.4%rarest: The Survivor
70.5% of players 54.8% of players 48.8% of players 35.7% of players 30.5% of players 22.3% of players 21.0% of players 20.8% of players 20.1% of players 19.5% of players 10.3% of players 8.7% of players 8.1% of players 6.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 1.6% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 70.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
70.5%Ready to Defend — Hidden achievement
54.8%Ready to Attack — Hidden achievement
48.8%Savior of Litalos — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%The Survivor — Complete Survival Mode
0.4%A Peaceful Flock — Reach a population of 250 inhabitants in Pacifist Mode
1.6%A Complete Adventure — Complete all Main Quests and Side Quests in Adventure Mode

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US29.99 USD
EU28.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia43.95 AUD
Canada38.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil88.99 BRL
China108.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$33

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
Balloon Party Update!

Hi everyone, We're back with a Balloon Party update! The game is 50% off for the occasion! New Town Center We have added a new menu when you start a new game to choose a Town Center. Besides the class

Jun 18, 2026
Patch Notes v1.0.11

Fixed rare bug where Gladiator submarine would never come out of water

May 20, 2026
Patch Notes v1.0.10

Fix bug where pushing edge buildings with roads might push them really far from the city making the game unplayable

May 07, 2026
Patch Notes v1.0.09

Fixed rare bug with Dragons of La Mesa quest getting stuck Added light on Flame Shrine so it illuminates its surroundings at night Added missing Attack Rate relic in the Barrens

Apr 28, 2026
Patch Notes v1.0.08

Fixed some text not being translated Fixed rare bug with Quests requiring to destroy pirate that was already destroyed

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsEarly Access · Colony Sim · Strategy RPG · Wargame · Sandbox · City Builder · Resource Management · Physics · RTS · Open World · Exploration · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, German, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian
Achievements25
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.airborneempire.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB VRAM / AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB VRAM