Desert Skies

First-person survival crafting aboard an airship over the Wild West

White_Rabbit_Games · Released May 30, 2019 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Mixed; 61% of 456
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 5 years ago; May 20, 2021
Minimum PC: HD 4600; 1 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Desert Skies?

Desert Skies is a single-player, first-person survival crafting game set in an open-world Wild West desert. As the sole survivor of an expedition investigating monsters, you fly between locations, scavenge abandoned towns and caves, craft weapons, and expand your airship into a floating base. When you land, the Seeker hunts from beneath the sand, drawn by noise.

For you if...

+you enjoy building a base that travels with you
+you like using stealth while scavenging for survival supplies

Not for you if...

−you want a survival game you can play with friends

What players say

61% of 456 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of airship travel and survival. Recent reviewers repeatedly describe development as abandoned, while earlier reviews also criticize the limited content.

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Desert Skies system requirements

Minimum: HD 4600, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7+
Processor: 2.6 GHz Dual Core or equivalent
Graphics: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Desert Skies is Early Access and requirements may change as more content is added and optimisations performed

OS: Windows 7+
Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 550 or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Desert Skies is Early Access and requirements may change as more content is added and optimisations performed

Does Desert Skies have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Desert Skies run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Desert Skies use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam