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Old Skies
A time travel adventure spanning two hundred years! Dive into the past with time agent Fia Quinn as she embarks on seven trips through time. History is up for grabs, from the speakeasies of Prohibition to the vicious gangs of the Gilded Age to the World Trade Center on September 10, 2001.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
62 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Wadjet Eye has done it once again! Their games always have this elusive combo of coziness and high-stakes storytelling, and Old Skies is no exception. This one is a good bit longer than many adventure games I've played,…”
“Absolutely phenomenal game in the same mould as LucasArts golden age genre greats. It makes great use of it's timetravel shtick both in the narrative and for puzzle solving, and it lends itself really well to an almost…”
“Absolutely stunning. Great atmosphere, great dialogues, great design, incredible puzzles - no weird nonsense. A rather long game too!”
36 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Disappointed. First Wadjet Eye game i did not enjoy. Struggled through just to see the end of it. I really hope their next game will be more story focused as before. Pros: - Interesting time-travel mechanics - Nice…”
“Absolutely phenomenal game in the same mould as LucasArts golden age genre greats. It makes great use of it's timetravel shtick both in the narrative and for puzzle solving, and it lends itself really well to an almost…”
“Absolutely stunning. Great atmosphere, great dialogues, great design, incredible puzzles - no weird nonsense. A rather long game too!”
21 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Disappointed. First Wadjet Eye game i did not enjoy. Struggled through just to see the end of it. I really hope their next game will be more story focused as before. Pros: - Interesting time-travel mechanics - Nice…”
“Absolutely phenomenal game in the same mould as LucasArts golden age genre greats. It makes great use of it's timetravel shtick both in the narrative and for puzzle solving, and it lends itself really well to an almost…”
“Wow, it was really good! The story and the characters are compelling and touching. Sure, it's not too challenging and doesn’t have the good old item-combination puzzles, but the tasks are varied enough to stay…”
12 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Disappointed. First Wadjet Eye game i did not enjoy. Struggled through just to see the end of it. I really hope their next game will be more story focused as before. Pros: - Interesting time-travel mechanics - Nice…”
“Absolutely stunning. Great atmosphere, great dialogues, great design, incredible puzzles - no weird nonsense. A rather long game too!”
“Wow, it was really good! The story and the characters are compelling and touching. Sure, it's not too challenging and doesn’t have the good old item-combination puzzles, but the tasks are varied enough to stay…”
10 of the 78 reviews raise this.
“Wadjet Eye has done it once again! Their games always have this elusive combo of coziness and high-stakes storytelling, and Old Skies is no exception. This one is a good bit longer than many adventure games I've played,…”
“Absolutely stunning. Great atmosphere, great dialogues, great design, incredible puzzles - no weird nonsense. A rather long game too!”
“Wow, it was really good! The story and the characters are compelling and touching. Sure, it's not too challenging and doesn’t have the good old item-combination puzzles, but the tasks are varied enough to stay…”
9 of the 78 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolutely phenomenal game in the same mould as LucasArts golden age genre greats. It makes great use of it's timetravel shtick both in the narrative and for puzzle solving, and it lends itself really well to an almost…”
“Wow, it was really good! The story and the characters are compelling and touching. Sure, it's not too challenging and doesn’t have the good old item-combination puzzles, but the tasks are varied enough to stay…”
“Phenomenally well-written characters drive this slow, but engaging and well-paced, time travel story. In a genre of typically short games it's length (around 14-15 hours if I hadn't left it on in background) allows it…”
9 of the 78 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Disappointed. First Wadjet Eye game i did not enjoy. Struggled through just to see the end of it. I really hope their next game will be more story focused as before. Pros: - Interesting time-travel mechanics - Nice…”
“It is with a heavy heart that I write this review, because even though I'm a long-time fan of Wadjet Eye's work, this game in my eyes is the worst by far. While I don't think it's bad per se, it's just... very weak. So…”
“I played a lot of adventure games and after seeing the hype and the reviews I was really looking forward to this one as well. The prologue had me believe the player would have a lot of agency to mess with the story…”
8 of the 78 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“It is with a heavy heart that I write this review, because even though I'm a long-time fan of Wadjet Eye's work, this game in my eyes is the worst by far. While I don't think it's bad per se, it's just... very weak. So…”
“I played a lot of adventure games and after seeing the hype and the reviews I was really looking forward to this one as well. The prologue had me believe the player would have a lot of agency to mess with the story…”
“This game made me sob ugly style. It was delightful. Even if some of the puzzles were a tad annoying, it was worth it for everything else. Wadjet games continues their bangers only streak.”
Counted across 78 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Love everything Wadjet Eye Games does, but, gosh, this one was outstandingly good. The writing is so excellent, the story was so great. And it was longer than I've expected. Love it, easily one of the best adventure games of the recent years, can highly recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“"Old Skies" is one of the coolest point-n-click adventure games I've ever played. The layers of complexity in the story and challenging/fun puzzles. I love Wadjet Eye Games. They're single-handedly keeping this genre alive by developing quality games like this.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Each chapter of ✨ Old Skies ✨ feels like a history buff’s love-letter to NYC. For example, The fifth chapter touches on the untouchable nature of police corruption in post-9/11 NYPD. And the second chapter explores the human cost of the gridiron design of the city, specifically…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Something to be GLAAD about.
We are flattered and honored to learn that Old Skies has been nominated for a GLAAD award in the category of Outstanding Video Game, alongside powerhouses such as Hades II, Roottrees are Dead, and Ass
Old Skies' voice lead, Sally Beaumont, honored as a BAFTA Breakthrough
Official press release: When Wadjet Eye's Dave Gilbert joined a 2019 a game jam to play around with the idea that would eventually become his recent adventure game Old Skies , he asked actor Sally Bea
Old Skies is PC Gamer's Best Adventure Game of 2025!
PC Gamer just named Old Skies as Best Adventure Game of 2025 . This year was jam-packed with stellar releases, so this honor means more to us than we can say. Thank you PC Gamer!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Interactive Fiction · Exploration · 2D · Cinematic · Pixel Graphics · Emotional · Fantasy · Futuristic · Investigation · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 44 |
| Official site | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7,8,10, XP SP2 Processor: 2.7 GHz Dual Core (and above, can run on single core) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Direct3D, OpenGL, DirectX 5 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Any